nubia RedMagic 11 Air vs realme Neo8

nubia
RedMagic 11 Air

realme
Neo8
At a glance
- Brand
- Nubia
- realme
- Release date
- January 2026, 4 months ago
- January 2026, 4 months ago
- Launch price
- CN¥ 3,699.00 ($ 541.80)
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- AnTuTu
- 3.322.942 Antutu v11 Overall performance better than 98% of devices
- 3.547.403 Antutu v11 Overall performance better than 99% of devices
Display
- Size
- 6.85"
- 6.78"
- Resolution
- 1216 x 2668 px QHD
- 1272 x 2712 px QHD
- Type
- AMOLED
- AMOLED
- Density
- 428 ppi Very high density
- 450 ppi Very high density
- Aspect ratio
- 20:9
- 20:9
- Features
- 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
- Hole-punch Notch, SGS Certified, TÜV Rheinland Flicker-free Certified, Refresh rate 165 Hz, Touch sampling rate 300 Hz, Brightnes 1000 cd/m² (typ), Max brightness HBM - 1800 cd/m², Peak brightness - 3800 cd/m², Always-On Display, HDR10+, DCI-P3, DC dimming, 10 Bits panel, Dolby Vision, Color LED Notifications, Scratch resistant, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless, LTPO (Low Temperature PolySilicon oxide)
Performance
- Chipset
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
- CPU
- 2x4.32 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix L+ 6x3.53 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix M
- 2x 3.8 GHz + 6x 3.32 GHz
- CPU type
- Octa-Core
- Octa-Core
- Process
- 3 nm
- 3 nm
- Frequency
- 4.32 GHz
- 3.8 GHz
- GPU
- Adreno 830
- Adreno 829
- RAM
- 12 GB
- 12 GB
- 64-bit
- Yes
- Yes
- RAM type
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- RAM LPDDR5X
Rear camera
- Resolution
- 50 Mpx
- 50 Mpx
- Aperture
- ƒ/ 1.9
- ƒ/ 1.8
- Sensor
- Omnivision OV50A
- Sony IMX896
- Pixel size
- 1.00 µm
- 1.00 µm
- Sensor size
- 1/1.55"
- 1/1.56"
- Flash
- Dual LED
- LED
- Optical stabilization
- Yes
- Yes
- Slow motion
- Yes, 240 fps
- Yes, 480 fps
- Features
- 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
- Tracking AF, Flicker sensor, Noise reduction, Time-Lapse, 4K Video, 8K Video, Digital zoom, Optical zoom, Triple camera, Digital image stabilization, Optical Stabilization (OIS), Ultra stable video, Autofocus, Touch focus, Continuous autofocus, Manual focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Laser autofocus (LAF), Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, Night Mode, RAW 14 bits
Front camera
- Resolution
- 16 Mpx
- 16 Mpx
- Aperture
- ƒ/ 2.0
- ƒ/ 2.4
- Sensor
- Omnivision OV16A1Q
- Sony IMX480
- Pixel size
- 1.00 µm
- 1.00 µm
Battery
- Capacity
- 7000 mAh
- 8000 mAh
- Type
- Si-Carbon Li-Ion
- Si-Carbon Li-Ion
- Fast charge
- Yes , 120.0W
- Yes , 80.0W
- Charge cycles
- 1000 cycles
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- Runtime
- ~ 75h
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- Features
- Bypass Charging, Non-removable
- Bypass Charging, Reverse charging, Non-removable
Storage
- Capacity
- 256 GB
- 256 GB
- Type
- UFS Storage 4.1
- UFS Storage 4.1
- SD slot
- No
- No
Body
- Dimensions
- 76.5 mm 163.8 mm 7.8 mm Print 3D Model
- 77.1 mm 162.0 mm 8.3 mm Print 3D Model
- Weight
- 207 g
- 215 g
- Materials
- Aluminium alloy , Glass
- Aluminium alloy , Glass
- Colors
- Black White Silver
- Black White Violet
- Water/dust resistance
- IP54 , Splash resistant
- IP68, IP69
- Drop resistance
- Class A B C D E 90 drops without defects
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- Repairability
- Class A B C D E
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- Usable surface
- 91 %
- 91 %
Software
- Operating system
- Android 16 Android 16
- Android 16 RealmeUI 7.0 (Android 16)
- Updates
- OS updates: 5 years, Security updates: 5 years
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- Google services
- Basic Google Mobile Services
- Without 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 5.4 LELow energy consumption
- Bluetooth profiles
- A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy), APT-x, LDAC, SBC, AAC
- A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy), APT-x, LDAC, SBC, AAC, Apt-x Adaptive
- Wi-Fi
- 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac, WiFi 6 (802.11ax) , WiFi 6E , WiFi 7 (802.11be)
- 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac, WiFi 6 (802.11ax) , WiFi 7 (802.11be)
- Wi-Fi features
- Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display, Wi-Fi MiMO
- 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
- A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BeiDou (B1), Galileo (E1+E5a), BeiDou (B2), NavIC System, QZSS (L1 + L5)
- GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BeiDou (B1), Galileo (E1+E5a), BeiDou (B2), QZSS (L1 + L5)
Networks
- 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)
- n1 (2100), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n8 (900), n20 (800), n26 (850), n28a (700), n38 (2600), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n48 (3500), n66 (1700), n77 (3700), n78 (3500)
- 4G LTE
- 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)
- B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B8 (900), B19 (800), B20 (800), B26 (850), B28a (700), B34 (TDD 2100), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B42 (TDD 3500), B43 (TDD 3700), B48 (TDD 3600), B66 (1700/2100)
- 3G
- B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B8 (900)
- B1 (2100), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B6 (800), B8 (900), B19 (800)
- 2G
- CDMA BC0 (800), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
- B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
Sensors & security
- Fingerprint
- Yes, in screen
- Yes, in screen
- Accelerometer
- Yes
- Yes
- Gyroscope
- Yes
- Yes
- Proximity
- Yes
- Yes
- Light sensor
- Yes
- Yes
- Cooling system
- Yes
- Yes
- Audio
- DTS / DTS X, Stereo Speakers, 3 microphones
- Stereo Speakers
















