Nubia Redmagic 12 Pro+ vs Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7
Verdict
Nubia Redmagic 12 Pro+ and Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 tie on the OH Rank at a score of 67. Nubia Redmagic 12 Pro+ wins on Performance and Battery; Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 wins on Main Camera and Selfie. Nubia Redmagic 12 Pro+ is 3.2mm wider than Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7. 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
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7
72.8mm (2.87in) · Jul 2025 · Rank #139
11+7+10+12+9+5+3+0+5+5 = 67
FLY
EDITORIAL: Samsung brought it's top 200MP main camera (from S25 Ultra) to their best foldable. It also added AF to the ultrawide but unfortunately kept the telephoto at just 10MP. The phone is now significantly thinner compared to Z Fold 6 (from 5.6mm to 4.2mm when unfolded) but noticably wider compared to past models (72.8mm vs 68.1mm on Z Fold 6 and 67.1mm on Z Fold 5). Battery tech, endurance and charging remain the same, a disappointing performance from the world's biggest phone maker.
PROs
excellent build, nice new colors, fast SD 8 Elite with UFS4.0 performance, >1400nits bright 422ppi (368ppi inner) HDR10+ LTPO AMOLED screens, IP48 protection, good photos from 200MP OIS main + 12MP ultrawide cameras (both with PDAF), 7 years of OS updates, DeX - Samsung's excellent desktop replacement software
CONs
not as one-hand-friendly as it used to be, embarrassing lack of battery tech and performance improvement, 90min 25W slow charging, disappointing telephoto camera performance, no AF on either selfie, no SDmemory slot, Samsung's persistent effort to lock its customers into the phone & accessories echo-system
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