ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro Plus vs Xiaomi 11T

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 Xiaomi 11T, Manufactured in October, 2021with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 1200. 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 pixel density: 400ppi
  • Higher battery capacity: 5500mAh vs 5000mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.2
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Xiaomi 11T
  • Lighter design: 203g vs 229g
  • Supports Dolby Atmos

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro Plus and Xiaomi 11T
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 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 n/a No
Max brightness 1600 nits 800 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 960 Hz 480 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 89.1 % 85.1 %
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
Xiaomi 11T
797 nits
sRGB gamutn/a99.8 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a120 Hz
Response timen/a2.8 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 164 mm (6.46 in) 164.1 mm (6.46 in)
Width 76.4 mm (3.01 in) 76.9 mm (3.03 in)
Thickness 8.9 mm (0.35 in) 8.8 mm (0.35 in)
Weight 229 g (8.08 oz) 203 g (7.16 oz)
Water resistance No IP53
Cooling system Active fan Vapor chamber
Back panel n/a Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Silver
- White
- Gray
- Blue
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro Plus
89.1 %
Xiaomi 11T
85.1 %

Performance

Testing ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro Plus and Xiaomi 11T In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 MediaTek Dimensity 1200
Max Frequency 3300 MHz 3000 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 2/2.27 (Cortex-A520)
- 2/2.96 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/3.15 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3.3 (Cortex-X4)
- 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 3.0
Graphics Adreno 750 Mali-G77 MP9
GPU Cores 1536 576
GPU Frequency 903-1000 MHz 850 MHz
FLOPS 2774 GFLOPS 979.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro Plus
2298
Xiaomi 11T
1076
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro Plus
7247
Xiaomi 11T
3051
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)22981076
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)72473051
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro Plus
2290773
Xiaomi 11T
752077
CPU516397204691
GPU904492224020
Memory457734138080
UX412150185285
NanoReview Score2290773752077
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro Plus
n/a
Xiaomi 11T
4520
Max Surface Temp.n/a40 °C
Stabilityn/a81 %
Graphics Testn/a27 fps
Graphics Scoren/a4520
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro Plus
n/a
Xiaomi 11T
10700
Writing scoren/a14316
Web scoren/a6564
Video editingn/a5706
Data manipulationn/a10100
NanoReview Scoren/a10700

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 16 GB
- 24 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 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 14 Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 14)
OS Size n/a 26 GB
UI Skin Redmagic OS 9.5 HyperOS 1.0

Battery

Volume 5500 mAh 5000 mAh
Max Charging Power 165 W 67 W
Battery Type Li-ion Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No No
Reverse Charging No No
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 7 min) Yes (86% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:16 h 0:41 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro Plus
n/a
Xiaomi 11T
22:44
Web Browsingn/a08:33 h
Video Playbackn/a14:58 h
Gamesn/a05:23 h
Standby Moden/a108 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 108 MP
Photo resolution 8160x6120 pixels 12032x9024 pixels
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
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 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Standard: 108 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 5 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP108 MP
Aperturef/1.88f/1.8
Focal lengthn/a26 mm
SensorSamsung GN1Samsung S5KHM2
Sensor size1/1.311/1.52
Pixel size1 μm0.7 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
SensorSamsung S5KJN1Sony IMX355
Sensor size1/2.761/4.0
Pixel size0.64 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro Plus
n/a
Xiaomi 11T
96
Video quality
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro Plus
n/a
Xiaomi 11T
106
Overall camera score
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro Plus
n/a
Xiaomi 11T
93

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 16 MP
Photo resolution 4608x3456 pixels 4608x3456 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.5
Focal length n/a 26 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV16A1Q Omnivision OV16A10
Sensor size 1/3.06 1/3.06
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
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro Plus
n/a
Xiaomi 11T
110
Video quality
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro Plus
n/a
Xiaomi 11T
124

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, HID, 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
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G Bandsn/aGSM 850 900 1800 1900 MHz
3G Bandsn/aWCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19
LTE Bands*n/aLTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32/B38/B40/B41/B42/B66)
LTE category2018
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack Yes No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos n/a Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro Plus
n/a
Xiaomi 11T
88.6 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced November, 2023 yr September, 2021 yr
Release Date November, 2023 yr October, 2021 yr
Launch Price ($) 945 500
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 165 W n/a
* 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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