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ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro vs Asus ROG Phone 7 Ultimate

65 out of 100
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro
VS
69 out of 100
Asus ROG Phone 7 Ultimate
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro
Asus ROG Phone 7 Ultimate

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.8-inch ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2) that was released on December 26, 2022, against the Asus ROG Phone 7 Ultimate, which is powered by the same chip and came out 4 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Memory
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  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments (1)

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro
  • Thinner bezels – 7% more screen real estate
Reasons to consider the Asus ROG Phone 7 Ultimate
  • Water-resistant body (IP54 classification)
  • Has 2x more RAM: 16GB versus 8GB
  • Higher display refresh rate – 165 Hz
  • Shows 14% longer battery life (27:21 vs 24:05 hours)
  • Delivers 33% higher peak brightness (1100 against 825 nits)
  • More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 13
  • Slow-motion recording at 480FPS
  • Reverse charging feature
  • Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
  • 22% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1988 and 1624 points

Review

Evaluation of ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro and Asus ROG Phone 7 Ultimate crucial features
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
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Value for money (Beta)

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8 / 128 GB
VS
16 / 512 GB
519.7
(Excellent)
Value Index
16.4
(Bad)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro
vs
ROG Phone 7 Ultimate

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.8 inches 6.78 inches
Resolution 1116 x 2480 pixels 1080 x 2448 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20.4:9
PPI 400 ppi 395 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 165 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max rated brightness 500 nits 1000 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 1300 nits 1500 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate - 720 Hz
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Gorilla Glass Victus
Screen-to-body ratio 89.2% 82.2%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space 98.7% 99.9%
PWM 60 Hz 513 Hz
Response time 1 ms 1 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 163.88 mm (6.45 inches) 173 mm (6.81 inches)
Width 76.35 mm (3.01 inches) 77 mm (3.03 inches)
Thickness 9.47 mm (0.37 inches) 10.3 mm (0.41 inches)
Weight 228 g (8.04 oz) 246 g (8.68 oz)
Waterproof No IP54
Advanced cooling Active fan Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Black White
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio

Performance

Chipset specifications of ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro and Asus ROG Phone 7 Ultimate
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Max clock 3200 MHz 3200 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3) 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3)
Architecture - 3 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A510
- 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A710
- 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A715
- 1 core at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-X3		 - 3 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A510
- 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A710
- 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A715
- 1 core at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-X3
L3 cache 8 MB 8 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Adreno 740 Adreno 740
GPU shading units 1536 1536
GPU clock 680 MHz 680 MHz
FLOPS ~2089 GFLOPS ~2089 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro and Asus ROG Phone 7 Ultimate
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Single-core score 1624 1988
Multi-core score 5089 5584
Sources: Geekbench [3]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
CPU 604352 621025
GPU 510958 533652
Memory 301433 323418
UX 408976 421719
Total score 1825719 1899814
Samples Less than 3 Less than 3
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability - 98%
Graphics test - 8 FPS
Graphics score - 1094
3DMark Solar Bay
Stability - 99%
Graphics test - 20 FPS
Section 1 - 23 FPS
Section 2 - 20 FPS
Section 3 - 17 FPS
Graphics score - 5353
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Stability - 99%
Graphics test - 22 FPS
Graphics score - 3734
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 16 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 512 GB
Storage type UFS 4.0 UFS 4.0
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 13 Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 15)
ROM Redmagic OS 6 -
OS size 12 GB 28 GB

Battery

Capacity 6000 mAh 6000 mAh
Max charge power 65 W 65 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No Yes
Fast charging Yes (92% in 30 min) Yes (68% in 30 min)
Full charging time 0:37 hr 1:02 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 08:53 hr 10:53 hr
Watching video 13:54 hr 17:04 hr
Gaming 06:08 hr 06:45 hr
Standby 125 hr 129 hr
General battery life
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8160 x 6120 8192 x 6144
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Digital Digital
8K video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 24FPS
4K video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 240 FPS (1080p) 480 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens 120° 120°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Macro: 2 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 13 MP
3) Macro: 5 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.9 f/1.9
Focal length 25 mm 24 mm
Sensor Samsung ISOCELL S5KGN5 Sony IMX766
Sensor size 1/1.57" (≈ 0.64 inch) 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 1 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP 13 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 13 mm 13 mm
Sensor - Omnivision OV13B10
Sensor size 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution 2 MP 5 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.0
Sensor GalaxyCore GC02M1 Samsung S5K5E9
Sensor size - 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch)
Pixel size - 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 16 megapixels 32 megapixels
Image resolution 4608 x 3456 -
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.5
Focal length - 29 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV16E1Q Omnivision OV32C
Sensor size 1/2.8" (≈ 0.36 inch) 1/3.2" (≈ 0.31 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 0.7 micron
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 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 5.3 5.3
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.2 3.1
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes Yes, DP 1.4
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Network
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 Yes
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced December 2022 April 2023
Release date December 2022 June 2023
Launch price (MSRP) $650 $1399
Successor - ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Pro - Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 65 W Yes, 65 W
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the performance, battery life, software, design, and sound are more important to you, then choose the Asus ROG Phone 7 Ultimate. But if the camera is more of a priority – go for the ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro.

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So, which phone would you choose?
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Total votes: 452

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alex July 20, 2023 at 07:38 PM
I appreciate both phones, but one aspect that I didn't quite like was the high price tag on the ROG 7 Ultimate. Nevertheless, I am planning to buy the ROG 7 Ultimate as it's an exceptional gaming phone. It's on par with the Red Magic 8 Pro, but in my opinion, the ROG series is the greatest of all time in the realm of gaming phones - there's no exaggeration there.
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