ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air vs Xiaomi Poco F7 Ultra

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ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air vs Xiaomi Poco F7 Ultra

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 Poco F7 Ultra, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite and came out 1 month before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air
  • Comes with 700 mAh larger battery capacity: 6000 vs 5300 mAh
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Poco F7 Ultra
  • The rear camera has a 2.5x optical zoom
  • Delivers 57% higher peak brightness (1594 against 1015 nits)
  • 32% higher pixel density (526 vs 400 PPI)
  • Handles wireless charging up to 50W
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
  • Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (120W versus 80W)
  • Slow-motion recording at 1920FPS
  • Faster storage type - UFS 4.1 versus UFS 4.0
  • 32% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2858 and 2170 points

Review

Evaluation of ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air and Xiaomi Poco F7 Ultra 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

Display

TypeAMOLEDAMOLED
Size6.8 inches6.67 inches
Resolution1116 x 2480 pixels1440 x 3200 pixels
Aspect ratio20:920:9
PPI400 ppi526 ppi
Refresh rate120 Hz120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rateYesYes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness1600 nits1800 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR - 3200 nits
HDR support - Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch sampling rate520 Hz480 Hz
Screen protectionTempered glassPoco Shield Glass
Screen-to-body ratio88.7%89.4%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space - 99.3%
PWM - 120 Hz
Response time - 1 ms
Contrast - ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)

Design and build

Height164.3 mm (6.47 inches)160.26 mm (6.31 inches)
Width76.6 mm (3.02 inches)74.95 mm (2.95 inches)
Thickness7.9 mm (0.31 inches)8.39 mm (0.33 inches)
Weight205 g (7.23 oz)212 g (7.48 oz)
WaterproofIP54IP68
Advanced coolingVapor chamberVapor chamber
Rear materialGlassGlass
Frame materialMetalMetal
ColorsWhite, Black, OrangeBlack, Yellow
Fingerprint scannerYes, in-displayYes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio

Performance

Tests of ZTE Nubia Red Magic 10 Air and Xiaomi Poco F7 Ultra 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) - 22968
Single-core score21702858
Multi-core score74718690
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
CPU589063536664
GPU903334981410
Memory451662466902
UX392312449346
Total score23363712434322
SamplesLess than 3[3 tests]

Memory

RAM
RAM size12, 16 GB12, 16 GB
Memory typeLPDDR5XLPDDR5X
Memory clock4800 MHz5333 MHz
Channels42
Storage
Storage size256, 512 GB256, 512 GB
Storage typeUFS 4.0UFS 4.1
Memory cardNoNo

Software

Operating systemAndroid 15 Android 15
ROMRedmagic OS 10HyperOS 2.0
OS size - 33 GB

Battery

Capacity6000 mAh5300 mAh
Max charge power80 W120 W
Battery typeLi-Po -
ReplaceableNoNo
Wireless chargingNo Yes (50 W)
Reverse chargingNo -
Fast chargingYes (74% in 22 min)Yes (60% in 15 min)
Full charging time0:45 hr0:30 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing06:28 hr11:39 hr
Watching video15:47 hr14:46 hr
Gaming06:18 hr05:50 hr
Standby145 hr124 hr
General battery life

Main camera

Matrix50 megapixels50 megapixels
Image resolution8160 x 61208192 x 6144
ZoomDigitalOptical, 2.5x
FlashLEDDual LED
StabilizationOpticalOptical
8K video recordingUp to 30FPSUp to 24FPS
4K video recordingUp to 60FPSUp to 60FPS
1080p video recordingUp to 60FPSUp to 60FPS
Slow motion240 FPS (1080p)1920 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens - 120°
Lenses1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 50 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Ultrawide: 32 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.6
Focal length - 24 mm
Sensor - Omnivision OV50 Light Hunter 800
Sensor size1/1.5"1/1.55"
Pixel size - 1 micron
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
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 MP32 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length - 15 mm
Sensor - Samsung S5KKD1
Sensor size1/2.88"1/3.44"
Pixel size - 0.7 micron
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Selfie camera

Megapixels16 megapixels32 megapixels
Image resolution4608 x 34566528 x 4896
Aperturef/2.0f/2.0
Focal length - 24 mm
Sensor - CMOS
Sensor size1/2.77"1/3.42"
AutofocusNoNo
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Video resolution1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS1080p (Full HD) 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 version5.46.0
Bluetooth featuresLELE
USB typeUSB Type-CUSB Type-C
USB version2 -
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
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*NoNo
Hybrid slotNoNo
5G supportYesYes

Sound

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

Other

CategoryFlagshipFlagship
AnnouncedApril 2025March 2025
Release dateApril 2025April 2025
Launch price$599$649
Configurations- 12 / 256 GB
- 16 / 512 GB
- 12 / 256 GB
- 16 / 512 GB
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled chargerYes, 80 WNot included
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
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