coolpad C16 vs nubia Air

At a glance

Brand: Coolpad; Nubia
Release date: September 2024, 1 years 8 months ago; September 2025, 8 months ago
AnTuTu: 218.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 56% of devices; 479.500 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 72% of devices

Size: 6.75"; 6.78"
Resolution: 720 x 1600 px HD+; 1224 x 2720 px QHD
Type: LCD IPS; AMOLED
Density: 260 ppi Medium Density; 440 ppi Very high density
Aspect ratio: 20:9; 20:9
Features: Water Drop Notch, Refresh rate 90 Hz, Touch sampling rate 180 Hz, Brightnes 400 cd/m² (typ), 2.5D curved glass screen, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless; Water Drop Notch, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Refresh rate 90 Hz, Max brightness HBM - 1000 cd/m², Peak brightness - 4500 cd/m², 2.5D curved glass screen, Corning Gorilla Glass 7i, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless

Chipset: Unisoc Tiger T606; Unisoc T8300
CPU: 2x1.6 GHz Cortex A75 + 6x1.6 GHz Cortex A55; 2x2.2 GHz – Cortex A78 + 6x2 GHz – Cortex A55
CPU type: Octa-Core; Octa-Core
Process: 12 nm; 6 nm
Frequency: 1.6 GHz; 2.3 GHz
GPU: ARM Mali-G57; Mali-G57 MP2
RAM: 4 GB; 8 GB
RAM type: LPDDR4X RAM; LPDDR4X RAM
64-bit: Yes; Yes

Resolution: 50 Mpx; 50 Mpx
Aperture: ƒ/ 1.8; ƒ/ 1.6
Flash: Dual LED; Dual LED
Optical stabilization: No; No
Slow motion: No, 30 fps; No, 30 fps
Features: Digital zoom, Dual camera, Digital image stabilization, Autofocus, Touch focus, Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer; Digital zoom, Triple camera, Digital image stabilization, Autofocus, Touch focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer

Capacity: 128 GB; 512 GB
Type: eMMC 5.1 Storage; eMMC 5.1 Storage
SD slot: Yes , Slot for SD or second SIM card; Yes , Slot for SD or second SIM card

Dimensions: 77.9 mm 167.9 mm 8.7 mm Print 3D Model; 76.6 mm 164.2 mm 5.9 mm Print 3D Model
Weight: 215 g; 172 g
Materials: Plastic; Plastic
Colors: Black Blue Green; Black Gold Silver Yellow
Usable surface: 84 %; 88 %
Water/dust resistance: —; IP68, IP69
Drop resistance: —; Class A B C D E 46 drops without defects
Repairability: —; Class A B C D E

Operating system: Android 14 Upside-down cake CoolOS (Android 14); Android 15 Android 15
Google services: With Google Mobile Services; With Google Mobile Services
Updates: —; OS updates: 5 years

SIM: Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM); Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM)
Bluetooth: Bluetooth 5.0 LELow energy consumption; Bluetooth 5.4 LELow energy consumption
Bluetooth profiles: A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy); A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), HID (Human Interface Profile), LE (Low Energy)
Wi-Fi: 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac; 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac
Wi-Fi features: Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display; Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display
USB: USB Type-C; USB Type-C
USB features: Charging, OTG; Charging, OTG
Navigation: GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo; GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

4G LTE: B1 (2100), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B20 (800), B28b (700), B28a (700), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500); B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B20 (800), B28b (700), B28a (700), B38 (TDD 2600), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B66 (1700/2100)
3G: B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B5 (850), B8 (900); B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B8 (900)
2G: B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900); B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
5G: —; n1 (2100), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n7 (2600), n8 (900), n20 (800), n28b (700), n28a (700), n38 (2600), n41 (2500), n77 (3700), n78 (3500)