ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro vs Huawei Honor 20 Pro
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Compared 2 smartphones : ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro Manufactured in November, 2023, with display 6.8 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, vs Huawei Honor 20 Pro, Manufactured in June, 2019with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 980. 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 refresh rate: 120Hz
- Higher battery capacity: 6500mAh vs 4000mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5
- Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
- Supports DisplayPort
- Infrared port
- Includes charger
Reasons to choose Huawei Honor 20 Pro
- Higher pixel density: 412ppi
- Lighter design: 182g vs 229g
Versions
| Memory Options | - 8/256 GB - 12/256 GB - 12/512 GB - 16/512 GB |
- 8/128 GB - 8/256 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 | 6.26 in |
| Resolution | 1116x2480 pixels | 1080x2340 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 400 ppi | 412 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max brightness | 1600 nits | 500 nits |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.1 % | 84.2 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
n/a |
| sRGB gamut | 99.5 % | 100 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | 60 Hz | 333 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 33 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | n/a |
Design & Build
| Height | 164 mm (6.46 in) | 154.6 mm (6.09 in) |
| Width | 76.4 mm (3.01 in) | 73.9 mm (2.91 in) |
| Thickness | 8.9 mm (0.35 in) | 8.4 mm (0.33 in) |
| Weight | 229 g (8.08 oz) | 182 g (6.42 oz) |
| Water resistance | No | No |
| Cooling system | Active fan | n/a |
| Back panel | Glass | Glass |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - Black - Silver |
- Black - Blue |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | Yes In-Button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 | HiSilicon Kirin 980 |
| Max Frequency | 3300 MHz | 2600 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) | 8 (2 + 2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 2/2.27 (Cortex-A520) - 2/2.96 (Cortex-A720) - 3/3.15 (Cortex-A720) - 1/3.3 (Cortex-X4) |
- 4/1.8 (Cortex-A55) - 2/1.92 (Cortex-A76) - 2/2.6 (Cortex-A76) |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 4 nm | 7 nm |
| Neural Processor | Hexagon | Yes |
| Graphics | Adreno 750 | Mali-G76 MP10 |
| GPU Cores | 1536 | 360 |
| GPU Frequency | 903-1000 MHz | 720 MHz |
| FLOPS | 2774 GFLOPS | 518.4 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 2298 | 955 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 7258 | 2503 |
| CPU | 475525 | 189613 |
| GPU | 896088 | 158736 |
| Memory | 416633 | 121205 |
| UX | 340573 | 121809 |
| NanoReview Score | 2128819 | 591363 |
| Max Surface Temp. | n/a | 46.7 °C |
| Stability | n/a | 47 % |
| Graphics Test | n/a | 14 fps |
| Graphics Score | n/a | 2481 |
| Writing score | n/a | 10875 |
| Web score | n/a | 7309 |
| Video editing | n/a | 5734 |
| Data manipulation | n/a | 7972 |
| NanoReview Score | n/a | 8855 |
Memory
| RAM Size | - 12 GB - 16 GB |
8 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory Frequency | 4200 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | - 256 GB - 512 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 2.1 |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | Android 14 | Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 10) |
| OS Size | 25 GB | 13 GB |
| UI Skin | Redmagic OS 9 | Magic 4.0 |
Battery
| Volume | 6500 mAh | 4000 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 80 W | 225 W |
| Battery Type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | No | No |
| Reverse Charging | No | No |
| Fast Charging | Yes (84% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 0:42 h | 1:25 h |
| Web Browsing | 09:54 h | 08:17 h |
| Video Playback | 21:54 h | 12:21 h |
| Games | 08:25 h | 05:04 h |
| Standby Mode | 134 h | 103 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 MP | 48 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8160x6120 pixels | 8000x6000 pixels |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 3x |
| 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) | 480 fps (720p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 122 ° | 117 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 50 MP Macro: 2 MP |
Standard: 48 MP Telephoto: 8 MP Ultra-wide: 16 MP Macro: 2 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/1.4 |
| Focal length | n/a | 28 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung GN5 | Sony IMX586 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.57 | 1/2 |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | 0.8 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | n/a | 8 MP |
| Aperture | n/a | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | n/a | 80 mm |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/4.4 |
| Stabilization | n/a | Optical |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 16 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | n/a | 17 mm |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76 | 1/3.1 |
| Pixel size | 0.64 μm | n/a |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Front camera
| Matrix | 16 MP | 32 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4608x3456 pixels | 6528x4896 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | n/a | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV16E1Q | BSI 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 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 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 |
| Bluetooth version | 5.3 | 5 |
| 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 |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | Yes | No |
| SIM Count* | 2 | 2 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | No | No |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | n/a | GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900 |
| 3G Bands | n/a | HSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100 |
| LTE Bands* | n/a | LTE (B800/B900/B1800/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600) |
| LTE category | 20 | 21 |
| 5G Support | Yes | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Mono |
| 3.5 mm Jack | Yes | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | November, 2023 yr | May, 2019 yr |
| Release Date | November, 2023 yr | June, 2019 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 649 | 600 |
| Sensors | - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
| Charger Included | Yes 80 W | n/a |
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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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