ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro vs Apple iPhone 11
Compared 2 smartphones : ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro Manufactured in November, 2023, with display 6.8 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, vs Apple iPhone 11, Manufactured in September, 2019 with chipsetApple A13 Bionic. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro
- Larger display: 6.8in
- Higher pixel density: 400ppi
- Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
- Higher battery capacity: 6500mAh vs 3110mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5
- Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
- Supports DisplayPort
- Infrared port
- Includes charger
- Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 11
- Lighter design: 194g vs 229g
- Supports Dolby Atmos
- Built-in eSIM
Versions
| Memory Options | - 8/256 GB - 12/256 GB - 12/512 GB - 16/512 GB |
- 4/64 GB - 4/128 GB - 4/256 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 | IPS LCD |
| Size | 6.8 in | 6.1 in |
| Resolution | 1116x2480 pixels | 828x1792 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 400 ppi | 326 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max brightness | 1600 nits | 625 nits |
| HDR support | No | Yes Dolby Vision |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.1 % | 79.9 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
DCI-P3 |
| sRGB gamut | 99.5 % | 99.8 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | 60 Hz | n/a |
| Response time | 1 ms | 24.8 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | 999:1 |
Design & Build
| Height | 164 mm (6.46 in) | 150.9 mm (5.94 in) |
| Width | 76.4 mm (3.01 in) | 75.7 mm (2.98 in) |
| Thickness | 8.9 mm (0.35 in) | 8.3 mm (0.33 in) |
| Weight | 229 g (8.08 oz) | 194 g (6.84 oz) |
| Water resistance | No | IP68 |
| Cooling system | Active fan | n/a |
| Back panel | Glass | Glass |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - Black - Silver |
- White - Black - Green - Red - Purple - Yellow |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 | Apple A13 Bionic |
| Max Frequency | 3300 MHz | 2650 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) |
- 4/1.6 (Thunder) - 2/2.65 (Lightning) |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 4 nm | 7 nm |
| Neural Processor | Hexagon | Apple Neural Engine |
| Graphics | Adreno 750 | Apple A13 GPU |
| GPU Cores | 1536 | 256 |
| GPU Frequency | 903-1000 MHz | 1230 MHz |
| FLOPS | 2774 GFLOPS | 629.8 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 2298 | 1613 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 7258 | 4215 |
| CPU | 475525 | 231010 |
| GPU | 896088 | 308030 |
| Memory | 416633 | 155712 |
| UX | 340573 | 203482 |
| NanoReview Score | 2128819 | 898234 |
| Max Surface Temp. | n/a | 43.6 °C |
| Stability | n/a | 72 % |
| Graphics Test | n/a | 45 fps |
| Graphics Score | n/a | 7530 |
Memory
| RAM Size | - 12 GB - 16 GB |
4 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory Frequency | 4200 MHz | n/a |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | - 256 GB - 512 GB | - 64 GB - 128 GB - 256 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.0 | NVMe |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | Android 14 | iOS 13 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2) |
| OS Size | 25 GB | n/a |
| UI Skin | Redmagic OS 9 | n/a |
Battery
| Volume | 6500 mAh | 3110 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 80 W | 18 W |
| Battery Type | Li-Po | Li-ion |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | No | Yes (7.5 W) |
| Reverse Charging | No | No |
| Fast Charging | Yes (84% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 0:42 h | 1:45 h |
| Web Browsing | 09:54 h | 08:46 h |
| Video Playback | 21:54 h | 13:37 h |
| Games | 08:25 h | 04:58 h |
| Standby Mode | 134 h | 110 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 MP | 12 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8160x6120 pixels | 4032x3024 pixels |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | Quad 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 | 122 ° | 120 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 50 MP Macro: 2 MP |
Standard: 12 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | n/a | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung GN5 | Apple iSight Camera |
| Sensor size | 1/1.57 | 1/2.55 |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | 1.4 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | n/a | 13 mm |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76 | 1/3.6 |
| Pixel size | 0.64 μm | n/a |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | n/a | 55 |
| Preview | n/a | 73 |
| Zoom | n/a | 63 |
Front camera
| Matrix | 16 MP | 12 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4608x3456 pixels | 4032x3024 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | n/a | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV16E1Q | BSI CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/2.8 | 1/3.6 |
| Pixel size | 1.12 μm | n/a |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps | 2160p (4K) at 60 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 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 Hotspot |
| Bluetooth version | 5.3 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | No |
| USB version | 3.2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode |
| DisplayPort | Yes DP 1.2 | n/a |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS |
- GPS - GLONASS - Galileo - QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | Yes | No |
| SIM Count* | 2 | 1 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | n/a |
| eSIM Support * | No | Yes |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | n/a | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM) |
| 3G Bands | n/a | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 |
| LTE Bands* | n/a | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4(1700/B5/B7/B8/B11/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B21/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B46/B48/B66(1700/B2100)) |
| LTE category | 20 | 18 |
| 5G Support | Yes | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| 3.5 mm Jack | Yes | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | November, 2023 yr | September, 2019 yr |
| Release Date | November, 2023 yr | September, 2019 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 649 | 699 |
| Sensors | - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Compass - Face Sensor |
| Charger Included | Yes 80 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 the clear winner in this comparison.
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