nubia Air vs ZTE Blade A53

nubia Air
nubia
Air
ZTE Blade A53
ZTE
Blade A53

At a glance

Brand
Nubia
ZTE
Release date
September 2025, 9 months ago
April 2023, 3 years 2 months ago
AnTuTu
479.500 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 72% of devices
112.000 Antutu v9 Overall performance better than 52% of devices

Display

Size
6.78"
6.52"
Resolution
1224 x 2720 px QHD
720 x 1600 px HD+
Type
AMOLED
LCD IPS
Density
440 ppi Very high density
269 ppi Medium Density
Aspect ratio
20:9
20:9
Features
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
Water Drop Notch, Capacitive, Multi-touch

Performance

Chipset
Unisoc T8300
Spreadtrum Unisoc SC9863A
CPU
2x2.2 GHz – Cortex A78 + 6x2 GHz – Cortex A55
4x Cortex A55 1.6 GHz + 4x Cortex A55 1.2 GHz
CPU type
Octa-Core
Octa-Core
Process
6 nm
28 nm
Frequency
2.3 GHz
1.6 GHz
GPU
Mali-G57 MP2
PowerVR GE8322
RAM
8 GB
2 GB
RAM type
LPDDR4X RAM
LPDDR4 RAM
64-bit
Yes
Yes

Rear camera

Resolution
50 Mpx
8 Mpx
Aperture
ƒ/ 1.6
ƒ/ 2.0
Flash
Dual LED
Dual LED
Optical stabilization
No
No
Slow motion
No, 30 fps
No, 30 fps
Features
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
Noise reduction, Autofocus, Touch focus, Manual focus

Front camera

Resolution
20 Mpx
5 Mpx
Aperture
Unknow
Unknow

Battery

Capacity
5000 mAh
4000 mAh
Type
Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer
Fast charge
Yes , 33.0W
Yes , 10.0W
Charge cycles
1000 cycles
Runtime
~ 49h
Features
Non-removable
Non-removable

Storage

Capacity
512 GB
32 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

Body

Dimensions
76.6 mm 164.2 mm 5.9 mm Print 3D Model
76.5 mm 165.7 mm 9.4 mm Print 3D Model
Weight
172 g
198 g
Materials
Plastic
Polycarbonate
Colors
Black Gold Silver Yellow
Blue Gray Green
Water/dust resistance
IP68, IP69
Drop resistance
Class A B C D E 46 drops without defects
Repairability
Class A B C D E
Usable surface
88 %
82 %

Software

Operating system
Android 15 Android 15
Android 12 Snow Cone Android 12 Go edition
Updates
OS updates: 5 years
Google services
With Google Mobile Services
With Google Mobile Services

Connectivity

SIM
Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM)
Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM)
Bluetooth
Bluetooth 5.4 LELow energy consumption
Bluetooth 4.2
Bluetooth profiles
A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), HID (Human Interface Profile), LE (Low Energy)
A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile)
Wi-Fi
802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac
802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g
Wi-Fi features
Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display
USB
USB Type-C
USB features
Charging, OTG
Charging, OTG
Navigation
GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS

Networks

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)
4G LTE
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)
B1 (2100), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B20 (800), B28b (700), B28a (700), B38 (TDD 2600), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500)
3G
B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), 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)

Sensors & security

Fingerprint
Yes, in screen
Yes, in the back
Accelerometer
Yes
Yes
Proximity
Yes
Yes
Light sensor
Yes
Yes
Cooling system
Yes
No

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