ZTE nubia RedMagic 12 Pro vs Xiaomi 17 Pro Max

999 USD

999 USD

Available

Available

ZTE Mobiles

Xiaomi Mobiles

ZTE nubia RedMagic 12 Pro

Xiaomi 17 Pro Max

2026, October 15

2025, September 25

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

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

LTE

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66, 71

SA/NSA

1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 18, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 71, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 83, 84, 89 SA/NSA

HSPA, LTE, 5G

HSPA, LTE, 5G

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

162.9 x 77.6 x 8 mm (6.41 x 3.06 x 0.31 in)

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

219 g (7.72 oz)

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

Xiaomi Dragon Crystal Glass 3 Secondary display (on the back): LTPO AMOLED, 120Hz, Dolby Vision, HDR Vivid, HDR10+, 3500 nits (peak) 2.9 inches, 596 x 976 pixels IP68 dust tighGlass front (Dragon Crystal Glass 3), aluminum frame t and water resistant (immersible up to 6m for 30 min)

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

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

Black, White, Purple, Green

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

LTPO AMOLED, 68B colors, 2160Hz PWM, 120Hz, Dolby Vision, HDR Vivid, HDR10+, 3500 nits (peak)

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

6.9 inches, 116.6 cm2 (~92.3% screen-to-body ratio)

1216 x 2688 pixels (~431 ppi density)

1200 x 2608 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~416 ppi density)

Android 17, Redmagic OS 12

Android 16, HyperOS 3

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

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

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

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

Adreno 850

Adreno 840

12GB/16GB

12GB/16GB

256GB/512GB/1TB

512GB/1TB UFS 4.1

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

50 MP, f/1.7, 23mm (wide), 1/1.28", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS

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

50 MP, f/2.6, 115mm (periscope telephoto), 1/2.0", PDAF (30cm - ∞), OIS, 5x optical zoom

LED flash, HDR, panorama

Laser AF, color spectrum sensor, Leica lens, Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama

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

8K@30fps (HDR), 4K@30/60/120fps (HDR10+, 10-bit Dolby Vision HDR, 10-bit LOG), 1080p@30/60/120/240/960fps, 720p@1920fps, gyro-EIS

50 MP, f/2.4, 17mm, 102˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.76", 0.64µm

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

50 MP, f/2.2, 21mm (wide), PDAF

HDR

HDR, panorama

1080p@30/60fps

4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, HDR10+, gyro-EIS

Si/C Li-Ion 8400 mAh

Si/C Li-Ion 7500 mAh

80W wired 80W wireless 22.5W reverse wired

100W wired, PD3.0, QC3+, 100W PPS 50W wireless 22.5W reverse wireless

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

Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, proximity, gyro, compass, barometer Ultra Wideband (UWB) support

Yes, with stereo speakers (Dolby Atmos)

Yes, with stereo speakers (with Dolby Atmos)

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

No 24-bit/192kHz Hi-Res & Hi-Res wireless 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, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct

6.0, A2DP, LE

5.4, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, LHDC 5

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

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

Yes

Yes

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

USB Type-C 3.2, Display Port, OTG