ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro Plus vs Oppo Realme 9 Pro Plus

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 Oppo Realme 9 Pro Plus, Manufactured in February, 2022 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 920. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro Plus
  • Larger display: 6.8in
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 5500mAh vs 4500mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.2
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Infrared port
Reasons to choose Oppo Realme 9 Pro Plus
  • Higher pixel density: 411ppi
  • Lighter design: 182g vs 229g
  • Supports Dolby Atmos

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 16/256 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 24/1024 GB
- 6/128 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB

Review

Key Specs ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro Plus and Oppo Realme 9 Pro Plus
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
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED Super AMOLED
Size 6.8 in 6.4 in
Resolution 1116x2480 pixels 1080x2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 400 ppi 411 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 90 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate n/a No
Max brightness 1600 nits 450 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10
Touch Sampling Rate 960 Hz 360 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 89.1 % 84.2 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro Plus
n/a
Oppo Realme 9 Pro Plus
608 nits
sRGB gamutn/a95.9 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a218 Hz
Response timen/a9 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 164 mm (6.46 in) 160.2 mm (6.31 in)
Width 76.4 mm (3.01 in) 73.3 mm (2.89 in)
Thickness 8.9 mm (0.35 in) 7.99 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 229 g (8.08 oz) 182 g (6.42 oz)
Water resistance No No
Cooling system Active fan n/a
Back panel n/a Glass
Frame Metal Plastic
Colors - Black
- Silver
- Black
- Blue
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro Plus
89.1 %
Oppo Realme 9 Pro Plus
84.2 %

Performance

Testing ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro Plus and Oppo Realme 9 Pro Plus In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 MediaTek Dimensity 920
Max Frequency 3300 MHz 2500 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 2/2.27 (Cortex-A520)
- 2/2.96 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/3.15 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3.3 (Cortex-X4)
- 6/2 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.5 (Cortex-A78)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 6 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Yes
Graphics Adreno 750 Mali-G68 MP4
GPU Cores 1536 256
GPU Frequency 903-1000 MHz 950 MHz
FLOPS 2774 GFLOPS 243.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro Plus
2298
Oppo Realme 9 Pro Plus
928
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro Plus
7247
Oppo Realme 9 Pro Plus
2323
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)2298928
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)72472323
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro Plus
2290773
Oppo Realme 9 Pro Plus
540904
CPU516397168137
GPU904492114289
Memory457734106004
UX412150152474
NanoReview Score2290773540904
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro Plus
n/a
Oppo Realme 9 Pro Plus
2293
Max Surface Temp.n/a46.9 °C
Stabilityn/a99 %
Graphics Testn/a13 fps
Graphics Scoren/a2293
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro Plus
n/a
Oppo Realme 9 Pro Plus
12629
Writing scoren/a19093
Web scoren/a9133
Video editingn/a6657
Data manipulationn/a8425
NanoReview Scoren/a12629

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 16 GB
- 24 GB
- 6 GB
- 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 4200 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 2.2
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 14 Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14)
OS Size n/a 15 GB
UI Skin Redmagic OS 9.5 Realme UI 4.0

Battery

Volume 5500 mAh 4500 mAh
Max Charging Power 165 W 60 W
Battery Type Li-ion Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No No
Reverse Charging No Yes
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 7 min) Yes (77% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:16 h 0:49 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro Plus
n/a
Oppo Realme 9 Pro Plus
21:38
Web Browsingn/a09:24 h
Video Playbackn/a12:57 h
Gamesn/a05:39 h
Standby Moden/a98 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8160x6120 pixels 8700x5800 pixels
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical 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) 960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens n/a 119 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 4 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.88f/1.8
Focal lengthn/a24 mm
SensorSamsung GN1Sony IMX766
Sensor size1/1.311/1.56
Pixel size1 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal lengthn/a16 mm
SensorSamsung S5KJN1Sony IMX355
Sensor size1/2.761/4
Pixel size0.64 μm1.14 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 16 MP
Photo resolution 4608x3456 pixels 4920x3264 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.4
Focal length n/a 27 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV16A1Q Sony IMX471
Sensor size 1/3.06 1/3.13
Pixel size 1.12 μm 1 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 a/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 Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.3 5.2
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
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
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Varies by region
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G Bandsn/aGSM (850/900/1800/1900)
3G Bandsn/aWCDMA (850/900/1700/1900/2100)
LTE Bands*n/aLTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66)
LTE category20n/a
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack Yes Yes
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos n/a Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro Plus
n/a
Oppo Realme 9 Pro Plus
91.6 dB

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced November, 2023 yr February, 2022 yr
Release Date November, 2023 yr February, 2022 yr
Launch Price ($) 945 330
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 165 W Yes 60 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro Plus the clear winner in this comparison.

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