nubia Z80 Ultra vs RedMagic 11 Air Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
	Jan 20, 2026
Prices (MSRP)
€800	12GB/256GB - $499 | €499

Design

Dimensions
6.48 x 3.04 x 0.34 inches 164.5 x 77.2 x 8.6 mm	6.45 x 3.01 x 0.31 inches 163.8 x 76.5 x 8 mm
Weight
8.01 oz / 227.0 g	7.30 oz / 207.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Splash; IP69	Yes; IP54
Biometrics
Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Silver, Starry Night Blue, Luo Tian Yi Red	Transparent Black, Transparent White

Display

Size
6.8-inch, 89.59% screen-to-body	6.8-inch, 90.76% screen-to-body
Type
AMOLED, 144Hz, 2000 nits	AMOLED, 144Hz, 1800 nits
Resolution
2688x1216px, 20:9 ratio, 431 PPI	2688x1216px, 431 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 7i

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
1401 (Good)	1819 (Excellent)
Bright Min
3.1 (Poor)	3.4 (Poor)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC (3 nm)	Snapdragon 8 Elite SM8750-AB (3 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2x4.6GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix L 6x3.62GHzOryon V3 Phoenix M	Octa-core 2x4.32GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix L 6x3.53GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix M
GPU
Adreno 840	Adreno 830
Memory
12GB/512GB (UFS 4.0) 16GB/512GB 16GB/1TB	12GB/256GB (UFS 4.1) 16GB/512GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
Android (16)	Android (16)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
3662	2996
GeekBench 6 Multi
11080	9659
3D Mark High
6324	6869
3D Mark Low
3064	2456

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Battery

Type
7200 mAh, Si - Carbon	7000 mAh, Si - Carbon
Charging
Fast charging	Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 90.0W Wireless: 80.0W	Wired: 80.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

10h 7min

Browsing

23h 10min

Video

13h 25min

Gaming

17h 23min

Battery Life Estimate

8h 7min

Browsing

18h 59min

Video

11h 38min

Gaming

11h 14min

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Dual camera
Main camera
50 MP (OIS, Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 35 mm Sensor size: 1/1.3" Pixel size: 1.2 μm	50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Sensor size: 1/1.55" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Second camera
64 MP (Telephoto, Periscope, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 2.7x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 70 mm Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 0.7 μm	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
50 MP (Ultra-wide, OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal Length: 18 mm Sensor size: 1/1.55"
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
8K UHD (30 fps), 4K UHD (120 fps)	8K UHD (30 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps)
Front
16 MP (Under-screen)	16 MP

PhoneArena Camera Tests

139

Overall

142

Photo

136

Video

130

Overall

138

Photo

123

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.4	5.4
WLAN
Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E,Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot	Wi-Fi 6E,Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 3.2	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC	NFC, Infrared

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78, SA, NSA	5G Ready
LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 66
TDD Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Dual Nano SIM	Dual Nano SIM

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