ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air vs Red Magic 9 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 9 Pro, which is powered by the same chip and came out 1 year and 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)
- Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
- More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 14
- The phone is 1 year and 5 months newer
- Weighs 24 grams less
Reasons to consider the ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro
- Shows 18% longer battery life (29:26 vs 24:52 hours)
- 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 | 6.8 inches |
| Resolution | 1116 x 2480 pixels | 1116 x 2480 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 400 ppi | 400 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | 1600 nits | 1600 nits |
| HDR support | - | No |
| Touch sampling rate | 520 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 88.7% | 89.1% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | - | 99.5% |
| PWM | - | 60 Hz |
| Response time | - | 1 ms |
| Contrast | - | β Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 164.3 mm (6.47 inches) | 164 mm (6.46 inches) |
| Width | 76.6 mm (3.02 inches) | 76.4 mm (3.01 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 | Black, Silver |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 |
| Max clock | 3300 MHz | 3300 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) | 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) |
| 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 |
- 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 |
| L3 cache | 12 MB | 12 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Adreno 750 | Adreno 750 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 1536 |
| GPU clock | 903-1000 MHz | 903-1000 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~2774 GFLOPS | ~2774 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | - | 14905 |
| Single-core score | 2170 | 2233 |
| Multi-core score | 7471 | 6869 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 670673 | 662661 |
| GPU | 821294 | 823958 |
| Memory | 354479 | 361209 |
| UX | 562219 | 561916 |
| Total score | 2408665 | 2409744 |
| Samples | [7 tests] | [5 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 98% | 92% |
| Graphics test | 11 FPS | 13 FPS |
| Graphics score | 1515 | 1727 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Stability | - | 99% |
| Graphics test | 29 FPS | 33 FPS |
| Section 1 | 32 FPS | 36 FPS |
| Section 2 | 29 FPS | 33 FPS |
| Section 3 | 25 FPS | 29 FPS |
| Graphics score | 7657 | 8666 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | - | 90% |
| Graphics test | - | 30 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 5156 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 15361 | 20450 |
| Video editing | 8500 | 8590 |
| Photo editing | 36299 | 50380 |
| Data manipulation | 16301 | 14699 |
| Writing score | 22460 | 26447 |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (158th and 157th 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 9 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-08-19 (mitchi) | AnTuTu 11 | 2432142 |
| π 2026-08-08 (PsIx0pAt) | AnTuTu 11 | 2320412 |
| π 2026-06-18 (Anonymous) | AnTuTu 11 | 2408843 |
| π 2026-05-01 (Shuller) | AnTuTu 11 | 2500131 |
| π 2026-04-06 (Vall) | AnTuTu 11 | 2409744 |
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 4800 MHz | 4800 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 4.0 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 15 | Android 14 |
| ROM | Redmagic OS 10 | Redmagic OS 9 |
| OS size | - | 25 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 6000 mAh | 6500 mAh |
| Max charge power | 80 W | 80 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (74% in 22 min) | Yes (84% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:45 hr | 0:42 hr |
| Web browsing | 06:28 hr | 09:54 hr |
| Watching video | 15:47 hr | 21:54 hr |
| Gaming | 06:18 hr | 08:25 hr |
| Standby | 145 hr | 134 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (#56th 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/2.2 |
| Sensor | - | Samsung GN5 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.5" (β 0.67 inch) | 1/1.57" (β 0.64 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 size | 1/2.88" (β 0.35 inch) | 1/2.76" (β 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 0.64 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | - | 2 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.4 |
| Stabilization | - | Digital |
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 | 5.3 |
| 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, DP 1.2 |
| 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 |
| LTE Cat* | - | 20 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | Yes |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | - | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | April 2025 | November 2023 |
| Release date | April 2025 | November 2023 |
| 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
If the camera, battery life, connectivity, and sound are more important to you, then choose the ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro. But if the display, software, and design are more of a priority β go for the ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air.
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