ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro vs Xiaomi 14 Pro
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Here we compared two flagship 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 Xiaomi 14 Pro, which is powered by the same chip and came out 1 month 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 9 Pro
- Comes with 1620 mAh larger battery capacity: 6500 vs 4880 mAh
- Shows 16% longer battery life (29:26 vs 25:21 hours)
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi 14 Pro
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- The rear camera has a 3.2x optical zoom
- 31% higher pixel density (522 vs 400 PPI)
- Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
- Handles wireless charging up to 50W
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
- Supports higher wattage charging (120W versus 80W)
- Slow-motion recording at 1920FPS
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 14
- 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
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.8 inches | 6.73 inches |
| Resolution | 1116 x 2480 pixels | 1440 x 3200 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 400 ppi | 522 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | 1600 nits | 3000 nits |
| HDR support | No | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touch sampling rate | - | 240 Hz |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Xiaomi Longjing Glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.1% | 89.9% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 99.5% | 99.5% |
| 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) | 161.4 mm (6.35 inches) |
| Width | 76.4 mm (3.01 inches) | 75.3 mm (2.96 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.9 mm (0.35 inches) | 8.49 mm (0.33 inches) |
| Weight | 229 g (8.08 oz) | 223 g (7.87 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Active fan | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Silver | Black, Silver, Gray, Green |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 |
| Max clock | 3300 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) | 14905 | 13963 |
| Single-core score | 2233 | 2129 |
| Multi-core score | 6869 | 6906 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 662661 | 690713 |
| GPU | 823958 | 829399 |
| Memory | 361209 | 341008 |
| UX | 561916 | 536551 |
| Total score | 2409744 | 2397671 |
| Samples | [5 tests] | [9 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 92% | 89% |
| Graphics test | 13 FPS | 12 FPS |
| Graphics score | 1727 | 1589 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Stability | 99% | 85% |
| Graphics test | 33 FPS | 31 FPS |
| Section 1 | 36 FPS | 36 FPS |
| Section 2 | 33 FPS | 31 FPS |
| Section 3 | 29 FPS | 25 FPS |
| Graphics score | 8666 | 8037 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 90% | 83% |
| Graphics test | 30 FPS | 27 FPS |
| Graphics score | 5156 | 4526 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 20450 | 14546 |
| Video editing | 8590 | 7908 |
| Photo editing | 50380 | 31773 |
| Data manipulation | 14699 | 14905 |
| Writing score | 26447 | 20028 |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (162nd and 170th 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 |
Xiaomi 14 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-08-21 (Nipple Power) | AnTuTu 11 | 2320631 |
| 📘 2026-08-08 (Shionnnfu) | AnTuTu 11 | 2413075 |
| 📘 2026-08-05 (Sulaiman Samimi) | AnTuTu 11 | 2304066 |
| 📘 2026-04-21 (DecayCat) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 2127 / 6966 |
| 📘 2026-04-21 (DecayCat) | AnTuTu 11 | 2433153 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 4800 MHz | 4200 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 4.0 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 14 | Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) |
| ROM | Redmagic OS 9 | HyperOS 3 |
| OS size | 25 GB | - |
| OS updates | - | 4 years |
| Security updates | - | 5 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 6500 mAh | 4880 mAh |
| Max charge power | 80 W | 120 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | Yes (50 W) |
| Reverse charging | No | Yes, (wireless) |
| Fast charging | Yes (84% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 8 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:42 hr | 0:18 hr |
| Web browsing | 09:54 hr | 10:49 hr |
| Watching video | 21:54 hr | 16:30 hr |
| Gaming | 08:25 hr | 05:10 hr |
| Standby | 134 hr | 113 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (#56th place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8160 x 6120 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 3.2x |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (1080p) | 1920 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 122° | 115° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 50 MP 3) Macro: 2 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/1.4 - 4.0 |
| Focal length | - | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung GN5 | Samsung Light Hunter 900 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.57" (≈ 0.64 inch) | 1/1.31" (≈ 0.76 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1.2 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Laser autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | - | 50 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | - | 75 mm |
| Sensor | - | Samsung S5KJN1 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 0.64 micron |
| Stabilization | - | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | - | 14 mm |
| Sensor | - | Samsung S5KJN1 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) | 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 2 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | - |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 16 megapixels | 32 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4608 x 3456 | 6528 x 4896 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | - | 22 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV16E1Q | Omnivision OV32B |
| Sensor size | 1/2.8" (≈ 0.36 inch) | 1/3" (≈ 0.33 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 0.7 micron |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus |
| 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 | 5.3 | 5.4 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.2 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes, DP 1.2 | Yes, DP 1.2 |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
| 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 | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | 20 | 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 | Flagship |
| Announced | November 2023 | October 2023 |
| Release date | November 2023 | October 2023 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $649 | $1100 |
| Successor | - ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Pro | - Xiaomi 15 Pro |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 80 W | Yes, 120 W |
Further details
Notes on 14 Pro:
- New Longjing Glass is used. The frame can be either aluminum or titanium, with a weight difference of 7 grams.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the display, camera, connectivity, software, design, and sound are more important to you, then choose the Xiaomi 14 Pro. But if the battery life is more of a priority – go for the ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro.
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