Apple iPhone 17 vs ZTE nubia RedMagic 11S Pro

799 USD

799 USD

Available

Available

Apple iPhone

ZTE Mobiles

iPhone18,3, A3520, A3258, A3519, A3521

ZTE nubia RedMagic 11S Pro

2025, September 19

2026, May 27

GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G

GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO

HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 53, 66 - A3520 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 53, 66, 71 - A3258 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 53, 66, 71 - A3519 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66 - A3521

LTE

1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 75, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3520 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 71, 75, 77, 78, 79, 258, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - A3258 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 71, 75, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3519 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 75, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3521

SA/NSA

HSPA, LTE, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps

HSPA, LTE, 5G

149.6 x 71.5 x 8 mm (5.89 x 2.81 x 0.31 in)

163.8 x 76.5 x 8.9 mm (6.45 x 3.01 x 0.35 in)

177 g (6.24 oz)

230 g (8.11 oz)

Glass front (Ceramic Shield 2), aluminum frame, glass back IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 6m for 30 min) Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)

Glass front (Gorilla Glass), aluminum frame, glass back Pressure sensitive zones (520Hz touch-sensing) Built-in cooling fan Aviation aluminum middle frame IPX8 water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)

Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time; International) eSIM + eSIM (8 or more, max 2 at a time; USA) Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM (China)

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Black, White, Mist Blue, Sage, Lavender

Nightfreeze (Black Transparent), Subzero (Silver Transparent)

LTPO Super Retina XDR OLED, 120Hz, HDR10, 1000 nits (typ), 1600 nits (HBM), 3000 nits (peak)

AMOLED, 1B colors, 144Hz, 2592Hz PWM, 1800 nits (peak)

6.3 inches, 96.4 cm2 (~90.1% screen-to-body ratio)

6.85 inches, 113.7 cm2 (~90.7% screen-to-body ratio)

1206 x 2622 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~460 ppi density)

1216 x 2688 pixels (~431 ppi density)

iOS 26

Android 16, Redmagic OS 11.5

Apple A19 (3 nm)

Qualcomm SM8850-1-AD Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 (3 nm)

Hexa-core (2x4.26 GHz + 4xX.X GHz)

Octa-core (2x4.74 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix L + 6x3.62 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix M)

Apple GPU (5-core graphics)

Adreno 840 (1.3GHz)

8GB

128GB/256GB/512GB NVMe

48 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS

50 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/1.55", 1.0µm, multi-directional PDAF, OIS

48 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 0.7µm, PDAF

50 MP, f/2.0, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/2.88", 0.61µm, AF

Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama)

LED flash, HDR, panorama

4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), stereo sound rec.

8K@30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps

18 MP multi-aspect, f/1.9, (wide), PDAF, OIS SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)

16 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/3.06", 1.12µm, under display

HDR, Dolby Vision HDR, 3D (spatial) audio, stereo sound rec.

HDR

4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS

1080p@30/60fps

Li-Ion 3692 mAh

Si/C Li-Ion 7500 mAh

Wired, PD3.2, AVS, 50% in 20 min 25W wireless MagSafe/Qi2, 50% in 30 min (15W - China) 4.5W reverse wired

80W wired 80W wireless Reverse wireless

Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Ultra Wideband (UWB) support (gen2 chip) Emergency SOS, Messages and Find My via satellite

Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Yes, with stereo speakers

Yes, with stereo speakers

Yes

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6/7, tri-band, hotspot

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct

5.3, A2DP, LE

5.4, A2DP, LE

GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS

GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO

Yes

Yes

USB USB Type-C 2.0, DisplayPort

USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2, OTG, accessory connector, DisplayPort

AnTuTu: 3377500 (v10), 4272312 (v11) GeekBench: 11708 (v6) 3DMark: 8160 (Wild Life Extreme)

1587 nits max brightness (measured)

-26.7 LUFS (Good)

Active use score 20:18h