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

Google Pixel 7 vs ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air

67 out 100
Google Pixel 7
VS
78 out 100
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air
Google Pixel 7
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air

Compared 2 smartphones : Google Pixel 7 Manufactured in October, 2022, with display 6.3 with chipsetGoogle Tensor G2, 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 Google Pixel 7
  • Higher pixel density: 416ppi
  • Lighter design: 197g vs 205g
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air
  • Larger display: 6.8in
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 6000mAh vs 4355mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.2
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB		 - 12/256 GB
- 16/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Google Pixel 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
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Google Pixel 7
vs
Nubia Red Magic 10 Air

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.3 in 6.8 in
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 1116x2480 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 416 ppi 400 ppi
Refresh rate 90 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes
Max brightness 450 nits 1600 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ n/a
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 520 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 84.2 % 88.7 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Google Pixel 7
964 nits
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air
1024 nits
sRGB gamut98.5 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)360 Hzn/a
Response time3 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [Google Pixel 7]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 155.6 mm (6.13 in) 164.3 mm (6.47 in)
Width 73.2 mm (2.88 in) 76.6 mm (3.02 in)
Thickness 8.7 mm (0.34 in) 7.9 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 197 g (6.95 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
- Yellow		 - White
- Black
- Orange
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Google Pixel 7
84.2 %
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air
88.7 %

Performance

Testing Google Pixel 7 and ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Google Tensor G2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
Max Frequency 2850 MHz 3300 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 2 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.35 (Cortex-A78)
- 2/2.85 (Cortex-X1)		 - 2/2.27 (Cortex-A520)
- 2/2.96 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/3.15 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3.3 (Cortex-X4)
Process Samsung TSMC
Transistor Size 5 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Next-gen Tensor Processing Unit Hexagon
Graphics Mali-G710 MP7 Adreno 750
GPU Cores 672 1536
GPU Frequency 850 MHz 903-1000 MHz
FLOPS 1142.4 GFLOPS 2774 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Google Pixel 7
1370
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air
2170
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Google Pixel 7
3202
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air
7471
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)13702170
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)32027471
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Google Pixel 7]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Google Pixel 7
936100
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air
2336371
CPU256594589063
GPU315697903334
Memory168964451662
UX194845392312
NanoReview Score9361002336371
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Google Pixel 7
6523
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air
n/a
Max Surface Temp.45.8 °Cn/a
Stability71 %n/a
Graphics Test39 fpsn/a
Graphics Score6523n/a
Sources: 3DMark [Google Pixel 7]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Google Pixel 7
10701
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air
n/a
Writing score15448n/a
Web score7606n/a
Video editing6295n/a
Data manipulation10366n/a
NanoReview Score10701n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB - 12 GB
- 16 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz 4800 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB		- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 4.0
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 15) Android 15
OS Size 14 GB n/a
UI Skin Stock Android Redmagic OS 10

Battery

Volume 4355 mAh 6000 mAh
Max Charging Power 20 W 80 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (20 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) No
Fast Charging Yes (48% in 30 min) Yes (74% in 22 min)
Full Charge Time 1:40 h 0:45 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Google Pixel 7
19:30
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air
24:52
Web Browsing07:58 h06:28 h
Video Playback13:42 h15:47 h
Games05:14 h06:18 h
Standby Mode82 h145 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8160x6120 pixels
Zoom Digital 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 114 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.9
Focal length25 mmn/a
SensorSamsung GN1n/a
Sensor size1/1.311/1.5
Pixel size1.2 μmn/a
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
SensorSony IMX381n/a
Sensor size1/2.91/2.88
Pixel size1.25 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Google Pixel 7
145
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air
n/a
Video quality
Google Pixel 7
143
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air
n/a
Overall camera score
Google Pixel 7
140
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air
n/a
Bokeh70n/a
Preview72n/a
Zoom106n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Google Pixel 7]

Front camera

Matrix 108 MP 16 MP
Photo resolution 3648x2736 pixels 4608x3456 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Focal length 21 mm n/a
Sensor Samsung S5K3J1 n/a
Sensor size 1/3.1 1/2.77
Pixel size 1.22 μm n/a
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
Google Pixel 7
134
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air
n/a
Video quality
Google Pixel 7
144
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air
n/a

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 5.2 5.4
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- 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 MHzn/a
3G BandsUMTS/HSPA+/HSDPA Bands 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19n/a
LTE Bands*LTE (B/B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B46/B48/B66/B71)n/a
LTE category20n/a
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo n/a
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No n/a
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Google Pixel 7
88.3 dB
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced October, 2022 yr April, 2025 yr
Release Date October, 2022 yr April, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 599 599
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint 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.

Results

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

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