Asus ROG Phone 8 vs nubia Red Magic 9 Pro Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jan 08, 2024	Nov 23, 2023
Prices (MSRP)
12GB/256GB - €1100

Design

Dimensions
6.45 x 3.02 x 0.35 inches 163.8 x 76.8 x 8.9 mm	6.46 x 3.01 x 0.35 inches 164 x 76.4 x 8.9 mm
Weight
7.94 oz / 225.0 g	8.08 oz / 229.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) Frame: Aluminum	Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Yes; IP68
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Features
Dedicated game buttons	Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key, Other
Colors
Phantom Black, Rebel Grey	Black, Black/Transparent, Silver

Display

Size
6.8-inch, 88.31% screen-to-body	6.8-inch, 88.99% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 165Hz, HDR, 2500 nits	AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1600 nits
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 388 PPI	2480x1116px, 20:9 ratio, 400 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Hardware

System chip
QualcommSnapdragon 8 Gen 3 SM8650-AB (4 nm)	Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SM8650-AB (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1x3.3GHz Cortex-X4 5x3.2GH​z Cortex-A720 2x2.3​GHz Cortex-A520	Octa-core 1x3.3GHz Cortex-X4 5x3.2GH​z Cortex-A720 2x2.3​GHz Cortex-A520
GPU
Adreno 750	Adreno 750
Memory
12GB (LPDDR5X)/256GB (UFS 4.0) 16GB/256GB	8GB/256GB (UFS 4.0)
Storage expansion
	not expandable
OS
Android (14)	Android (14)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
3203	Untested
GeekBench 6 Multi
10184	Untested
3D Mark High
5935	Untested
3D Mark Low
5813	Untested

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Battery

Type
5500 mAh	6500 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wired charging	Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 65.0W Wireless: 15.0W	Wired: 80.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

8h 37min

Browsing

18h 25min

Video

12h 41min

Gaming

13h 41min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Triple camera
Main camera
50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/1.56" Pixel size: 1.0 μm	50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Second camera
13 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm	50 MP (Ultra-wide) Sensor size: 1/2.76" Pixel size: 0.64 μm
Third camera
32 MP (Telephoto, OIS) Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Sensor size: 1/3.2" Pixel size: 0.7 μm	2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
8K UHD (24 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps)	8K UHD (30 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps)
Front
32 MP Video capture: 1080p	16 MP (Under-screen) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.3	5.3
WLAN
b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E,Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 b, g, n, ac, ax	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E,Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C	Type-C, USB 3.2
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, NavIC, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS
Other
NFC	NFC, Infrared

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Screen mirroring
	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n29, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78, n79, SA, NSA, Sub-6	5G Ready
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 41, 42, 48
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Dual Nano SIM	Dual Nano SIM

Alternative variants

With 16GB RAM

Memory	16GB

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