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Honor Magic 8 Pro vs ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Air

95 out 100
Honor Magic 8 Pro
VS
86 out 100
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Air
Honor Magic 8 Pro
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Air

Compared 2 smartphones : Honor Magic 8 Pro Manufactured in October, 2025, with display 6.71 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, vs ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Air, Manufactured in January, 2026 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite. 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 Honor Magic 8 Pro
  • Higher pixel density: 458ppi
  • Higher battery capacity: 7200mAh vs 7000mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.4
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Air
  • Larger display: 6.85in
  • Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
  • Lighter design: 207g vs 219g
  • Includes charger

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Honor Magic 8 Pro and ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 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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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Honor Magic 8 Pro
vs
Nubia Red Magic 11 Air

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED AMOLED
Size 6.71 in 6.85 in
Resolution 1256x2808 pixels 1216x2688 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 458 ppi 431 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes
Max brightness 1800 nits 1800 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, HDR10
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 960 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 89.8 % 90.4 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 161.2 mm (6.35 in) 163.8 mm (6.45 in)
Width 75 mm (2.95 in) 76.5 mm (3.01 in)
Thickness 8.3 mm (0.33 in) 8.5 mm (0.33 in)
Weight 219 g (7.72 oz) 207 g (7.3 oz)
Water resistance IP69 IP54
Cooling system Vapor chamber Active fan
Back panel n/a Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Gold
- Green		 - White
- Black
Fingerprint sensor Yes, In-Display Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Honor Magic 8 Pro
89.8 %
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Air
90.4 %

Performance

Testing Honor Magic 8 Pro and ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Air In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
Max Frequency 4600 MHz 4320 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture 6/3.63 () - 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M))
- 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L))
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 3 nm 3 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon
Graphics Adreno 840 Adreno 830
GPU Cores 1536 1536
GPU Frequency 1200 MHz 1100 MHz
FLOPS 3686.4 GFLOPS 3379.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Honor Magic 8 Pro
3675
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Air
3159
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Honor Magic 8 Pro
10686
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Air
10212
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)36753159
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)1068610212
Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a24648
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Honor Magic 8 Pro], [ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Air]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Honor Magic 8 Pro
4288382
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Air
3485338
CPU12129021145874
GPU14695421119345
Memory600024461670
UX1005914758449
NanoReview Score42883823485338

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 12 GB 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 5300 MHz n/a
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity256 GB256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 4.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 16 Android 16
UI Skin MagicOS 10 Redmagic OS 11

Battery

Volume 7200 mAh 7000 mAh
Max Charging Power 120 W 80 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (80 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes, (Wireless) Yes
Fast Charging Yes Yes (74% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time n/a 0:47 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8160x6120 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3.7x Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No Yes (Up to 30 fps)
4K Recording Yes (Up to 120 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 122 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 200 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.6f/1.9
Focal length24 mm18 mm
Sensor size1/1.31/1.55 (0.65)
Pixel size1.2 μm1 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix200 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.6n/a
Sensor size1/1.4n/a
Pixel size0.56 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.0f/2.2
Focal length12 mmn/a
Sensor size1/2.881/4.0 (0.25)
Pixel size0.61 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 50 MP 16 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 4608x3456 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.0
Focal length 21 mm n/a
Sensor size 1/2.93 1/2.8 (0.36)
Pixel size 0.6 μm 1.12 μm
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

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 6.0 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
DisplayPort Yes, DP 1.2 No
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No No

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced October, 2025 yr January, 2026 yr
Release Date October, 2025 yr January, 2026 yr
MSRP ($) n/a 499
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
- Fingerprint 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.

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