Asus ROG Phone 9 vs ZTE nubia RedMagic 12 Pro

999 USD

999 USD

Available

Available

Asus Mobiles

ZTE Mobiles

AI2501-12G256G-BK, AI2501-12G256G-WH, AI2501-16G512G-WH, AI2501-16G512G-BK

ZTE nubia RedMagic 12 Pro

2024, November 19

2026, October 15

GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G

GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - Global HSDPA 800 / 900 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 - China

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 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48 - China

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, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - USA 1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 41, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - China

SA/NSA

HSPA, LTE (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)

227 g (8.01 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 tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min) Mini-LED (85 dots) 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

· Nano-SIM + eSIM · Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Phantom Black, Storm White

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

LTPO AMOLED, 1B colors, 185Hz, 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 15, upgradable to Android 16, up to 2 major Android upgrades

Android 17, Redmagic OS 12

Qualcomm SM8750-AB Snapdragon 8 Elite (3 nm)

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

Octa-core (2x4.32 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix L + 6x3.53 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix M)

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

Adreno 830

Adreno 850

12GB/16GB

12GB/16GB

256GB/512GB

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

13 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide)

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

5 MP (macro)

LED flash, HDR, panorama

LED flash, HDR, panorama

8K@30fps, 4K@30/60/120fps, 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

5800 mAh

Si/C Li-Ion 8400 mAh

65W wired, PD3.0, PPS, QC5, 100% in 46 min 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

Yes, with stereo speakers (Dolby Atmos)

Yes

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

5.4, 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: 3007932 (v10) GeekBench: 10083 (v6) 3DMark: 6718 (Wild Life Extreme)

1958 nits max brightness (measured)

-26.7 LUFS (Good)

Active use score 16:41h