ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air vs Xiaomi Redmi K90
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Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.8-inch ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3) that was released on April 16, 2025, against the Xiaomi Redmi K90, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite and came out 7 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Redmi K90
- The rear camera has a 2.5x optical zoom
- Comes with 1100 mAh larger battery capacity: 7100 vs 6000 mAh
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- 30% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3126K versus 2408K)
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15
- Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 80W)
Review
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)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.8 inches | 6.59 inches |
| Resolution | 1116 x 2480 pixels | 1156 x 2510 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 400 ppi | 419 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 1600 nits | - |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | - | 3500 nits |
| HDR support | - | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touch sampling rate | 520 Hz | 480 Hz |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Xiaomi Dragon Crystal Glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 88.7% | 89.9% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 164.3 mm (6.47 inches) | 157.49 mm (6.2 inches) |
| Width | 76.6 mm (3.02 inches) | 75.25 mm (2.96 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.9 mm (0.31 inches) | 8 mm (0.31 inches) |
| Weight | 205 g (7.23 oz) | 206 g (7.27 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP54 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | - |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Orange | White, Black, Blue, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite |
| Max clock | 3300 MHz | 4470 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 2 cores at 2.27 GHz: Cortex-A520 - 2 cores at 2.96 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 3 cores at 3.15 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 1 core at 3.3 GHz: Cortex-X4 |
- 6 cores at 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M) - 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L) |
| L3 cache | 12 MB | 8 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Adreno 750 | Adreno 830 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 1536 |
| GPU clock | 903-1000 MHz | 1100 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~2774 GFLOPS | ~3379.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | - | 25162 |
| Single-core score | 2170 | 3001 |
| Multi-core score | 7471 | 9442 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 670673 | 855427 |
| GPU | 821294 | 1149527 |
| Memory | 354479 | 475197 |
| UX | 562219 | 646343 |
| Total score | 2408665 | 3126494 |
| Samples | [7 tests] | [7 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 98% | - |
| Graphics test | 11 FPS | 17 FPS |
| Graphics score | 1515 | 2328 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | 29 FPS | 41 FPS |
| Section 1 | 32 FPS | 47 FPS |
| Section 2 | 29 FPS | 41 FPS |
| Section 3 | 25 FPS | 35 FPS |
| Graphics score | 7657 | 10874 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 15361 | 21945 |
| Video editing | 8500 | 8458 |
| Photo editing | 36299 | 39118 |
| Data manipulation | 16301 | 16086 |
| Writing score | 22460 | 22647 |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (158th and 83rd place)
Recent User Tests
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-21 (Haven_F2) | AnTuTu 12 | 2584618 |
| π 2026-09-21 (Haven_F2) | AnTuTu 12 | 2584618 |
| π 2026-07-16 -> Djdjsjxkc | AnTuTu 11 | 2463027 |
| π 2026-07-15 (RΡΠ³ΠΌΡΠ΄ΠΆΠΈΠΊ) | AnTuTu 11 | 2412392 |
| π 2026-01-31 (Mulciber) | AnTuTu 11 | 2385378 |
Xiaomi Redmi K90
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-03 (Khao D) | AnTuTu 11 | 3059889 |
| π 2026-08-31 (Bahodir) | AnTuTu 11 | 3143183 |
| π 2026-07-21 (ThanhTai) | AnTuTu 11 | 3126494 |
| π 2026-06-29 -> Baominh | AnTuTu 11 | 3248037 |
| π 2026-06-17 (Thien) | AnTuTu 11 | 3223695 |
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 4800 MHz | 5300 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 4.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 15 | Android 16 |
| ROM | Redmagic OS 10 | HyperOS 3 |
Battery
| Capacity | 6000 mAh | 7100 mAh |
| Max charge power | 80 W | 100 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes (74% in 22 min) | Yes |
| Full charging time | 0:45 hr | - |
| Web browsing | 06:28 hr | - |
| Watching video | 15:47 hr | - |
| Gaming | 06:18 hr | - |
| Standby | 145 hr | - |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8160 x 6120 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 2.5x |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (1080p) | 960 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | - | 120Β° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 8 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.9 |
| Sensor | - | Omnivision OV50 Light Hunter 800 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.5" (β 0.67 inch) | 1/1.55" (β 0.65 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | - | 50 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/3.0 |
| Sensor | - | Omnivision OV50M |
| Sensor size | - | 1/2.76" (β 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 0.64 micron |
| Stabilization | - | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Sensor | - | Omnivision OV08F |
| Sensor size | 1/2.88" (β 0.35 inch) | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 16 megapixels | 20 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4608 x 3456 | 5184 x 3888 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.2 |
| Sensor | - | Omnivision OV20B |
| Sensor size | 1/2.77" (β 0.36 inch) | 1/4" (β 0.25 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 0.8 micron |
| Autofocus | No | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - 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 | - |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | Yes |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | April 2025 | October 2025 |
| Release date | April 2025 | October 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $599 | $370 |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 80 W | Yes, 100 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 Xiaomi Redmi K90 is definitely a better buy.
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