Upper mid-range · 2022

ZTE nubia RedMagic 7

Name: ZTE nubia RedMagic 7
Brand: ZTE

Our Take CPU benches near recent upper-mid phones like the Google Pixel 7 Pro

A well-rounded upper mid-ranger with 120W fast charging and an AMOLED screen.

Best for Gaming · streaming · camera work

Strength 120W fast charging, AMOLED screen

6.8″ AMOLED · 165Hz

Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 8 / 128 GB

4500 mAh 120W charging

64 MP 3 rear · 8 MP selfie

5G NFC

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In the Real World

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

Full specifications

What stands out

Hi-Res audio for higher-quality listening

Pro camera extras: 8K video, Night mode, laser AF, manual focus

240 fps slow motion for action clips

Display

6.8″ · AMOLED · 1080 × 2400 · 165 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

165 Hz

Smooth

Brightness

527 nits

HDR

Supported

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Performance

Qualcomm SM8450 Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 (4 nm) · 8-core 3.0 GHz · Adreno 730

Everyday capable

Daily apps and casual games run smoothly — heavy gaming will drop frames.

Chipset

Qualcomm SM8450 Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 (4 nm)

Current CPU tier

Upper mid-range

Launch class

High-end

AnTuTu

1,056,488

GeekBench

3,855

Graphics test

GFXBench 77 fps

CPU

8-core, 3.0 GHz

GPU

Adreno 730

Process

4 nm

RAM type

RAM LPDDR5

Storage type

UFS Storage 3.1

CPU layout

1x3.0GHz Cortex X2 + 3x2.5GHz Cortex A710 + 4x1.80GHz Cortex A510

Camera

64 MP f/1.8 main · 8 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/2.0

Macro

2 MP

Front camera

8 MP f/2.0

Main sensor

Samsung GW3, 1/1.97", 0.7µm

Slow motion

Yes, 240 fps

Camera extras

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

Video

8K @ 30 fps

Battery

4500 mAh · 120 W wired

Battery is average for the class — fine for daily use.

Capacity

4500 mAh

Lab endurance

89:00h

Wired charging

120 W

Fast

Removable

Audio

Excellent (-22.7 LUFS) · Stereo

Stereo speakers

Loudspeaker

Excellent (-22.7 LUFS)

Speakers

Stereo

Audio features

Hi-Res audio

Microphones

Memory

8 GB RAM · 128 GB

RAM

8 GB

Storage

128 GB

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

USB OTG

Supported

3.5mm jack

Yes

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Build & Design

215 g · 9.5 mm

Height

170.6 mm

Width

78.3 mm

Thickness

9.5 mm

Weight

215 g

Sensors

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

Sensors

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

Specifications sourced from GSMArena · Read full review

How it stacks up against the rest.

Quick reads against a few phones in the same price tier. Tap any one for the deep comparison.

Apple iPhone 14

Trades blows 2 wins 2 losses

Smoother display

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

37% larger battery capacity

120 W vs 15 W charging · 4,500 mAh vs 3,279 mAh battery

Lower benchmark score

1.1M vs 1.4M AnTuTu · Upper mid-range vs High-end tier

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 215 g vs 172 g

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S22 5G

Trades blows 2 wins 2 losses

Smoother display

165 Hz vs 120 Hz refresh · 6.8″ vs 6.1″ screen · Tradeoff: AMOLED vs Dynamic AMOLED panel

22% larger battery capacity

120 W vs 25 W charging · 4,500 mAh vs 3,700 mAh battery

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 215 g vs 167 g

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