ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro Plus vs Red Magic 11 Pro Plus
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Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.8-inch ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro Plus (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3) that was released on November 23, 2023, against the ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Pro Plus, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 and came out 1 year and 11 months after. 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 9 Pro Plus
- Has 33% more RAM: 16GB versus 12GB
- Supports higher wattage charging (165W versus 120W)
Reasons to consider the ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Pro Plus
- Waterproof body (IPX8 classification)
- Comes with 2000 mAh larger battery capacity: 7500 vs 5500 mAh
- 60% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (4244K versus 2647K)
- Higher display refresh rate β 144 Hz
- Handles wireless charging up to 80W
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 14
- The phone is 1 year and 11 months newer
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 | 6.85 inches |
| Resolution | 1116 x 2480 pixels | 1216 x 2688 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 400 ppi | 431 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 144 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | 1600 nits | 2000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10 |
| Touch sampling rate | 960 Hz | 960 Hz |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.1% | 90.4% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
Design and build
| Height | 164 mm (6.46 inches) | 163.82 mm (6.45 inches) |
| Width | 76.4 mm (3.01 inches) | 76.54 mm (3.01 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.9 mm (0.35 inches) | 8.9 mm (0.35 inches) |
| Weight | 229 g (8.08 oz) | 230 g (8.11 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | IPX8 |
| Advanced cooling | Active fan | Active fan |
| Rear material | - | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Silver | Black, Silver |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 |
| Max clock | 3300 MHz | 4600 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 2 cores at 2.27 GHz: Cortex-A520 - 2 cores at 2.96 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 3 cores at 3.15 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 1 core at 3.3 GHz: Cortex-X4 |
- 6 cores at 3.63 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Performance - 2 cores at 4.74 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Prime |
| L3 cache | 12 MB | 12 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Adreno 750 | Adreno 840 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 1536 |
| GPU clock | 903-1000 MHz | 1300 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~2774 GFLOPS | ~3993.6 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | - | 28316 |
| Single-core score | 2298 | 3596 |
| Multi-core score | 7247 | 12013 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 789344 | 1483159 |
| GPU | 788877 | 1363094 |
| Memory | 465807 | 541927 |
| UX | 603450 | 856329 |
| Total score | 2647478 | 4244509 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | [4 tests] |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (135th and 14th place)
Recent User Tests
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro Plus
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ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Pro Plus
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-07-12 (KaiJun) | AnTuTu 11 | 4244509 |
| π 2026-06-30 (Anonym) | AnTuTu 11 | 4042770 |
| π 2026-03-19 (qBick) | AnTuTu 11 | 4150972 |
| π 2026-01-08 (Alexander) | AnTuTu 11 | 4372440 |
Memory
| RAM size | 16 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 4800 MHz | 5300 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 4.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 14 | Android 16 |
| ROM | Redmagic OS 9.5 | Redmagic OS 11 |
Battery
| Capacity | 5500 mAh | 7500 mAh |
| Max charge power | 165 W | 120 W |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | Yes (80 W) |
| Reverse charging | No | Yes |
| Bypass charging | - | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes (50% in 7 min) | Yes |
| Full charging time | 0:16 hr | - |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8160 x 6120 | 8160 x 6120 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 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) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | - | 122Β° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 50 MP 3) Macro: 2 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 50 MP 3) Macro: 2 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.88 | f/1.9 |
| Sensor | Samsung GN1 | OmniVision OV50E40 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.31" (β 0.76 inch) | 1/1.55" (β 0.65 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KJN1 | OmniVision OV50E40 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (β 0.36 inch) | 1/2.88" (β 0.35 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | 0.61 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 2 MP | 2 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.4 |
| Sensor | GalaxyCore GC02M1 | OmniVision OV50E40 |
| Sensor size | 1/5" (β 0.2 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.75 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | No |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 16 megapixels | 16 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4608 x 3456 | 4608 x 3456 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.0 |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV16A1Q | OmniVision OV16E1Q |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06" (β 0.33 inch) | 1/2.8" (β 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) | 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 | 5.4 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.2 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes, DP 1.2 | Yes |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | 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 | - |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | Yes |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | - | No |
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | November 2023 | October 2025 |
| Release date | November 2023 | October 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $945 | $780 |
| Successor | - ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Pro Plus | - |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 165 W | Yes, 80 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 11 Pro Plus is definitely a better buy.
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