Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra vs ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Air

87 out 100

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86 out 100

Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra Manufactured in January, 2024, with display 6.8 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (for Galaxy), vs ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Air, Manufactured in January, 2026with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages

Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra

Higher pixel density: 501ppi
Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
Supports DisplayPort
Supports Dolby Atmos
Built-in eSIM

Reasons to choose ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Air

Larger display: 6.85in
Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
Lighter design: 207g vs 232g
Higher battery capacity: 7000mAh vs 5000mAh
Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.3
Infrared port
Includes charger

Versions

Available versions and configurations

Memory Options

- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 12/1024 GB

- 12/256 GB
- 16/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra and ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Air

Display

Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra

93

ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Air

91

Camera

Main & front camera tests

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra

88

ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Air

72

Performance

App & system performance

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra

84

ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Air

99

Games

3D gaming performance

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra

90

ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Air

97

Battery

Battery life, charging speed & type

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra

86

ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Air

89

Connectivity

Connectivity features

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra

89

ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Air

80

NanoReview Score

Overall score by NanoReview

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra

87

ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Air

86

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Connectivity:

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Display

Display quality comparison

Type	Dynamic AMOLED	AMOLED
Size	6.8 in	6.85 in
Resolution	1440x3088 pixels	1216x2688 pixels
Aspect ratio	19.5:9	20:9
Pixel density	501 ppi	431 ppi
Refresh rate	120 Hz	144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate	Yes (1-120 Hz)	Yes
Max brightness	2600 nits	1800 nits
HDR support	Yes HDR10+	Yes, HDR10
Touch Sampling Rate	240 Hz	960 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio	88.5 %	90.4 %
Features	- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming	- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming

Peak brightness (auto)

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra

1445 nits

ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Air

n/a

sRGB gamut	99.5 %	n/a
PWM (Flicker)	480 Hz	n/a
Response time	1 ms	n/a
Contrast	∞ Infinite	n/a

Sources: NotebookCheck [Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison

Height	162.3 mm (6.39 in)	163.8 mm (6.45 in)
Width	79 mm (3.11 in)	76.5 mm (3.01 in)
Thickness	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	8.5 mm (0.33 in)
Weight	232 g (8.18 oz)	207 g (7.3 oz)
Water resistance	IP68	IP54
Cooling system	Vapor chamber	Active fan
Back panel	Glass	Glass
Frame	Metal	Metal
Colors	- Black - Gray - Blue - Green - Orange - Purple - Yellow	- White - Black
Fingerprint sensor	Yes In-Display	Yes, In-Display

Screen-to-body ratio

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra

88.5 %

ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Air

90.4 %

Performance

Testing Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra and ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Air In benchmarks

Chipset	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (for Galaxy)	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
Max Frequency	3390 MHz	4320 MHz
CPU Cores	8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2)	8 (2 + 6)
Architecture	- 2/2.27 (Cortex-A520) - 2/2.96 (Cortex-A720) - 3/3.15 (Cortex-A720) - 1/3.3 (Cortex-X4)	- 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M)) - 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L))
Process	TSMC	TSMC
Transistor Size	4 nm	3 nm
Neural Processor	Hexagon	Hexagon
Graphics	Adreno 750	Adreno 830
GPU Cores	1536	1536
GPU Frequency	1000 MHz	1100 MHz
FLOPS	2774 GFLOPS	3379.2 GFLOPS

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra

2271

ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Air

3159

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra

7119

ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Air

10212

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)	2271	3159
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)	7119	10212
Geekbench Compute (GPU)	n/a	24648

Sources: Geekbench v6 [Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra], [ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Air]

AnTuTu 10

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra

1954703

ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Air

3485338

CPU	432608	1145874
GPU	801870	1119345
Memory	418926	461670
UX	301299	758449
NanoReview Score	1954703	3485338

3DMark Wild Life

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra

16056

ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Air

n/a

Max Surface Temp.	46.8 °C	n/a
Stability	59 %	n/a
Graphics Test	96 fps	n/a
Graphics Score	16056	n/a

Sources: 3DMark [Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra]

PCMark 3.0

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra

18029

ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Air

n/a

Writing score	22590	n/a
Web score	18325	n/a
Video editing	8000	n/a
Data manipulation	15921	n/a
NanoReview Score	18029	n/a

