ZTE Nubia Red Magic Nova vs Vivo Pad 5 Pro
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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 Vivo Pad 5 Pro, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 9400 and came out 8 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 Nova
- Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
- Fingerprint scanner
- Much smaller footprint: 27% more compact case (64.6 vs 89 square inches)
- Supports higher wattage charging (80W versus 66W)
- Weighs 105 grams less
Reasons to consider the Vivo Pad 5 Pro
- Has a 2.1 inches larger screen size
- Comes with 1950 mAh larger battery capacity: 12050 vs 10100 mAh
- Delivers 29% higher peak brightness (669 against 518 nits)
- 21% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2825K versus 2333K)
- Compatible with the latest Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
- More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 14
- Thinner bezels – 5% more screen real estate
- Faster storage type - UFS 4.1 versus UFS 4.0
- 25% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2738 and 2197 points
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 | 13 inches |
| Resolution | 1800 x 2880 pixels | 2064 x 3096 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 3:2 |
| PPI | 312 ppi | 286 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 144 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | 550 nits | 1200 nits |
| HDR support | - | Yes, HDR10 |
| Touch sampling rate | 840 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 82.6% | 87.6% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 | - DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | - | 99.5% |
| PWM | - | Not detected |
| Response time | - | 48 ms |
| Contrast | - | 1366:1 |
Screen space comparison
Pad 5 Pro
13″ (3:2 ratio) = 78 in2
Nubia Red Magic Nova
10.9″ (16:10 ratio) = 53.4 in2
~46% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 253.3 mm (9.97 inches) | 289.56 mm (11.4 inches) |
| Width | 164.6 mm (6.48 inches) | 198.32 mm (7.81 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.3 mm (0.29 inches) | 6.64 mm (0.26 inches) |
| Weight | 530 g (18.69 oz) | 635 g (22.4 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | No |
| Advanced cooling | Active fan | - |
| Rear material | Metal | Metal |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black | White, Gray, Blue, Pink |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | No |
| Area | 417 cm2 (64.6 inches2) | 574 cm2 (89 inches2) |
Visual size comparison
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (47th and 31st place)
Android Tablet Ranking (33rd and 23rd place)
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 | MediaTek Dimensity 9400 |
| Max clock | 3400 MHz | 3630 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| 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 |
- 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 3 cores at 3.3 GHz: Cortex-X4 - 1 core at 3.62 GHz: Cortex-X925 |
| L3 cache | 12 MB | 12 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | MediaTek NPU 890 |
| Graphics | Adreno 750 | Mali-G925 Immortalis MP12 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 1536 |
| GPU clock | 903-1000 MHz | 1612 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~2774 GFLOPS | ~4952.1 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | - | 24474 |
| Single-core score | 2197 | 2738 |
| Multi-core score | 7410 | 8542 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 643259 | 889187 |
| GPU | 818824 | 966129 |
| Memory | 348314 | 370036 |
| UX | 522888 | 600124 |
| Total score | 2333285 | 2825476 |
| Samples | [298 tests] | [51 tests] |
Memory
Configuration
| RAM size | 12 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 4200 MHz | 5333 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 4.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 14 | Android 15 |
| ROM | REDMAGIC Space 9.5 | OriginOS 5 |
| OS size | - | 17 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 10100 mAh | 12050 mAh |
| Max charge power | 80 W | 66 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 |
| Full charging time | 0:58 hr | - |
| Web browsing | 07:05 hr | - |
| Watching video | 08:54 hr | - |
| Gaming | 06:38 hr | - |
| Standby | 155 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 |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 13 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.2 |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 20 megapixels | 8 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 3264 x 2448 |
| Sensor | - | CMOS |
| 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 |
| eSIM support* | - | No |
| 5G support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | 4.0 | 8.0 |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | September 2024 | April 2025 |
| Release date | September 2024 | April 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $499 | $539 |
| Sensors | - Hall-effect sensor - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 80 W | Yes, 66 W |
Further details
Notes on Pad 5 Pro:
- The 128GB model has UFS 3.1, while 256GB and 512GB use UFS 4.1.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the performance, gaming, battery life, connectivity, software, design, and sound are more important to you, then choose the Vivo Pad 5 Pro. But if the camera is more of a priority – go for the ZTE Nubia Red Magic Nova.
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