Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro 5G vs Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro

Comparing the Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro 5G vs Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro 5G and Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro run at the same processing speed of 3.3 GHz.

Display: Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro 5G offers a screen size of 6.8 inches, while Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro offers 6.78 inches, making Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro 5G the larger display of the two. Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro 5G features a AMOLED display compared to Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro's Flexible AMOLED, making Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro 5G the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro 5G and Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro 5G offers 16 MP, making Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro better for front camera photography.

Battery: Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro delivers longer battery life with 9h 45m, while Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro 5G delivers None, making Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro offers higher internal storage with 512 GB, while Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro 5G offers 256 GB, making Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro the better option for storage.

Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro 5G

₹51,690

(Not Released in India)

Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro

₹94,999

(Out of Stock)

Summary

Release Date

08 May, 2024

29 Jan, 2024

06 May, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 8 Gen 3	Snapdragon 8 Gen 3	Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 3.3 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.3 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
8 GB RAM	16 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display


6.8 inches (17.27 cm)	6.78 inches (17.22 cm)	6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
AMOLED	Flexible AMOLED	AMOLED
1116x2480 px (FHD+)	1080x2400 px (FHD+)	1216x2640 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	165 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	13 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
2 MP Macro Camera	32 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera


16 MP Wide Angle Lens	32 MP Wide Angle Lens	50 MP

Battery


6500 mAh	5500 mAh	6500 mAh
80W Fast Charging	30W Fast Charging	90W Flash Charging
No Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB	512 GB	256 GB
UFS 4.0	UFS 4.0	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

N/A

8.0/10

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8.4/10

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Pros

Device yet to be reviewed

Clean UI and Snappy performance
AirTriggers for console-like experience
AniMe Vision lights
Solid battery backup

Compact, premium design
Excellent battery life
Reliable performance
Strong portrait photography

Cons

Device yet to be reviewed

Bulky and slippery
Limited AI features

Video recording inconsistencies
Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

N/A

4.4/5

(109 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A	2,186,467 AnTuTu Score	3,000,897 AnTuTu Score
N/A	9h 45m Battery Life (PC Mark)	16h 04m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

N/A

Jan 29, 2024

(Official)

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v14

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

5 Year

Security Updates

N/A

7 Year

Custom UI

RedMagic

ROG UI

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

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

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 750

Adreno 829

RAM

8 GB

16 GB / 24 GB

12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X

LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A

2,186,467

3,000,897

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A

12.0 s

14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A

4,004

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A

6.0 %

5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A

21.6 %

17.4 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

AMOLED

Flexible AMOLED

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.8 inches (17.27 cm)

6.78 inches (17.22 cm)

6.31 inches (16.03 cm)

Resolution

1116x2480 px (FHD+)

1080x2400 px (FHD+)

1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

1600 nits

2500 nits

5000 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

1600 nits

N/A

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

165 Hz

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9

19.5:9

Pixel Density

400 ppi

388 ppi

460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

89.27 %

88.22 %

90.11 %

Screen Protection

N/A

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass Victus 2

N/A

Bezel-less Display

Yes

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

94.38 %

Design

Height

163.9 mm

163.8 mm

150.83 mm

Width

76.3 mm

76.8 mm

71.76 mm

Thickness

8.9 mm

7.99 mm

Weight

229 grams

225 grams

191 grams

Build Material

N/A

Back: Gorilla Glass

Back: Glass

Water Resistance

N/A

Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

N/A

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Excellent

Resolution

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

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.9 Wide Angle23.8 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size IMX890 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57IMX921

50 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

13 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera12.7 mm focal length

50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera

2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera

32 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera1/3.24" sensor size 0.7µm pixel size

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

N/A

Video Recording

7680x4320 @ 30 fps
3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 60 fps

8k @24 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps

8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Video Recording Features

Slow Motion

Slow Motion
Video HDR

N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Best In Class

Resolution

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

32 MP
f/2.5 Wide Angle Primary Camera22 mm focal length 1/3.2" sensor size 0.7µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Camera Type

Under display

N/A

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Full HD @30 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

6500 mAh

5500 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 80W Fast Charging 100% in 35 minutes

Yes 30W Fast Charging

Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A

9h 45m

16h 04m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A

0h 50m 0s

0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB

512 GB / 1 TB

256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 4.0

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N3
TDD N40

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N66 / N77 / N78 / N79

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
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) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

N/A

SIM 2

5G Bands:

FDD N3
TDD N40

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N66 / N77 / N78 / N79

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
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) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

Wi-Fi

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

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

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/n) 5GHz MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.3

Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes

IR Blaster

N/A

Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

Yes

N/A

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Optical

Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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