ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro vs Huawei P60 Pro

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 P60 Pro, Manufactured in March, 2023 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.8in
  • Higher battery capacity: 6500mAh vs 4815mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.2
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 3.1
Reasons to choose Huawei P60 Pro
  • Higher pixel density: 444ppi
  • Lighter design: 200g vs 229g

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB

Review

Key Specs ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro and Huawei P60 Pro
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 OLED
Size 6.8 in 6.67 in
Resolution 1116x2480 pixels 1220x2700 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 400 ppi 444 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes
Max brightness 1600 nits 550 nits
HDR support No Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 300 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 89.1 % 89.5 %
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
1013 nits
Huawei P60 Pro
1128 nits
sRGB gamut99.5 %99.6 %
PWM (Flicker)60 Hz120 Hz
Response time1 ms1 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 164 mm (6.46 in) 161 mm (6.34 in)
Width 76.4 mm (3.01 in) 74.5 mm (2.93 in)
Thickness 8.9 mm (0.35 in) 8.3 mm (0.33 in)
Weight 229 g (8.08 oz) 200 g (7.05 oz)
Water resistance No IP68
Cooling system Active fan n/a
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Silver
- White
- Black
- Green
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro
89.1 %
Huawei P60 Pro
89.5 %

Performance

Testing ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro and Huawei P60 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
Max Frequency 3300 MHz 3190 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-A510)
- 3/2.75 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/3.2 (Cortex-X2)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon
Graphics Adreno 750 Adreno 730
GPU Cores 1536 1024
GPU Frequency 903-1000 MHz 875 MHz
FLOPS 2774 GFLOPS 1843.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro
2298
Huawei P60 Pro
1758
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro
7258
Huawei P60 Pro
4422
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)22981758
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)72584422
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro
2128819
Huawei P60 Pro
1275824
CPU475525380609
GPU896088472601
Memory416633202967
UX340573219647
NanoReview Score21288191275824
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro
n/a
Huawei P60 Pro
10551
Max Surface Temp.n/a50.3 °C
Stabilityn/a41 %
Graphics Testn/a63 fps
Graphics Scoren/a10551

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB
8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 4200 MHz n/a
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNano Memory

Software

OS Android 14 Android 13
OS Size 25 GB n/a
UI Skin Redmagic OS 9 EMUI 13.1

Battery

Volume 6500 mAh 4815 mAh
Max Charging Power 80 W 88 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (50 W)
Reverse Charging No Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (84% in 30 min) Yes (58% in 15 min)
Full Charge Time 0:42 h 0:35 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro
29:26
Huawei P60 Pro
19:49
Web Browsing09:54 h08:26 h
Video Playback21:54 h12:20 h
Games08:25 h05:27 h
Standby Mode134 h88 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 48 MP
Photo resolution 8160x6120 pixels 8000x6000 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 3.5x
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) 960 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 122 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Standard: 48 MP
Telephoto: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP48 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/1.4
Focal lengthn/a25 mm
SensorSamsung GN5Sony IMX888
Sensor size1/1.571/1.4
Pixel size1 μm1.17 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusLaser autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a48 MP
Aperturen/af/2.1
Focal lengthn/a90 mm
Sensorn/aOmnivision
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP13 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal lengthn/a13 mm
Sensor size1/2.76n/a
Pixel size0.64 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro
n/a
Huawei P60 Pro
159
Video quality
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro
n/a
Huawei P60 Pro
147
Overall camera score
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro
n/a
Huawei P60 Pro
156
Bokehn/a80
Previewn/a75
Zoomn/a158

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 13 MP
Photo resolution 4608x3456 pixels 4160x3120 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.4
Sensor Omnivision OV16E1Q CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.8 n/a
Pixel size 1.12 μm 1.22 μm
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 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 MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.3 5.2
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.2 3.1
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes DP 1.2 Yes DP 1.2
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
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 2/3/5/8
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/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66)
LTE category2020
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack Yes No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro
91.7 dB
Huawei P60 Pro
89.1 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced November, 2023 yr March, 2023 yr
Release Date November, 2023 yr March, 2023 yr
Launch Price ($) 649 1199
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Hall Sensor
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 80 W Yes 88 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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