Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro vs ZTE nubia RedMagic 12 Pro

999 USD

999 USD

Available

Available

Asus Mobiles

ZTE Mobiles

AI2401, AI2401_A

ZTE nubia RedMagic 12 Pro

2024, January 18

2026, October 15

GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE / 5G

GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 CDMA 800

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 - International HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - USA

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

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 48, 66 - International 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 48, 66, 71 - USA

LTE

1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 18, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - International 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 18, 20, 25, 26, 29, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - USA

SA/NSA

HSPA, LTE-A (Up to 7CA), 5G

HSPA, LTE, 5G

163.8 x 76.8 x 8.9 mm (6.45 x 3.02 x 0.35 in)

163 x 76 x 8.6 mm (6.42 x 2.99 x 0.34 in)

225 g (7.94 oz)

Glass front (Gorilla Glass 7i), aluminum frame, glass back (Gorilla Glass 7i)

Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), glass back (Gorilla Glass), aluminum frame IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min) 341 Mini-LED programmable matrix (on the back) Pressure sensitive zones (Gaming triggers)

Pressure sensitive zones (520Hz touch-sensing) Built-in cooling fan (IPX8 water resistant) IP68/IP69 dust tight and water resistant (high pressure water jets; immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min) Aviation aluminum middle frame

Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Phantom Black

Nightfreeze (Transparent Black), Subzero (Transparent Silver), Skyfrost (Blue Transparent)

LTPO AMOLED, 1B colors, 165Hz, HDR10, 1600 nits (HBM), 2500 nits (peak)

AMOLED, 1B colors, 185Hz, PWM, 1900 nits (HBM), 5000 nits (peak)

6.78 inches, 111.0 cm2 (~88.2% screen-to-body ratio)

6.85 inches, 113.7 cm2 (~91.8% screen-to-body ratio)

1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~388 ppi density)

1216 x 2688 pixels (~431 ppi density)

Android 14

Android 17, Redmagic OS 12

Qualcomm SM8650-AB Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (4 nm)

Qualcomm SM8975 Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 (2 nm)

Octa-core (1x3.3 GHz Cortex-X4 & 5x3.2 GHz Cortex-A720 & 2x2.3 GHz Cortex-A520)

Octa-core (2x5.01 GHz Prime + 3x4.03 GHz Performance + 3x3.74 GHz Performance)

Adreno 750

Adreno 850

16GB/24GB

12GB/16GB

512GB/1TB UFS 4.0 NTFS support for external storage

256GB/512GB/1TB

50 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, PDAF, gimbal OIS

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

32 MP, f/2.4, (telephoto), 1/3.2", 0.7µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom

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

13 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide)

LED flash, HDR, panorama

LED flash, HDR, panorama

8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 720p@480fps; gyro-EIS, HDR10+

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

32 MP, f/2.5, 22mm (wide), 1/3.2", 0.7µm

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

Panorama, HDR

HDR

1080p@30fps

1080p@30/60fps

5500 mAh, non-removable

Si/C Li-Ion 8400 mAh

65W wired, PD3.0, PPS, QC5, 100% in 39 min - International 30W wired, PD3.0, PPS - India 15W wireless (Qi) 10W reverse wired

80W wired 80W wireless 22.5W reverse wired

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

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

Yes, with stereo speakers

Yes, with stereo speakers (Dolby Atmos)

Yes 32-bit/384kHz Hi-Res & Hi-Res wireless audio

32-bit/384kHz Hi-Res audio Snapdragon Sound

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

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

5.3, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless

6.0, A2DP, LE

GPS (L1+L5), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5), NavIC (L5), GLONASS

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

Yes

Yes

USB Type-C (side), DisplayPort 1.4; USB Type-C (bottom), OTG

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

AnTuTu: 1639368 (v9), 2167612 (v10) GeekBench: 6542 (v5), 7178 (v6) GFXBench: 163fps (offscreen 1080p)

-26.3 LUFS (Good)

Active use score 14:43h