Older flagship · 2022

ZTE nubia RedMagic 7S Pro

Our Take

CPU capability matches high-end phones like Google Pixel 10a. Same-source Kimovil Antutu v11 AnTuTu evidence is also available. Camera shares the Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE's main sensor

Best for

Strength 135W fast charging, All-day battery (5000mAh)

Extras Gaming controls, Cooling system

Watch out No more updates

6.8″ AMOLED · 120Hz

8+ Gen 1 12 / 256 GB

5000 mAh 135W charging

64 MP 3 rear · 16 MP selfie

5G Wi-Fi 6 · NFC

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In the Real World

See how the ZTE nubia RedMagic 7S Pro looks and feels in everyday use.

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Full specifications

Display

6.8″ · AMOLED · 1080 × 2400 · 120 Hz · HDR

OLED + smooth

A clean OLED panel — colours pop and sunlight visibility is solid.

Screen size

6.8"

Panel type

AMOLED

OLED

Resolution

1080 × 2400 px

Refresh rate

120 Hz

Smooth

Colour depth

10-bit (1B colours)

10-bit

Brightness

449 nits

HDR

Supported

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Performance

Qualcomm SM8475 Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 (4 nm) · 8-core 3.19 GHz · Adreno 730

High performance

Comfortably handles demanding games and heavy multitasking.

Chipset

Qualcomm SM8475 Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 (4 nm)

Current CPU tier

High-end

Launch class

Flagship

AnTuTu

1,411,008

Kimovil · Antutu v11

CPU

8-core, 3.19 GHz

GPU

Adreno 730

Process

4 nm

RAM type

RAM LPDDR5

Storage type

UFS Storage 3.1

CPU layout

1x3.2 GHz Cortex X2 +3x2.8 GHz Cortex A710 + 4x2.0 GHz Cortex A510

Software & updates

Android 12, Redmagic 5.5 · 2-year support (brand estimate)

Likely end of life

This phone is past its update window — it still works, but new Android versions and most security patches have stopped.

Operating system

Android 12, Redmagic 5.5

Software support

2 years of updates (brand estimate)

Updates remaining

None — past its update window

Camera

64 MP f/1.8 main · 16 MP selfie

A standard camera setup — sharp in daylight, expect noise in low light.

Main camera

64 MP f/1.8

Ultrawide

8 MP f/2.2

Macro

2 MP

Front camera

16 MP

Main sensor

Samsung GW3, 1/1.97", 0.7µm

Mainstream sensor

Same sensor in

Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE , Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite

Slow motion

Yes, 240 fps

Camera extras

8K video, Night mode, laser AF, manual focus

Video

8K @ 30 fps

Battery

5000 mAh · 135 W wired

Plenty

A genuinely all-day battery — comfortably handles streaming and social.

Capacity

5000 mAh

Wired charging

135 W

Fast

Removable

Audio

Very good (-24.1 LUFS) · Stereo

Stereo speakers

Loudspeaker

Very good (-24.1 LUFS)

Speakers

Stereo

Audio features

Hi-Res audio

Microphones

Memory

12 GB RAM · 256 GB

Roomy

RAM

12 GB

Storage

256 GB

Configurations

12/256GB · 16/512GB · 18/512GB · 18/1TB

Storage type

UFS 3.1

Expandable

Connectivity

5G · NFC · Wi-Fi 6

Modern radios

Yes

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 6

Modern Wi-Fi

Bluetooth

5.2

GPS systems

A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BeiDou (B1), Galileo (E1+E5a), BeiDou (B2), NavIC System, QZSS (L1 + L5)

USB

USB-C 3.0

USB OTG

Yes

Accessory connector

Yes

3.5mm jack

Yes

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Network bands

4G works on all four carriers — 5G on MTN & Airtel

Radio bands decide whether this phone sees MTN, Glo, Airtel or 9mobile towers — and how strong the signal holds indoors.

M MTN

4G full · 5G works

Full

A Airtel

4G full · 5G works

Full

G Glo

4G works No B28 — signal can get weak indoors and outside the big cities.

Works

9 9mobile

4G full

Full

The bands Nigerian networks use

B3 main band

M A G 9

B7 extra speed

B20 indoor reach

B28 indoor reach

n78 the 5G band

M A

The dots show which network uses each band. ✓ means this phone has it, ✗ means it doesn't.

All reported bands

2G B2, B3, B5, B8

3G B1, B2, B5, B6, B8, B19

4G B1, B2, B3, B5, B7, B8, B12, B17, B18, B19, B20, B26, B28a

5G n1, n38, n41, n77, n78

Build & Design

235 g · 10.0 mm

Height

166.3 mm

Width

77.1 mm

Thickness

10.0 mm

Weight

235 g

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, optical) · accelerometer · gyro · proximity

Sensors

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

Images and battery life estimates from GSMArena · Read full review

How it stacks up against the rest.

A few phones around the same price, so you can see what this one does better and what it gives up.

Apple iPhone 14

Trades blows 3 wins 2 losses

Smoother display

120 Hz vs 60 Hz refresh · 6.8″ vs 6.1″ screen · Tradeoff: 1080 × 2400 vs 1170 × 2532 resolution

52% larger battery capacity

135 W vs 18 W charging · 5,000 mAh vs 3,279 mAh battery

Starts with more storage

256 GB vs 128 GB baseline

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · 64 MP · f/1.8 vs 12 MP · f/1.5 main

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 235 g vs 172 g

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S22 5G

Trades blows 2 wins 3 losses

35% larger battery capacity

135 W vs 25 W charging · 5,000 mAh vs 3,700 mAh battery

Starts with more storage

256 GB vs 128 GB baseline

Weaker display tech

AMOLED vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · Tradeoff: 6.8″ vs 6.1″ screen

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · — vs Telephoto · OIS · 64 MP · f/1.8 vs 50 MP · f/1.8 main

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 235 g vs 167 g

Full comparison

Where to buy

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In the Real World

Full specifications

Display

Performance

Software & updates

Camera

Battery

Audio

Memory

Connectivity

Network bands

The bands Nigerian networks use

All reported bands

Build & Design

Sensors

How it stacks up against the rest.

Apple iPhone 14

Samsung Galaxy S22 5G

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