ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9S Pro Plus vs Motorola Edge 50 Ultra

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 Motorola Edge 50 Ultra, Manufactured in May, 2024 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9S Pro Plus
  • Larger display: 6.8in
  • Higher battery capacity: 5500mAh vs 4500mAh
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 3.1
  • Infrared port
Reasons to choose Motorola Edge 50 Ultra
  • Higher pixel density: 446ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
  • Lighter design: 197g vs 229g
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.3
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 16/512 GB
- 24/1024 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB

Review

Key Specs ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9S Pro Plus and Motorola Edge 50 Ultra
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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Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED POLED
Size 6.8 in 6.7 in
Resolution 1116x2480 pixels 1220x2712 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 400 ppi 446 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate n/a Yes (60-144 Hz)
Max brightness 1600 nits 2500 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 960 Hz 360 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 89.1 % 92.9 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
- DCI-P3
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9S Pro Plus
n/a
Motorola Edge 50 Ultra
1460 nits
sRGB gamutn/a97.5 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a239 Hz
Response timen/a2 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 164 mm (6.46 in) 161.1 mm (6.34 in)
Width 76.4 mm (3.01 in) 72.4 mm (2.85 in)
Thickness 8.9 mm (0.35 in) 8.6 mm (0.34 in)
Weight 229 g (8.08 oz) 197 g (6.95 oz)
Water resistance No IP68
Cooling system Active fan Vapor chamber
Back panel n/a Eco Leather
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Silver
- Gray
- Yellow
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9S Pro Plus
89.1 %
Motorola Edge 50 Ultra
92.9 %

Performance

Testing ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9S Pro Plus and Motorola Edge 50 Ultra In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
Max Frequency 3400 MHz 3000 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) 8 (1 + 4 + 3)
Architecture - 2/2.27 (Cortex-A520)
- 2/2.96 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/3.15 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3.3 (Cortex-X4)
- 3/2 (Cortex-A520)
- 4/2.8 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3 (Cortex-X4)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon
Graphics Adreno 750 Adreno 735
GPU Cores 1536 768
GPU Frequency 1000 MHz 1100 MHz
FLOPS 2774 GFLOPS 1689.6 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9S Pro Plus
2300
Motorola Edge 50 Ultra
1945
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9S Pro Plus
7264
Motorola Edge 50 Ultra
5163
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)23001945
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)72645163
Geekbench Compute (GPU)175259946
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9S Pro Plus
2137650
Motorola Edge 50 Ultra
1565552
CPU476324390171
GPU937153540712
Memory401287366039
UX322886268630
NanoReview Score21376501565552

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 16 GB
- 24 GB
- 12 GB
- 16 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 4200 MHz 4200 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 4.0
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 14 Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15)
OS Size n/a 74 GB
UI Skin Redmagic OS 9.5 Hello UI

Battery

Volume 5500 mAh 4500 mAh
Max Charging Power 165 W 125 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (50 W)
Reverse Charging No Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 7 min) Yes (81% in 15 min)
Full Charge Time 0:16 h 0:21 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9S Pro Plus
n/a
Motorola Edge 50 Ultra
22:32
Web Browsingn/a08:41 h
Video Playbackn/a15:30 h
Gamesn/a05:36 h
Standby Moden/a102 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8160x6120 pixels 8192x6144 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) 960 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens n/a 122 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Depth: 2 MP
Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.88f/1.6
Focal lengthn/a23 mm
SensorSamsung GN5Omnivision OV50H
Sensor size1/1.571/1.3
Pixel size1 μm1.2 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a64 MP
Aperturen/af/2.4
Focal lengthn/a72 mm
Sensorn/aOmnivision OV64B
Sensor sizen/a1/2
Pixel sizen/a0.7 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal lengthn/a12 mm
SensorSamsung S5KJN1Samsung S5KJN1
Sensor size1/2.761/2.76
Pixel size0.64 μm0.64 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9S Pro Plus
n/a
Motorola Edge 50 Ultra
150
Video quality
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9S Pro Plus
n/a
Motorola Edge 50 Ultra
134
Overall camera score
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9S Pro Plus
n/a
Motorola Edge 50 Ultra
146
Bokehn/a80
Previewn/a77
Zoomn/a147

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 4608x3456 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/1.9
Focal length n/a 21 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV16A1Q Samsung JNS
Sensor size 1/3.06 1/2.76
Pixel size 1.12 μm 0.64 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 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
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 5.4
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 1.4
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*21
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G Bandsn/aGSM B2/3/5/8
3G Bandsn/aWCDMA B1/2/4/5/8
LTE Bands*n/aLTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B43/B48/B66)
LTE category2018
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack Yes No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos n/a Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9S Pro Plus
n/a
Motorola Edge 50 Ultra
83.6 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced July, 2024 yr April, 2024 yr
Release Date July, 2024 yr May, 2024 yr
Launch Price ($) 815 999
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 165 W Yes 125 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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