ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10S Pro Plus

The ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10S Pro Plus has a physical footprint of 163.4 × 76.1 mm with a thickness of 8.9 mm, weighing 229 g and occupying a volume of 110.67 cm³. It carries an IP54 ingress protection rating, making it resistant to water splashes and dust under those conditions. The device does not support a folding form factor, maintaining a conventional rigid build throughout.

The display on the ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10S Pro Plus uses OLED/AMOLED technology across a 6.85″ touchscreen panel, delivering a resolution of 1216 × 2688 px at a pixel density of 431 ppi. It operates at a 144Hz refresh rate paired with a 960Hz touch sampling rate, making it particularly responsive to input. The screen is covered by branded damage-resistant glass and supports Always-On Display functionality, though it does not support HDR10 or HDR10+.

The ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10S Pro Plus is driven by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset, built on a 3 nm process with an octa-core CPU running at 2 × 4.47 GHz and 6 × 3.53 GHz across 8 threads, utilizing big.LITTLE technology and HMP for workload distribution. It is paired with 24GB of DDR5 RAM clocked at 5300 MHz and 1024GB of internal storage, with a maximum memory bandwidth of 85.1 GB/s across two memory channels and support for ECC memory. The Adreno 830 GPU operates at 1100 MHz with 1536 shading units and supports DirectX 12, OpenGL 3.2, OpenGL ES 3.2, and OpenCL 3, alongside integrated graphics and the ability to drive up to two displays. Cache configuration includes 192 KB of L1, 12 MB of L2, and 8 MB of L3 cache, while the chip carries a TDP of 8.2W and incorporates integrated LTE, TrustZone security, 64-bit support, and multithreading. Geekbench 6 results are recorded at 3234 single-core and 10059 multi-core.

The ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10S Pro Plus features a triple rear camera system with sensors at 50 + 50 + 2 MP and apertures of f/1.9, f/2.2, and f/2.4, backed by a BSI CMOS sensor and optical image stabilization. Autofocus options include phase-detection and touch autofocus for photos, as well as continuous autofocus during video recording, though laser autofocus is not present. The main camera is capable of recording video at 4320 × 30 fps and also supports slow-motion recording. Manual controls extend to exposure, ISO, focus, and white balance, while manual shutter speed is not available. Additional shooting modes include HDR, burst mode, in-camera panorama, and timelapse, though 360° panorama capture is not supported. On the front, a 16MP single-lens camera is embedded under the display and does not have a dedicated LED flash.

The device runs Android 15, an open-source platform that supports multi-user operation, widgets, split-screen multitasking, Picture-in-Picture, and app offloading. Privacy tooling covers clipboard warnings, location privacy options, camera and microphone access controls, and the ability to block app tracking, though cross-site tracking blocking and Mail Privacy Protection are not included. Customization options span theme customization, dynamic theming, dark mode, and an extra dim mode, while focus modes and Wi-Fi password sharing are absent. Notification handling is flexible with both notification permissions and customizable notifications available, and the system also includes a media picker, full-page screenshots, Live Text, and sharing intents. On-device machine learning, offline voice recognition, and voice commands are all supported, alongside phone tracking and a battery health check tool. The OS allows games to be played while downloading, includes a child lock, and does not support Quick Start or desktop PC mode, and OS updates are not delivered directly from the vendor.

The ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10S Pro Plus houses a 7500 mAh rechargeable battery that is non-removable and does not support wireless charging. It does, however, support 120W wired fast charging, and a compatible charger is included in the box. A battery level indicator is also present, allowing users to monitor charge status at a glance.

The ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10S Pro Plus includes a 3.5 mm audio jack and stereo speakers, along with three microphones for audio capture. Bluetooth audio codec support covers aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, and aptX Lossless, while standard aptX is not supported. The device does not include a built-in radio.

The ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10S Pro Plus supports 5G connectivity and accommodates two SIM cards, with cellular download speeds reaching 10000 Mbits/s and upload speeds up to 3500 Mbits/s. Wi-Fi support spans Wi-Fi 4, 5, 6, 6E, and 7, covering a broad range of wireless standards, and Bluetooth 5.4 is also on board. The device uses a USB Type-C port running USB 3.2 and includes NFC, while there is no external memory slot. Onboard sensors include a gyroscope, accelerometer, compass, GPS with Galileo support, fingerprint scanner, and an infrared sensor, though a barometer and heart rate monitor are absent. Biometric authentication is handled by the fingerprint scanner alone, as 3D facial recognition and an iris scanner are not present, and no stylus is included.

The ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10S Pro Plus includes a video light for use during video recording, and features a flat display rather than a curved one.