ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro Plus vs Apple iPhone 15
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Compared 2 smartphones : ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro Plus Manufactured in November, 2023, with display 6.8 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, vs Apple iPhone 15, Manufactured in September, 2023 with chipsetApple A16 Bionic. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro Plus
- Larger display: 6.8in
- Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
- Higher battery capacity: 5500mAh vs 3349mAh
- Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
- Infrared port
- Includes charger
- Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 15
- Higher pixel density: 460ppi
- Lighter design: 171g vs 229g
- Supports Dolby Atmos
- Built-in eSIM
Versions
| Memory Options | - 16/256 GB - 16/512 GB - 24/1024 GB |
- 6/128 GB - 6/256 GB - 6/512 GB |
Review
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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Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.8 in | 6.1 in |
| Resolution | 1116x2480 pixels | 1179x2556 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 400 ppi | 460 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | n/a | No |
| Max brightness | 1600 nits | 2000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10+ | Yes Dolby Vision |
| Touch Sampling Rate | 960 Hz | n/a |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.1 % | 86.4 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
DCI-P3 |
| sRGB gamut | n/a | 99.6 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | n/a | 306 Hz |
| Response time | n/a | 2 ms |
| Contrast | n/a | ∞ Infinite |
Design & Build
| Height | 164 mm (6.46 in) | 147.6 mm (5.81 in) |
| Width | 76.4 mm (3.01 in) | 71.6 mm (2.82 in) |
| Thickness | 8.9 mm (0.35 in) | 7.8 mm (0.31 in) |
| Weight | 229 g (8.08 oz) | 171 g (6.03 oz) |
| Water resistance | No | IP68 |
| Cooling system | Active fan | n/a |
| Back panel | n/a | Glass |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - Black - Silver |
- Black - Blue - Green - Pink - Yellow |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 | Apple A16 Bionic |
| Max Frequency | 3300 MHz | 3460 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) | 6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 2/2.27 (Cortex-A520) - 2/2.96 (Cortex-A720) - 3/3.15 (Cortex-A720) - 1/3.3 (Cortex-X4) |
- 4/2.02 (Sawtooth) - 2/3.46 (Everest) |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 4 nm | 4 nm |
| Neural Processor | Hexagon | Apple Neural Engine |
| Graphics | Adreno 750 | Apple A16 GPU |
| GPU Cores | 1536 | 640 |
| GPU Frequency | 903-1000 MHz | 1398 MHz |
| FLOPS | 2774 GFLOPS | 1789.4 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 2298 | 2599 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 7247 | 6545 |
| CPU | 516397 | 378046 |
| GPU | 904492 | 449766 |
| Memory | 457734 | 261642 |
| UX | 412150 | 325827 |
| NanoReview Score | 2290773 | 1415281 |
| Max Surface Temp. | n/a | 44.3 °C |
| Stability | n/a | 81 % |
| Graphics Test | n/a | 59 fps |
| Graphics Score | n/a | 9632 |
Memory
| RAM Size | - 16 GB - 24 GB |
6 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory Frequency | 4200 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage Capacity | - 256 GB - 512 GB - 1024 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.0 | NVMe |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | Android 14 | iOS 17 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.5) |
| OS Size | n/a | 18 GB |
| UI Skin | Redmagic OS 9.5 | n/a |
Battery
| Volume | 5500 mAh | 3349 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 165 W | 20 W |
| Battery Type | Li-ion | Li-ion |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | No | Yes (7.5 W) |
| Reverse Charging | No | Yes |
| Fast Charging | Yes (50% in 7 min) | Yes (58% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 0:16 h | 1:50 h |
| Web Browsing | n/a | 10:47 h |
| Video Playback | n/a | 16:55 h |
| Games | n/a | 05:36 h |
| Standby Mode | n/a | 112 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 MP | 48 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8160x6120 pixels | 8064x6048 pixels |
| Zoom | Digital | 114 |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K Recording | Yes (Up to 30 fps) | No |
| 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 | n/a | 120 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 50 MP Macro: 2 MP |
Standard: 48 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.88 | f/1.6 |
| Focal length | n/a | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung GN1 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/1.31 | 1/1.5 |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | 1 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | n/a | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KJN1 | Sony IMX633 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76 | 1/2.55 |
| Pixel size | 0.64 μm | 1.4 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | n/a | 80 |
| Preview | n/a | 84 |
Front camera
| Matrix | 16 MP | 12 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4608x3456 pixels | 4032x3024 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | n/a | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV16A1Q | Sony IMX714 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06 | 1/3.6 |
| Pixel size | 1.12 μm | 1.12 μm |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | No | Yes |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 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 | 5.3 |
| 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 | Yes |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | Yes | No |
| SIM Count* | 2 | n/a |
| SIM Type | Nano | eSIM |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | n/a |
| eSIM Support * | No | Yes |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | n/a | GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz) |
| 3G Bands | n/a | UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz) |
| LTE category | 20 | 18 |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | n/a |
| 3.5 mm Jack | Yes | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | n/a | Yes |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | November, 2023 yr | September, 2023 yr |
| Release Date | November, 2023 yr | September, 2023 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 945 | n/a |
| MSRP ($) | n/a | 799 |
| Sensors | - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Face Sensor |
| Charger Included | Yes 165 W | No |
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