ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro vs Red Magic 7S Pro
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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 ZTE Nubia Red Magic 7S Pro, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 and came out 6 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 8 Pro
- Comes with 1000 mAh larger battery capacity: 6000 vs 5000 mAh
- Shows 17% longer battery life (39:09 vs 33:28 hours)
- Delivers 32% higher peak brightness (825 against 627 nits)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- 16% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1536K versus 1328K)
- Compatible with the latest Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
- Faster storage type - UFS 4.0 versus UFS 3.1
- The phone is 6-months newer
Reasons to consider the ZTE Nubia Red Magic 7S Pro
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
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
Choose the importance of each parameter to more accurately identify the smartphone that best meets your particular needs.
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Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.8 inches | 6.8 inches |
| Resolution | 1116 x 2480 pixels | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 400 ppi | 387 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 500 nits | 600 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1300 nits | 700 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.1% | 87.1% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 98.7% | 96.2% |
| PWM | 60 Hz | 801 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 163.88 mm (6.45 inches) | 166.27 mm (6.55 inches) |
| Width | 76.35 mm (3.01 inches) | 77.1 mm (3.04 inches) |
| Thickness | 9.47 mm (0.37 inches) | 9.98 mm (0.39 inches) |
| Weight | 228 g (8.04 oz) | 235 g (8.29 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | No |
| Advanced cooling | Active fan | Active fan |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black | Black, Silver, Gray, Yellow |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 |
| Max clock | 3200 MHz | 3190 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| 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 |
- 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A510 - 3 cores at 2.75 GHz: Cortex-A710 - 1 core at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-X2 |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | 6 MB |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Graphics | Adreno 740 | Adreno 730 |
| GPU shading units | 2560 | 1536 |
| GPU clock | 680 MHz | 900 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~3481.6 GFLOPS | ~2764.8 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
| CPU | 384073 | 350597 |
| GPU | 592577 | 468839 |
| Memory | 274819 | 230317 |
| UX | 278228 | 266580 |
| Total score | 1536673 | 1328537 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Max surface temperature | 34.2 °C | 39.3 °C |
| Stability | 99% | 97% |
| Graphics test | 80 FPS | 64 FPS |
| Graphics score | 13386 | 10742 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | - | 9163 |
| Video editing | - | 6589 |
| Photo editing | - | 32482 |
| Data manipulation | - | 9921 |
| Writing score | - | 18256 |
AnTuTu 10 Results (14th and 32nd place)
Memory
| RAM size | 8, 12, 16 GB | 12, 16, 18 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | - | 3200 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 128, 256, 512 GB | 256, 512, 1024 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 13 | Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) |
| ROM | Redmagic OS 6 | Redmagic 5.5 |
| OS size | 12 GB | 45 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 6000 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 65 W | 65 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (92% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 18 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:37 hr | 0:41 hr |
| Web browsing | 13:43 hr | 09:36 hr |
| Watching video | 18:16 hr | 13:19 hr |
| Gaming | 05:55 hr | 05:13 hr |
| Standby | 123 hr | 140 hr |
General battery life
Camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 64 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8160 x 6120 | 9000 x 7000 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 8K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 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 (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120° | 120° |
| Lenses | 3 (50 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP) | 3 (64 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP) |
| Wide (main) lens | - 50 MP - Aperture: f/1.9 - Focal length: 25 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Sensor: 1/1.57", Samsung ISOCELL S5KGN5 (ISOCELL CMOS) - Phase autofocus |
- 64 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 0.8 micron - Sensor: 1/1.97", Samsung S5KGW3 (ISOCELL Plus CMOS) - Phase autofocus |
| Ultra-wide lens | - 8 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 13 mm - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/4.0" (CMOS) |
- 8 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 13 mm - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/4", Hynix HI-846 (CMOS) |
| Macro lens | - 2 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 |
- 2 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Pixel size: 1.75 micron - Sensor: 1/5", OmniVision OV02A10 (CMOS) |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Megapixels | 16 megapixels | 16 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4608 x 3456 | 4624 x 3468 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.0 |
| Pixel size | 1.12 microns | 1.12 microns |
| Sensor type | PureCel | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2.8" | 1/2.8" |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 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 MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.3 | 5.2 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE, A2DP |
| 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 |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | 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 | 20 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | Yes |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | - |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | December 2022 | July 2022 |
| Release date | December 2022 | July 2022 |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Barometer - 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, gaming, battery life, connectivity, and design are more important to you, then choose the ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro. But if the camera and sound are more of a priority – go for the ZTE Nubia Red Magic 7S Pro.
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