Flagship · 2024

ZTE nubia RedMagic 9S Pro

Our Take

CPU capability matches flagship phones like Apple iPhone 17e Camera shares the Samsung Galaxy S22 5G's main sensor

Best for

Strength , 80W fast charging

Extras All-screen front, Gaming controls

6.8″ AMOLED · 120Hz

8 Gen 3 12 / 256 GB

6500 mAh 80W charging

50 MP 2 rear · 16 MP selfie

5G Wi-Fi 6 · NFC

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In the Real World

See how the ZTE nubia RedMagic 9S Pro looks and feels in everyday use.

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Full specifications

Display

6.8″ · AMOLED · 1116 × 2480 · 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

1116 × 2480 px

Refresh rate

120 Hz

Smooth

Colour depth

10-bit (1B colours)

10-bit

Brightness

1058 nits

HDR

Supported

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Performance

Qualcomm SM8650-AC Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (4 nm) · 8-core 3.4 GHz · Adreno 750 (1 GHz)

High performance

Comfortably handles demanding games and heavy multitasking.

Chipset

Qualcomm SM8650-AC Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (4 nm)

Current CPU tier

Flagship

AnTuTu

2,117,667

GSMArena · v10

2,369,542

Kimovil · Antutu v10

1,631,366

GSMArena · v9

GeekBench

7,076

Graphics test

3DMark 5,429 (Wild Life Extreme)

CPU

8-core, 3.4 GHz

GPU

Adreno 750 (1 GHz)

Process

4 nm

RAM type

RAM LPDDR5X

Storage type

UFS Storage 4.0

CPU layout

1x3.4GHz Cortex X4 + 3x3.2 GHz Cortex A720 + 2x3.0 GHz Cortex A720 + 2x2.3 GHz Cortex A520

Software & updates

Android 14, Redmagic OS 9.5 · 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 14, Redmagic OS 9.5

Software support

2 years of updates (brand estimate)

Updates remaining

None — past its update window

Camera

50 MP f/1.9 main · OIS · 16 MP selfie

Stabilised

Stabilised main camera holds up in low light. Front camera is fine for daylight selfies.

Main camera

50 MP f/1.9

OIS

Ultrawide

50 MP f/2.2

Front camera

16 MP f/2.0

Main sensor

Samsung GN5, 1/1.57", 1µm

Premium sensor

Same sensor in

Samsung Galaxy S22 5G , Samsung Galaxy S23

Slow motion

Yes, 240 fps

Camera extras

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

Video

8K @ 30 fps

Battery

6500 mAh · 80 W wired

Plenty

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

Capacity

6500 mAh

Lab active use

17:08h

Wired charging

80 W

Fast

Removable

Audio

Good (-26.3 LUFS) · Stereo

Stereo speakers

Loudspeaker

Good (-26.3 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 · 12/512GB · 16/512GB

Storage type

UFS 4.0

Expandable

Connectivity

5G · NFC · Wi-Fi 7

Modern radios

Yes

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 7

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 3.2

USB OTG

Yes

Video out

DisplayPort

Screen out

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, B28b, B28a

5G n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28b, n28a, n38, n41, n66, n77, n78

Build & Design

229 g · 8.9 mm

Height

164.0 mm

Width

76.4 mm

Thickness

8.9 mm

Weight

229 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 16

Wins on most 4 wins 1 loss

Smoother display

120 Hz vs 60 Hz refresh · 6.8″ vs 6.1″ screen · Tradeoff: 1116 × 2480 vs 1179 × 2556 resolution

Higher benchmark score

2.1M vs 1.7M AnTuTu

Better video capture

8K @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video · 16 MP vs 12 MP selfie

Longer tested battery life

17h 8m vs 15h 42m active use · 80 W vs 25 W charging · 6,500 mAh vs 3,561 mAh battery

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 229 g vs 170 g

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S24

Trades blows 3 wins 2 losses

Higher benchmark score

2.1M vs 1.7M AnTuTu

Longer tested battery life

17h 8m vs 12h 6m active use · 80 W vs 25 W charging · 6,500 mAh vs 4,000 mAh battery

Starts with more storage

256 GB vs 128 GB baseline

Weaker camera hardware

— vs Telephoto · OIS

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 229 g vs 167 g

Full comparison

Where to buy

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ZTE nubia RedMagic 9S Pro

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 16

Samsung Galaxy S24

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