Flagship · 2026

ZTE nubia RedMagic 11 Air

Name: ZTE nubia RedMagic 11 Air
Brand: ZTE

Our Take CPU benches near recent flagship phones like the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra

A no-compromise flagship with all-day battery and 80W fast charging.

Best for Gaming · streaming · camera work

Strength All-day battery (7000mAh), 80W fast charging

6.85″ AMOLED · 144Hz

Snapdragon 8 Elite 12 / 256 GB

7000 mAh 80W charging

50 MP 2 rear · 16 MP selfie

5G NFC

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In the Real World

See how the ZTE nubia RedMagic 11 Air looks and feels in everyday use.

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Full specifications

What stands out

Hi-Res audio for higher-quality listening

Pro camera extras: 8K video, RAW, Night mode, laser AF, manual focus

Bypass charging can reduce heat while plugged in

Display

6.85″ · AMOLED · 1216 × 2688 · 144 Hz · HDR

OLED + smooth

A clean OLED panel — colours pop and sunlight visibility is solid.

Screen size

6.85"

Panel type

AMOLED

OLED

Resolution

1216 × 2688 px

Refresh rate

144 Hz

Smooth

Brightness

1515 nits

HDR

Supported

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 7i

Performance

Qualcomm SM8750-AB Snapdragon 8 Elite (3 nm) · 8-core 4.32 GHz · Adreno 830

High performance

Comfortably handles demanding games and heavy multitasking.

Chipset

Qualcomm SM8750-AB Snapdragon 8 Elite (3 nm)

Current CPU tier

Flagship

AnTuTu

3,897,036

GeekBench

9,891

CPU

8-core, 4.32 GHz

GPU

Adreno 830

Process

3 nm

Storage type

UFS Storage 4.1

CPU layout

2x4.32 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix L+ 6x3.53 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix M

Camera

50 MP f/1.9 main · OIS · 16 MP selfie

Stabilised

Stabilised main camera holds up in low light. Front camera is fine for daylight selfies.

Main camera

50 MP f/1.9

OIS

Ultrawide

8 MP f/2.2

Front camera

16 MP f/2.0

Main sensor

Omnivision OV50A, 1/1.55", 1µm

Slow motion

Yes, 240 fps

Camera extras

8K video, RAW, Night mode, laser AF, manual focus

Video

8K @ 30 fps

Battery

7000 mAh · 80 W wired

Plenty

A genuinely all-day battery — comfortably handles streaming and social.

Capacity

7000 mAh

Lab active use

17:20h

Wired charging

80 W

Fast

Bypass charging

Supported

Heat friendly

Removable

Audio

Excellent (-21.3 LUFS) · Stereo

Stereo speakers

Loudspeaker

Excellent (-21.3 LUFS)

Speakers

Stereo

Audio features

Hi-Res audio

Microphones

Memory

12 GB RAM · 256 GB

Roomy

RAM

12 GB

Storage

256 GB

Storage type

UFS 4.1

Expandable

Connectivity

5G · NFC · Wi-Fi 7

Modern radios

Yes

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 7

Modern Wi-Fi

Bluetooth

5.4

GPS systems

A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BeiDou (B1), Galileo (E1+E5a), BeiDou (B2), NavIC System, QZSS (L1 + L5)

USB

USB-C

USB OTG

Supported

3.5mm jack

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Build & Design

207 g · 8.0 mm · IP54

Height

163.8 mm

Width

76.5 mm

Thickness

8.0 mm

Weight

207 g

IP rating

IP54

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, optical) · accelerometer · gyro · proximity

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Specifications sourced from GSMArena · Read full review

How it stacks up against the rest.

Quick reads against a few phones in the same price tier. Tap any one for the deep comparison.

Apple iPhone 17e

Wins on most 4 wins 1 loss

Smoother display

144 Hz vs 60 Hz refresh · 1216 × 2688 vs 1170 × 2532 resolution · 6.85″ vs 6.1″ screen

Higher benchmark score

3.9M vs 2.2M AnTuTu

Better video capture

8K @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video · 16 MP vs 12 MP selfie

Longer tested battery life

17h 20m vs 15h 30m active use · 80 W vs 15 W charging · 7,000 mAh vs 4,005 mAh battery

Heavier in hand

207 g vs 169 g

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S26

Wins on most 3 wins 1 loss

Higher benchmark score

3.9M vs 3.1M AnTuTu

Longer tested battery life

17h 20m vs 15h 20m active use · 80 W vs 25 W charging · 7,000 mAh vs 4,300 mAh battery

Starts with more storage

256 GB vs 128 GB baseline

Heavier in hand

207 g vs 167 g

Full comparison

Where to buy

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How each one compares to the ZTE nubia RedMagic 11 Air.

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ZTE nubia RedMagic 11 Pro

₦1,450,000 – ₦1,899,999

Bigger battery

12GB 256GB 7500mAh

Flagship

ZTE nubia RedMagic 11 Air

In the Real World

Full specifications

Display

Performance

Camera

Battery

Audio

Memory

Connectivity

Build & Design

Sensors

How it stacks up against the rest.

Apple iPhone 17e

Samsung Galaxy S26

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