ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10S Pro

The ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10S Pro has a physical footprint of 163.4 × 76.1 × 8.9 mm and a total volume of approximately 110.67 cm³, with a weight of 229 g. It carries an IP54 rating, meaning it offers a degree of protection against dust ingress and water splashes, though it is not fully waterproof. The device does not support a folding form factor, keeping to a conventional rigid slab design.

The ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10S Pro features a 6.85″ OLED/AMOLED touchscreen with a resolution of 1216 × 2688 px at a pixel density of 431 ppi, offering a 144Hz refresh rate and an exceptionally high touch sampling rate of 960Hz. Typical brightness is rated at 2000 nits, and the display supports an Always-On mode. The screen is protected by Gorilla Glass 5, though it does not support HDR10 or HDR10+ content standards.

The device is driven by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset, built on a 3 nm process with an 8-thread CPU configuration running at 2 × 4.47 GHz and 6 × 3.53 GHz using big.LITTLE and HMP scheduling, and a TDP of 8.2W. Graphics are handled by the Adreno 830 GPU clocked at 1100 MHz, supporting DirectX 12, OpenGL 3.2, OpenGL ES 3.2, and OpenCL 3, with 1536 shading units and the ability to drive up to two displays. The chipset supports 64-bit processing, TrustZone security, integrated LTE, and multithreading. Memory consists of 12GB of DDR5 RAM running at 5300 MHz across two channels, with a maximum supported memory amount of 24GB, a peak bandwidth of 85.1 GB/s, and ECC support, complemented by a cache hierarchy of 192 KB L1, 12 MB L2, and 8 MB L3. Internal storage stands at 512GB, and Geekbench 6 results are recorded at 3234 single-core and 10059 multi-core.

The ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10S Pro has a triple-lens rear camera system with sensors rated at 50, 50, and 2 MP and respective apertures of f/1.9, f/2.0, and f/2.4, backed by BSI CMOS sensors 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 supports 8K video recording at 30 fps (4320p), slow-motion video, HDR, burst mode, timelapse, and in-camera panoramas, while manual controls cover exposure, ISO, focus, and white balance — manual shutter speed control is not available. A flash is included, though it is neither RGB nor a standard LED unit for the front. The front camera is a single-lens 16 MP unit positioned under the display, without a dedicated front-facing flash.

The device runs Android 15 and is open source, supporting multiple user accounts, device tracking, offline voice recognition, and voice commands. On the privacy side, it provides clipboard warnings, location privacy options, and camera/microphone access controls, though Mail Privacy Protection and cross-site tracking blocking are not included. OS updates do not arrive directly from the vendor. The interface supports dark mode, extra dim mode, dynamic and manual theme customization, widgets, split-screen multitasking, Picture-in-Picture, full-page screenshots, a media picker, sharing intents, and Live Text selection. Notification handling is flexible with both permission controls and customizable notifications, and users can offload apps, check battery health, and play games while they are still downloading. Focus modes, Wi-Fi password sharing, a Quick Start setup flow, and PC desktop mode are not available.

The ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10S Pro houses a 7050 mAh rechargeable battery with a built-in charge level indicator. It supports 80W wired fast charging, though wireless charging is not available. The battery is non-removable and is integrated into the device chassis.

Audio output is handled by stereo speakers, and a 3.5 mm headphone jack is present for wired listening. Bluetooth audio is supported at a high level, with aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, and aptX Lossless all available, though standard aptX is not listed as supported. The device includes three microphones for voice capture, and there is no built-in radio tuner.

The ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10S Pro supports 5G cellular connectivity and accommodates two SIM cards, with download and upload speeds reaching up to 10,000 Mbits/s and 3,500 Mbits/s respectively. Wi-Fi coverage spans Wi-Fi 4 through Wi-Fi 7, including Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax) and Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be), alongside Bluetooth 5.4 and NFC. The USB Type-C port operates at USB 3.2, and there is no external memory slot. Onboard sensors include a fingerprint scanner, gyroscope, accelerometer, compass, GPS with Galileo support, and an infrared sensor, while a barometer, heart rate monitor, iris scanner, and 3D facial recognition are absent. A stylus is not included.

The device includes a video light for use during video recording, while the display uses a flat panel design without any edge curvature.