ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro Plus vs Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro
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Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.85-inch ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro Plus (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite) that was released on November 13, 2024, against the Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro, which is powered by the same chip. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro Plus
- Supports higher wattage charging (120W versus 65W)
- Comes with 700 mAh larger battery capacity: 6500 vs 5800 mAh
- Slow-motion recording at 240FPS
- 11% higher pixel density (431 vs 388 PPI)
- Faster storage type - UFS 4.1 versus UFS 4.0
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
- Higher display refresh rate β 185 Hz
- Handles wireless charging up to 15W
- Reverse charging feature
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.85 inches | 6.78 inches |
| Resolution | 1216 x 2688 pixels | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 431 ppi | 388 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 185 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes (24-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 2000 nits | 2500 nits |
| HDR support | - | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 960 Hz | 720 Hz |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Gorilla Glass Victus 2 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 91.1% | 88% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | - | 99.4% |
| PWM | - | 670 Hz |
| Response time | - | 1 ms |
| Contrast | - | β Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 163.42 mm (6.43 inches) | 163.8 mm (6.45 inches) |
| Width | 76.14 mm (3 inches) | 77 mm (3.03 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.9 mm (0.35 inches) | 8.9 mm (0.35 inches) |
| Weight | 229 g (8.08 oz) | 227 g (8.01 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Active fan | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Silver | Black |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite |
| Max clock | 4320 MHz | 4320 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M) - 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L) |
- 6 cores at 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M) - 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L) |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | 8 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Adreno 830 | Adreno 830 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 1536 |
| GPU clock | 1100 MHz | 1100 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~3379.2 GFLOPS | ~3379.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | - | 25203 |
| Single-core score | 3153 | 3298 |
| Multi-core score | 9927 | 10812 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 1103495 | 1030097 |
| GPU | 1206494 | 1169146 |
| Memory | 513319 | 402330 |
| UX | 720364 | 689240 |
| Total score | 3543672 | 3290813 |
| Samples | [2 tests] | [5 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | - | 90% |
| Graphics test | - | 15 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 2065 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | - | 36 FPS |
| Section 1 | - | 40 FPS |
| Section 2 | - | 37 FPS |
| Section 3 | - | 32 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 9545 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | - | 82% |
| Graphics test | - | 33 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 5625 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | - | 31700 |
| Video editing | - | 9655 |
| Photo editing | - | 58755 |
| Data manipulation | - | 23049 |
| Writing score | - | 33118 |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (45th and 61st place)
Recent User Tests
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro Plus
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-08-14 (HΓΌseyn Alizade) | CPU Throttle | 99% |
| π 2026-08-14 (HΓΌseyn Alizade) | AnTuTu 11 | 3543672 |
| π 2026-04-27 (John) | AnTuTu 11 | 3231636 |
Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-04-18 (Lyfniiii) | AnTuTu 11 | 3296244 |
| π 2026-03-24 (EdMad) | AnTuTu 11 | 3222104 |
| π 2025-12-13 -> Juubidara | Geekbench 6 CPU | 3313 / 10602 |
| π 2025-11-17 (Titanus) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 3299 / 10784 |
| π 2025-11-17 (Titanus) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 3298 / 10812 |
Memory
| RAM size | 16 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 5300 MHz | - |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage size | 512 GB | 512 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.1 | UFS 4.0 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 15 | Android 15 |
| ROM | Redmagic OS 10 | ROG UI |
| OS size | - | 24 GB |
| OS updates | 3 years | 2 years |
| Security updates | 3 years | 2 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 6500 mAh | 5800 mAh |
| Max charge power | 120 W | 65 W |
| Battery type | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | Yes (15 W) |
| Reverse charging | No | Yes |
| Bypass charging | - | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes (50% in 11 min) | Yes (76% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:30 hr | 0:47 hr |
| Web browsing | - | 13:09 hr |
| Watching video | - | 19:36 hr |
| Gaming | - | 06:55 hr |
| Standby | - | 121 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (#57th place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8160 x 6120 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 3x |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (1080p) | 120 FPS (2160p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 122Β° | 120Β° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 50 MP 3) Depth: 2 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 32 MP 3) Ultrawide: 13 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | - | 24 mm |
| Sensor | OmniVision OV50E | Sony Lytia LYT-700 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.5" (β 0.67 inch) | 1/1.56" (β 0.64 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | - | 32 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.4 |
| Sensor | - | OmniVision OV32C |
| Sensor size | - | 1/3.2" (β 0.31 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 0.7 micron |
| Stabilization | - | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 13 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | - | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV50D40 | OmniVision OV13B |
| Sensor size | 1/2.88" (β 0.35 inch) | 1/3" (β 0.33 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.61 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 16 megapixels | 32 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4608 x 3456 | 3264 x 2448 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.5 |
| Focal length | - | 22 mm |
| Sensor | CMOS | OmniVision OV8856 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06" (β 0.33 inch) | 1/3.2" (β 0.31 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | 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 | 5.4 | 5.4 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.2 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes | Yes, DP 1.4 |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | - | 18 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | Yes |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | November 2024 | November 2024 |
| Release date | November 2024 | November 2024 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $869 | $1199 |
| Successor | - ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Pro Plus | - |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 120 W | Yes, 65 W |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
These smartphones have a lot in common, but we would recommend the Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro. It has a better camera, battery life, design, and sound.
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