ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8S Pro vs Oppo Realme GT2 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8S Pro Manufactured in July, 2023, with display 6.8 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, vs Oppo Realme GT2 Pro, Manufactured in January, 2022 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8S Pro
  • Larger display: 6.8in
  • Higher battery capacity: 6000mAh vs 5000mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.2
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
Reasons to choose Oppo Realme GT2 Pro
  • Higher pixel density: 526ppi
  • Lighter design: 189g vs 228g
  • Supports Dolby Atmos

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB

Review

Key Specs ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8S Pro and Oppo Realme GT2 Pro
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
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Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.8 in 6.7 in
Resolution 1116x2480 pixels 1440x3216 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 400 ppi 526 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes
Max brightness 500 nits 500 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 960 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 89.2 % 88.9 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8S Pro
783 nits
Oppo Realme GT2 Pro
775 nits
sRGB gamut99.6 %96.7 %
PWM (Flicker)60 Hz367 Hz
Response time2 ms10 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.98 mm (6.46 in) 163.2 mm (6.43 in)
Width 76.35 mm (3.01 in) 74.7 mm (2.94 in)
Thickness 9.47 mm (0.37 in) 8.2 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 228 g (8.04 oz) 189 g (6.67 oz)
Water resistance No No
Cooling system Active fan Vapor chamber
Back panel Metal Plastic
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Silver
- White
- Black
- Blue
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8S Pro
89.2 %
Oppo Realme GT2 Pro
88.9 %

Performance

Testing ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8S Pro and Oppo Realme GT2 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Max Frequency 3360 MHz 3000 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 3/2 (Cortex-A510)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A710)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A715)
- 1/3.2 (Cortex-X3)
- 4/1.8 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.5 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/3 (Cortex-X2)
Process TSMC Samsung
Transistor Size 4 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon
Graphics Adreno 740 Adreno 730
GPU Cores 1536 1024
GPU Frequency 680 MHz 818 MHz
FLOPS 2089 GFLOPS 1675.3 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8S Pro
2114
Oppo Realme GT2 Pro
1385
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8S Pro
5693
Oppo Realme GT2 Pro
3676
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)21141385
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)56933676
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8S Pro
1704113
Oppo Realme GT2 Pro
1150118
CPU436089299367
GPU642666402344
Memory318418196725
UX306940251682
NanoReview Score17041131150118
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8S Pro
n/a
Oppo Realme GT2 Pro
9406
Max Surface Temp.n/a47.4 °C
Stabilityn/a66 %
Graphics Testn/a56 fps
Graphics Scoren/a9406
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8S Pro
n/a
Oppo Realme GT2 Pro
14100
Writing scoren/a20866
Web scoren/a11376
Video editingn/a6033
Data manipulationn/a9556
NanoReview Scoren/a14100

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB
- 8 GB
- 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency n/a 3200 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 13 Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14)
OS Size 38.2 GB 21 GB
UI Skin Redmagic OS 8 Realme UI 5.0

Battery

Volume 6000 mAh 5000 mAh
Max Charging Power 65 W 65 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No No
Reverse Charging No No
Fast Charging Yes (94% in 30 min) Yes (91% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:35 h 0:40 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8S Pro
24:19
Oppo Realme GT2 Pro
23:03
Web Browsing09:03 h08:58 h
Video Playback14:06 h12:56 h
Games06:12 h05:13 h
Standby Mode125 h119 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8160x6120 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Digital Optical
8K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Up to 24FPS
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (1080p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 150 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Macro: 3 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.8
Focal length25 mm24 mm
SensorSamsung GN5Sony IMX766
Sensor size1/1.571/1.56
Pixel size1 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length13 mm15 mm
Sensorn/aSamsung S5KJN1
Sensor size1/4.01/2.76
Pixel size1.12 μm0.64 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8S Pro
n/a
Oppo Realme GT2 Pro
126
Video quality
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8S Pro
n/a
Oppo Realme GT2 Pro
109
Overall camera score
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8S Pro
n/a
Oppo Realme GT2 Pro
120

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 4608x3456 pixels 6464x4864 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.4
Focal length n/a 26 mm
Sensor n/a Sony IMX615
Sensor size 1/2.8 1/2.74
Pixel size 1.12 μm 0.8 μm
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax/be) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.3 5.2
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes DP 1.2 n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
- QZSS
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 2/3/5/8GSM 850/900/1800/1900
3G BandsWCDMA B1/2/4 1400/2100Mhz) /5/6/8/19WCDMA B1/B2/B4/B5/B6/B8/B19
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4(1400/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B28B/B66(1400/B2100))LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B66)
LTE category2020
5G Supportn/aYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack Yes No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8S Pro
92.4 dB
Oppo Realme GT2 Pro
89.5 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced June, 2023 yr January, 2022 yr
Release Date July, 2023 yr January, 2022 yr
Launch Price ($) 650 610
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 65 W Yes 65 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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