ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Pro Plus vs Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max
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Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.85-inch ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Pro Plus (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5) that was released on October 17, 2025, against the Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max, which is powered by Apple A19 Pro and came out 1 month before. 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 11 Pro Plus
- Comes with 2412 mAh larger battery capacity: 7500 vs 5088 mAh
- 64% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (4244K versus 2590K)
- Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
- Supports higher wattage charging (120W versus 40W)
- Fingerprint scanner
- CPU with a higher amount of cores (+2)
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max
- The rear camera has a 4x optical zoom
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
- 10% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3940 and 3596 points
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
- Ready for eSIM 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 | OLED |
| Size | 6.85 inches | 6.9 inches |
| Resolution | 1216 x 2688 pixels | 1320 x 2868 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 431 ppi | 460 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 2000 nits | 3000 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | - | 1600 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touch sampling rate | 960 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Ceramic Shield 2 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90.4% | 91.6% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | - | 99.9% |
| PWM | - | 240 Hz |
| Response time | - | 1 ms |
| Contrast | - | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 163.82 mm (6.45 inches) | 163.4 mm (6.43 inches) |
| Width | 76.54 mm (3.01 inches) | 78 mm (3.07 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.9 mm (0.35 inches) | 8.75 mm (0.34 inches) |
| Weight | 230 g (8.11 oz) | 233 g (8.22 oz) |
| Waterproof | IPX8 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Active fan | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Silver | Silver, Blue, Orange |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | No |
| Repairability | - | Good (3.04/5) |
| Drop resistance | - | Very good (B) · 180 drops |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | Apple A19 Pro |
| Max clock | 4600 MHz | 4260 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 3.63 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Performance - 2 cores at 4.74 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Prime |
- 4 cores at 2.6 GHz: - 2 cores at 4.26 GHz: |
| L3 cache | 12 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Apple Neural Engine |
| Graphics | Adreno 840 | 6 core Apple GPU |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 768 |
| GPU clock | 1300 MHz | 1620 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~3993.6 GFLOPS | ~2488.3 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 28316 | 46450 |
| Single-core score | 3596 | 3940 |
| Multi-core score | 12013 | 10434 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 1483159 | 788283 |
| GPU | 1363094 | 922741 |
| Memory | 541927 | 226010 |
| UX | 856329 | 653533 |
| Total score | 4244509 | 2590567 |
| Samples | [4 tests] | [14 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | - | 76% |
| Graphics test | - | 18 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 2487 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | - | 42 FPS |
| Section 1 | - | 47 FPS |
| Section 2 | - | 42 FPS |
| Section 3 | - | 36 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 10999 |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (#18th place)
Recent User Tests
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Pro Plus
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-07-12 (KaiJun) | AnTuTu 11 | 4244509 |
| 📘 2026-06-30 (Anonym) | AnTuTu 11 | 4042770 |
| 📘 2026-03-19 (qBick) | AnTuTu 11 | 4150972 |
| 📘 2026-01-08 (Alexander) | AnTuTu 11 | 4372440 |
Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-21 (Md.Imran Shafiq) | AnTuTu 11 | 2602137 |
| 📘 2026-07-31 (xon1005) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 4028 / 10579 |
| 📘 2026-06-15 (Domi) | AnTuTu 11 | 2427596 |
| 📘 2026-06-09 (Cristiano) | AnTuTu 11 | 2258714 |
| 📘 2026-05-29 (Joker) | AnTuTu 11 | 2433128 |
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 5300 MHz | - |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.1 | NVMe |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 16 | iOS 26 (Can be upgraded to iOS 26.5) |
| ROM | Redmagic OS 11 | - |
| OS size | - | 20 GB |
| OS updates | - | 7 years |
| Security updates | - | 7 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 7500 mAh | 5088 mAh |
| Max charge power | 120 W | 40 W |
| Battery type | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (80 W) | Yes (25 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes | Yes |
| Bypass charging | Yes | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes (65% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | - | 1:12 hr |
| Battery cycles | - | 1000 cycles |
| Web browsing | - | 12:36 hr |
| Watching video | - | 22:25 hr |
| Gaming | - | 08:17 hr |
| Standby | - | 154 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (#23rd place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 48 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8160 x 6120 | 8064 x 6048 |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 4x |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | Up to 30FPS | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 120FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 120FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (1080p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 122° | 120° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 50 MP 3) Macro: 2 MP |
1) Standard: 48 MP 2) Telephoto: 48 MP 3) Ultrawide: 48 MP 4) Depth |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.78 |
| Focal length | - | 24 mm |
| Sensor | OmniVision OV50E40 | Sony IMX903 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.55" (≈ 0.65 inch) | 1/1.28" (≈ 0.78 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1.22 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | - | 48 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.8 |
| Focal length | - | 100 mm |
| Sensor | - | Sony IMX973 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 0.7 micron |
| Stabilization | - | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | - | 13 mm |
| Sensor | OmniVision OV50E40 | Sony IMX972 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.88" (≈ 0.35 inch) | 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.61 micron | 0.7 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 2 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | - |
| Sensor | OmniVision OV50E40 | - |
| Stabilization | No | - |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 16 megapixels | 18 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4608 x 3456 | 4896 x 3672 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | - | 20 mm |
| Sensor | OmniVision OV16E1Q | Sony IMX914 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.8" (≈ 0.36 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | Yes |
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 | 6.0 |
| 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 |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | - |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | eSIM |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | October 2025 | September 2025 |
| Release date | October 2025 | September 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $780 | $1199 |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 80 W | Not included |
Further details
Notes on iPhone 17 Pro Max:
- Battery is 5,088 mAh on the eSIM-only model (vs 4,832 mAh on the Nano SIM + eSIM version).
- The Chinese model alone includes dual Nano SIM slots and 15 W wireless charging.
*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 Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max. It has a better camera, connectivity, software, design, and sound.
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