Home Phone comparison ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9S Pro and ZTE Nubia Z60 Ultra - Which is better?

ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9S Pro vs ZTE Nubia Z60 Ultra

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ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9S Pro
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ZTE Nubia Z60 Ultra
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9S Pro
ZTE Nubia Z60 Ultra

Compared 2 smartphones : ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9S Pro Manufactured in July, 2024, with display 6.8 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, vs ZTE Nubia Z60 Ultra, Manufactured in December, 2023 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3. 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 9S Pro
  • Lighter design: 229g vs 246g
  • Higher battery capacity: 6500mAh vs 6000mAh
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 3.1
  • Supports DisplayPort
Reasons to choose ZTE Nubia Z60 Ultra
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.3

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 16/512 GB		 - 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB
- 24/1024 GB

Review

Key Specs ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9S Pro and ZTE Nubia Z60 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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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Nubia Red Magic 9S Pro
vs
ZTE Nubia Z60 Ultra

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.8 in 6.8 in
Resolution 1116x2480 pixels 1116x2480 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 400 ppi 400 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 1600 nits 1500 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10 No
Touch Sampling Rate 960 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 89.1 % 89.1 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9S Pro
1058 nits
ZTE Nubia Z60 Ultra
1009 nits
sRGB gamutn/a94.9 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a60 Hz
Response timen/a1 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [ZTE Nubia Z60 Ultra]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 164 mm (6.46 in) 164 mm (6.46 in)
Width 76.4 mm (3.01 in) 76.4 mm (3.01 in)
Thickness 8.9 mm (0.35 in) 8.8 mm (0.35 in)
Weight 229 g (8.08 oz) 246 g (8.68 oz)
Water resistance No IP68
Cooling system Active fan Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Silver		 - Black
- Silver
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9S Pro
89.1 %
ZTE Nubia Z60 Ultra
89.1 %

Performance

Testing ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9S Pro and ZTE Nubia Z60 Ultra In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
Max Frequency 3400 MHz 3300 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2)
Architecture - 2/2.27 (Cortex-A520)
- 2/2.96 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/3.15 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3.3 (Cortex-X4)		 - 2/2.27 (Cortex-A520)
- 2/2.96 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/3.15 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3.3 (Cortex-X4)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon
Graphics Adreno 750 Adreno 750
GPU Cores 1536 1536
GPU Frequency 1000 MHz 903-1000 MHz
FLOPS 2774 GFLOPS 2774 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9S Pro
2311
ZTE Nubia Z60 Ultra
2297
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9S Pro
7337
ZTE Nubia Z60 Ultra
7270
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)23112297
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)73377270
Geekbench Compute (GPU)16416n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9S Pro], [ZTE Nubia Z60 Ultra]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9S Pro
2087925
ZTE Nubia Z60 Ultra
2140227
CPU456515481550
GPU962086908955
Memory338175410846
UX331149338876
NanoReview Score20879252140227
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9S Pro
n/a
ZTE Nubia Z60 Ultra
18181
Sources: 3DMark [ZTE Nubia Z60 Ultra]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9S Pro
n/a
ZTE Nubia Z60 Ultra
20145
Writing scoren/a25177
Web scoren/a20029
Video editingn/a8587
Data manipulationn/a15343
NanoReview Scoren/a20145

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB		 - 8 GB
- 12 GB
- 16 GB
- 24 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 4200 MHz 4200 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB		- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 4.0
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 14 Android 14
OS Size n/a 22 GB
UI Skin Redmagic OS 9.5 MyOS 14

Battery

Volume 6500 mAh 6000 mAh
Max Charging Power 80 W 80 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No No
Reverse Charging No No
Fast Charging Yes (85% in 30 min) Yes (87% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:41 h 0:40 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9S Pro
28:42
ZTE Nubia Z60 Ultra
25:42
Web Browsing10:09 h10:11 h
Video Playback20:20 h18:09 h
Games08:04 h07:31 h
Standby Mode132 h109 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8160x6120 pixels n/a
Zoom Digital Optical, 3.3x
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 120 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 120 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (1080p) n/a
Wide-angle lens n/a 100 °
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/a35 mm
SensorSamsung GN5n/a
Sensor size1/1.571/1.49
Pixel size1 μmn/a
AutofocusPhase autofocusLaser autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a64 MP
Aperturen/af/3.3
Focal lengthn/a85 mm
Sensor sizen/a1/2
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/1.8
Focal lengthn/a18 mm
SensorSamsung S5KJN1n/a
Sensor size1/2.761/1.55
Pixel size0.64 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalOptical

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 4608x3456 pixels n/a
Aperture f/2.0 n/a
Sensor Omnivision OV16A1Q n/a
Sensor size 1/2.8 n/a
Pixel size 1.12 μm n/a
Autofocus No n/a
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 6E (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 n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
LTE category2020
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack Yes No
FM Radio No No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9S Pro
n/a
ZTE Nubia Z60 Ultra
92.5 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced July, 2024 yr December, 2023 yr
Release Date July, 2024 yr December, 2023 yr
Launch Price ($) 649 730
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 80 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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