ZTE Nubia Red Magic 6R vs Xiaomi Black Shark 4
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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 Xiaomi Black Shark 4, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 5G and came out 2 months before. 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 6R
- 21% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (919K versus 756K)
- More energy-efficient CPU – Snapdragon 888 5G
- Weighs 24 grams less
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Black Shark 4
- Supports higher wattage charging (120W versus 30W)
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- Comes with 300 mAh larger battery capacity: 4500 vs 4200 mAh
- Stereo speakers
- Delivers 18% higher peak brightness (698 against 593 nits)
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
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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Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| Size | 6.67 inches | 6.67 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 395 ppi | 395 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 144 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| 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 | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 87.5% | 85.8% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 99.2% | 100% |
| PWM | 769 Hz | 162 Hz |
| Response time | 3.6 ms | 8.5 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 163 mm (6.42 inches) | 163.8 mm (6.45 inches) |
| Width | 75.3 mm (2.96 inches) | 76.4 mm (3.01 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.8 mm (0.31 inches) | 9.9 mm (0.39 inches) |
| Weight | 186 g (6.56 oz) | 210 g (7.41 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | No |
| Rear material | Plastic | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Silver, Blue | Black, Silver, Blue |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G | Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 5G |
| 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 shading units | 1024 | 1024 |
| GPU clock | 792 MHz | 670 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1622 GFLOPS | ~1372.1 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
| CPU | 256355 | 217126 |
| GPU | 294318 | 220535 |
| Memory | 168613 | 143934 |
| UX | 198728 | 169997 |
| Total score | 919517 | 756814 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Max surface temperature | 55.1 °C | 45.4 °C |
| Stability | 96% | 99% |
| Graphics test | 34 FPS | 25 FPS |
| Graphics score | 5790 | 4294 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 10097 | 13068 |
| Video editing | 7031 | 7303 |
| Photo editing | 30798 | 41319 |
| Data manipulation | 10762 | 10739 |
| Writing score | 16948 | 18092 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8, 12 GB | 6, 8, 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 2750 MHz | 2750 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| 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 |
| ROM | Redmagic 4.0 | Joy UI 12.5 |
| OS size | 31 GB | 18 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 4200 mAh | 4500 mAh |
| Max charge power | 30 W | 120 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 (100% in 19 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:58 hr | 0:19 hr |
| Web browsing | 07:20 hr | 09:07 hr |
| Watching video | 10:07 hr | 12:41 hr |
| Gaming | 04:26 hr | 03:56 hr |
| Standby | 107 hr | 80 hr |
General battery life
Camera
| Matrix | 64 megapixels | 48 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 9248 x 6920 | 8000 x 6000 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | 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) | 960 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120° | 120° |
| Lenses | 4 (64 MP + 8 MP + 5 MP + 2 MP) | 3 (48 MP + 8 MP + 5 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 |
- 48 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Pixel size: 0.8 micron - Sensor: 1/2.0" (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/2.2 - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/4.0" (CMOS) |
| Macro lens | - 5 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Pixel size: 1.75 micron |
- 5 MP - Focal length: 50 mm - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/5.0" (CMOS) - Phase autofocus |
| Depth lens | - 2 MP - Pixel size: 1.4 micron |
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| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Megapixels | 16 megapixels | 20 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4608 x 3456 | - |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | - | 26 mm |
| Pixel size | 1 microns | 0.8 microns |
| Sensor type | CMOS | CMOS |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS |
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, HID, 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, 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 | Yes |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | May 2021 | March 2021 |
| Release date | June 2021 | March 2021 |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Barometer - 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 performance and gaming are more important to you, then choose the ZTE Nubia Red Magic 6R. But if the software, design, and sound are more of a priority – go for the Xiaomi Black Shark 4.
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