Meizu 21 Pro vs Nubia Red Magic 9S Pro

Comparing the Meizu 21 Pro vs Nubia Red Magic 9S Pro across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Nubia Red Magic 9S Pro runs at a higher processing speed of 3.4 GHz, while Meizu 21 Pro runs at 3.3 GHz, making Nubia Red Magic 9S Pro the better performer.

Display: Nubia Red Magic 9S Pro offers a screen size of 6.8 inches, while Meizu 21 Pro offers 6.79 inches, making Nubia Red Magic 9S Pro the larger display of the two. Both Meizu 21 Pro and Nubia Red Magic 9S Pro feature the same AMOLED display.

Rear Camera: Both Meizu 21 Pro and Nubia Red Magic 9S Pro feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Meizu 21 Pro offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while Nubia Red Magic 9S Pro offers 16 MP, making Meizu 21 Pro better for front camera photography.

Battery: Nubia Red Magic 9S Pro offers a higher battery capacity with 6500 mAh, while Meizu 21 Pro offers 5050 mAh, making Nubia Red Magic 9S Pro better for longer battery life.

Storage: Both Meizu 21 Pro and Nubia Red Magic 9S Pro offer the same internal storage of 256 GB.

Meizu 21 Pro

(Not Released in India)

Nubia Red Magic 9S Pro

(Not Released in India)

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Summary

Spec Score

91%

90%

Performance


Snapdragon 8 Gen 3	Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
Octa Core (upto 3.3 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.4 GHz)
12 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display


6.79 inches (17.25 cm)	6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
AMOLED	AMOLED
1368x3192 px (FHD+)	1116x2480 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera
13 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
10 MP Periscope Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)	2 MP Depth Camera

Front Camera


32 MP Wide Angle Lens	16 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


5050 mAh	6500 mAh
80W Fast Charging	80W Fast Charging
Wireless Charging	N/A

Storage

256 GB	256 GB
UFS 4.0	UFS 4.0

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General

Operating System

Android

Android v14

Custom UI

Flyme

RedMagic

Performance

Performance Rating

Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3

Processor

Octa core

3.3 GHz, Single core, Cortex X4 3.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A720 3 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A720 2.3 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A520

Octa core

3.4 GHz, Single core, Cortex X4 3.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A720 3 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A720 2.3 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A520

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 750

RAM

12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.79 inches (17.25 cm)

6.8 inches (17.27 cm)

Resolution

1368x3192 px (FHD+)

1116x2480 px (FHD+)

Brightness

600 nits

N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A

1600 nits

HBM Brightness

1250 nits

N/A

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

21:9

20:9

Pixel Density

511 ppi

400 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

87.92 %

89.17 %

Screen Protection

N/A	Corning Gorilla Glass v5

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

Yes

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

N/A

Design

Height

164.98 mm

163.98 mm

Width

74.42 mm

76.35 mm

Thickness

7.98 mm

8.9 mm

Weight

208 grams

229 grams

Build Material

N/A	Back: Mineral Glass

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

N/A

Ruggedness

Dust proof

N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Excellent

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.9 Wide Angle24 mm focal length 1/1.31" sensor size 1.2µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Camera Wide Angle1/1.57" sensor size S5KGN5 ISO-CELL 1µm pixel size

13 MP
f/2.4 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera15 mm focal length

50 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/2.7" sensor size 0.64µm pixel size

10 MP
f/2.0 Periscope Camera72 mm focal length

2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes Ring LED

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

7680x4320 @ 30 fps
3840x2160 @ 30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Resolution

32 MP
f/2.4 Wide Angle Primary Camera

16 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera1.12µm pixel size

Camera Type

N/A	Under display

Video Recording

N/A	1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Capacity

5050 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 80W Fast Charging

Yes 80W Fast Charging 100% in 35 minutes

Wireless Charging

Yes 50W Wireless Charging

N/A

Wireless Reverse Charging

Yes 10W Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 4.0

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

N/A

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N20 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78 / N79

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)

N/A

SIM 2

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N20 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78 / N79

N/A

4G Bands:

N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/be/ax) 5GHz 6GHz MIMO

Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/be/ax) 5GHz 6GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.4

Yes

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

Yes

Audio Jack

USB Type-C

3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Ultrasonic

Optical

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope