ZTE nubia Red Magic 9 Pro vs vivo S12

ZTE nubia Red Magic 9 Pro

vivo S12

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

LTE frequency band 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66

LTE frequency band 1, 3, 4, 5, 8, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41
5G network

5G band 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA

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

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

11.52 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
LTE speed

LTE-A

LTE-A
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Aluminium alloy, glass

Plastic, glass
SIM

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

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

164 mm

157.2 mm
Width

76.4 mm

72.4 mm
Thickness

8.9 mm

7.4/7.6 mm
Weight

229 g

179/181 g
Build features

Pressure sensitive zones (520Hz touch-sensing), built-in cooling fan, aviation aluminum middle frame

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Colors

Black, Black/Transparent, Silver

Black, Blue, Yellow

Hardware
CPU

Octa-core

Octa-core
CPU

Single-core 3.3 GHz Cortex-X4

Quad-core 2.6 GHz Cortex-A78
CPU(second)

Penta-core 3.2 GHz Cortex-A720

quad-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A55
CPU(third)

Dual-core 2.3 GHz Cortex-A520
Chipset

Qualcomm SM8650-AB Snapdragon 8 Gen 3

MediaTek MT6891Z Dimensity 1100 5G
GPU

Adreno 750

Mali-G77 MC9
Memory RAM

8, 12 GB

8, 12 GB
Internal storage

256, 512 GB

128, 256 GB
Memory card

No

No
Storage

UFS 4.0

UFS 3.1

Main camera
Camera type

Triple

Triple
Main camera

(wide) , 50 MP, 1/1.57" , 1.0 µm

(wide) , 108 MP, 1/1.52" , f/1.9 , 26 mm
(ultrawide) , 50 MP, 1/2.76" , 0.64 µm

(ultrawide) , 8 MP, 1/4.0" , 1.12 µm, f/2.2 , 120˚ , 16 mm
(macro) , 2 MP, f/2.4

(macro) , 2 MP, f/2.4
Primary camera resolution

8190 x 6120 pixels

12000 x 9000 pixels
Primary camera video

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

4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 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

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

Selfie camera
Selfie camera type

Single

Dual
Selfie camera

(wide) , 16 MP, f/2.0 , 1.12 µm

(wide) , 44 MP, f/2.0
(ultrawide) , 8 MP, f/2.3 , 105˚
Selfie camera resolution

4608 x 3456 pixels

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Selfie camera features

Face unlock, face detection

Face unlock, autofocus, HDR, face detection, panorama, geotagging, digital image stabilization
Selfie camera video

1080p@30/60fps

4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps

Connectivity
WLAN

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

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

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

-

Yes
WiFi Tri-Band

Yes

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USB

Type-C 3.2, DisplayPort

Type-C 2.0
USB connector

Accessory connector

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USB On-The-Go

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth

v5.3

v5.2
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth AptX

-

aptX HD
Infrared

Yes

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NFC

Yes (market dependent)

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

Yes
BDS

Yes

Yes
QZSS

-

Yes