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ZTE nubia Air vs OnePlus Nord CE6 Lite

60 out of 100
ZTE nubia Air
VS
66 out of 100
OnePlus Nord CE6 Lite
ZTE nubia Air
OnePlus Nord CE6 Lite

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.78-inch ZTE nubia Air (with Unisoc T8300) that was released on September 5, 2025, against the OnePlus Nord CE6 Lite, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 7400 Apex and came out 8 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Memory 8 / 256 GB
  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the ZTE nubia Air
  • Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
  • Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
  • 12% higher pixel density (440 vs 392 PPI)
  • AMOLED display (versus competitor's IPS LCD)
  • Weighs 36 grams less
  • Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
Reasons to consider the OnePlus Nord CE6 Lite
  • Comes with 2000 mAh larger battery capacity: 7000 vs 5000 mAh
  • 38% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (922K versus 668K)
  • Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
  • Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 2048GB
  • Ability to record video in 4K resolution
  • Stereo speakers
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15
  • Supports higher wattage charging (45W versus 33W)

Review

Evaluation of ZTE nubia Air and OnePlus Nord CE6 Lite crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
8 / 256 GB
VS
6 / 128 GB
126.9
(Excellent)
Value Index
157.6
(Excellent)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
nubia Air
vs
Nord CE6 Lite

Display

Type AMOLED IPS LCD
Size 6.78 inches 6.72 inches
Resolution 1224 x 2720 pixels 1080 x 2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 440 ppi 392 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness - 1000 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 4500 nits -
HDR support Yes, HDR10 -
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 7i Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 88.3% 86.4%
Display features - DCI-P3 -

Design and build

Height 164.2 mm (6.46 inches) 165.9 mm (6.53 inches)
Width 76.6 mm (3.02 inches) 76 mm (2.99 inches)
Thickness 6.7 mm (0.26 inches) 8.5 mm (0.33 inches)
Weight 172 g (6.07 oz) 208 g (7.34 oz)
Waterproof IP69 IP64
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Black, Gray Black, Green
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-button
Screen-to-body ratio
nubia Air +2%
88.3%
Nord CE6 Lite
86.4%

Performance

Chipset specifications of ZTE nubia Air and OnePlus Nord CE6 Lite
SoC
Chipset Unisoc T8300 MediaTek Dimensity 7400 Apex
Max clock 2200 MHz 2600 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A78		 - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 4 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A78
L3 cache - 4 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 6 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes MediaTek APU 655
GPU
Graphics Mali-G57 MP2 Mali-G615 MP2
GPU shading units 64 256
GPU clock 950 MHz 1300 MHz
FLOPS ~121.6 GFLOPS ~665.6 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of ZTE nubia Air and OnePlus Nord CE6 Lite
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
nubia Air
866
Nord CE6 Lite +17%
1009
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
nubia Air
2042
Nord CE6 Lite +46%
2974
Compute Score (GPU)
nubia Air
1590
Nord CE6 Lite +80%
2869
Compute Score (GPU) 1590 2869
Single-core score 866 1009
Multi-core score 2042 2974
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
nubia Air
668320
Nord CE6 Lite +38%
922227
CPU 275820 329972
GPU 44290 147724
Memory 137870 155228
UX 210340 289303
Total score 668320 922227
Samples Less than 3 Less than 3
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 6 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X -
Memory clock 2133 MHz -
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 2.2 UFS 3.1
Memory card No MicroSD
Memory card max size - Up to 2048 GB

Software

Operating system Android 15 Android 16
ROM - OxygenOS 16
OS updates 3 years -
Security updates 3 years -

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 7000 mAh
Max charge power 33 W 45 W
Battery type Li-Po Silicon-Carbon (Si/C)
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No Yes
Bypass charging No Yes
Fast charging Yes Yes
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution - 8192 x 6144
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Digital Digital
8K video recording No No
4K video recording No Up to 30FPS
1080p video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion - 240 FPS (720p)
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Depth: 2 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Depth: 2 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.6 f/1.8
Focal length - 27 mm
Sensor - OmniVision OV50D40
Sensor size - 1/2.88" (≈ 0.35 inch)
Pixel size - 0.61 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 20 megapixels 8 megapixels
Aperture - f/2.0
Sensor - CMOS
Pixel size - 1.12 micron
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Optical
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.4 5.4
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No No
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
NFC* Yes No
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* No No
Hybrid slot No Yes
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Mono Stereo
Headphone audio jack Yes No
FM radio - No
Dolby Atmos No -

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced September 2025 May 2026
Release date September 2025 May 2026
Launch price (MSRP) $220 $225
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Not included Yes, 45 W
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

After analyzing all the data, we think that the OnePlus Nord CE6 Lite is definitely a better buy.

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