ZTE Nubia Red Magic 6R vs Oppo Realme GT Neo 2
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.67-inch ZTE Nubia Red Magic 6R (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G) that was released on May 27, 2021, against the Oppo Realme GT Neo 2, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 and came out 3 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the gadgets.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the ZTE Nubia Red Magic 6R
- Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
- Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 2750 MHz
- 13% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (823K versus 726K)
- More energy-efficient CPU – Snapdragon 888 5G
- 10% faster in single-core GeekBench 5 test: 1129 and 1022 points
Reasons to consider the Oppo Realme GT Neo 2
- Water-resistant body (IPX5 classification)
- Shows 41% longer battery life (36:16 vs 25:40 hours)
- Comes with 800 mAh larger battery capacity: 5000 vs 4200 mAh
- Stereo speakers
- Delivers 13% higher peak brightness (662 against 588 nits)
- More recent OS version: Android 12 versus 11
- 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 | 6.67 inches | 6.62 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 395 ppi | 397 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Max rated brightness | 450 nits | 500 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 770 nits | 1300 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 87.5% | 85.7% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 99.2% | 98.1% |
| PWM | 769 Hz | 531 Hz |
| Response time | 3.6 ms | 6 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 163 mm (6.42 inches) | 162.9 mm (6.41 inches) |
| Width | 75.3 mm (2.96 inches) | 75.8 mm (2.98 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.8 mm (0.31 inches) | 8.6 mm (0.34 inches) |
| Weight | 186 g (6.56 oz) | 200 g (7.05 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | IPX5 |
| Rear material | Plastic | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Plastic |
| Colors | Silver, Blue | Black, Blue, Green |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G | Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 |
| Max. clock | 2840 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55) - 3 cores at 2.42 GHz: Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78) - 1 core at 2.84 GHz: Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1) |
- 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 3.2 GHz: Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77) |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | 4 MB |
| Lithography process | 5 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| Graphics | Adreno 660 | Adreno 650 |
| GPU clock | 840 MHz | 675 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1720 GFLOPS | ~1372 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 9
| CPU | 210598 | 199231 |
| GPU | 316833 | 241509 |
| Memory | 129293 | 122108 |
| UX | 162661 | 159621 |
| Total score | 823311 | 726164 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Stability | 96% | 99% |
| Graphics test | 34 FPS | 25 FPS |
| Graphics score | 5781 | 4241 |
| PCMark 3.0 score | 13195 | - |
AnTuTu Benchmark Android Rating (89th and 141st place)
Memory
| RAM size | 8, 12 GB | 6, 8, 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2750 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128, 256 GB | 128, 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 11 | Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 12) |
| ROM | Redmagic 4.0 | Realme UI 3.0 |
| OS size | 31 GB | 16 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 4200 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Charge power | 30 W | 65 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes, Quick Charge 4 (62% in 30 min) | Yes, SuperDart Charge (97% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:58 hr | 0:32 hr |
| Web browsing | 07:20 hr | 12:08 hr |
| Watching video | 10:07 hr | 18:14 hr |
| Gaming | 04:26 hr | 05:37 hr |
| Standby | 107 hr | 112 hr |
General battery life
Camera
| Matrix | 64 megapixels | 64 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 9248 x 6920 | 9280 x 6920 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 8K video recording | Up to 30FPS | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (1080p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120° | 119° |
| Lenses | 4 (64 MP + 8 MP + 5 MP + 2 MP) | 3 (64 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP) |
| Wide (main) lens | - 64 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 0.8 micron - Sensor: 1/1.73", Sony IMX682 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus |
- 64 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 0.8 micron - Sensor: 1/1.72", Samsung Bright S5KGW1 (ISOCELL CMOS) - Phase autofocus |
| Ultra-wide lens | - 8 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Focal length: 13 mm - Pixel size: 1.12 micron |
- 8 MP - Aperture: f/2.3 - Focal length: 16 mm - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/4.0", Hynix HI-846 (CMOS) |
| Macro lens | - 5 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Pixel size: 1.75 micron |
- 2 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Pixel size: 1.75 micron - Sensor: 1/5", Omnivision OV02B10 (CMOS) |
| Depth lens | - 2 MP - Pixel size: 1.4 micron |
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| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Samples | - | Photo samples of Oppo Realme GT Neo 2 from DxOMark |
| Megapixels | 16 megapixels | 16 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4608 x 3456 | 4920 x 3264 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.5 |
| Focal length | - | 26 mm |
| Pixel size | 1 microns | 1 microns |
| Sensor type | CMOS | Exmor-RS CMOS |
| Sensor size | - | 1/3.13" |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS |
DxOMark camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic camera score
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6E (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 Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.2 | 5.2 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
| 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* | 24 | 20 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Mono | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
Speakers test
Max. loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | May 2021 | September 2021 |
| Release date | June 2021 | September 2021 |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- 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
If the software, battery life, design, and sound are more important to you, then choose the Oppo Realme GT Neo 2. But if the performance is more of a priority – go for the ZTE Nubia Red Magic 6R.
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