ZTE Nubia Red Magic Nova vs OnePlus Pad 2
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Here we compared two flagship tablets: the 10.9-inch ZTE Nubia Red Magic Nova (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3) that was released on September 5, 2024, against the OnePlus Pad 2, which is powered by the same chip and came out 2 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 Nova
- Shows 7% longer battery life (23:20 vs 21:48 hours)
- Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
- Fingerprint scanner
- Much smaller footprint: 20% more compact case (64.6 vs 81.2 square inches)
- Supports higher wattage charging (80W versus 67W)
- Faster storage type - UFS 4.0 versus UFS 3.1
- Weighs 54 grams less
Reasons to consider the OnePlus Pad 2
- Has a 1.2 inches larger screen size
- Delivers 54% higher peak brightness (793 against 516 nits)
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
- 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 | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Size | 10.9 inches | 12.1 inches |
| Resolution | 1800 x 2880 pixels | 2120 x 3000 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 7:5 |
| PPI | 312 ppi | 304 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 144 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes (30-144 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 550 nits | 900 nits |
| HDR support | - | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 840 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 82.6% | 85.2% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 | - DCI-P3 |
Screen space comparison
Pad 2
12.1β³ (7:5 ratio) = 69.2 in2
Nubia Red Magic Nova
10.9β³ (16:10 ratio) = 53.4 in2
~29% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 253.3 mm (9.97 inches) | 268.7 mm (10.58 inches) |
| Width | 164.6 mm (6.48 inches) | 195.1 mm (7.68 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.3 mm (0.29 inches) | 6.5 mm (0.26 inches) |
| Weight | 530 g (18.69 oz) | 584 g (20.6 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | No |
| Advanced cooling | Active fan | - |
| Rear material | Metal | Metal |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black | Gray |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | No |
| Area | 417 cm2 (64.6 inches2) | 524 cm2 (81.3 inches2) |
Visual size comparison
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (49th and 50th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (35th and 36th place)
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 |
| Max clock | 3400 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) | - | 13973 |
| Single-core score | 2197 | 2232 |
| Multi-core score | 7410 | 6715 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 643259 | 832412 |
| GPU | 818824 | 816369 |
| Memory | 348314 | 282439 |
| UX | 522888 | 534458 |
| Total score | 2333285 | 2465678 |
| Samples | [298 tests] | [3 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | - | 89% |
| Graphics test | - | 12 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 1622 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | - | 31 FPS |
| Section 1 | - | 35 FPS |
| Section 2 | - | 31 FPS |
| Section 3 | - | 26 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 8032 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | - | 11703 |
| Video editing | - | 6168 |
| Photo editing | - | 23642 |
| Data manipulation | - | 13108 |
| Writing score | - | 13852 |
Recent User Tests
ZTE Nubia Red Magic Nova
No benchmark results yet
OnePlus Pad 2
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-23 (Zeeshan Ali) | AnTuTu 11 | 2317592 |
| π 2026-09-06 (Ashish) | AnTuTu 11 | 2259113 |
| π 2026-07-14 (BhullarOp) | AnTuTu 11 | 2197635 |
| π 2026-01-14 (winterofhell) | AnTuTu 11 | 2579463 |
| π 2025-12-25 (highsocialdude) | AnTuTu 11 | 2465678 |
Memory
Configuration
| RAM size | 12 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 4200 MHz | 4200 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 14 | Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) |
| ROM | REDMAGIC Space 9.5 | OxygenOS 15 |
Battery
| Capacity | 10100 mAh | 9510 mAh |
| Max charge power | 80 W | 67 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (66% in 30 min) | Yes (65% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:58 hr | 0:56 hr |
| Web browsing | 07:05 hr | 08:27 hr |
| Watching video | 08:54 hr | 09:12 hr |
| Gaming | 06:38 hr | 06:18 hr |
| Standby | 155 hr | 125 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 13 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 4160 x 3120 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP |
1) Standard: 13 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 13 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | - | 23 mm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 20 megapixels | 8 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 3264 x 2448 |
| Aperture | - | f/2.3 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/4.0" (β 0.25 inch) |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6E (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 | 5.4 | 5.4 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.1 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes | Yes |
| NFC* | Yes | No |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Type of SIM card | No | No |
| 5G support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | 4.0 | 6.0 |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | September 2024 | July 2024 |
| Release date | September 2024 | August 2024 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $499 | $549 |
| Successor | - | - OnePlus Pad 3 |
| Sensors | - Hall-effect sensor - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass |
| Keyboard weight | - | 504 g |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 80 W | Not included |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the camera and performance are more important to you, then choose the ZTE Nubia Red Magic Nova. But if the connectivity, software, and sound are more of a priority β go for the OnePlus Pad 2.
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