ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro vs Vivo IQOO Neo 10 (Global)
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Here we compared two flagship 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 Vivo IQOO Neo 10 (Global), which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 and came out 6 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 10 Pro
- 38% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3292K versus 2391K)
- Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
- 41% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3042 and 2151 points
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
Reasons to consider the Vivo IQOO Neo 10 (Global)
- Water-resistant body (IP65 classification)
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15
- Supports higher wattage charging (120W versus 100W)
- Reverse charging feature
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
- Weighs 23 grams less
- The phone is 6 months newer
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
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 | 6.85 inches | 6.78 inches |
| Resolution | 1216 x 2688 pixels | 1260 x 2800 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 431 ppi | 452 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 144 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | Yes (60-144 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 2000 nits | 2000 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | - | 5500 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 960 Hz | 360 Hz |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass | Shield Glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 91.1% | 89.3% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 163.42 mm (6.43 inches) | 163.72 mm (6.45 inches) |
| Width | 76.14 mm (3 inches) | 75.88 mm (2.99 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.9 mm (0.35 inches) | 8.09 mm (0.32 inches) |
| Weight | 229 g (8.08 oz) | 206 g (7.27 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | IP65 |
| Advanced cooling | Active fan | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Plastic |
| Frame material | Metal | Plastic |
| Colors | White, Black, Silver | Gray, Red |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
| Repairability | Average (2.64/5) | - |
| Drop resistance | Good (C) Β· 90 drops | - |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 |
| Max clock | 4320 MHz | 3210 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M) - 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L) |
- 2 cores at 2.02 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 3 cores at 3 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 1 core at 3.21 GHz: Cortex-X4 |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | 8 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Adreno 830 | Adreno 825 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 1024 |
| GPU clock | 1100 MHz | 1150 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~3379.2 GFLOPS | ~2355.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 24877 | 18518 |
| Single-core score | 3042 | 2151 |
| Multi-core score | 9377 | 6825 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 989054 | 674929 |
| GPU | 1141247 | 801298 |
| Memory | 441194 | 381888 |
| UX | 720602 | 532899 |
| Total score | 3292097 | 2391014 |
| Samples | [10 tests] | [99 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | - | 76% |
| Graphics test | - | 8 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 1073 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | - | 19 FPS |
| Section 1 | - | 21 FPS |
| Section 2 | - | 19 FPS |
| Section 3 | - | 16 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 4971 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | - | 10240 |
| Video editing | - | 6021 |
| Photo editing | - | 25601 |
| Data manipulation | - | 10644 |
| Writing score | - | 13811 |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (65th and 172nd place)
Recent User Tests
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-19 (Nettzy) | AnTuTu 12 | 3489328 |
| π 2026-06-07 (Nhatajkys) | AnTuTu 11 | 3418489 |
| π 2026-05-02 (Ao Haimiya) | AnTuTu 11 | 3330988 |
| π 2026-04-29 (ZeNn1X) | AnTuTu 11 | 3199560 |
| π 2026-01-14 (SSupreme) | AnTuTu 11 | 3320025 |
Vivo IQOO Neo 10 (Global)
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-10-13 (ASTRO(NEO 10)) | AnTuTu 12 | 2605531 |
| π 2026-10-08 (Jk) | AnTuTu 12 | 2384830 |
| π 2026-10-07 (ΠΠ»ΡΡ) | AnTuTu 12 | 2410797 |
| π 2026-10-07 (JIRO) | AnTuTu 12 | 2506883 |
| π 2026-10-07 (H20_lazz) | AnTuTu 12 | 2565440 |
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 5300 MHz | - |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.1 | UFS 4.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 15 | Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) |
| ROM | Redmagic OS 10 | OriginOS 6 |
| OS updates | 3 years | - |
| Security updates | 3 years | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 7050 mAh | 7000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 100 W | 120 W |
| Battery type | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | Yes |
| Bypass charging | - | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes (91% in 30 min) | Yes |
| Full charging time | 0:35 hr | - |
| Battery cycles | 1200 cycles | - |
| Web browsing | 11:38 hr | - |
| Watching video | 14:39 hr | - |
| Gaming | 09:17 hr | - |
| Standby | 144 hr | - |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (#76th place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8160 x 6120 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | Up to 30FPS | No |
| 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: 8 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 LYT-600 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.55" (β 0.65 inch) | 1/1.95" (β 0.51 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 0.8 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV50D40 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2.88" (β 0.35 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 0.61 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 2 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | - |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV02F10 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/5" (β 0.2 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.75 micron | - |
| Stabilization | No | - |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 16 megapixels | 32 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4608 x 3456 | - |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.5 |
| Sensor | OmniVision OV16E1Q | Sony IMX480 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.8" (β 0.36 inch) | 1/3.09" (β 0.32 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) 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 | 5.4 | 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 | No |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, 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 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | November 2024 | May 2025 |
| Release date | December 2024 | June 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $649 | $399 |
| 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 performance, gaming, and connectivity are more important to you, then choose the ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro. But if the camera, battery life, software, design, and sound are more of a priority β go for the Vivo IQOO Neo 10 (Global).
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