ZTE nubia RedMagic 11S Pro vs Apple iPhone 17

799 USD

799 USD

Available

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ZTE Mobiles

Apple iPhone

ZTE nubia RedMagic 11S Pro

iPhone18,3, A3520, A3258, A3519, A3521

2026, May 27

2025, September 19

GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G

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

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

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

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

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

LTE

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

SA/NSA

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

HSPA, LTE, 5G

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

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

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

230 g (8.11 oz)

177 g (6.24 oz)

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)

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)

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

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)

Nightfreeze (Black Transparent), Subzero (Silver Transparent)

Black, White, Mist Blue, Sage, Lavender

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

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

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

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

1216 x 2688 pixels (~431 ppi density)

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

Android 16, Redmagic OS 11.5

iOS 26

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

Apple A19 (3 nm)

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

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

Adreno 840 (1.3GHz)

Apple GPU (5-core graphics)

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

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

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

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

LED flash, HDR, panorama

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

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

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

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

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

HDR

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

1080p@30/60fps

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

Si/C Li-Ion 7500 mAh

Li-Ion 3692 mAh

80W wired 80W wireless Reverse wireless

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

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

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

Yes, with stereo speakers

Yes, with stereo speakers

Yes

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/6/7, tri-band, hotspot

5.4, A2DP, LE

5.3, A2DP, LE

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

GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS

Yes

Yes

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

USB USB Type-C 2.0, 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

8GB

128GB/256GB/512GB NVMe