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ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air vs Xiaomi 15T

78 out 100
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air
VS
82 out 100
Xiaomi 15T
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air
Xiaomi 15T

Compared 2 smartphones : ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air Manufactured in April, 2025, with display 6.8 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, vs Xiaomi 15T, Manufactured in September, 2025 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 8400 Ultra. 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 10 Air
  • Higher battery capacity: 6000mAh vs 5500mAh
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Xiaomi 15T
  • Larger display: 6.83in
  • Higher pixel density: 447ppi
  • Lighter design: 194g vs 205g
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.4
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air and Xiaomi 15T
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 10 Air
vs
Xiaomi 15T

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.8 in 6.83 in
Resolution 1116x2480 pixels 1280x2772 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 400 ppi 447 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes
Max brightness 1600 nits n/a
HDR support n/a Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 520 Hz 480 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 88.7 % 89.9 %
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
Xiaomi 15T
n/a

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 164.3 mm (6.47 in) 163.2 mm (6.43 in)
Width 76.6 mm (3.02 in) 78 mm (3.07 in)
Thickness 7.9 mm (0.31 in) 7.5 mm (0.3 in)
Weight 205 g (7.23 oz) 194 g (6.84 oz)
Water resistance IP54 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass n/a
Frame Metal Plastic
Colors - White
- Black
- Orange		 - Black
- Gray
- Rose Gold
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air
88.7 %
Xiaomi 15T
89.9 %

Performance

Testing ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air and Xiaomi 15T In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 MediaTek Dimensity 8400 Ultra
Max Frequency 3300 MHz 3250 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)		 - 4/2.1 (Cortex-A725)
- 3/3 (Cortex-A725)
- 1/3.25 (Cortex-A725)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon MediaTek NPU 880
Graphics Adreno 750 Mali-G720 MP7
GPU Cores 1536 896
GPU Frequency 903-1000 MHz 1300 MHz
FLOPS 2774 GFLOPS 2329.6 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air
2170
Xiaomi 15T
1603
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air
7471
Xiaomi 15T
6413
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)21701603
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)74716413
Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a11228
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Xiaomi 15T]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air
2336371
Xiaomi 15T
1872827
CPU589063448609
GPU903334683486
Memory451662396486
UX392312344246
NanoReview Score23363711872827

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB		 12 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 4.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 15 Android 15
UI Skin Redmagic OS 10 HyperOS 2.0

Battery

Volume 6000 mAh 5500 mAh
Max Charging Power 80 W 67 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No No
Reverse Charging No No
Fast Charging Yes (74% in 22 min) Yes (50% in 22 min)
Full Charge Time 0:45 h 0:50 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air
24:52
Xiaomi 15T
n/a
Web Browsing06:28 hn/a
Video Playback15:47 hn/a
Games06:18 hn/a
Standby Mode145 hn/a

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8160x6120 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 2x
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) No
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 n/a 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.7
Focal lengthn/a23 mm
Sensorn/aOmnivision OV50 Light Hunter 800
Sensor size1/1.51/1.55
Pixel sizen/a1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a50 MP
Aperturen/af/1.9
Focal lengthn/a46 mm
Sensorn/aSamsung S5KJN5
Sensor sizen/a1/2.76
Pixel sizen/a0.64 μm
Stabilizationn/aDigital
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal lengthn/a15 mm
Sensor size1/2.881/3.06
Pixel sizen/a1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 4608x3456 pixels n/a
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Focal length n/a 21 mm
Sensor n/a CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.77 1/3.44
Pixel size n/a 0.64 μm
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
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 6.0
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
- Beidou
- 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 2/3/5/8
3G Bandsn/aWCDMA B1/2/4/5/8/6/19
LTE Bands*n/aLTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32/B66/B71)
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

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

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced April, 2025 yr September, 2025 yr
Release Date April, 2025 yr September, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 599 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 650
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 No
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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