ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro vs Vivo iQOO 12 Pro
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Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.8-inch ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3) that was released on November 23, 2023, against the Vivo iQOO 12 Pro, which is powered by the same chip. 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
- Comes with 1400 mAh larger battery capacity: 6500 vs 5100 mAh
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
Reasons to consider the Vivo iQOO 12 Pro
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
- Has 2x more RAM: 16GB versus 8GB
- 30% higher pixel density (518 vs 400 PPI)
- Higher display refresh rate β 144 Hz
- Handles wireless charging up to 50W
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
- Supports higher wattage charging (120W versus 80W)
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 14
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 | 6.78 inches |
| Resolution | 1116 x 2480 pixels | 1440 x 3200 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 400 ppi | 518 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 144 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | 1600 nits | 3000 nits |
| HDR support | No | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.1% | 89.4% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 99.5% | - |
| PWM | 60 Hz | - |
| Response time | 1 ms | - |
| Contrast | β Infinity | - |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 164 mm (6.46 inches) | 164.63 mm (6.48 inches) |
| Width | 76.4 mm (3.01 inches) | 75.4 mm (2.97 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.9 mm (0.35 inches) | 8.58 mm (0.34 inches) |
| Weight | 229 g (8.08 oz) | 205 g (7.23 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Active fan | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | - |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Silver | White, Black, Red |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 |
| Max clock | 3300 MHz | 3300 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) | 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) |
| 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 |
- 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 |
| L3 cache | 12 MB | 12 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Adreno 750 | Adreno 750 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 1536 |
| GPU clock | 903-1000 MHz | 903-1000 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~2774 GFLOPS | ~2774 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 14905 | - |
| Single-core score | 2233 | 2280 |
| Multi-core score | 6869 | 7034 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 662661 | 728229 |
| GPU | 823958 | 796294 |
| Memory | 361209 | 409678 |
| UX | 561916 | 499136 |
| Total score | 2409744 | 2433337 |
| Samples | [5 tests] | Less than 3 |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 92% | 80% |
| Graphics test | 13 FPS | 12 FPS |
| Graphics score | 1727 | 1615 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Stability | 99% | 72% |
| Graphics test | 33 FPS | 31 FPS |
| Section 1 | 36 FPS | 36 FPS |
| Section 2 | 33 FPS | 31 FPS |
| Section 3 | 29 FPS | 26 FPS |
| Graphics score | 8666 | 8190 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 90% | 77% |
| Graphics test | 30 FPS | 27 FPS |
| Graphics score | 5156 | 4525 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 20450 | 10146 |
| Video editing | 8590 | 6433 |
| Photo editing | 50380 | 31181 |
| Data manipulation | 14699 | 12232 |
| Writing score | 26447 | 19999 |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (157th and 153rd place)
Recent User Tests
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-08-19 (mitchi) | AnTuTu 11 | 2432142 |
| π 2026-08-08 (PsIx0pAt) | AnTuTu 11 | 2320412 |
| π 2026-06-18 (Anonymous) | AnTuTu 11 | 2408843 |
| π 2026-05-01 (Shuller) | AnTuTu 11 | 2500131 |
| π 2026-04-06 (Vall) | AnTuTu 11 | 2409744 |
Vivo iQOO 12 Pro
No benchmark results yet
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 4800 MHz | - |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 4.0 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 14 | Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) |
| ROM | Redmagic OS 9 | Funtouch 15 |
| OS size | 25 GB | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 6500 mAh | 5100 mAh |
| Max charge power | 80 W | 120 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | Yes (50 W) |
| Reverse charging | No | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes (84% in 30 min) | Yes |
| Full charging time | 0:42 hr | - |
| Web browsing | 09:54 hr | - |
| Watching video | 21:54 hr | - |
| Gaming | 08:25 hr | - |
| Standby | 134 hr | - |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (#56th place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8160 x 6120 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 3x |
| Flash | LED | Dual 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) | 960 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 122Β° | 119Β° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 50 MP 3) Macro: 2 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 64 MP 3) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/1.7 |
| Focal length | - | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung GN5 | Omnivision OV50H |
| Sensor size | 1/1.57" (β 0.64 inch) | 1/1.3" (β 0.77 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1.2 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | - | 64 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.6 |
| Focal length | - | 70 mm |
| Sensor | - | Omnivision OV64B |
| Sensor size | - | 1/2.0" (β 0.5 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 0.7 micron |
| Stabilization | - | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | - | 15 mm |
| Sensor | - | Samsung S5KJN1 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (β 0.36 inch) | 1/2.76" (β 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | 0.64 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 2 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | - |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 16 megapixels | 16 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4608 x 3456 | 4608 x 3456 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.5 |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV16E1Q | Samsung S5K3P9 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.8" (β 0.36 inch) | 1/3.1" (β 0.32 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | 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/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 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes, DP 1.2 | - |
| 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 | 20 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | - |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | November 2023 | November 2023 |
| Release date | November 2023 | November 2023 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $649 | $810 |
| Successor | - ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Pro | - |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 80 W | Yes, 120 W |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the camera, battery life, and sound are more important to you, then choose the ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro. But if the display, software, and design are more of a priority β go for the Vivo iQOO 12 Pro.
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