ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy A55 5G
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Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.85-inch ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite) that was released on November 13, 2024, against the Samsung Galaxy A55 5G, which is powered by Exynos 1480 and came out 9 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 10 Pro
- 3.2x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3292K versus 1021K)
- Comes with 2050 mAh larger battery capacity: 7050 vs 5000 mAh
- Has 2x more RAM: 12GB versus 6GB
- Delivers 59% higher peak brightness (1588 against 1001 nits)
- Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
- Shows 7% longer battery life (28:35 vs 26:41 hours)
- Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 25W)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
- 11% higher pixel density (431 vs 390 PPI)
- Thinner bezels – 5.3% more screen real estate
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A55 5G
- Waterproof body (IP67 classification)
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
- Ready for eSIM technology
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
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| Size | 6.85 inches | 6.6 inches |
| Resolution | 1216 x 2688 pixels | 1080 x 2340 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 431 ppi | 390 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 2000 nits | 1000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 960 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass | Gorilla Glass Victus Plus |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 91.1% | 85.8% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | - | 100% |
| PWM | - | 120 Hz |
| Response time | - | 1 ms |
| Contrast | - | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 163.42 mm (6.43 inches) | 161.1 mm (6.34 inches) |
| Width | 76.14 mm (3 inches) | 77.4 mm (3.05 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.9 mm (0.35 inches) | 8.2 mm (0.32 inches) |
| Weight | 229 g (8.08 oz) | 213 g (7.51 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | IP67 |
| Advanced cooling | Active fan | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Silver | White, Blue, Purple, Yellow |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
| Repairability | Average (2.64/5) | - |
| Drop resistance | Good (C) · 90 drops | - |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite | Samsung Exynos 1480 |
| Max clock | 4320 MHz | 2750 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (4 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M) - 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L) |
- 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 4 cores at 2.75 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | 4 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Yes |
| Graphics | Adreno 830 | Xclipse 530 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 128 |
| GPU clock | 1100 MHz | 1300 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~3379.2 GFLOPS | ~665.6 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 24877 | 4101 |
| Single-core score | 3042 | 1137 |
| Multi-core score | 9377 | 3437 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 989054 | 348485 |
| GPU | 1141247 | 226076 |
| Memory | 441194 | 182794 |
| UX | 720602 | 264381 |
| Total score | 3292097 | 1021736 |
| Samples | [10 tests] | [29 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | - | 98% |
| Graphics test | - | 3 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 459 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | - | 98% |
| Graphics test | - | 5 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 982 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | - | 11788 |
| Video editing | - | 7255 |
| Photo editing | - | 23283 |
| Data manipulation | - | 10941 |
| Writing score | - | 17673 |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (#65th place)
Recent User Tests
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-19 (Nettzy) | AnTuTu 12 | 3489328 |
| 📘 2026-06-07 (Nhatajkys) | AnTuTu 11 | 3418489 |
| 📘 2026-05-02 (Ao Haimiya) | AnTuTu 11 | 3330988 |
| 📘 2026-04-29 (ZeNn1X) | AnTuTu 11 | 3199560 |
| 📘 2026-01-14 (SSupreme) | AnTuTu 11 | 3320025 |
Samsung Galaxy A55 5G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-17 (Артем) | AnTuTu 11 | 1080442 |
| 📘 2026-08-23 (No) | AnTuTu 11 | 965699 |
| 📘 2026-08-14 (Brice) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1115 / 3126 |
| 📘 2026-08-06 (Mazen) | AnTuTu 11 | 1057022 |
| 📘 2026-06-28 (SK.EMTIAZ) | AnTuTu 11 | 1021736 |
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 5300 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | No | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | - | Up to 1024 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 15 | Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) |
| ROM | Redmagic OS 10 | One UI 8.5 |
| OS size | - | 20.1 GB |
| OS updates | 3 years | 4 years |
| Security updates | 3 years | 5 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 7050 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 100 W | 25 W |
| Battery type | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Bypass charging | - | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (91% in 30 min) | Yes (55% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:35 hr | 1:03 hr |
| Battery cycles | 1200 cycles | - |
| Web browsing | 11:38 hr | 10:24 hr |
| Watching video | 14:39 hr | 17:52 hr |
| Gaming | 09:17 hr | 05:16 hr |
| Standby | 144 hr | 125 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (76th and 116th place)
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 | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (1080p) | 240 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 122° | 123° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 50 MP 3) Macro: 2 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 12 MP 3) Macro: 5 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 18 mm | - |
| Sensor | OmniVision OV50E40 | Sony IMX906 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.55" (≈ 0.65 inch) | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV50D40 | Sony IMX258 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.88" (≈ 0.35 inch) | 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.61 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 2 MP | 5 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.4 |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV02F10 | GalaxyCore GC5035 |
| Sensor size | 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch) | 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.75 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | No | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | - | 45 |
| Preview | - | 54 |
| Zoom | - | 75 |
| Samples | - | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy A55 5G from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 16 megapixels | 32 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4608 x 3456 | 6464 x 4864 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | - | 26 mm |
| Sensor | OmniVision OV16E1Q | Sony IMX616 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.8" (≈ 0.36 inch) | 1/2.74" (≈ 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 0.8 micron |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) 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 6 (802.11 a/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 | 5.4 | 5.3 |
| 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 | - |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Depends on the region |
| Infrared port | Yes | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | Yes |
| LTE Cat* | - | 18 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Mid-range |
| Announced | November 2024 | March 2024 |
| Release date | December 2024 | March 2024 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $649 | $439 |
| Successor | - ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Pro | - Samsung Galaxy A57 5G |
| SAR (head) | - | 0.68 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | - | 1.04 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Hall-effect sensor - Barometer - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 80 W | Not included |
Further details
Notes on Galaxy A55 5G:
- The barometer is only available in the model for the USA.
- SM-A556B/DS and A556E/DS models come with two physical SIM cards.
*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 10 Pro is definitely a better buy.
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