ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air vs Realme GT 7

Compared 2 smartphones : ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air Manufactured in April, 2025, with display 6.8 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, vs Realme GT 7, Manufactured in May, 2025with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 9400e. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air
  • Larger display: 6.8in
  • Lighter design: 205g vs 206g
Reasons to choose Realme GT 7
  • Higher pixel density: 450ppi
  • Higher battery capacity: 7000mAh vs 6000mAh
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air and Realme GT 7
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

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.8 in 6.78 in
Resolution 1116x2480 pixels 1264x2780 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 400 ppi 450 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 1600 nits 1600 nits
HDR support n/a Yes Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 520 Hz 360 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 88.7 % 89.8 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air
1024 nits
Realme GT 7
1441 nits

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 164.3 mm (6.47 in) 162.42 mm (6.39 in)
Width 76.6 mm (3.02 in) 76.13 mm (3 in)
Thickness 7.9 mm (0.31 in) 8.3 mm (0.33 in)
Weight 205 g (7.23 oz) 206 g (7.27 oz)
Water resistance IP54 IP69
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass n/a
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Orange
- Black
- Blue
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air
88.7 %
Realme GT 7
89.8 %

Performance

Testing ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air and Realme GT 7 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 MediaTek Dimensity 9400e
Max Frequency 3300 MHz 3400 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 2/2.27 (Cortex-A520)
- 2/2.96 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/3.15 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3.3 (Cortex-X4)
- 4/2 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/2.85 (Cortex-X4)
- 1/3.4 (Cortex-X4)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon MediaTek NPU 790
Graphics Adreno 750 Mali-G720 Immortalis MP12
GPU Cores 1536 1536
GPU Frequency 903-1000 MHz 1300 MHz
FLOPS 2774 GFLOPS 3993.6 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air
2170
Realme GT 7
2290
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air
7471
Realme GT 7
7349
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)21702290
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)74717349
Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a13227
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air
2336371
Realme GT 7
2205940
CPU589063518334
GPU903334908130
Memory451662403974
UX392312375502
NanoReview Score23363712205940

Memory

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

Software

OS Android 15 Android 15
UI Skin Redmagic OS 10 Realme UI 6.0

Battery

Volume 6000 mAh 7000 mAh
Max Charging Power 80 W 120 W
Battery Type Li-Po Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No No
Reverse Charging No Yes
Fast Charging Yes (74% in 22 min) Yes (56% in 15 min)
Full Charge Time 0:45 h 0:36 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air
24:52
Realme GT 7
34:22
Web Browsing06:28 h18:23 h
Video Playback15:47 h22:53 h
Games06:18 h09:51 h
Standby Mode145 h113 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8160x6120 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 2x
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 120 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 120 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (1080p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens n/a 112 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.8
Sensorn/aSony IMX906
Sensor size1/1.51/1.56
Pixel sizen/a1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a50 MP
Aperturen/af/2.0
Focal lengthn/a47 mm
Sensorn/aSamsung S5KJN5
Sensor sizen/a1/2.76
Pixel sizen/a0.64 μm
Stabilizationn/aDigital
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal lengthn/a16 mm
Sensorn/aOmnivision OV08D10
Sensor size1/2.881/4.0
Pixel sizen/a1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 4608x3456 pixels n/a
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.5
Focal length n/a 21 mm
Sensor n/a Sony IMX615
Sensor size 1/2.77 1/2.74
Pixel size n/a 0.8 μm
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) 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 5.4 5.4
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort n/a No
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G Bandsn/aGSM 850/900/1800/1900MHz
3G Bandsn/aWCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19
LTE Bands*n/aLTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66/B71)
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced April, 2025 yr May, 2025 yr
Release Date April, 2025 yr May, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 599 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 600
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 80 W Yes 120 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Realme GT 7 the clear winner in this comparison.

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