Home Phone comparison ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro and ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air - Which is better?

ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro vs ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air

73 out 100
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro
VS
78 out 100
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air

Compared 2 smartphones : ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro Manufactured in December, 2022, with display 6.8 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 ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
Reasons to choose ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air
  • Lighter design: 205g vs 228g
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.3
  • Infrared port

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 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
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro
vs
Nubia Red Magic 10 Air

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.8 in 6.8 in
Resolution 1116x2480 pixels 1116x2480 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 400 ppi 400 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes
Max brightness 500 nits 1600 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ n/a
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 520 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 89.2 % 88.7 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro
818 nits
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air
1024 nits
sRGB gamut98.7 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)60 Hzn/a
Response time1 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.88 mm (6.45 in) 164.3 mm (6.47 in)
Width 76.35 mm (3.01 in) 76.6 mm (3.02 in)
Thickness 9.47 mm (0.37 in) 7.9 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 228 g (8.04 oz) 205 g (7.23 oz)
Water resistance No IP54
Cooling system Active fan Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors Black - White
- Black
- Orange
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro
89.2 %
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air
88.7 %

Performance

Testing ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro 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)
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro
1624
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air
2170
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro
5089
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air
7471
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)16242170
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)50897471
Sources: Geekbench v6 [ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro
1556750
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air
2336371
CPU395373589063
GPU585842903334
Memory296209451662
UX279326392312
NanoReview Score15567502336371
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro
13388
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air
n/a
Max Surface Temp.34.2 °Cn/a
Stability99 %n/a
Graphics Test80 fpsn/a
Graphics Score13388n/a
Sources: 3DMark [ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro
18310
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air
n/a
Writing score25791n/a
Web score15525n/a
Video editing8440n/a
Data manipulation13536n/a
NanoReview Score18310n/a

Memory

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

Software

OS Android 13 Android 15
OS Size 12 GB n/a
UI Skin Redmagic OS 6 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 No No
Fast Charging Yes (92% in 30 min) Yes (74% in 22 min)
Full Charge Time 0:37 h 0:45 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro
24:05
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air
24:52
Web Browsing08:53 h06:28 h
Video Playback13:54 h15:47 h
Games06:08 h06:18 h
Standby Mode125 h145 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8160x6120 pixels 8160x6120 pixels
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Digital Optical
8K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) 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 120 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 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 length25 mmn/a
SensorSamsung ISOCELL S5KGN5n/a
Sensor size1/1.571/1.5
Pixel size1 μmn/a
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length13 mmn/a
Sensor size1/4.01/2.88
Pixel size1.12 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 16 MP
Photo resolution 4608x3456 pixels 4608x3456 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.0
Sensor Omnivision OV16E1Q n/a
Sensor size 1/2.8 1/2.77
Pixel size 1.12 μm n/a
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) 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) 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 n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS		 - 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 BandsGSM 2/3/5/8n/a
3G BandsWCDMA B1/2/4/5/6/8/19n/a
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4(1400/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B28B/B66(1400/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 No n/a
Speaker Test
Max Volume
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro
92.9 dB
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced December, 2022 yr April, 2025 yr
Release Date December, 2022 yr April, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 650 599
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.

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