ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy A56 5G
74
out of 100
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66
out of 100
Here we compared two 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 Samsung Galaxy A56 5G, which is powered by Exynos 1580 and came out 1 year and 3 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 9 Pro
- 93% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2409K versus 1251K)
- Comes with 1500 mAh larger battery capacity: 6500 vs 5000 mAh
- Supports higher wattage charging (80W versus 45W)
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
- Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
- Faster storage type - UFS 4.0 versus UFS 3.1
- 65% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2233 and 1354 points
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A56 5G
- Waterproof body (IP67 classification)
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 14
- Delivers 19% higher peak brightness (1204 against 1010 nits)
- The phone is 1 year and 3 months newer
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
- Weighs 31 grams less
- 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 | 6.8 inches | 6.7 inches |
| Resolution | 1116 x 2480 pixels | 1080 x 2340 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 400 ppi | 385 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 1600 nits | 1200 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | - | 1900 nits |
| HDR support | No | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Gorilla Glass Victus Plus |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.1% | 87.6% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 99.5% | 99.1% |
| PWM | 60 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 164 mm (6.46 inches) | 162.2 mm (6.39 inches) |
| Width | 76.4 mm (3.01 inches) | 77.5 mm (3.05 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.9 mm (0.35 inches) | 7.4 mm (0.29 inches) |
| Weight | 229 g (8.08 oz) | 198 g (6.98 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | IP67 |
| Advanced cooling | Active fan | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Silver | Black, Gray, Green, Pink |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
| Repairability | - | Good (3.19/5) |
| Drop resistance | - | Excellent (A) · 270 drops |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 | Samsung Exynos 1580 |
| Max clock | 3300 MHz | 2900 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 1.95 GHz: Cortex-A520 - 3 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 1 core at 2.9 GHz: Cortex-A720 |
| L3 cache | 12 MB | 4 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Yes |
| Graphics | Adreno 750 | Xclipse 540 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 256 |
| GPU clock | 903-1000 MHz | 1300 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~2774 GFLOPS | ~1331.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 14905 | 6865 |
| Single-core score | 2233 | 1354 |
| Multi-core score | 6869 | 3789 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 662661 | 490457 |
| GPU | 823958 | 296896 |
| Memory | 361209 | 173263 |
| UX | 561916 | 290896 |
| Total score | 2409744 | 1251512 |
| Samples | [5 tests] | [130 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 92% | 97% |
| Graphics test | 13 FPS | 5 FPS |
| Graphics score | 1727 | 641 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Stability | 99% | - |
| Graphics test | 33 FPS | - |
| Section 1 | 36 FPS | - |
| Section 2 | 33 FPS | - |
| Section 3 | 29 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 8666 | - |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 90% | - |
| Graphics test | 30 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 5156 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 20450 | 14131 |
| Video editing | 8590 | 7744 |
| Photo editing | 50380 | 22842 |
| Data manipulation | 14699 | 11699 |
| Writing score | 26447 | 18128 |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (#162nd place)
Recent User Tests
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-08-19 (mitchi) | AnTuTu 11 | 2432142 |
| 📘 2026-08-08 (PsIx0pAt) | AnTuTu 11 | 2320412 |
| 📘 2026-06-18 (Anonymous) | AnTuTu 11 | 2408843 |
| 📘 2026-05-01 (Shuller) | AnTuTu 11 | 2500131 |
| 📘 2026-04-06 (Vall) | AnTuTu 11 | 2409744 |
Samsung Galaxy A56 5G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-10-11 -> Baogia_VN | AnTuTu 11 | 1281445 |
| 📘 2026-10-09 (Baogia_VN) | AnTuTu 12 | 1090096 |
| 📘 2026-10-09 (Baogia_VN) | AnTuTu 11 | 1278747 |
| 📘 2026-10-09 (Baogia_VN) | AnTuTu 12 | 1090096 |
| 📘 2026-09-24 (.) | CPU Throttle | 82% |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 4800 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 14 | Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) |
| ROM | Redmagic OS 9 | One UI 8.5 |
| OS size | 25 GB | 21.5 GB |
| OS updates | - | 6 years |
| Security updates | - | 6 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 6500 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 80 W | 45 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Bypass charging | - | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (84% in 30 min) | Yes (65% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:42 hr | 1:13 hr |
| Battery cycles | - | 2000 cycles |
| Web browsing | 09:54 hr | 11:28 hr |
| Watching video | 21:54 hr | 19:50 hr |
| Gaming | 08:25 hr | 04:53 hr |
| Standby | 134 hr | 131 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (56th and 70th 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 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/2.2 | f/1.8 |
| Sensor | Samsung GN5 | Sony IMX906 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.57" (≈ 0.64 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 | - | Sony IMX258 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) | 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 2 MP | 5 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.4 |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | - | 145 |
| Zoom | - | 59 |
| Samples | - | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy A56 5G from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 16 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4608 x 3456 | - |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.2 |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV16E1Q | Samsung S5K3LC |
| Sensor size | 1/2.8" (≈ 0.36 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.12 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 | 5.3 | 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, DP 1.2 | No |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| 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 | No |
| LTE Cat* | 20 | - |
| 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 2023 | March 2025 |
| Release date | November 2023 | March 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $649 | $499 |
| Successor | - ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Pro | - Samsung Galaxy A57 5G |
| SAR (head) | - | 0.61 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | - | 1.05 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 80 W | Not included |
*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 9 Pro is definitely a better buy.
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