Sony Xperia 5 IV vs ZTE nubia RedMagic 12 Pro

999 USD

999 USD

Available

Available

Sony Mobiles

ZTE Mobiles

XQCQ62B-GC, XQCQ62G.GC, XQ-CQ72/B2TWCX0, XQ-CQ72/C2TWCX0, XQ-CQ72/G2TWCX0, XQCQ54C0B.YD, XQCQ54C0G.YD, XQCQ54C0C.YD

ZTE nubia RedMagic 12 Pro

2022, September 22

2026, October 15

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, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 66 - USA, Europe 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, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - USA, Europe 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

156 x 67 x 8.2 mm (6.14 x 2.64 x 0.32 in)

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

172 g (6.07 oz)

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

Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus), aluminum frame, IP65/IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)

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

Single SIM (Nano-SIM, eSIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, eSIM, dual stand-by)

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Green, Black, Ecru White

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

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

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

6.1 inches, 86.9 cm2 (~83.2% screen-to-body ratio)

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

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

1216 x 2688 pixels (~431 ppi density)

Android 12

Android 17, Redmagic OS 12

Qualcomm SM8450 Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 (4 nm)

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

Octa-core (1x3.00 GHz Cortex-X2 & 3x2.50 GHz Cortex-A710 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A510)

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

Adreno 730

Adreno 850

8GB

12GB/16GB

128GB/256GB

256GB/512GB/1TB

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/2.4, 60mm (telephoto), 1/3.5", Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS

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

12 MP, f/2.2, 124˚, 16mm (ultrawide), 1/2.5", Dual Pixel PDAF

Zeiss optics, Zeiss T* lens coating, LED flash, panorama, HDR, eye tracking, Cinematography Pro "powered by CineAlta", Videography Pro, 4K HDR Video recording 24, 25, 30, 60 and 120fps, OIS and EIS Video, Optical SteadyShot™ with FlawlessEye™, SteadyShot™ with Intelligent Active Mode (5-axis stabilization), Intelligent wind filter

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

12 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1/2.9", 1.25µm

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

HDR (High Dynamic Range) photo, SteadyShot™ with Intelligent Active Mode (5-axis stabilization), Display flash, Hand gesture.

HDR

4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 5-axis gyro-EIS

1080p@30/60fps

Li-Po 5000 mAh, non-removable

Si/C Li-Ion 8400 mAh

Fast charging, 50% in 30 min (advertised) Wireless charging Reverse wireless charging USB Power Delivery 3.0

80W wired 80W wireless 22.5W reverse wired

Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass, color spectrum, Native Sony Alpha camera support

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

Yes, with stereo speakers

Yes, with stereo speakers (Dolby Atmos)

Yes, 24-bit/192kHz audio, Dynamic vibration system

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

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

6.0, A2DP, LE

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

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

Yes

Yes

No

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

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

AnTuTu: 835038 (v9) GeekBench: 3448 (v5.1) GFXBench: 63fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)

Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal)

Photo / Video

-26.9 LUFS (Good)

Endurance rating 116h