ZTE nubia RedMagic 12 Pro vs Apple iPhone Air

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

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

Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900
3G bands
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G bands
LTE
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
5G bands
SA/NSA
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
Speed
HSPA, LTE, 5G
HSPA, LTE, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps

Dimensions
163 x 76 x 8.6 mm (6.42 x 2.99 x 0.34 in)
156.2 x 74.7 x 5.6 mm (6.15 x 2.94 x 0.22 in)
Weight
Glass front (Gorilla Glass 7i), aluminum frame, glass back (Gorilla Glass 7i)
165 g (5.82 oz)
Build
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
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)
SIM
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
eSIM + eSIM (8 or more, max 2 at a time)
Colors
Nightfreeze (Transparent Black), Subzero (Transparent Silver), Skyfrost (Blue Transparent)
Space Black, Cloud White, Light Gold, Sky Blue

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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