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Asus ROG Phone 6D vs ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air

67 out 100
Asus ROG Phone 6D
VS
78 out 100
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air
Asus ROG Phone 6D
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air

Compared 2 smartphones : Asus ROG Phone 6D Manufactured in October, 2022, with display 6.78 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 9000 Plus, 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

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

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Asus ROG Phone 6D
  • Higher refresh rate: 165Hz
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
Reasons to choose ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air
  • Larger display: 6.8in
  • Higher pixel density: 400ppi
  • Lighter design: 205g vs 239g
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.3
  • Infrared port

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Asus ROG Phone 6D 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
Smartphones:
Asus ROG Phone 6D
vs
Nubia Red Magic 10 Air

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.78 in 6.8 in
Resolution 1080x2448 pixels 1116x2480 pixels
Aspect ratio 20.4:9 20:9
Pixel density 395 ppi 400 ppi
Refresh rate 165 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes
Max brightness 800 nits 1600 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ n/a
Touch Sampling Rate 720 Hz 520 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 82.2 % 88.7 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Asus ROG Phone 6D
674 nits
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air
1024 nits
sRGB gamut99.6 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)689 Hzn/a
Response time2 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [Asus ROG Phone 6D]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 173 mm (6.81 in) 164.3 mm (6.47 in)
Width 77 mm (3.03 in) 76.6 mm (3.02 in)
Thickness 10.4 mm (0.41 in) 7.9 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 239 g (8.43 oz) 205 g (7.23 oz)
Water resistance IPX4 IP54
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors Gray - White
- Black
- Orange
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Asus ROG Phone 6D
82.2 %
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air
88.7 %

Performance

Testing Asus ROG Phone 6D and ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 9000 Plus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
Max Frequency 3350 MHz 3300 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.85 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/3.2 (Cortex-X2)		 - 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 MediaTek APU 590 Hexagon
Graphics Mali-G710 MP10 Adreno 750
GPU Cores 960 1536
GPU Frequency 933 MHz 903-1000 MHz
FLOPS 1791.3 GFLOPS 2774 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Asus ROG Phone 6D
1856
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air
2170
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Asus ROG Phone 6D
4936
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air
7471
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)18562170
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)49367471
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Asus ROG Phone 6D
1114121
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air
2336371
CPU366755589063
GPU329211903334
Memory178155451662
UX240000392312
NanoReview Score11141212336371
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Asus ROG Phone 6D
9489
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air
n/a
Max Surface Temp.49 °Cn/a
Stability79 %n/a
Graphics Test56 fpsn/a
Graphics Score9489n/a
Sources: 3DMark [Asus ROG Phone 6D]

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB		 - 12 GB
- 16 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency n/a 4800 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity256 GB- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 4.0
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 12 Android 15
OS Size 22 GB n/a
UI Skin n/a Redmagic OS 10

Battery

Volume 6000 mAh 6000 mAh
Max Charging Power 65 W 80 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No No
Reverse Charging Yes No
Fast Charging Yes (78% in 30 min) Yes (74% in 22 min)
Full Charge Time 0:44 h 0:45 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Asus ROG Phone 6D
23:06
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air
24:52
Web Browsing09:24 h06:28 h
Video Playback13:39 h15:47 h
Games05:40 h06:18 h
Standby Mode111 h145 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8160x6120 pixels
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Digital Optical
8K Recording Up to 24FPS 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 480 fps (720p) 240 fps (1080p)
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP
Macro: 5 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.9
Focal length24 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX766n/a
Sensor size1/1.561/1.5
Pixel size1 μmn/a
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix13 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length13 mmn/a
Sensor sizen/a1/2.88
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 12 MP 16 MP
Photo resolution 4290x2800 pixels 4608x3456 pixels
Aperture n/a f/2.0
Focal length 28 mm n/a
Sensor CMOS n/a
Sensor size n/a 1/2.77
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6E (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 USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.1 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHzn/a
3G BandsWCDMA 19(800), 5/6(850) , 8(900), 4(1700), 2(1900), 1(2100)n/a
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B4(1700/B5/B6/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B43/B48(3600/B2100))n/a
LTE category20n/a
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo n/a
3.5 mm Jack Yes No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes n/a
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Asus ROG Phone 6D
85 dB
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced September, 2022 yr April, 2025 yr
Release Date October, 2022 yr April, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 1070 599
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 65 W 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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