Apple iPhone Air vs ZTE nubia RedMagic 12 Pro

Product
Apple iPhone Air
Apple iPhone Air
999 USD
ZTE nubia RedMagic 12 Pro
ZTE nubia RedMagic 12 Pro
999 USD

Price
999 USD
999 USD
Status
Available
Available
Brand
Apple iPhone
ZTE Mobiles
Model No
iPhone18,4, A3517, A3260, A3518, A3516
ZTE nubia RedMagic 12 Pro

Technology
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 53, 66 - A3517 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 53, 66, 71 - A3260 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66 - A3518
LTE
5G bands
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 75, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3517 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 71, 75, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3260 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 75, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3518
SA/NSA
Speed
HSPA, LTE, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
HSPA, LTE, 5G

Dimensions
156.2 x 74.7 x 5.6 mm (6.15 x 2.94 x 0.22 in)
163 x 76 x 8.6 mm (6.42 x 2.99 x 0.34 in)
Weight
165 g (5.82 oz)
Glass front (Gorilla Glass 7i), aluminum frame, glass back (Gorilla Glass 7i)
Build
Glass front (Ceramic Shield 2), titanium frame (grade 5), glass back (Ceramic Shield) IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 6m for 30 min) Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
Pressure sensitive zones (520Hz touch-sensing) Built-in cooling fan (IPX8 water resistant) IP68/IP69 dust tight and water resistant (high pressure water jets; immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min) Aviation aluminum middle frame
SIM
eSIM + eSIM (8 or more, max 2 at a time)
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Colors
Space Black, Cloud White, Light Gold, Sky Blue
Nightfreeze (Transparent Black), Subzero (Transparent Silver), Skyfrost (Blue Transparent)

Type
LTPO Super Retina XDR OLED, 120Hz, HDR10, Dolby Vision, 1000 nits (typ), 1600 nits (HBM), 3000 nits (peak)
AMOLED, 1B colors, 185Hz, PWM, 1900 nits (HBM), 5000 nits (peak)
Size
6.5 inches, 104.9 cm2 (~89.9% screen-to-body ratio)
6.85 inches, 113.7 cm2 (~91.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1260 x 2736 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~460 ppi density)
1216 x 2688 pixels (~431 ppi density)

OS
iOS 26
Android 17, Redmagic OS 12
Chipset
Apple A19 Pro (3 nm)
Qualcomm SM8975 Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 (2 nm)
CPU
Hexa-core (2x4.26 GHz + 4xX.X GHz)
Octa-core (2x5.01 GHz Prime + 3x4.03 GHz Performance + 3x3.74 GHz Performance)
GPU
Apple GPU (5-core graphics)
Adreno 850

RAM
12GB
12GB/16GB
Storage
256GB/512GB/1TB RAM NVMe
256GB/512GB/1TB

Lens 1
48 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS
50 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/1.55", 1.0µm, multi-directional PDAF, OIS
Features
Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama)
LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video
4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), stereo sound rec.
8K@30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps
Lens 2
50 MP, f/2.0, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/2.88", 0.61µm, AF Auxiliary lens

Lens 1
18 MP multi-aspect, f/1.9, (wide), PDAF, OIS SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
16 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/3.06", 1.12µm, under display
Features
HDR, Dolby Vision HDR, 3D (spatial) audio, stereo sound rec.
HDR
Video
4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS
1080p@30/60fps

Capacity
Li-Ion 3149 mAh
Si/C Li-Ion 8400 mAh
Charging
Wired, PD2.0, 50% in 30 min 20W wireless (MagSafe), 50% in 30 min 20W wireless (Qi2) 4.5W reverse wired
80W wired 80W wireless 22.5W reverse wired

Sensors
Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Ultra Wideband (UWB) support (gen2 chip) Emergency SOS, Messages and Find My via satellite
Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Loudspeaker
Yes
Yes, with stereo speakers (Dolby Atmos)
3.5mm jack
32-bit/384kHz Hi-Res audio Snapdragon Sound

WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, hotspot
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth
6.0, A2DP, LE
6.0, A2DP, LE
GPS
GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, QZSS, BDS, NavIC
GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC
Yes
Yes
USB
USB USB Type-C 2.0
USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2, OTG, accessory connector, DisplayPort