ZTE nubia Red Magic 6s vs vivo iQOO 12

ZTE nubia Red Magic 6s

vivo iQOO 12

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800
3G network

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

HSDPA 800, 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100; CDMA2000 1x
4G network

LTE

LTE frequency band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66
5G network

5G band SA/NSA

5G band 1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 38, 40, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
EV-DO speed

EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps download, 1.8 Mbps upload

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LTE speed

LTE-A

LTE-A
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Glass front, glass back, aluminum frame

Aluminium alloy
SIM

Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Height

169.9 mm

163.2 mm
Width

77.2 mm

75.9 mm
Thickness

9.5 mm

8.1/8.4 mm
Weight

215 g

198.5/203.7 g
Build features

Pressure sensitive zones (450Hz touch-sensing), sliding trigger on the back, built-in cooling fan, RGB light

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Colors

Black, Transparent

Black, Red, White (BMW M branding)

Display
Display type

AMOLED

AMOLED
Physical size

6.8 inches

6.78 inches
Resolution

1080 x 2400 pixels

1260 x 2800 pixels
Pixel density

387 ppi

453 ppi
Display colors

1073741824

1073741824
Protection

-

Scratch resistant, 2.5D curved glass screen
Display features

165Hz, 700 nits (typ)

144Hz, HDR10+, 1400 nits (HBM), 3000 nits (peak)

Hardware
CPU

Octa-core

Octa-core
CPU

Single-core 3.0 GHz Kryo 680

Single-core 3.3 GHz Cortex-X4
CPU(second)

Triple-core 2.42 GHz Kryo 680

Penta-core 3.2 GHz Cortex-A720
CPU(third)

Quad-core 1.8 GHz Kryo 680

Dual-core 2.3 GHz Cortex-A520
Chipset

Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888+ 5G

Qualcomm SM8650-AB Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
GPU

Adreno 660

Adreno 750
Memory RAM

12, 16 GB

12, 16 GB
Internal storage

128, 256 GB

256, 512, 1024 GB
Memory card

No

No
Storage

UFS 3.1

UFS 4.0

OS
OS

Android 11, Redmagic 4.5

Android 14, Funtouch 14 (global), OriginOS 4 (China)

Main camera
Camera type

Triple

Triple
Main camera

(wide) , 64 MP, f/1.8 , 26 mm, 1/1.97" , 0.7 µm

(wide) , 50 MP, f/1.7 , 23 mm, 1/1.3" , 1.2 µm
(ultrawide) , 8 MP, f/2.0 , 120˚ , 13 mm, 1/4.0" , 1.12 µm

(periscope telephoto) , 64 MP, f/2.6 , 70 mm, 1/2.0" , 3x optical zoom
(macro) , 2 MP

(ultrawide) , 50 MP, f/2.0 , 15 mm
Primary camera resolution

9248 x 6920 pixels

8192 x 6144 pixels
Primary camera video

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

8K@30fps, 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, gyro-EIS
Primary camera flash

LED flash

dual-LED flash
Camera features

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, digital image stabilization, optical image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode, macro-mode, phase detection autofocus

HDR, Panorama

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5Ghz, 802.11ac

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5GHz, 802.11ac, 802.11ax, 802.11be
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

-
WiFi Tri-Band

-

Yes
USB

Type-C 3.0

Type-C 2.0
USB connector

Accessory connector

-
USB On-The-Go

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth

v5.1

v5.4
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth AptX

Yes

aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless
Infrared

-

Yes
NFC

Yes

Yes
GPS

Yes, with dual-band A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

Yes
BDS

Yes

Yes
QZSS

-

Yes

Features
Sensors

Accelerometer, compass, fingerprint, gyroscope, heart rate, proximity

Accelerometer, color spectrum, compass, fingerprint, gyroscope, proximity