Home Phone comparison ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro and OnePlus Ace - Which is better?

ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro vs OnePlus Ace

81 out 100
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro
VS
61 out 100
OnePlus Ace
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro
OnePlus Ace

Compared 2 smartphones : ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro Manufactured in November, 2023, with display 6.8 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, vs OnePlus Ace, Manufactured in April, 2022 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 8100 Max. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
  7. Comments (0)

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.8in
  • Higher pixel density: 400ppi
  • Higher battery capacity: 6500mAh vs 4500mAh
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Infrared port
Reasons to choose OnePlus Ace
  • Lighter design: 186g vs 229g

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 16/512 GB		 - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB

Review

Key Specs ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro and OnePlus Ace
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
Smartphones:
Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro
vs
OnePlus Ace

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.8 in 6.7 in
Resolution 1116x2480 pixels 1080x2412 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 400 ppi 394 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 1600 nits 500 nits
HDR support No Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 1000 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 89.1 % 87.9 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro
1013 nits
OnePlus Ace
n/a
sRGB gamut99.5 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)60 Hzn/a
Response time1 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 164 mm (6.46 in) 163.3 mm (6.43 in)
Width 76.4 mm (3.01 in) 75.5 mm (2.97 in)
Thickness 8.9 mm (0.35 in) 8.2 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 229 g (8.08 oz) 186 g (6.56 oz)
Water resistance No No
Cooling system Active fan n/a
Back panel Glass Plastic
Frame Metal Plastic
Colors - Black
- Silver		 - Black
- Blue
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro
89.1 %
OnePlus Ace
87.9 %

Performance

Testing ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro and OnePlus Ace In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 MediaTek Dimensity 8100 Max
Max Frequency 3300 MHz 2850 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) 8 (4 + 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)
- 4/2.85 (Cortex-A78)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 5 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon MediaTek APU 580
Graphics Adreno 750 Mali-G610 MP6
GPU Cores 1536 768
GPU Frequency 903-1000 MHz 860 MHz
FLOPS 2774 GFLOPS 1309 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro
2298
OnePlus Ace
1002
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro
7258
OnePlus Ace
3253
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)22981002
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)72583253
Sources: Geekbench v6 [ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro], [OnePlus Ace]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro
2128819
OnePlus Ace
852689
CPU475525245883
GPU896088209756
Memory416633187455
UX340573209595
NanoReview Score2128819852689
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro
n/a
OnePlus Ace
5594
Stabilityn/a98 %
Graphics Testn/a33 fps
Graphics Scoren/a5594
Sources: 3DMark [OnePlus Ace]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro
n/a
OnePlus Ace
10100
Writing scoren/a16744
Web scoren/a7918
Video editingn/a5202
Data manipulationn/a8095
NanoReview Scoren/a10100

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB		 - 8 GB
- 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 4200 MHz 3200 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB		- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 14 Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 15)
OS Size 25 GB n/a
UI Skin Redmagic OS 9 ColorOS 15

Battery

Volume 6500 mAh 4500 mAh
Max Charging Power 80 W 150 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 5 min)
Full Charge Time 0:42 h 0:18 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro
29:26
OnePlus Ace
n/a
Web Browsing09:54 hn/a
Video Playback21:54 hn/a
Games08:25 hn/a
Standby Mode134 hn/a

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8160x6120 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Digital Digital
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 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 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Macro: 2 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/1.9
Focal lengthn/a24 mm
SensorSamsung GN5Sony IMX766
Sensor size1/1.571/1.56
Pixel size1 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal lengthn/a15 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX355
Sensor size1/2.761/4.0
Pixel size0.64 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 16 MP
Photo resolution 4608x3456 pixels 4608x3456 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.4
Focal length n/a 26 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV16E1Q Samsung S5K3P9
Sensor size 1/2.8 1/3.09
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 MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.3 5.3
Bluetooth features LE LE
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 Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G Bandsn/aGSM 850/900/1800/1900MHz
3G Bandsn/aUMTC 1/2/4/5/6/8/19
LTE Bands*n/aLTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B18/B19/B26/B28/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41)
LTE category20n/a
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack Yes No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No n/a
Speaker Test
Max Volume
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro
91.7 dB
OnePlus Ace
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced November, 2023 yr April, 2022 yr
Release Date November, 2023 yr April, 2022 yr
Launch Price ($) 649 390
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 Yes 150 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 the clear winner in this comparison.

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