ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Pro vs OnePlus 15

88 out of 100
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Pro
VS
93 out of 100
OnePlus 15

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.85-inch ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Pro (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5) that was released on November 3, 2025, against the OnePlus 15, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 . On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Pro
  • Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
Reasons to consider the OnePlus 15
  • The rear camera has a 3.5x optical zoom
  • Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
  • Delivers 75% higher peak brightness (3423 against 1961 nits)
  • Shows 16% longer battery life (39:14 vs 33:56 hours)
  • Higher display refresh rate – 165 Hz
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (120W versus 80W)
  • Slow-motion recording at 480FPS
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
  • Ready for eSIM technology

Review

Evaluation of ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Pro and OnePlus 15 crucial features
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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12 / 256 GB
VS
12 / 256 GB
71.9
(Good)
Value Index
66.9
(Good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.85 inches 6.78 inches
Resolution 1216 x 2688 pixels 1272 x 2772 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
PPI 431 ppi 450 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 165 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 1800 nits 1800 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR - 6000 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10 Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch sampling rate 960 Hz 330 Hz
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Screen-to-body ratio 90.4% 91.2%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space - 99.9%
PWM - 120 Hz
Response time - 3 ms
Contrast - ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
OnePlus 15 +75%
3423 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 163.82 mm (6.45 inches) 161.42 mm (6.36 inches)
Width 76.54 mm (3.01 inches) 76.67 mm (3.02 inches)
Thickness 8.9 mm (0.35 inches) 8.1 mm (0.32 inches)
Weight 230 g (8.11 oz) 211 g (7.44 oz)
Waterproof IPX8 IP69
Advanced cooling Active fan Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Black, Silver Black, Gold, Purple
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Repairability - Good (3.69/5)
Drop resistance - Good (C) · 90 drops
Screen-to-body ratio

Performance

Chipset specifications of ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Pro and OnePlus 15
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Max clock 4600 MHz 4600 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 6 cores at 3.63 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Performance
- 2 cores at 4.74 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Prime
- 6 cores at 3.63 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Performance
- 2 cores at 4.74 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Prime
L3 cache 12 MB 12 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 3 nanometers 3 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Adreno 840 Adreno 840
GPU shading units 1536 1536
GPU clock 1300 MHz 1300 MHz
FLOPS ~3993.6 GFLOPS ~3993.6 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Pro and OnePlus 15
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 28503 24461
Single-core score 3693 3607
Multi-core score 11818 10732
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
4008294
CPU 1193059 1184036
GPU 1514949 1490867
Memory 507882 402813
UX 901348 930578
Total score 4117238 4008294
Samples [16 tests] [45 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability - 78%
Graphics test - 20 FPS
Graphics score - 2699
3DMark Solar Bay
Graphics test - 48 FPS
Section 1 - 56 FPS
Section 2 - 47 FPS
Section 3 - 39 FPS
Graphics score - 12540
Sources: 3DMark [5]
PCMark 3.0
Web score - 15531
Video editing - 6678
Photo editing - 26644
Data manipulation - 14971
Writing score - 20874
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (19th and 22nd place)

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Pro
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-21 (Андрей)AnTuTu 114084489
📘 2026-06-04 (Stefan)AnTuTu 114138157
📘 2026-04-09 (Winex)AnTuTu 113844423
📘 2026-04-01 (Ckima)AnTuTu 114092254
📘 2026-03-30 (Андрей)AnTuTu 114117238
OnePlus 15
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-08 -> aleshkaAnTuTu 123914618
📘 2026-09-05 (Mehdi)AnTuTu 113651261
📘 2026-08-24 -> Ang3L4DAnTuTu 114057387
📘 2026-08-15 (YurOk)AnTuTu 113870500
📘 2026-08-07 (@zokhidjonovch)AnTuTu 114470263

Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 5300 MHz 5333 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 4.1 UFS 4.1
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 16 Android 16
ROM Redmagic OS 11 OxygenOS 16
OS size - 26 GB
OS updates 3 years 4 years
Security updates 3 years 6 years

Battery

Capacity 7500 mAh 7300 mAh
Max charge power 80 W 120 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) Silicon-Carbon (Si/C)
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes (80 W) Yes (50 W)
Reverse charging Yes Yes, (wireless)
Bypass charging Yes Yes
Fast charging Yes (71% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 15 min)
Full charging time 0:55 hr 0:43 hr
Battery cycles - 1100 cycles
Battery life tests
Web browsing 14:36 hr 18:32 hr
Watching video 24:02 hr 28:44 hr
Gaming 09:01 hr 10:01 hr
Standby 136 hr 139 hr
General battery life
OnePlus 15 +16%
39:14 hr

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8160 x 6120 8192 x 6144
Zoom Digital Optical, 3.5x
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 30FPS
4K video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 120FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 120FPS
Slow motion 240 FPS (1080p) 480 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens 122° 116°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 50 MP
3) Macro: 2 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Ultrawide: 50 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.9 f/1.8
Focal length 18 mm 24 mm
Sensor OmniVision OV50E40 Sony IMX906
Sensor size 1/1.55" (≈ 0.65 inch) 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 1 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution - 50 MP
Aperture - f/2.8
Focal length - 85 mm
Sensor - Samsung S5KJN5
Sensor size - 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size - 0.64 micron
Stabilization - Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Focal length 14 mm 16 mm
Sensor OmniVision OV50E40 OmniVision OV50D
Sensor size 1/2.88" (≈ 0.35 inch) 1/2.88" (≈ 0.35 inch)
Pixel size 0.61 micron 0.612 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution 2 MP -
Aperture f/2.4 -
Sensor OmniVision OV02F10 -
Stabilization No -

Selfie camera

Megapixels 16 megapixels 32 megapixels
Image resolution 4608 x 3456 6560 x 4928
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.4
Focal length 26 mm 21 mm
Sensor OmniVision OV16E1Q Sony IMX709
Sensor size 1/2.8" (≈ 0.36 inch) 1/2.74" (≈ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 0.64 micron
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS 2160p (4K) at 60 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 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 Yes
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
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 No
Speakers test
Max loudness

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced November 2025 October 2025
Release date November 2025 October 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $699 $899
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Hall-effect sensor
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 80 W Not included
*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 OnePlus 15. It has a better camera, connectivity, software, and design.

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