Apple iPhone 14 Pro vs ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air

Compared 2 smartphones : Apple iPhone 14 Pro Manufactured in September, 2022, with display 6.1 with chipsetApple A16 Bionic, vs ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air, Manufactured in April, 2025 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 14 Pro
  • Higher pixel density: 460ppi
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air
  • Larger display: 6.8in
  • Lighter design: 205g vs 206g
  • Higher battery capacity: 6000mAh vs 3200mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.3
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
  • Fingerprint scanner

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 6/128 GB
- 6/256 GB
- 6/512 GB
- 6/1024 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 16/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Apple iPhone 14 Pro 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
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Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED AMOLED
Size 6.1 in 6.8 in
Resolution 1179x2556 pixels 1116x2480 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
Pixel density 460 ppi 400 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes
Max brightness 1000 nits 1600 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision n/a
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 520 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 86.6 % 88.7 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Apple iPhone 14 Pro
1804 nits
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air
1024 nits
sRGB gamut99.8 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)240 Hzn/a
Response time1 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 147.5 mm (5.81 in) 164.3 mm (6.47 in)
Width 71.5 mm (2.81 in) 76.6 mm (3.02 in)
Thickness 7.85 mm (0.31 in) 7.9 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 206 g (7.27 oz) 205 g (7.23 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP54
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Silver
- Gold
- Purple
- White
- Black
- Orange
Fingerprint sensor No Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Apple iPhone 14 Pro
86.6 %
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air
88.7 %

Performance

Testing Apple iPhone 14 Pro and ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Apple A16 Bionic Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
Max Frequency 3460 MHz 3300 MHz
CPU Cores 6 (2 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2)
Architecture - 4/2.02 (Sawtooth)
- 2/3.46 (Everest)
- 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 4 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Apple Neural Engine Hexagon
Graphics Apple A16 GPU Adreno 750
GPU Cores 640 1536
GPU Frequency 1398 MHz 903-1000 MHz
FLOPS 1789.4 GFLOPS 2774 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Apple iPhone 14 Pro
2519
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air
2170
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Apple iPhone 14 Pro
6382
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air
7471
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)25192170
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)63827471
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Apple iPhone 14 Pro
1441348
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air
2336371
CPU381160589063
GPU472052903334
Memory258668451662
UX329468392312
NanoReview Score14413482336371
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Apple iPhone 14 Pro
9874
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air
n/a
Max Surface Temp.41.2 °Cn/a
Stability79 %n/a
Graphics Test59 fpsn/a
Graphics Score9874n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 6 GB - 12 GB
- 16 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency n/a 4800 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity128 GB- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeNVMeUFS 4.0
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS iOS 16 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.5) Android 15
UI Skin n/a Redmagic OS 10

Battery

Volume 3200 mAh 6000 mAh
Max Charging Power 23 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 (60% in 30 min) Yes (74% in 22 min)
Full Charge Time 1:41 h 0:45 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Apple iPhone 14 Pro
24:20
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air
24:52
Web Browsing09:41 h06:28 h
Video Playback16:03 h15:47 h
Games05:38 h06:18 h
Standby Mode112 h145 h

Main camera

Matrix 48 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8064x6048 pixels 8160x6120 pixels
Zoom 139 Digital
Flash Dual 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: 48 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Depth
Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix48 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.9
Focal length24 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX803n/a
Sensor size1/1.281/1.5
Pixel size1.22 μmn/a
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix12 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.8n/a
Focal length77 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX713n/a
Sensor size1/3.5n/a
Pixel size1 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length13 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX633n/a
Sensor size1/2.551/2.88
Pixel size1.4 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Apple iPhone 14 Pro
143
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air
n/a
Video quality
Apple iPhone 14 Pro
149
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air
n/a
Overall camera score
Apple iPhone 14 Pro
146
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air
n/a
Bokeh80n/a
Preview91n/a

Front camera

Matrix 12 MP 16 MP
Photo resolution 4032x3024 pixels 4608x3456 pixels
Aperture f/1.9 f/2.0
Focal length 23 mm n/a
Sensor Sony IMX714 n/a
Sensor size 1/3.6 1/2.77
Autofocus Phase autofocus No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor Yes No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Apple iPhone 14 Pro
139
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air
n/a
Video quality
Apple iPhone 14 Pro
154
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air
n/a

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 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 5.3 5.4
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type n/a USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*n/a2
SIM TypeeSIMNano
SIM Moden/aDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)n/a
3G BandsUMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz)n/a
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B46/B48/B53/B66/B71)n/a
LTE category20n/a
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes n/a
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Apple iPhone 14 Pro
89.5 dB
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced September, 2022 yr April, 2025 yr
Release Date September, 2022 yr April, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) n/a 599
MSRP ($) 999 n/a
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included No Yes 80 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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