Home Phone comparison Apple iPhone 11 and ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air - Which is better?

Apple iPhone 11 vs ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air

60 out 100
Apple iPhone 11
VS
78 out 100
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air
Apple iPhone 11
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air

Compared 2 smartphones : Apple iPhone 11 Manufactured in September, 2019, with display 6.1 with chipsetApple A13 Bionic, vs ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air, Manufactured in April, 2025with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
  7. Comments (0)

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 11
  • Lighter design: 194g vs 205g
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air
  • Larger display: 6.8in
  • Higher pixel density: 400ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 6000mAh vs 3110mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
  • Fingerprint scanner

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 4/64 GB
- 4/128 GB
- 4/256 GB		 - 12/256 GB
- 16/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Apple iPhone 11 and ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Apple iPhone 11
vs
Nubia Red Magic 10 Air

Display

Display quality comparison
Type IPS LCD AMOLED
Size 6.1 in 6.8 in
Resolution 828x1792 pixels 1116x2480 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
Pixel density 326 ppi 400 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes
Max brightness 625 nits 1600 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision n/a
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 520 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 79.9 % 88.7 %
Features DCI-P3 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Apple iPhone 11
668 nits
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air
1024 nits
sRGB gamut99.8 %n/a
Response time24.8 msn/a
Contrast999:1n/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [Apple iPhone 11]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 150.9 mm (5.94 in) 164.3 mm (6.47 in)
Width 75.7 mm (2.98 in) 76.6 mm (3.02 in)
Thickness 8.3 mm (0.33 in) 7.9 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 194 g (6.84 oz) 205 g (7.23 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP54
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Green
- Red
- Purple
- Yellow		 - White
- Black
- Orange
Fingerprint sensor No Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Apple iPhone 11
79.9 %
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air
88.7 %

Performance

Testing Apple iPhone 11 and ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Apple A13 Bionic Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
Max Frequency 2650 MHz 3300 MHz
CPU Cores 6 (2 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2)
Architecture - 4/1.6 (Thunder)
- 2/2.65 (Lightning)		 - 2/2.27 (Cortex-A520)
- 2/2.96 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/3.15 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3.3 (Cortex-X4)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 7 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Apple Neural Engine Hexagon
Graphics Apple A13 GPU Adreno 750
GPU Cores 256 1536
GPU Frequency 1230 MHz 903-1000 MHz
FLOPS 629.8 GFLOPS 2774 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Apple iPhone 11
1613
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air
2170
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Apple iPhone 11
4215
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air
7471
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)16132170
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)42157471
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Apple iPhone 11
898234
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air
2336371
CPU231010589063
GPU308030903334
Memory155712451662
UX203482392312
NanoReview Score8982342336371
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Apple iPhone 11
7530
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air
n/a
Max Surface Temp.43.6 °Cn/a
Stability72 %n/a
Graphics Test45 fpsn/a
Graphics Score7530n/a
Sources: 3DMark [Apple iPhone 11]

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 4 GB - 12 GB
- 16 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency n/a 4800 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 64 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB		- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeNVMeUFS 4.0
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS iOS 13 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2) Android 15
UI Skin n/a Redmagic OS 10

Battery

Volume 3110 mAh 6000 mAh
Max Charging Power 18 W 80 W
Battery Type Li-ion Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (7.5 W) No
Reverse Charging No No
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 30 min) Yes (74% in 22 min)
Full Charge Time 1:45 h 0:45 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Apple iPhone 11
22:24
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air
24:52
Web Browsing08:46 h06:28 h
Video Playback13:37 h15:47 h
Games04:58 h06:18 h
Standby Mode110 h145 h

Main camera

Matrix 12 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 4032x3024 pixels 8160x6120 pixels
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash Quad LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No Yes (Up to 30 fps)
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (1080p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix12 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.9
Focal length26 mmn/a
SensorApple iSight Cameran/a
Sensor size1/2.551/1.5
Pixel size1.4 μmn/a
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/2.2
Focal length13 mmn/a
Sensor size1/3.61/2.88
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Apple iPhone 11
125
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air
n/a
Video quality
Apple iPhone 11
125
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air
n/a
Overall camera score
Apple iPhone 11
116
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air
n/a
Bokeh55n/a
Preview73n/a
Zoom63n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Apple iPhone 11]

Front camera

Matrix 12 MP 16 MP
Photo resolution 4032x3024 pixels 4608x3456 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Focal length 23 mm n/a
Sensor BSI CMOS n/a
Sensor size 1/3.6 1/2.77
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Apple iPhone 11
114
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air
n/a
Video quality
Apple iPhone 11
135
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air
n/a

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Hotspot		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5 5.4
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP LE
USB type No USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
- QZSS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*12
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM Moden/aDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM)n/a
3G BandsHSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100n/a
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4(1700/B5/B7/B8/B11/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B21/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B46/B48/B66(1700/B2100))n/a
LTE category18n/a
5G SupportNoYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo n/a
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes n/a
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Apple iPhone 11
83.4 dB
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced September, 2019 yr April, 2025 yr
Release Date September, 2019 yr April, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 699 599
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Compass
- Face Sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included n/a Yes 80 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air the clear winner in this comparison.

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