ZTE nubia Red Magic 5G vs Asus ROG Phone 3
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.65-inch ZTE nubia Red Magic 5G (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 865) that was released on March 12, 2020, against the Asus ROG Phone 3, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Plus and came out 4 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the ZTE nubia Red Magic 5G
- Weighs 22 grams less
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
Reasons to consider the Asus ROG Phone 3
- Comes with 1500 mAh larger battery capacity: 6000 vs 4500 mAh
- Shows 26% longer battery life (36:21 vs 28:47 hours)
- More recent OS version: Android 12 versus 11
- Faster storage type - UFS 3.1 versus UFS 3.0
- Reverse charging feature
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
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Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Performance
CPU/GPU performance in apps and games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
NanoReview score
Final comparison evaluation
Value for money
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Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.65 inches | 6.59 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2340 pixels | 1080 x 2340 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 388 ppi | 391 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 144 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 500 nits | 670 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Corning Gorilla Glass 6 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 82.5% | 79.9% |
| Display features | - Always-On Display | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 100% | 99.9% |
| PWM | 595 Hz | 255 Hz |
| Response time | 2.4 ms | 3 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 168.6 mm (6.64 inches) | 171 mm (6.73 inches) |
| Width | 78 mm (3.07 inches) | 78 mm (3.07 inches) |
| Thickness | 9.8 mm (0.39 inches) | 9.85 mm (0.39 inches) |
| Weight | 218 g (7.69 oz) | 240 g (8.47 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | No |
| Advanced cooling | - | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Green, Red | Black |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Plus |
| Max clock | 2840 MHz | 3100 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55) - 3 cores at 2.42 GHz: Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77) - 1 core at 2.84 GHz: Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77) |
- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55) - 3 cores at 2.42 GHz: Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77) - 1 core at 3.1 GHz: Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77) |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | 4 MB |
| Lithography process | 7 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| Graphics | Adreno 650 | Adreno 650 |
| GPU clock | 587 MHz | 645 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1228 GFLOPS | ~1365 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 9
| CPU | 190411 | 192608 |
| GPU | 224701 | 243249 |
| Memory | 117452 | 133307 |
| UX | 152615 | 155856 |
| Total score | 690926 | 725138 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Max surface temperature | 43.5 °C | - |
| Stability | 99% | 99% |
| Graphics test | 28 FPS | 24 FPS |
| Graphics score | 4792 | 4168 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 8516 | 11588 |
| Video editing | 6681 | 7362 |
| Photo editing | 30891 | 43066 |
| Data manipulation | 10012 | 11176 |
| Writing score | 13478 | 16376 |
AnTuTu Benchmark Rating (190th and 159th place)
Memory
| RAM size | 8, 12 GB | 12, 16 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 2750 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128, 256 GB | 512 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.0 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 10 (Can be upgraded to Android 11) | Android 10 (Can be upgraded to Android 12) |
| ROM | Red Magic OS 4.0 | ROG UI |
| OS size | 27 GB | 20 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 4500 mAh | 6000 mAh |
| Charge power | 55 W | 30 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes, Quick Charge 4 (56% in 15 min) | Yes, Quick Charge 4.0 (75% in 60 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:40 hr | 1:45 hr |
| Web browsing | 08:30 hr | 11:21 hr |
| Watching video | 13:06 hr | 18:11 hr |
| Gaming | 03:27 hr | 05:22 hr |
| Standby | 111 hr | 121 hr |
General battery life
Camera
| Matrix | 64 megapixels | 64 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 9000 x 7000 | 9000 x 7000 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 8K video recording | Up to 15FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 240FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 480 FPS (720p) | 480 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120° | 125° |
| Lenses | 3 (64 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP) | 3 (64 MP + 13 MP + 5 MP) |
| Wide (main) lens | - 64 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 0.8 micron - Sensor: 1/1.72", Sony IMX686 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus |
- 64 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 0.8 micron - Sensor: 1/1.7", Sony IMX686 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus |
| Ultra-wide lens | - 8 MP - Aperture: f/2.0 - Focal length: 13 mm - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/4", Hynix HI-846 (CMOS) |
- 13 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Focal length: 11 mm - Pixel size: 0.8 micron - Sensor: 1/2.9", Omnivision OV13855 |
| Macro lens | - 2 MP - Pixel size: 1.75 micron - Sensor: 1/2.8", Omnivision OV02A10 (CMOS) |
- 5 MP - Aperture: f/2.0 - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/4", Omnivision OV8856 |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Megapixels | 8 megapixels | 24 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 3264 x 2448 | 6000 x 4000 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | - | 27 mm |
| Pixel size | 1.12 microns | 0.9 microns |
| Sensor type | CMOS | - |
| Sensor size | - | 1/2.83" |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - 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 | 5.1 | 5.1 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 3.1 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | 20 | 22 |
| 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 | March 2020 | July 2020 |
| Release date | June 2020 | October 2020 |
| SAR (head) | 1.074 W/kg | - |
| SAR (body) | 1.221 W/kg | - |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor - Fingerprint |
- Hall-effect sensor - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
*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 Asus ROG Phone 3. It has a better performance, software, battery life, camera, connectivity, and sound.
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