ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air vs Red Magic 10 Pro
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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 ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite and came out 5 months before. 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 ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air
- Water-resistant body (IP54 classification)
- Weighs 24 grams less
Reasons to consider the ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro
- Comes with 1050 mAh larger battery capacity: 7050 vs 6000 mAh
- Delivers 56% higher peak brightness (1584 against 1013 nits)
- 37% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3292K versus 2408K)
- Higher display refresh rate β 144 Hz
- Shows 15% longer battery life (28:35 vs 24:52 hours)
- Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 80W)
- Faster storage type - UFS 4.1 versus UFS 4.0
- 40% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3042 and 2170 points
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
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 | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.8 inches | 6.85 inches |
| Resolution | 1116 x 2480 pixels | 1216 x 2688 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 400 ppi | 431 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 144 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 1600 nits | 2000 nits |
| HDR support | - | Yes, HDR10 |
| Touch sampling rate | 520 Hz | 960 Hz |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Corning Gorilla Glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 88.7% | 91.1% |
| 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) | 163.42 mm (6.43 inches) |
| Width | 76.6 mm (3.02 inches) | 76.14 mm (3 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.9 mm (0.31 inches) | 8.9 mm (0.35 inches) |
| Weight | 205 g (7.23 oz) | 229 g (8.08 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP54 | No |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Active fan |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Orange | White, Black, Silver |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
| Repairability | - | Average (2.64/5) |
| Drop resistance | - | Good (C) Β· 90 drops |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite |
| Max clock | 3300 MHz | 4320 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) | - | 24877 |
| Single-core score | 2170 | 3042 |
| Multi-core score | 7471 | 9377 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 670673 | 989054 |
| GPU | 821294 | 1141247 |
| Memory | 354479 | 441194 |
| UX | 562219 | 720602 |
| Total score | 2408665 | 3292097 |
| Samples | [7 tests] | [10 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 98% | - |
| Graphics test | 11 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 1515 | - |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | 29 FPS | - |
| Section 1 | 32 FPS | - |
| Section 2 | 29 FPS | - |
| Section 3 | 25 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 7657 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 15361 | - |
| Video editing | 8500 | - |
| Photo editing | 36299 | - |
| Data manipulation | 16301 | - |
| Writing score | 22460 | - |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (162nd and 64th 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 |
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-19 (Nettzy) | AnTuTu 12 | 3489328 |
| π 2026-06-07 (Nhatajkys) | AnTuTu 11 | 3418489 |
| π 2026-05-02 (Ao Haimiya) | AnTuTu 11 | 3330988 |
| π 2026-04-29 (ZeNn1X) | AnTuTu 11 | 3199560 |
| π 2026-01-14 (SSupreme) | AnTuTu 11 | 3320025 |
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 15 |
| ROM | Redmagic OS 10 | Redmagic OS 10 |
| OS updates | - | 3 years |
| Security updates | - | 3 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 6000 mAh | 7050 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 | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (74% in 22 min) | Yes (91% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:45 hr | 0:35 hr |
| Battery cycles | - | 1200 cycles |
| Web browsing | 06:28 hr | 11:38 hr |
| Watching video | 15:47 hr | 14:39 hr |
| Gaming | 06:18 hr | 09:17 hr |
| Standby | 145 hr | 144 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (#76th place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8160 x 6120 | 8160 x 6120 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | 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) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | - | 122Β° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 50 MP 3) Macro: 2 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | - | 18 mm |
| Sensor | - | OmniVision OV50E40 |
| 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 |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Sensor | - | Omnivision OV50D40 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.88" (β 0.35 inch) | 1/2.88" (β 0.35 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 0.61 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | - | 2 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.4 |
| Sensor | - | Omnivision OV02F10 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/5" (β 0.2 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 1.75 micron |
| Stabilization | - | No |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 16 megapixels | 16 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4608 x 3456 | 4608 x 3456 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.0 |
| Sensor | - | OmniVision OV16E1Q |
| Sensor size | 1/2.77" (β 0.36 inch) | 1/2.8" (β 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 1.12 micron |
| Autofocus | No | 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 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | - | Yes |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| 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 | Yes |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | - | No |
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | April 2025 | November 2024 |
| Release date | April 2025 | December 2024 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $599 | $649 |
| Successor | - | - ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Pro |
| 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, 80 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 ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Pro is definitely a better buy.
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