ZTE Nubia Red Magic 12 Pro vs Xiaomi 17T Pro
88
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92
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Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.85-inch ZTE Nubia Red Magic 12 Pro (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6) that was released on October 15, 2026, against the Xiaomi 17T Pro, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 9500 and came out 5 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 12 Pro
- Comes with 1400 mAh larger battery capacity: 8400 vs 7000 mAh
- 41% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (4701K versus 3323K)
- Higher display refresh rate β 185 Hz
- Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
- More recent OS version: Android 17 versus 16
- 23% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 4113 and 3334 points
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi 17T Pro
- The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
- Slow-motion recording at 1920FPS
- Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 80W)
- 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 | 6.83 inches |
| Resolution | 1216 x 2688 pixels | 1280 x 2772 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 431 ppi | 447 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 185 Hz | 144 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes (60-144 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 1900 nits | 1100 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 5000 nits | 3500 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touch sampling rate | - | 480 Hz |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 7i | Corning Gorilla Glass 7i |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 91.5% | 91.1% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | - | 99.7% |
| PWM | - | 120 Hz |
| Response time | - | 1 ms |
| Contrast | - | β Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 163 mm (6.42 inches) | 162.2 mm (6.39 inches) |
| Width | 76 mm (2.99 inches) | 77.5 mm (3.05 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.6 mm (0.34 inches) | 8.25 mm (0.32 inches) |
| Weight | 223 g (7.87 oz) | 219 g (7.72 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP69 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Active fan | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Silver, Blue | Black, Blue, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 | MediaTek Dimensity 9500 |
| Max clock | 5010 MHz | 4210 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 3 + 3) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 3 cores at 3.74 GHz: - 3 cores at 4.03 GHz: - 2 cores at 5.01 GHz: |
- 4 cores at 2.7 GHz: C1-Pro - 3 cores at 3.5 GHz: C1-Premium - 1 core at 4.21 GHz: C1-Ultra |
| L3 cache | - | 16 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 2 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | MediaTek NPU 990 |
| Graphics | Adreno 850 | Mali-G1 Ultra MP12 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 1536 |
| GPU clock | 1450 MHz | 1716 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~4454.4 GFLOPS | ~5271.5 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 33298 | 22721 |
| Single-core score | 4113 | 3334 |
| Multi-core score | 13604 | 10348 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 1624264 | 933780 |
| GPU | 1498729 | 1300550 |
| Memory | 611754 | 397001 |
| UX | 966667 | 692260 |
| Total score | 4701314 | 3323591 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | [25 tests] |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (12th and 65th place)
Recent User Tests
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 12 Pro
No benchmark results yet
Xiaomi 17T Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-10-17 -> TllovRay | AnTuTu 12 | 3358318 |
| π 2026-10-15 -> VAMPR | AnTuTu 12 | 3700382 |
| π 2026-10-15 (ΠΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠ΄Ρ) | AnTuTu 12 | 3501390 |
| π 2026-10-11 (TllovRay) | AnTuTu 12 | 3385318 |
| π 2026-10-11 -> VAMPR | AnTuTu 12 | 3455914 |
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | - | 5333 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 17 | Android 16 |
| ROM | Redmagic OS 12 | HyperOS 3 |
| OS size | - | 35.4 GB |
| OS updates | - | 5 years |
| Security updates | - | 6 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 8400 mAh | 7000 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 | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes (72% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | - | 0:44 hr |
| Web browsing | - | 18:30 hr |
| Watching video | - | 24:44 hr |
| Gaming | - | 09:34 hr |
| Standby | - | 131 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (#10th place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8160 x 6120 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 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 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (1080p) | 1920 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 122Β° | 120Β° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 50 MP 3) Macro: 2 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 12 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 OV50E40 | Omnivision 950 LightHunter |
| Sensor size | 1/1.55" (β 0.65 inch) | 1/1.31" (β 0.76 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1.2 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | - | 50 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/3.0 |
| Focal length | - | 115 mm |
| Sensor | - | Samsung S5KJN5 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/2.76" (β 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 0.64 micron |
| Stabilization | - | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 15 mm |
| Sensor | OmniVision OV50E40 | OmniVision OV13B |
| Sensor size | 1/2.88" (β 0.35 inch) | 1/3.0" (β 0.33 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.61 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 2 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | - |
| Stabilization | No | - |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 16 megapixels | 32 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4608 x 3456 | 6560 x 4928 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | - | 21 mm |
| Sensor | - | Samsung S5KKD1 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.8" (β 0.36 inch) | 1/3.42" (β 0.29 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 0.64 micron |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) 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 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes | No |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| 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 | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | October 2026 | May 2026 |
| Release date | November 2026 | May 2026 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | - | $899 |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- 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
If the camera and software are more important to you, then choose the Xiaomi 17T Pro. But if the sound is more of a priority β go for the ZTE Nubia Red Magic 12 Pro.
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