Memory

RAM Size	12 GB	12 GB
Memory Type	LPDDR5X	LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency	4200 MHz	n/a
Channels	4	4

Storage Capacity	- 256 GB - 512 GB - 1024 GB	256 GB
Storage Type	UFS 4.0	UFS 4.1
Memory Card	No	No

Software

OS	Android 14	Android 16
OS Size	28 GB	n/a
UI Skin	One UI 6.1	Redmagic OS 11

Battery

Volume	5000 mAh	7000 mAh
Max Charging Power	45 W	80 W
Battery Type	Li-ion	Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
Removable	No	No
Wireless Charging	Yes (15 W)	No
Reverse Charging	Yes (Wireless)	Yes
Fast Charging	Yes (69% in 30 min)	Yes (74% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time	1:05 h	0:47 h

Battery Life

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra

26:30

ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Air

n/a

Web Browsing	10:18 h	n/a
Video Playback	18:00 h	n/a
Games	05:51 h	n/a
Standby Mode	122 h	n/a

Main camera

Matrix	200 MP	50 MP
Photo resolution	16320x12240 pixels	8160x6120 pixels
Zoom	Optical, 5x	Digital
Flash	LED	LED
Stabilization	Optical	Optical
8K Recording	Yes (Up to 30 fps)	Yes (Up to 30 fps)
4K Recording	Yes (Up to 120 fps)	Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording	Yes (Up to 240 fps)	Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion	240 fps (1080p)	240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens	120 °	n/a
Lenses count	Standard: 200 MP Telephoto: 50 MP Telephoto: 12 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP	Standard: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Features	- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support	- Bokeh effect - Pro mode

Matrix	200 MP	50 MP
Aperture	f/1.7	f/1.9
Focal length	23 mm	18 mm
Sensor	Samsung ISOCELL HP2	n/a
Sensor size	1/1.3	1/1.55 (0.65)
Pixel size	0.6 μm	1 μm
Autofocus	Laser autofocus	Phase autofocus
Stabilization	Optical	Optical

Matrix	50 MP	n/a
Aperture	f/3.4	n/a
Focal length	111 mm	n/a
Sensor	Sony IMX854	n/a
Sensor size	1/2.52	n/a
Pixel size	0.7 μm	n/a
Stabilization	Optical	n/a

Matrix	12 MP	8 MP
Aperture	f/2.2	f/2.2
Focal length	13 mm	n/a
Sensor	Sony IMX564	n/a
Sensor size	1/2.55	1/4.0 (0.25)
Pixel size	1.4 μm	1.12 μm
Stabilization	Digital	Digital

Photo quality

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra

144

ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Air

n/a

Video quality

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra

137

ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Air

n/a

Overall camera score

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra

144

ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Air

n/a

Bokeh	70	n/a
Preview	82	n/a
Zoom	145	n/a

Sources: DxOMark [Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra]

Front camera

Matrix	12 MP	16 MP
Photo resolution	4000x3000 pixels	4608x3456 pixels
Aperture	f/2.2	f/2.0
Focal length	26 mm	n/a
Sensor	Samsung S5K3LU	n/a
Sensor size	1/3.2	1/2.8 (0.36)
Pixel size	1.12 μm	1.12 μm
Autofocus	Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)	No
Stabilization	Digital	Digital
Video resolution	2160p (4K) at 60 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	3.2	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	- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS
NFC*	Yes	Yes
Infrared Port	No	Yes

SIM Count*	1	2
SIM Type	Nano	Nano
SIM Mode	n/a	Dual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *	Yes	No
Hybrid Slot	No	No
2G Bands	GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900	n/a
3G Bands	WCDMA B1(2100), B2(1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8(900)	n/a
LTE Bands*	LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B66)	n/a
LTE category	20	n/a
5G Support	Yes	Yes

Sound

Speakers	Stereo	n/a
3.5 mm Jack	No	No
FM Radio	No	No
Dolby Atmos	Yes	No

Max Volume

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra

93 dB

ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Air

n/a

Other

Class	Flagship	Flagship
Announced	January, 2024 yr	January, 2026 yr
Release Date	January, 2024 yr	January, 2026 yr
Launch Price ($)	1299	n/a
MSRP ($)	n/a	499
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	No	Yes, 80 W

Note

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra:

There is a model with two physical SIM cards and no eSIM, and another with one physical SIM card and eSIM support.

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Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra vs ZTE Nubia Red Magic 11 Air

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