Home Phone comparison Asus ROG Phone 7 and ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air - Which is better?

Asus ROG Phone 7 vs ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air

75 out 100
Asus ROG Phone 7
VS
78 out 100
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air
Asus ROG Phone 7
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air

Compared 2 smartphones : Asus ROG Phone 7 Manufactured in May, 2023, with display 6.78 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, 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 7
  • Higher refresh rate: 165Hz
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • 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
- 16/512 GB		 - 12/256 GB
- 16/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Asus ROG Phone 7 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
Adjust each parameter’s importance to find the best match for you.
Customize your score
Function
Importance (Weight)
Display:
Camera:
Performance:
Gaming:
Battery:
Connectivity:
Higher weight means greater impact on NanoReview score.

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Asus ROG Phone 7
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 1500 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 7
1042 nits
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air
1024 nits

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 10.3 mm (0.41 in) 7.9 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 239 g (8.43 oz) 205 g (7.23 oz)
Water resistance IP54 IP54
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black		 - White
- Black
- Orange
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Asus ROG Phone 7
82.2 %
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air
88.7 %

Performance

Testing Asus ROG Phone 7 and ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
Max Frequency 3200 MHz 3300 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3) 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2)
Architecture - 3/2 (Cortex-A510)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A710)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A715)
- 1/3.2 (Cortex-X3)		 - 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 Hexagon Hexagon
Graphics Adreno 740 Adreno 750
GPU Cores 1536 1536
GPU Frequency 680 MHz 903-1000 MHz
FLOPS 2089 GFLOPS 2774 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Asus ROG Phone 7
2022
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air
2170
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Asus ROG Phone 7
5719
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air
7471
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)20222170
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)57197471
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Asus ROG Phone 7]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Asus ROG Phone 7
1575314
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air
2336371
CPU390204589063
GPU598350903334
Memory286564451662
UX300196392312
NanoReview Score15753142336371
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Asus ROG Phone 7
13314
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air
n/a
Stability92 %n/a
Graphics Test79 fpsn/a
Graphics Score13314n/a
Sources: 3DMark [Asus ROG Phone 7]

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB		 - 12 GB
- 16 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 4266 MHz 4800 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB		- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 4.0
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 14) Android 15
UI Skin ROG UI 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 (69% in 30 min) Yes (74% in 22 min)
Full Charge Time 1:01 h 0:45 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Asus ROG Phone 7
26:17
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air
24:52
Web Browsing07:47 h06:28 h
Video Playback20:02 h15:47 h
Games06:50 h06:18 h
Standby Mode128 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)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° n/a
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
SensorOmnivision OV13B10n/a
Sensor size1/3.061/2.88
Pixel size1.12 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Asus ROG Phone 7
126
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air
n/a
Video quality
Asus ROG Phone 7
106
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air
n/a
Overall camera score
Asus ROG Phone 7
108
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air
n/a
Bokeh60n/a
Preview56n/a
Zoom52n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Asus ROG Phone 7]

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 16 MP
Photo resolution n/a 4608x3456 pixels
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.0
Focal length 29 mm n/a
Sensor Omnivision OV32C n/a
Sensor size 1/3.2 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 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 5.3 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
DisplayPort Yes DP 1.4 n/a
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 BandsEDGE/GPRS/GSM (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)n/a
3G BandsWCDMA (HSDPA) 800 (19)/ 850(5/6) / 900(8) / 1700(4) / 1900 (2) / 2100 (1)n/a
LTE Bands*LTE (B(1700/B1/B2/B3/B4(1700/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B43/B48/B66/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

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced April, 2023 yr April, 2025 yr
Release Date May, 2023 yr April, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 999 599
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

No clear favorite identified yet; updates may follow as new data arrives.

Survey

Which smartphone would you pick?
0 (0%)
0 (0%)
Total Votes: 0

User comments

Share your opinion or ask questions below