lava Star 3 vs nubia RedMagic 11 Air

lava Star 3
lava
Star 3
nubia RedMagic 11 Air
nubia
RedMagic 11 Air

At a glance

Brand
Lava
Nubia
Release date
February 2026, 3 months ago
January 2026, 4 months ago
AnTuTu
154.110 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 53% of devices
3.322.942 Antutu v11 Overall performance better than 98% of devices
Launch price
CN¥ 3,699.00 ($ 541.80)

Display

Size
6.75"
6.85"
Resolution
720 x 1600 px HD+
1216 x 2668 px QHD
Type
LCD IPS
AMOLED
Density
260 ppi Medium Density
428 ppi Very high density
Aspect ratio
20:9
20:9
Features
Water Drop Notch, Refresh rate 90 Hz, 2.5D curved glass screen, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless
Without Notch, SGS Certified, Delta-E, 2592 PWM, Refresh rate 144 Hz, Touch sampling rate 360 Hz, Touch sampling rate 960 Hz, Peak brightness - 2000 cd/m², Max brightness HBM - 1000 cd/m², TÜV Rheinland Eye Comfort Certification, DCI-P3, 10 Bits panel, Scratch resistant, 3D curved glass screen, Corning Gorilla Glass 7i, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless

Performance

Chipset
Spreadtrum Unisoc SC9863A
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
CPU
4x Cortex A55 1.6 GHz + 4x Cortex A55 1.2 GHz
2x4.32 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix L+ 6x3.53 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix M
CPU type
Octa-Core
Octa-Core
Process
28 nm
3 nm
Frequency
1.6 GHz
4.32 GHz
GPU
PowerVR GE8322
Adreno 830
RAM
4 GB
12 GB
64-bit
Yes
Yes

Rear camera

Resolution
13 Mpx
50 Mpx
Aperture
Unknow
ƒ/ 1.9
Flash
Dual LED
Dual LED
Optical stabilization
No
Yes
Slow motion
No, 30 fps
Yes, 240 fps
Features
Digital zoom, Dual 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, Front Flash
4K Video, 8K Video, Digital zoom, Dual camera, Digital image stabilization, Optical Stabilization (OIS), Autofocus, Touch focus, Continuous autofocus, Manual focus, Laser autofocus (LAF), Under display camera, Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, RAW, Night Mode
Sensor
Omnivision OV50A
Pixel size
1.00 µm
Sensor size
1/1.55"

Front camera

Resolution
5 Mpx
16 Mpx
Aperture
Unknow
ƒ/ 2.0
Sensor
Omnivision OV16A1Q
Pixel size
1.00 µm

Battery

Capacity
5000 mAh
7000 mAh
Type
Li-Polymer
Si-Carbon Li-Ion
Fast charge
Yes , 10.0W
Yes , 120.0W
Features
Non-removable
Bypass Charging, Non-removable
Charge cycles
1000 cycles
Runtime
~ 75h

Storage

Capacity
64 GB
256 GB
SD slot
Yes , Independent SD slot
No
Type
UFS Storage 4.1

Body

Dimensions
76.1 mm 164.9 mm 8.5 mm Print 3D Model
76.5 mm 163.8 mm 7.8 mm Print 3D Model
Weight
194 g
207 g
Materials
Plastic
Aluminium alloy , Glass
Colors
Black White
Black White Silver
Water/dust resistance
IP64
IP54 , Splash resistant
Usable surface
87 %
91 %
Drop resistance
Class A B C D E 90 drops without defects
Repairability
Class A B C D E

Software

Operating system
Android 15 Android 15
Android 16 Android 16
Google services
With Google Mobile Services
Basic Google Mobile Services
Updates
OS updates: 5 years, Security updates: 5 years

Connectivity

SIM
Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM)
Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM)
Bluetooth
Bluetooth 4.2
Bluetooth 5.4 LELow energy consumption
Bluetooth profiles
A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile)
A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy), APT-x, LDAC, SBC, AAC
Wi-Fi
802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n
802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac, WiFi 6 (802.11ax) , WiFi 6E , WiFi 7 (802.11be)
Wi-Fi features
Wi-Fi Hotspot
Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display, Wi-Fi MiMO
USB
USB Type-C
USB Type-C
USB features
Charging, OTG
Charging, OTG
Navigation
GPS, A-GPS
A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BeiDou (B1), Galileo (E1+E5a), BeiDou (B2), NavIC System, QZSS (L1 + L5)

Networks

4G LTE
B1 (2100), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900), 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), B12 (700), B17 (700), B18 (800), B19 (800), B20 (800), B26 (850), B28b (700), B28a (700), B34 (TDD 2100), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B66 (1700/2100)
3G
B1 (2100), 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)
CDMA BC0 (800), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
5G
n1 (2100), n2 (1900 PCS), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n7 (2600), n8 (900), n28b (700), n28a (700), n38 (2600), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n66 (1700), n77 (3700), n78 (3500)

Sensors & security

Fingerprint
Yes, on the side
Yes, in screen
Accelerometer
Yes
Yes
Proximity
Yes
Yes
Light sensor
Yes
Yes
Cooling system
No
Yes
Gyroscope
Yes
Audio
DTS / DTS X, Stereo Speakers, 3 microphones

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