ZTE nubia Air vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 15

General Info

Manufacturer
ZTE	Xiaomi
Announced
September 2025	December 2025
Status
Coming Soon - September 2025	Coming Soon - December 2025
Price
-	Rs. 22,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors
Titanium Black, Titanium Desert	Black, Glacier Blue, Mist Purple
Form Factor
Candybar	Candybar
Dimension
164.2 x 76.6 x 6.7 mm (6.46 x 3.02 x 0.26 in)	164 x 75.4 x 7.4 mm (6.46 x 2.97 x 0.29 in)
Weight
172 g (6.07 oz)	178 g (6.28 oz)
SIM Type
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM	Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 32, 38, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66, 71
5G Network
1, 3, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA	1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA
Messaging

Build Features
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical) IP68/IP69K dust tight and water resistant (high pressure water jets; immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)	- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical) IP66 dust tight and water resistant (high pressure water jets) Drop resistant up to 1.7m

OS
Android 15	Android 15
User Interface
-	HyperOS 2
Processor
Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A78 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55), Unisoc T8300 (6 nm) [Similar]	Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55), Qualcomm SM6475-AB Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 (4 nm) [Similar]
GPU
Mali-G57 MP2 [Similar]	Adreno 710 [Similar]
RAM
8 GB [Browse Similar]	12 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
256 GB	512 GB
External Memory
No	microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

Type
FHD+ AMOLED Screen 120Hz, 4500 Nits (peak) Corning Gorilla Glass 7i	FHD+ AMOLED Screen, 120Hz, 3840Hz PWM, 3200 Nits (peak) Scratch/drop-resistant Glass, Mohs Level 5
Colors
16M colors	68B colors
Size
6.78 inches [Similar]	6.77 inches [Similar]
Resolution
1224 x 2720 pixels (440 ppi)	1080 x 2392 pixels (388 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio
88.21%	89.53%
Multi-Touch

Rear Camera
50 MP + 2 MP [Similar]	108 MP + 8 MP [Similar]
Flash
LED Flash	LED Flash
Features
50 MP, f/1.6, (wide), PDAF 2 MP, (depth) Auxiliary lens	108 MP, f/1.7, 24mm (wide), 1/1.67", 0.64µm, PDAF, OIS 8 MP, f/2.2, 16mm (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm HDR, Panorama
Video
1080p@30fps	4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS, OIS
Front Camera
20 MP Yes [Similar]	20 MP, f/2.2, (wide) 1080p@30fps [Similar]

GPRS
Yes	Yes
Edge
Yes	Yes
3G
HSPA, LTE, 5G	HSPA, LTE, 5G
Bluetooth
5.4, A2DP, LE	5.3, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
USB
USB Type-C 2.0	USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
GPS
GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS	GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
Browser
Yes	Yes

Internal
256 GB, 8 GB RAM	512 GB, 12 GB RAM or 512 GB, 8 GB RAM or 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM UFS 2.2
Expandable Storage
No	microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
USB OTG
Not Supported	Supported

Fingerprint

Proximity Sensor

Accelerometer Sensor

Magnetic-field Sensor (Compass)

Gyroscope Sensor

NFC

Type
Non-removable Li-ion Battery Fast Battery Charging 33W wired	Non-removable Si/C Li-Ion Battery Fast Battery Charging 45W wired 18W Reverse wired
Capacity
5000 mAh	5520 mAh
Stand by
-	-
Talk Time
-	-