ZTE RedMagic Astra 2 vs ZTE Nubia Red Magic Nova
85
out of 100
VS
75
out of 100
Here we compared two flagship tablets: the 9.06-inch ZTE RedMagic Astra 2 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 ) that was released on June 30, 2026, against the ZTE Nubia Red Magic Nova, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 and came out 1 year and 10 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 RedMagic Astra 2
- Water-resistant body (IP54 classification)
- Delivers 111% higher peak brightness (1100 against 522 nits)
- 82% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (4246K versus 2333K)
- Higher display refresh rate – 185 Hz
- Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 14
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
- Much smaller footprint: 33% more compact case (43.1 vs 64.6 square inches)
- OLED display (versus competitor's IPS LCD)
Reasons to consider the ZTE Nubia Red Magic Nova
- Has a 1.84 inches larger screen size
- Comes with 1800 mAh larger battery capacity: 10100 vs 8300 mAh
- Shows 14% longer battery life (24:07 vs 21:08 hours)
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 | OLED | IPS LCD |
| Size | 9.06 inches | 10.9 inches |
| Resolution | 1504 x 2400 pixels | 1800 x 2880 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| PPI | 313 ppi | 312 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 185 Hz | 144 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | 1100 nits | 550 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1600 nits | - |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | - |
| Touch sampling rate | 1000 Hz | 840 Hz |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 85.6% | 82.6% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 | - DCI-P3 |
Screen space comparison
Nubia Red Magic Nova
10.9″ (16:10 ratio) = 53.4 in2
RedMagic Astra 2
9.06″ (16:10 ratio) = 36.9 in2
~44% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 207.1 mm (8.15 inches) | 253.3 mm (9.97 inches) |
| Width | 134.2 mm (5.28 inches) | 164.6 mm (6.48 inches) |
| Thickness | 6.9 mm (0.27 inches) | 7.3 mm (0.29 inches) |
| Weight | 363 g (12.8 oz) | 530 g (18.69 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP54 | No |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Active fan |
| Rear material | Metal | Metal |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Silver | Black |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-button |
| Area | 278 cm2 (43 inches2) | 417 cm2 (64.6 inches2) |
Visual size comparison
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (26th and 53rd place)
Android Tablet Ranking (21st and 39th place)
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 |
| Max clock | 4610 MHz | 3400 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 3.63 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Performance - 2 cores at 4.74 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Prime |
- 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 | 8 MB | 12 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Adreno 840 | Adreno 750 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 1536 |
| GPU clock | 1300 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~3993.6 GFLOPS | ~2774 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 27292 | - |
| Single-core score | 3741 | 2197 |
| Multi-core score | 11502 | 7410 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 1201490 | 643259 |
| GPU | 1567954 | 818824 |
| Memory | 512745 | 348314 |
| UX | 963871 | 522888 |
| Total score | 4246060 | 2333285 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | [298 tests] |
Memory
Configuration
| RAM size | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | - | 4200 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.1 | UFS 4.0 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 16 | Android 14 |
| ROM | REDMAGIC OS 11.5 | REDMAGIC Space 9.5 |
| OS updates | 2 years | - |
| Security updates | 5 years | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 8300 mAh | 10100 mAh |
| Max charge power | 75 W | 80 W |
| Battery type | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes | No |
| Bypass charging | Yes | - |
| Fast charging | Yes (41% in 15 min) | Yes (66% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:54 hr | 0:58 hr |
| Web browsing | 05:53 hr | 07:05 hr |
| Watching video | 09:27 hr | 08:54 hr |
| Gaming | 05:56 hr | 06:38 hr |
| Standby | 138 hr | 164 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 13 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 13 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP |
| Camera features | - | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 13 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | - |
| Focal length | 25 mm | - |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | - |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 9 megapixels | 20 megapixels |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | - |
| Focal length | 26 mm | - |
| Sensor size | 1/5.7" (≈ 0.18 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 0.7 micron | - |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 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 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| 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 | 6.0 | 5.4 |
| Bluetooth features | - | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.2 | 3.1 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes | Yes |
| NFC* | No | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Type of SIM card | No | No |
| eSIM support* | No | - |
| Hybrid slot | No | - |
| 5G support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | 4.0 |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | June 2026 | September 2024 |
| Release date | June 2026 | September 2024 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $699 | $499 |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Hall-effect sensor - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Not included | 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 RedMagic Astra 2 is definitely a better buy.
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