Home Phone comparison Huawei P30 Pro and ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air - Which is better?

Huawei P30 Pro vs ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air

54 out 100
Huawei P30 Pro
VS
78 out 100
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air
Huawei P30 Pro
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei P30 Pro Manufactured in May, 2019, with display 6.47 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 980, 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 Huawei P30 Pro
  • Lighter design: 192g vs 205g
  • 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
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 6000mAh vs 4200mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5
  • Includes charger

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 6/128 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 8/512 GB		 - 12/256 GB
- 16/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Huawei P30 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
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Huawei P30 Pro
vs
Nubia Red Magic 10 Air

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED AMOLED
Size 6.47 in 6.8 in
Resolution 1080x2340 pixels 1116x2480 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
Pixel density 398 ppi 400 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes
Max brightness 570 nits 1600 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10 n/a
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 520 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 88.6 % 88.7 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei P30 Pro
601 nits
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air
1024 nits
sRGB gamut99 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)231 Hzn/a
Response time3.6 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [Huawei P30 Pro]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 158 mm (6.22 in) 164.3 mm (6.47 in)
Width 73.4 mm (2.89 in) 76.6 mm (3.02 in)
Thickness 8.4 mm (0.33 in) 7.9 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 192 g (6.77 oz) 205 g (7.23 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP54
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Blue
- Orange		 - White
- Black
- Orange
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei P30 Pro
88.6 %
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air
88.7 %

Performance

Testing Huawei P30 Pro and ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset HiSilicon Kirin 980 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
Max Frequency 2600 MHz 3300 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 2 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/1.92 (Cortex-A76)
- 2/2.6 (Cortex-A76)		 - 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 7 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Yes Hexagon
Graphics Mali-G76 MP10 Adreno 750
GPU Cores 360 1536
GPU Frequency 720 MHz 903-1000 MHz
FLOPS 518.4 GFLOPS 2774 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei P30 Pro
912
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air
2170
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei P30 Pro
2259
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air
7471
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)9122170
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)22597471
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei P30 Pro
601688
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air
2336371
CPU195913589063
GPU159297903334
Memory117921451662
UX128557392312
NanoReview Score6016882336371
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Huawei P30 Pro
2490
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air
n/a
Max Surface Temp.40 °Cn/a
Stability48 %n/a
Graphics Test14 fpsn/a
Graphics Score2490n/a
Sources: 3DMark [Huawei P30 Pro]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Huawei P30 Pro
8525
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air
n/a
Writing score10855n/a
Web score7067n/a
Video editing5710n/a
Data manipulation7553n/a
NanoReview Score8525n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 6 GB
- 8 GB
- 12 GB		 - 12 GB
- 16 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 4800 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB		- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.1UFS 4.0
Memory CardNano MemoryNo

Software

OS Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 10) Android 15
OS Size 13.4 GB n/a
UI Skin EMUI 12 Redmagic OS 10

Battery

Volume 4200 mAh 6000 mAh
Max Charging Power 40 W 80 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (15 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) No
Fast Charging Yes SuperCharge (70% in 30 min) Yes (74% in 22 min)
Full Charge Time 1:05 h 0:45 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei P30 Pro
21:15
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air
24:52
Web Browsing08:25 h06:28 h
Video Playback13:36 h15:47 h
Games05:24 h06:18 h
Standby Mode99 h145 h

Main camera

Matrix 40 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 7360x4912 pixels 8160x6120 pixels
Zoom Optical, 5x Digital
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No Yes (Up to 30 fps)
4K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 960 fps (720p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 40 MP
Telephoto: 8 MP
Ultra-wide: 20 MP
Depth		 Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix40 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.6f/1.9
Focal length27 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX650n/a
Sensor size1/1.71/1.5
Pixel size1 μmn/a
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix8 MPn/a
Aperturef/3.4n/a
Focal length125 mmn/a
Sensor size1/4n/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix20 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length16 mmn/a
Sensor size1/2.71/2.88
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei P30 Pro
119
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air
n/a
Video quality
Huawei P30 Pro
97
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air
n/a
Overall camera score
Huawei P30 Pro
112
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air
n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Huawei P30 Pro]

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 16 MP
Photo resolution 6528x4896 pixels 4608x3456 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.0
Focal length 29 mm n/a
Sensor BSI CMOS n/a
Sensor size 1/2.8 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
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei P30 Pro
110
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air
n/a
Video quality
Huawei P30 Pro
130
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air
n/a

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5 5.4
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP 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		 - 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 *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900n/a
3G BandsHSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100n/a
LTE Bands*LTE (B700/B800/B850/B900/B1700/B1800/B1900/B2100/B2300/B2600)n/a
LTE category21n/a
5G SupportNoYes

Sound

Speakers Mono n/a
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes n/a
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Huawei P30 Pro
87.5 dB
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced March, 2019 yr April, 2025 yr
Release Date May, 2019 yr April, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 1000 599
Sensors - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- 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.

Results

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

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