Google Pixel vs ZTE nubia Red Magic

Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

• Display technology

  OLED versus LCD

  Pixel:

  OLED

  nubia Red Magic:

  LCD

• Weight

  Pixel: 42 g lighter

  Pixel:

  143 g

  nubia Red Magic:

  185 g

• Width

  Pixel: 5.4 mm narrower

  Pixel:

  69.5 mm

  nubia Red Magic:

  74.9 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Pixel: 1 in smaller diagonal

  Pixel:

  5 in

  nubia Red Magic:

  6 in

• Chipset

  Pixel:

  Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 821 (14 nm)

  nubia Red Magic:

  Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm)

• Depth

  Pixel: 1 mm thinner

  Pixel:

  8.5 mm

  nubia Red Magic:

  9.5 mm

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

1. 1. Pixel

   Height:

   143.8 mm

   Width:

   69.5 mm

   Depth:

   8.5 mm

2. 2. nubia Red Magic

   Height:

   158.1 mm +14.3 mm versus Pixel

   Width:

   74.9 mm +5.4 mm versus Pixel

   Depth:

   9.5 mm +1 mm versus Pixel

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

1. 1. Pixel

   Screen diagonal:

   5 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   68.9 cm²

2. 2. nubia Red Magic

   Screen diagonal:

   6 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   18:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   92.9 cm²

nubia Red Magic has approximately 34.8% more rectangular screen area than Pixel.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

No unambiguous storage/RAM pairings are recorded. See the original specifications below.

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

Open a section for more detail. On narrow screens, swipe sideways or use Left/Right arrow keys while the table is focused. Unknown means missing data, not No. Recorded zero values are shown as recorded.