Home Phone comparison ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8S Pro and Tecno Camon 20 Pro 5G - Which is better?

ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8S Pro vs Tecno Camon 20 Pro 5G

75 out 100
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8S Pro
VS
59 out 100
Tecno Camon 20 Pro 5G
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8S Pro
Tecno Camon 20 Pro 5G

Compared 2 smartphones : ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8S Pro Manufactured in July, 2023, with display 6.8 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, vs Tecno Camon 20 Pro 5G, Manufactured in May, 2023 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 8050. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
  7. Comments (0)

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8S Pro
  • Larger display: 6.8in
  • Higher pixel density: 400ppi
  • 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 Tecno Camon 20 Pro 5G
  • Lighter design: 193g vs 228g

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8S Pro and Tecno Camon 20 Pro 5G
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
Smartphones:
Nubia Red Magic 8S Pro
vs
Tecno Camon 20 Pro 5G

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.8 in 6.67 in
Resolution 1116x2480 pixels 1080x2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 400 ppi 395 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
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 % 87 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8S Pro
783 nits
Tecno Camon 20 Pro 5G
n/a
sRGB gamut99.6 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)60 Hzn/a
Response time2 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8S Pro]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.98 mm (6.46 in) 162.7 mm (6.41 in)
Width 76.35 mm (3.01 in) 75.9 mm (2.99 in)
Thickness 9.47 mm (0.37 in) 7.8 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 228 g (8.04 oz) 193 g (6.81 oz)
Water resistance No IP53
Cooling system Active fan n/a
Back panel Metal Plastic
Frame Metal Plastic
Colors - Black
- Silver		 - Black
- Blue
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8S Pro
89.2 %
Tecno Camon 20 Pro 5G
87 %

Performance

Testing ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8S Pro and Tecno Camon 20 Pro 5G In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 MediaTek Dimensity 8050
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)		 - 4/2 (Cortex-A55)
- 3/2.6 (Cortex-A78)
- 1/3 (Cortex-A78)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 6 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon MediaTek APU 570
Graphics Adreno 740 Mali-G77 MP9
GPU Cores 1536 576
GPU Frequency 680 MHz 850 MHz
FLOPS 2089 GFLOPS 979.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8S Pro
2114
Tecno Camon 20 Pro 5G
1097
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8S Pro
5693
Tecno Camon 20 Pro 5G
3359
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)21141097
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)56933359
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Tecno Camon 20 Pro 5G]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8S Pro
1704113
Tecno Camon 20 Pro 5G
756046
CPU436089202050
GPU642666241133
Memory318418151384
UX306940161479
NanoReview Score1704113756046
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8S Pro
n/a
Tecno Camon 20 Pro 5G
4526
Sources: 3DMark [Tecno Camon 20 Pro 5G]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8S Pro
n/a
Tecno Camon 20 Pro 5G
14566
Writing scoren/a21230
Web scoren/a12895
Video editingn/a6527
Data manipulationn/a8914
NanoReview Scoren/a14566

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB		 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency n/a 2133 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB		256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoMicroSD

Software

OS Android 13 Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 14)
OS Size 38.2 GB n/a
UI Skin Redmagic OS 8 HIOS 14

Battery

Volume 6000 mAh 5000 mAh
Max Charging Power 65 W 33 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 (50% in 40 min)
Full Charge Time 0:35 h 1:27 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8S Pro
24:19
Tecno Camon 20 Pro 5G
n/a
Web Browsing09:03 hn/a
Video Playback14:06 hn/a
Games06:12 hn/a
Standby Mode125 hn/a

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 64 MP
Photo resolution 8160x6120 pixels 9000x7000 pixels
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Digital Optical
8K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (1080p) n/a
Wide-angle lens 120 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 MP		 Standard: 64 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Depth: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP64 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.7
Focal length25 mmn/a
SensorSamsung GN5n/a
Sensor size1/1.571/1.7
Pixel size1 μmn/a
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.2n/a
Focal length13 mmn/a
Sensor size1/4.0n/a
Pixel size1.12 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitaln/a

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 4608x3456 pixels n/a
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.5
Focal length n/a 24 mm
Sensor n/a CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.8 1/2.8
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 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax/be) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- 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
- Galileo
- QZSS
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 2/3/5/8n/a
3G BandsWCDMA B1/2/4 1400/2100Mhz) /5/6/8/19n/a
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4(1400/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B28B/B66(1400/B2100))n/a
LTE category20n/a
5G Supportn/aYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack Yes Yes
FM Radio No Yes
Dolby Atmos No No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8S Pro
92.4 dB
Tecno Camon 20 Pro 5G
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced June, 2023 yr May, 2023 yr
Release Date July, 2023 yr May, 2023 yr
Launch Price ($) 650 280
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 33 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8S Pro the clear winner in this comparison.

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