Sony Xperia 5 III vs ZTE nubia RedMagic 11S Pro Plus

950 USD

949 USD

Available

Available

Sony Mobiles

ZTE Mobiles

Sony Xperia 5 III

ZTE nubia RedMagic 11S Pro Plus

2021, July 31

2026, May 18

GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G

GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

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

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

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 66 - Asia

LTE

1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28, 38, 40, 41, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - Asia

SA/NSA

HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G

HSPA, LTE, 5G

157 x 68 x 8.2 mm (6.18 x 2.68 x 0.32 in)

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

168 g (5.93 oz)

230 g (8.11 oz)

Glass front (Gorilla Glass 6), glass back (Gorilla Glass 6), aluminum frame

Glass front, 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)

Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) IP65/IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Black, Green, Pink

Transparent Black, Transparent Silver

OLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, HDR BT.2020

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

6.1 inches, 86.9 cm2 (~81.4% screen-to-body ratio)

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

1080 x 2520 pixels, 21:9 ratio (~449 ppi density)

1216 x 2688 pixels (~431 ppi density)

Android 11

Android 16, Redmagic OS 11.5

Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm)

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

Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 680 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 680 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 680)

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

Adreno 660

Adreno 840 (1.3GHz)

8GB

12GB/16GB

128GB/256GB

256GB/512GB/1TB UFS 4.1 Pro

microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

12 MP, f/1.7, 24mm (wide), 1/1.7", 1.8µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS

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

12 MP, f/2.3, 70mm (telephoto), f/2.8, 105mm (telephoto), 1/2.9", Dual Pixel PDAF, 3x/4.4x optical zoom, OIS

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

12 MP, f/2.2, 124˚, 16mm (ultrawide), 1/2.6", Dual Pixel PDAF

Zeiss optics, Zeiss T* lens coating, LED flash, panorama, HDR, eye tracking

LED flash, HDR, panorama

4K@24/25/30/60/120fps HDR, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps; 5-axis gyro-EIS, OIS

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

8 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1/4", 1.12µm

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

HDR

HDR

1080p@30fps, 5-axis gyro-EIS

1080p@30/60fps

Li-Po 4500 mAh, non-removable

Si/C Li-Ion 7500mAh

Fast charging 30W, 50% in 30 min (advertised) USB Power Delivery

120W wired 80W wireless Reverse wireless

Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass, color spectrum

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

Yes, with stereo speakers

Yes, with stereo speakers

Yes

Yes

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot

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

5.2, A2DP, aptX HD, LE

5.4, A2DP, LE

Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS

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

USB Type-C 3.1; USB On-The-Go, video output

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

Yes