Nubia Redmagic 12 Pro+ vs (Xiaomi) Poco F8 Ultra
Verdict
Nubia Redmagic 12 Pro+ and (Xiaomi) Poco F8 Ultra tie on the OH Rank at a score of 67. Nubia Redmagic 12 Pro+ wins on Performance and Battery; (Xiaomi) Poco F8 Ultra wins on Main Camera and Software. (Xiaomi) Poco F8 Ultra is 1.8mm wider than Nubia Redmagic 12 Pro+. Nubia Redmagic 12 Pro+ is the more recent release, from Oct 15, 2026.
Score Breakdown
Performance /15
Battery /15
Screen /15
IP Protection /15
Main Camera /15
Selfie /5
Video /5
SD Memory /5
Software /5
Desktop Replacement /5
TOTAL
67
67
Nubia Redmagic 12 Pro+
76mm (2.99in) · Oct 15, 2026 · Rank #122
15+14+11+12+3+3+3+0+3+3 = 67
* TOP Gaming* TOP Performance* TOP Battery Endurance
EDITORIAL: (this is a pre-test listing based on reasonable expectation of battery and screen performance) Redmagic line is the bleeding edge (no pun intended) of the gaming phone group. With this iteration Nubia brought major hardware improvments: top performance helped by the Redcore R5 chip, bigger battery, liquid cooling and IP69 protection while making the phone smaller. Design remains clean and efficient (completely flat on both front and back), selfie hidden under-screen and phone's back can light up like a Christmas tree. Tried and true formula: "top Android performance + top endurance + top screen experience = top Gaming phone" but imaging and OS support issues remain.
PROs
unusually straightforward (non-wooble) design, great built, top performance SD 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 (2nm) with UFS 4.1, >42hr endurance from a 8400mAh Si-C battery with sub-60min 120W (80W wireless) charging, >1900nits bright 430ppi 185Hz notch-less AMOLED screen with minimal bezzels, (immersible!) IP69 protection, excellent gaming interface, Android's native support for desktop replacement, fast USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 with Display Port
CONs
non-LTPO screen with no HDR10+ or Dolby Vision support, below average imaging from: 50MP 23mm OIS PDAF main + 50MP 13mm AF ultrawide, below average 16MP 26mm non-AF selfie, below average video recording, no expandable memory, only 2 OS update (3 in EU) promise, removed the headphone jack, global version with different name
(Xiaomi) Poco F8 Ultra
77.8mm (3.06in) · Nov 26, 2025 · Rank #127
13+11+11+12+9+3+3+0+5+0 = 67
EDITORIAL: Another Ultra phone from Poco brings updates but also some downgrades to excellent F7 Ultra. F8 Ultra advantage of being a cheap flagship phone is fading with higher pricing and exposing it to last year’s best phones of the same price. Still, it offers top processor with fastest memory, great endurance and screen (tho non-LTPO) and solid performance main and periscope tele cameras. Bose partnered to create the first 2.1 sound on a phone – standard two channels that add a woofer speaker located in the camera island. It produces excellent sound.
PROs
top SD 8 Elite Gen 5 with UFS4.1 performance, 36hr battery endurance from 6500mAh battery with sub-60min 100W (40W wireless) charging, good sub-420ppi AMOLED with Dolby Vision (tho non-LTPO and with sub-1100nits brightness), IP68 protection. many great pics from 50MP 23mm OIS PDAF main + 50MP 115mm PDAF periscope telephoto + 50MP 18mm ultrawide back cameras, up to 5 years of OS updates, fast USB-C 3.2 port with OTG and Display Out and excellent sound co-designed with Bose
CONs
almost 3mm wider then F7 Ultra, heavier too, poor performance under prolonged maximum load (gets very hot too). mediocre 32MP 21mm selfie, mediocre video recording, no expandable memory, lacking in advanced AI tricks competitors have and no desktop replacement functionality
Both phones here were scored by me, using the same ten categories, with no ads, sponsorships, or manufacturer relationships — this comparison is as objective and honest as it gets.
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