ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11S Pro vs Xiaomi 17
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91
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Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.85-inch ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11S Pro (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5) that was released on May 18, 2026, against the Xiaomi 17, which is powered by the same chip and came out 8 months 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 11S Pro
- Has a 0.55 inch larger screen size
- Comes with 1170 mAh larger battery capacity: 7500 vs 6330 mAh
- 37% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (4678K versus 3404K)
- Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
- The phone is 8 months newer
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi 17
- The rear camera has a 2.6x optical zoom
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
- Slow-motion recording at 1920FPS
- Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 80W)
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
- Weighs 39 grams less
- 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 | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.85 inches | 6.3 inches |
| Resolution | 1216 x 2688 pixels | 1220 x 2656 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 431 ppi | 464 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 1800 nits | 1200 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | - | 3500 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touch sampling rate | 960 Hz | 300 Hz |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Xiaomi Shield Glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90.4% | 89.9% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | - | 102.9% |
| PWM | - | 120 Hz |
| Response time | - | 1 ms |
| Contrast | - | ∞ Infinity |
Screen space comparison
Nubia Red Magic 11S Pro
6.85″ (20:9 ratio) = 17.6 in2
Xiaomi 17
6.3″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 15.1 in2
~16% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 163.8 mm (6.45 inches) | 151.1 mm (5.95 inches) |
| Width | 76.5 mm (3.01 inches) | 71.8 mm (2.83 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.9 mm (0.35 inches) | 8.06 mm (0.32 inches) |
| Weight | 230 g (8.11 oz) | 191 g (6.74 oz) |
| Waterproof | IPX8 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Active fan | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Silver | White, Black, Blue, Green, Pink, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
| Repairability | - | Average (2.63/5) |
| Drop resistance | - | Excellent (A) · 270 drops |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 |
| Max clock | 4740 MHz | 4610 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 |
| Graphics | Adreno 840 | Adreno 840 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 1536 |
| GPU clock | 1300 MHz | 1300 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~3993.6 GFLOPS | ~3993.6 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 29783 | 27737 |
| Single-core score | 3777 | 3583 |
| Multi-core score | 11522 | 10772 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 1580346 | 961758 |
| GPU | 1573646 | 1232901 |
| Memory | 587926 | 517802 |
| UX | 936551 | 692155 |
| Total score | 4678468 | 3404616 |
| Samples | [3 tests] | [9 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | - | 78% |
| Graphics test | - | 17 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 2354 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | - | 41 FPS |
| Section 1 | - | 46 FPS |
| Section 2 | - | 41 FPS |
| Section 3 | - | 36 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 10821 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Graphics test | - | 35 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 5976 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | - | 17608 |
| Video editing | - | 8079 |
| Photo editing | - | 37146 |
| Data manipulation | - | 15067 |
| Writing score | - | 25125 |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (11th and 53rd place)
Recent User Tests
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11S Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-08-24 (q_l8) | AnTuTu 11 | 4202139 |
| 📘 2026-08-17 (Hüseyn Alizade) | AnTuTu 11 | 4678468 |
| 📘 2026-08-16 (Hüseyn Alizade) | AnTuTu 11 | 4678468 |
| 📘 2026-08-16 (Hüseyn Alizade) | CPU Throttle | 99% |
| 📘 2026-07-25 (Thuong) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 28675 |
Xiaomi 17
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-28 (Nikko) | AnTuTu 11 | 3512813 |
| 📘 2026-08-18 (Ivan) | AnTuTu 11 | 3632260 |
| 📘 2026-08-16 (Wallt) | AnTuTu 11 | 3277818 |
| 📘 2026-08-16 (Missed) | AnTuTu 11 | 3722570 |
| 📘 2026-08-04 (Paul) | AnTuTu 11 | 3220143 |
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 5300 MHz | 5300 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| 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 11.5 | HyperOS 3 |
| OS size | - | 35 GB |
| OS updates | 3 years | 6 years |
| Security updates | 5 years | 6 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 7500 mAh | 6330 mAh |
| Max charge power | 80 W | 100 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 | Yes (71% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | - | 0:46 hr |
| Battery cycles | - | 1000 cycles |
| Web browsing | - | 15:00 hr |
| Watching video | - | 24:44 hr |
| Gaming | - | 08:15 hr |
| Standby | - | 131 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (#19th place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8160 x 6120 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 2.6x |
| Flash | LED | Dual 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) | 1920 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 122° | 102° |
| 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 |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.7 |
| Focal length | - | 23 mm |
| Sensor | OmniVision OV50A | Omnivision 950L LightHunter |
| Sensor size | 1/1.55" (≈ 0.65 inch) | 1/1.31" (≈ 0.76 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1.2 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Laser autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | - | 50 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | - | 60 mm |
| Sensor | - | Samsung S5KJN5 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 0.64 micron |
| Stabilization | - | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 17 mm |
| Sensor | OmniVision OV50E40 | Omnivision OV50M |
| Sensor size | 1/2.88" (≈ 0.35 inch) | 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.61 micron | 0.64 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 2 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | - |
| Stabilization | No | - |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 16 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4608 x 3456 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | - | 21 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV16A1Q | Omnivision OV50M |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) | 1/2.88" (≈ 0.35 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 0.61 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 |
| 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 | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | May 2026 | September 2025 |
| Release date | June 2026 | September 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $799 | $999 |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 80 W | Yes, 100 W |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the camera, connectivity, software, design, and sound are more important to you, then choose the Xiaomi 17. But if the gaming is more of a priority – go for the ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11S Pro.
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