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ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air vs Xiaomi 15

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ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air vs Xiaomi 15

78 out of 100
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air
VS
93 out of 100
Xiaomi 15
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air
Xiaomi 15

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.8-inch ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3) that was released on April 16, 2025, against the Xiaomi 15, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite and came out 6 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air
  • Has a 0.44 inch larger screen size
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi 15
  • The rear camera has a 2.6x optical zoom
  • Shows 28% longer battery life (31:54 vs 24:52 hours)
  • Delivers 48% higher peak brightness (1519 against 1024 nits)
  • Handles wireless charging up to 50W
  • Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
  • Slow-motion recording at 1920FPS
  • 12% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2620K versus 2336K)
  • 15% higher pixel density (460 vs 400 PPI)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (90W versus 80W)
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
  • Ready for eSIM technology

Review

Evaluation of ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air and Xiaomi 15 crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
NanoReview Score
Final comparison evaluation
Choose the importance of each parameter to more accurately identify the smartphone that best meets your particular needs.

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Nubia Red Magic 10 Air
vs
Xiaomi 15

Display

TypeAMOLEDAMOLED
Size6.8 inches6.36 inches
Resolution1116 x 2480 pixels1200 x 2670 pixels
Aspect ratio20:920:9
PPI400 ppi460 ppi
Refresh rate120 Hz120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rateYesYes (1-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness1600 nits1500 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR - 3200 nits
HDR support - Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch sampling rate520 Hz300 Hz
Screen protectionTempered glassTempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio88.7%90.1%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space - 99.5%
PWM - 120 Hz
Response time - 1 ms
Contrast - ∞ Infinity
Screen space comparison
Nubia Red Magic 10 Air
6.8″ (20:9 ratio) = 17.3 in2
Xiaomi 15
6.36″ (20:9 ratio) = 15.1 in2
~14% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Nubia Red Magic 10 Air
1024 nits
Xiaomi 15+48%
1519 nits

Design and build

Height164.3 mm (6.47 inches)152.3 mm (6 inches)
Width76.6 mm (3.02 inches)71.2 mm (2.8 inches)
Thickness7.9 mm (0.31 inches)8.08 mm (0.32 inches)
Weight205 g (7.23 oz)191 g (6.74 oz)
WaterproofIP54IP68
Advanced coolingVapor chamberVapor chamber
Rear materialGlassGlass
Frame materialMetalMetal
ColorsWhite, Black, OrangeWhite, Black, Silver, Green, Purple
Fingerprint scannerYes, in-displayYes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio

Performance

Tests of ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air and Xiaomi 15 in the benchmarks
SoC
ChipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
Max clock3300 MHz4320 MHz
CPU cores8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2)8 (2 + 6)
Architecture- 2 cores at 2.27 GHz: Cortex-A520
- 2 cores at 2.96 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 3 cores at 3.15 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 1 core at 3.3 GHz: Cortex-X4		- 6 cores at 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M)
- 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L)
L3 cache12 MB -
ManufacturingTSMCTSMC
Lithography process4 nanometers3 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU)HexagonHexagon
GraphicsAdreno 750Adreno 830
GPU shading units15361536
GPU clock903-1000 MHz1100 MHz
FLOPS~2774 GFLOPS~3379.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Geekbench Compute (GPU) - 24507
Single-core score21702934
Multi-core score74718762
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
CPU589063584725
GPU9033341142381
Memory451662519406
UX392312373632
Total score23363712620144
SamplesLess than 3Less than 3
3DMark Wild Life Performance
PCMark 3.0
Web score - 18744
Video editing - 8061
Photo editing - 37669
Data manipulation - 14520
Writing score - 21875

Memory

RAM
RAM size12, 16 GB12, 16 GB
Memory typeLPDDR5XLPDDR5X
Memory clock4800 MHz -
Channels42
Storage
Storage size256, 512 GB256, 512, 1024 GB
Storage typeUFS 4.0UFS 4.0
Memory cardNoNo

Software

Operating systemAndroid 15 Android 15
ROMRedmagic OS 10HyperOS 2.0
OS size - 21 GB

Battery

Capacity6000 mAh5400 mAh
Max charge power80 W90 W
Battery typeLi-PoSilicon-Carbon (Si/C)
ReplaceableNoNo
Wireless chargingNo Yes (50 W)
Reverse chargingNoYes, (wireless)
Fast chargingYes (74% in 22 min)Yes (83% in 30 min)
Full charging time0:45 hr0:45 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing06:28 hr13:20 hr
Watching video15:47 hr19:22 hr
Gaming06:18 hr07:10 hr
Standby145 hr150 hr
General battery life

Main camera

Matrix50 megapixels50 megapixels
Image resolution8160 x 61208192 x 6144
ZoomDigitalOptical, 2.6x
FlashLEDDual LED
StabilizationOpticalOptical
8K video recordingUp to 30FPSUp to 30FPS
4K video recordingUp to 60FPSUp to 120FPS
1080p video recordingUp to 60FPSUp to 60FPS
Slow motion240 FPS (1080p)1920 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens - 115°
Lenses1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 50 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Ultrawide: 50 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.6
Focal length - 23 mm
Sensor - OmniVision OVX9000 Light Fusion 900
Sensor size1/1.5"1/1.31"
Pixel size - 1.2 micron
AutofocusPhase autofocusLaser autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution - 50 MP
Aperture - f/2.0
Focal length - 60 mm
Sensor - Samsung S5KJN5
Sensor size - 1/2.76"
Pixel size - 0.64 micron
Stabilization - Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length - 14 mm
Sensor - Samsung S5KJN1
Sensor size1/2.88"1/2.76"
Pixel size - 0.64 micron
StabilizationDigitalDigital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
Bokeh - 75
Preview - 87
Zoom - 152
Samples - Photo samples of Xiaomi 15 from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels16 megapixels32 megapixels
Image resolution4608 x 34566528 x 4896
Aperturef/2.0f/2.0
Focal length - 22 mm
Sensor - Omnivision OV32B
Sensor size1/2.77"1/3.14"
Pixel size - 0.7 micron
AutofocusNoNo
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Video resolution1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS2160p (4K) at 60 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D)NoNo

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standardWi-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 version5.45.4
Bluetooth featuresLELE
USB typeUSB Type-CUSB Type-C
USB version23.2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort - Yes
GPSGPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSSGPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
NFC*YesYes
Infrared portYesYes
Network
Number of SIM*22
Type of SIM cardNanoNano
Multi SIM modeStandbyStandby
eSIM support*NoYes
Hybrid slotNoNo
5G supportYesYes

Sound

SpeakersStereoStereo
Headphone audio jackNoNo
FM radioNoNo
Dolby Atmos - Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness

Other

CategoryFlagshipFlagship
AnnouncedApril 2025October 2024
Release dateApril 2025October 2024
Launch price$599$757
Configurations- 12 / 256 GB
- 16 / 512 GB
- 12 / 256 GB
- 12 / 512 GB
- 16 / 256 GB
- 16 / 512 GB
- 16 / 1024 GB
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled chargerYes, 80 WYes, 90 W
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
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