ZTE nubia RedMagic 11 Air vs Google Pixel 9a

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ZTE Mobiles

Google Mobiles

NX799J

GXQ96, GTF7P, G3Y12

2026, January 20

2025, April 10

GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G

GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100

HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100

LTE

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 66, 75 - International 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 41, 48, 66, 71 - USA

SA/NSA

1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 75, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - International 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 41, 48, 66, 70, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - USA

HSPA, LTE, 5G

HSPA, LTE (CA), 5G

163.8 x 76.5 x 8 mm (6.45 x 3.01 x 0.31 in)

154.7 x 73.3 x 8.9 mm (6.09 x 2.89 x 0.35 in)

207 g (7.30 oz)

186 g (6.56 oz)

Glass front (Gorilla Glass 7i), aluminum allow frame, glass back (Gorilla Glass 5) Pressure sensitive zones (520Hz touch-sensing) Built-in cooling fan Aviation aluminum middle frame IP54 dust protected and water resistant (water splashes) Illuminated RGB logo and fan lights (on the back)

Glass front (Gorilla Glass), aluminum frame, plastic back Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified version) IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 min)

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Nano-SIM and eSIM

Phantom (Transparent Black), Prism (Transparent White)

Black; other colors

AMOLED, 1B colors, 144Hz, 2592Hz PWM, 1800 nits (peak)

OLED, HDR, 120Hz

6.85 inches, 113.7 cm2 (~90.7% screen-to-body ratio)

6.3 inches, 95.2 cm2 (~83.9% screen-to-body ratio)

1216 x 2688 pixels (~431 ppi density)

1080 x 2424 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~421 ppi density)

Android 16, Redmagic OS 11

Android 15, up to 7 major Android upgrades

Qualcomm SM8750-AB Snapdragon 8 Elite (3 nm)

Google Tensor G4 (4 nm)

Octa-core (2x4.32 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix L + 6x3.53 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix M)

Adreno 830

12GB/16GB

8GB

256GB/512GB UFS 4.1

128GB/256GB UFS 3.1

50 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/1.55", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS

48 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS

8 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm

13 MP, f/2.2, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1.12µm

LED flash, HDR, panorama

Dual-LED flash, Pixel Shift, Ultra HDR, panorama, Best Take

8K@30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, gyro-EIS, OIS, HDR

4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, OIS

16 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/3.06", 1.12µm, under display

13 MP, f/2.2, 20mm (ultrawide), 1.12µm

HDR

HDR, panorama

1080p@30/60fps

HDR, panorama

Si/C Li-Ion 7000 mAh

Li-Po 5000 mAh, non-removable

80W wired 120W wired - China only Bypass charging

18W wired, PD3.0 7.5W wireless

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

Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Circle to Search

Yes, with stereo speakers

Yes, with stereo speakers

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6 or 7, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual/tri-band (market/region dependent)

5.4, A2DP, LE

5.3, A2DP, LE

GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO

GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS, NavIC

Yes

Yes

USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

USB Type-C 3.2

AnTuTu: 2694432 (v10), 3897036 (v11) GeekBench: 9891 (v6) 3DMark: 6893 (Wild Life Extreme)

1515 nits max brightness (measured)

-21.3 LUFS (Excellent)

Active use score 17:20h