ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9S Pro Plus vs Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max
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Compared 2 smartphones : ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9S Pro Plus Manufactured in July, 2024, with display 6.8 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, vs Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max, Manufactured in September, 2021with chipsetApple A15 Bionic. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9S Pro Plus
- Larger display: 6.8in
- Lighter design: 229g vs 240g
- Higher battery capacity: 5500mAh vs 4352mAh
- 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 13 Pro Max
- Higher pixel density: 458ppi
- Supports Dolby Atmos
- Built-in eSIM
Versions
| Memory Options | - 16/512 GB - 24/1024 GB |
- 6/128 GB - 6/256 GB - 6/512 GB - 6/1024 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 | OLED |
| Size | 6.8 in | 6.7 in |
| Resolution | 1116x2480 pixels | 1284x2778 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 400 ppi | 458 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | n/a | Yes (10-120 Hz) |
| Max brightness | 1600 nits | 1000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10+ | Yes Dolby Vision |
| Touch Sampling Rate | 960 Hz | n/a |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.1 % | 87.7 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
DCI-P3 |
| sRGB gamut | n/a | 99.9 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | n/a | 238 Hz |
| Response time | n/a | 8.5 ms |
| Contrast | n/a | ∞ Infinite |
Design & Build
| Height | 164 mm (6.46 in) | 160.8 mm (6.33 in) |
| Width | 76.4 mm (3.01 in) | 78.1 mm (3.07 in) |
| Thickness | 8.9 mm (0.35 in) | 7.65 mm (0.3 in) |
| Weight | 229 g (8.08 oz) | 240 g (8.47 oz) |
| Water resistance | No | IP68 |
| Cooling system | Active fan | n/a |
| Back panel | n/a | Glass |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - White - Black - Silver |
- Black - Silver - Gold - Blue - Green |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 | Apple A15 Bionic |
| Max Frequency | 3400 MHz | 3230 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) |
- 4/2.02 (Blizzard) - 2/3.23 (Avalanche) |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 4 nm | 5 nm |
| Neural Processor | Hexagon | Apple Neural Engine |
| Graphics | Adreno 750 | Apple A15 GPU |
| GPU Cores | 1536 | 640 |
| GPU Frequency | 1000 MHz | 1338 MHz |
| FLOPS | 2774 GFLOPS | 1712.6 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 2300 | 2266 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 7264 | 5459 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | 17525 | n/a |
| CPU | 476324 | 327704 |
| GPU | 937153 | 434683 |
| Memory | 401287 | 248498 |
| UX | 322886 | 315845 |
| NanoReview Score | 2137650 | 1326730 |
| Max Surface Temp. | n/a | 45.8 °C |
| Stability | n/a | 82 % |
| Graphics Test | n/a | 56 fps |
| Graphics Score | n/a | 9444 |
Memory
| RAM Size | - 16 GB - 24 GB |
6 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory Frequency | 4200 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | - 512 GB - 1024 GB | - 128 GB - 256 GB - 512 GB - 1024 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.0 | NVMe |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | Android 14 | iOS 15 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2) |
| OS Size | n/a | 13 GB |
| UI Skin | Redmagic OS 9.5 | n/a |
Battery
| Volume | 5500 mAh | 4352 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 165 W | 23 W |
| Battery Type | Li-Po | Li-ion |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | No | Yes (7.5 W) |
| Reverse Charging | No | No |
| Fast Charging | Yes (50% in 7 min) | Yes (42% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 0:16 h | 1:46 h |
| Web Browsing | n/a | 11:16 h |
| Video Playback | n/a | 17:03 h |
| Games | n/a | 06:41 h |
| Standby Mode | n/a | 136 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 MP | 12 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8160x6120 pixels | 4032x3024 pixels |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 3x |
| 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) | 240 fps (1080p) |
| Wide-angle lens | n/a | 120 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 50 MP Depth: 2 MP |
Standard: 12 MP Telephoto: 12 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP Depth |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.88 | f/1.5 |
| Focal length | n/a | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung GN5 | Sony IMX703 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.57 | 1/1.66 |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | 1.9 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | n/a | 12 MP |
| Aperture | n/a | f/2.8 |
| Focal length | n/a | 77 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Sony IMX713 |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/3.4 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 1 μm |
| Stabilization | n/a | Optical |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | n/a | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KJN1 | Sony IMX772 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76 | 1/3.4 |
| Pixel size | 0.64 μm | 1 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | n/a | 75 |
| Preview | n/a | 81 |
| Zoom | n/a | 119 |
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 OV16A1Q | Sony IMX514 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06 | 1/3.6 |
| Pixel size | 1.12 μm | 1 μm |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | No | Yes |
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 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | n/a |
| 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 | 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/EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz |
| 3G Bands | n/a | UMTS 850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz |
| LTE Bands* | n/a | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B11/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B21/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B66/B71) |
| LTE category | 20 | 18 |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| 3.5 mm Jack | Yes | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | n/a | Yes |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | July, 2024 yr | September, 2021 yr |
| Release Date | July, 2024 yr | September, 2021 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 815 | 1100 |
| Sensors | - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Face Sensor |
| Charger Included | Yes 165 W | n/a |
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