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ZTE Blade V80 Design vs ZTE nubia RedMagic 12 Pro+

A side-by-side comparison of the ZTE Blade V80 Design and the ZTE nubia RedMagic 12 Pro+, covering display, chipset, memory, camera, battery and build.

Overview

Display
ZTE Blade V80 Design
6.75inch
IPS LCD · 120 Hz
900 × 1940 · 317 PPI
ZTE nubia RedMagic 12 Pro+
6.85inch
AMOLED · 185 Hz
1216 × 2688 · 431 PPI
Chip
ZTE Blade V80 Design
Unisoc T7280 (12 nm)
Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A75 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)
Mali-G57 MP1 · Android 16
ZTE nubia RedMagic 12 Pro+
Qualcomm SM8975 Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 (2 nm)
Octa-core (2x5.01 GHz Prime + 3x4.03 GHz Performance + 3x3.74 GHz Performance)
Adreno 850 · Android 17
Memory
ZTE Blade V80 Design
8GB RAM
256 GB storage
Unspecified
ZTE nubia RedMagic 12 Pro+
12 / 16GB RAM
256 GB · 512 GB · 1 TB storage
No card slot
Camera
ZTE Blade V80 Design
50MP
16 MP selfie
1080p@30fps video
ZTE nubia RedMagic 12 Pro+
50MP Main
50 MP Ultra Wide
16 MP selfie
8K@30fps video
Battery
ZTE Blade V80 Design
5,000mAh
22.5 W wired
ZTE nubia RedMagic 12 Pro+
8,400mAh
120 W wired · 80 W wireless
Build
ZTE Blade V80 Design
191g
166 × 79 × 7.7 mm
IP64
ZTE nubia RedMagic 12 Pro+
223g
163 × 76 × 8.6 mm
IPX8
Connectivity
ZTE Blade V80 Design
4GWi-Fi 5Bluetooth 5.2NFCNano-SIM + Nano-SIMUSB Type-C 2.0
ZTE nubia RedMagic 12 Pro+
5GWi-Fi 7Bluetooth 6.0NFCNano-SIM + Nano-SIMUSB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2

Specifications

ZTE Blade V80 Design

Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41
Speed
HSPA, LTE

ZTE nubia RedMagic 12 Pro+

Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands
LTE
5G bands
SA/NSA
Speed
HSPA, LTE, 5G

ZTE Blade V80 Design

Announced
2025, November 10
Status
Available. Released 2025, November

ZTE nubia RedMagic 12 Pro+

Announced
2026, October 15
Status
Available. Released 2026, October 15

ZTE Blade V80 Design

Dimensions
166 x 79 x 7.7 mm (6.54 x 3.11 x 0.30 in)
Weight
191 g (6.74 oz)
Build
Glass front, plastic frame
SIM

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

IP64 dust tight and water resistant (water splashes)

ZTE nubia RedMagic 12 Pro+

Dimensions
163 x 76 x 8.6 mm (6.42 x 2.99 x 0.34 in)
Weight
223 g (7.87 oz)
Build
Glass front (Gorilla Glass 7i), aluminum frame, glass back (Gorilla Glass 7i)
SIM

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Pressure sensitive zones (700Hz touch-sensing)

Built-in cooling fan (IPX8 water resistant)

IP68/IP69 dust tight and water resistant (high pressure water jets; immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)

Aviation aluminum middle frame

ZTE Blade V80 Design

Type
IPS LCD, 120Hz, 1000 nits (HBM)
Size
6.75 inches, 112.2 cm2 (~85.6% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
900 x 1940 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~317 ppi density)

ZTE nubia RedMagic 12 Pro+

Type
AMOLED1B colors185HzPWM1900 nits (HBM)5000 nits (peak)
Size
6.85 inches, 113.7 cm2 (~91.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1216 x 2688 pixels (~431 ppi density)
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 7i

ZTE Blade V80 Design

OS
Android 16
Chipset
Unisoc T7280 (12 nm)
CPU
Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A75 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU
Mali-G57 MP1

ZTE nubia RedMagic 12 Pro+

OS
Android 17, Redmagic OS 12
Chipset
Qualcomm SM8975 Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 (2 nm)
CPU
Octa-core (2x5.01 GHz Prime + 3x4.03 GHz Performance + 3x3.74 GHz Performance)
GPU
Adreno 850

ZTE Blade V80 Design

Card slot
Unspecified
Internal
256GB 8GB RAM

ZTE nubia RedMagic 12 Pro+

Card slot
No
Internal

256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 16GB RAM, 1TB 16GB RAM

UFS 4.1 Pro

ZTE Blade V80 Design

Dual

50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), PDAF

Auxiliary lens

Features
LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video
1080p@30fps

ZTE nubia RedMagic 12 Pro+

Dual

50 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/1.55", 1.0µm, multi-directional PDAF, OIS

50 MP, f/2.0, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/2.88", 0.61µm, AF

Auxiliary lens

Features
LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video
8K@30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps

ZTE Blade V80 Design

Single
16 MP
Video
1080p@30fps

ZTE nubia RedMagic 12 Pro+

Single
16 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/3.06", 1.12µm, under display
Features
HDR
Video
1080p@30/60fps

ZTE Blade V80 Design

Loudspeaker
Yes
3.5mm jack
Yes

ZTE nubia RedMagic 12 Pro+

Loudspeaker
Yes, with stereo speakers (Dolby Atmos)
3.5mm jack

No

32-bit/384kHz Hi-Res audio

Snapdragon Sound

ZTE Blade V80 Design

WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band
Bluetooth
5.2, A2DP, LE
Positioning
GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS
NFC
Yes (market/region dependent)
Radio
Unspecified
USB
USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

ZTE nubia RedMagic 12 Pro+

WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth
6.0, A2DP, LE
Positioning
GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC
Yes
Infrared port
Yes
Radio
No
USB
USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2, OTG, accessory connector, DisplayPort

ZTE Blade V80 Design

Sensors
Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass

ZTE nubia RedMagic 12 Pro+

Sensors
Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

ZTE Blade V80 Design

Type
5000 mAh
Charging

22.5W wired

10W reverse wired

ZTE nubia RedMagic 12 Pro+

Type
Si/C Li-Ion 8400 mAh
Charging

120W wired

80W wireless

22.5W reverse wired

ZTE Blade V80 Design

Colors
Midnight Black, Pale Amber, Celadon Cyan, Peach Fuzz
Models
Z2575
Price
About 120 EUR

ZTE nubia RedMagic 12 Pro+

Colors
Nightfreeze (Transparent Black), Subzero (Transparent Silver), Skyfrost (Blue Transparent)
Price
About 930 EUR

How the ZTE Blade V80 Design and ZTE nubia RedMagic 12 Pro+ differ

  • The ZTE nubia RedMagic 12 Pro+ has a larger battery, 8400 mAh against 5000 mAh on the ZTE Blade V80 Design.
  • The ZTE nubia RedMagic 12 Pro+ has the bigger screen, 6.85 inches against 6.75 inches.
  • The ZTE nubia RedMagic 12 Pro+ offers more RAM, up to 16 GB against 8 GB.
  • The ZTE nubia RedMagic 12 Pro+ is the newer of the two, released in October 2026.