ZTE Nubia Red Magic 12 Pro vs Xiaomi Poco F9 Ultra
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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 Poco F9 Ultra, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 and came out 2 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
- Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
- 13% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (4701K versus 4165K)
- More recent OS version: Android 17 versus 16
- 13% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 4113 and 3629 points
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Poco F9 Ultra
- 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 | 6.9 inches |
| Resolution | 1216 x 2688 pixels | 1200 x 2608 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 431 ppi | 416 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 185 Hz | 185 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | 1900 nits | 2200 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 5000 nits | 10000 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% | 91.6% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | - | 99.9% |
| PWM | - | 120 Hz |
| Response time | - | 1 ms |
| Contrast | - | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 163 mm (6.42 inches) | 163.49 mm (6.44 inches) |
| Width | 76 mm (2.99 inches) | 77.94 mm (3.07 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.6 mm (0.34 inches) | 7.94 mm (0.31 inches) |
| Weight | 223 g (7.87 oz) | 235 g (8.29 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP69 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Active fan | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | - |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Silver, Blue | Black, Red |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 |
| Max clock | 5010 MHz | 4600 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 3 + 3) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 3 cores at 3.74 GHz: - 3 cores at 4.03 GHz: - 2 cores at 5.01 GHz: |
- 6 cores at 3.63 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Performance - 2 cores at 4.74 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Prime |
| L3 cache | - | 8 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 2 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Adreno 850 | Adreno 840 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 1536 |
| GPU clock | 1450 MHz | 1300 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~4454.4 GFLOPS | ~3993.6 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 33298 | 27636 |
| Single-core score | 4113 | 3629 |
| Multi-core score | 13604 | 11080 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 1624264 | 962447 |
| GPU | 1498729 | 1453812 |
| Memory | 611754 | 974305 |
| UX | 966667 | 774544 |
| Total score | 4701314 | 4165108 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | Less than 3 |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (12th and 25th place)
Recent User Tests
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 12 Pro
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Xiaomi Poco F9 Ultra
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-10-17 (Geperson) | AnTuTu 12 | 4082290 |
| 📘 2026-09-24 -> Diman5700 | AnTuTu 12 | 4172973 |
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 | UFS 4.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 17 | Android 16 |
| ROM | Redmagic OS 12 | HyperOS 3 |
| OS size | - | 36 GB |
| OS updates | - | 4 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 8400 mAh | 8050 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 (61% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | - | 0:54 hr |
| Web browsing | - | 23:02 hr |
| Watching video | - | 25:48 hr |
| Gaming | - | 10:54 hr |
| Standby | - | 171 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (#2nd place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 200 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8160 x 6120 | - |
| 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 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (1080p) | 1920 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 122° | 102° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 50 MP 3) Macro: 2 MP |
1) Standard: 200 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 | 200 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.7 |
| Focal length | - | 24 mm |
| Sensor | OmniVision OV50E40 | Samsung ISOCELL HP5 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.55" (≈ 0.65 inch) | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 0.5 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | - | 50 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/3.0 |
| Focal length | - | 120 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 OV50M40 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.88" (≈ 0.35 inch) | 1/2.88" (≈ 0.35 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.61 micron | 0.61 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 | - |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | - | 21 mm |
| Sensor | - | OmniVision OV32D |
| Sensor size | 1/2.8" (≈ 0.36 inch) | 1/3.44" (≈ 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 | 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 | Depends on the region |
| 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 | 2.1 |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | October 2026 | September 2026 |
| Release date | November 2026 | September 2026 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | - | $729 |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- 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
These smartphones have a lot in common, but we would recommend the Xiaomi Poco F9 Ultra. It has a better camera, software, and design.
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