ZTE Nubia Red Magic 7 vs Xiaomi Poco F3
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Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.8-inch ZTE Nubia Red Magic 7 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1) that was released on February 17, 2022, against the Xiaomi Poco F3, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 5G and came out 11 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 7
- Higher display refresh rate – 165 Hz
- 36% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1384K versus 1014K)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
- Supports higher wattage charging (65W versus 33W)
- Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
- The phone is 11 months newer
- More energy-efficient CPU – Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
- 44% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1625 and 1125 points
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Poco F3
- Water-resistant body (IP53 classification)
- Shows 14% longer battery life (19:59 vs 17:32 hours)
- More recent OS version: Android 13 versus 12
- Weighs 19 grams less
- Has a built-in infrared 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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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.8 inches | 6.67 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 387 ppi | 395 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 165 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 530 nits | 700 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 700 nits | 1300 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 720 Hz | 360 Hz |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 83.6% | 85.9% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 98.5% | 99.8% |
| PWM | 729 Hz | 490 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 3 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 170.5 mm (6.71 inches) | 163.7 mm (6.44 inches) |
| Width | 78.3 mm (3.08 inches) | 76.4 mm (3.01 inches) |
| Thickness | 9.5 mm (0.37 inches) | 7.8 mm (0.31 inches) |
| Weight | 215 g (7.58 oz) | 196 g (6.91 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | IP53 |
| Advanced cooling | Active fan | - |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Plastic |
| Colors | Black | White, Black, Blue |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 5G |
| Max clock | 3000 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A510 - 3 cores at 2.5 GHz: Cortex-A710 - 1 core at 3 GHz: Cortex-X2 |
- 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 | 6 MB | 4 MB |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Hexagon 698 |
| Graphics | Adreno 730 | Adreno 650 |
| GPU shading units | 1024 | 768 |
| GPU clock | 818 MHz | 670 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1675.3 GFLOPS | ~1029.1 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | - | 3392 |
| Single-core score | 1625 | 1125 |
| Multi-core score | 4319 | 3176 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 498235 | 390209 |
| GPU | 225137 | 183875 |
| Memory | 230031 | 166763 |
| UX | 431041 | 274110 |
| Total score | 1384444 | 1014957 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | [35 tests] |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | - | 90% |
| Graphics test | - | 7 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 1213 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | - | 8717 |
| Video editing | - | 6160 |
| Photo editing | - | 28589 |
| Data manipulation | - | 8731 |
| Writing score | - | 14382 |
Recent User Tests
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 7
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2025-10-16 (WheelieMave) | AnTuTu 11 | 1384444 |
Xiaomi Poco F3
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-30 (zetor) | Battery life | SOT 7:14 / 7:14 |
| 📘 2026-09-23 (Ambarukmo_id) | AnTuTu 12 | 1182612 |
| 📘 2026-08-23 (Ян) | AnTuTu 11 | 983640 |
| 📘 2026-08-22 (DAP) | AnTuTu 11 | 986264 |
| 📘 2026-08-01 (Gats) | AnTuTu 11 | 1045854 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 2750 MHz | 2750 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 12 | Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) |
| ROM | Redmagic 5.0 | HyperOS 1.0 |
| OS size | 21 GB | 21 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 4500 mAh | 4520 mAh |
| Max charge power | 65 W | 33 W |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (99% in 30 min) | Yes (67% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:38 hr | 0:56 hr |
| Web browsing | 06:29 hr | 08:42 hr |
| Watching video | 10:09 hr | 12:58 hr |
| Gaming | 04:30 hr | 05:31 hr |
| Standby | 91 hr | 85 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 64 megapixels | 48 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 9000 x 7000 | 8000 x 6000 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 8K video recording | Up to 30FPS | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 FPS (720p) | 960 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120° | 119° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 64 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 2 MP |
1) Standard: 48 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 5 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 64 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung GW3 | Sony IMX582 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.97" (≈ 0.51 inch) | 1/2.0" (≈ 0.5 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | 0.8 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | - |
| Sensor | Hynix HI-846 | Sony IMX355 |
| Sensor size | 1/4" (≈ 0.25 inch) | 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 2 MP | 5 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | - | 50 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV02A10 | Samsung S5K5E8 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.8" (≈ 0.36 inch) | 1/5.0" (≈ 0.2 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.75 micron | 1.75 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 8 megapixels | 20 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 3264 x 2448 | 4608 x 3456 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.5 |
| Focal length | - | 26 mm |
| Sensor | CMOS | Samsung S5K3T2 |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) | 1/3.4" (≈ 0.29 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 0.8 micron |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
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 MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.2 | 5.1 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | LE, HID, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.0 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes | - |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | Yes |
| 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 | 20 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | - | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | February 2022 | March 2021 |
| Release date | February 2022 | March 2021 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $629 | $350 |
| Successor | - ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Pro | - Xiaomi Poco F7 |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 65 W | - |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
After analyzing all the data, we think that the ZTE Nubia Red Magic 7 is definitely a better buy.
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Total votes: 34