ZTE nubia RedMagic 11 Air vs Asus ROG Phone 9 FE

General Info

Manufacturer
ZTE	Asus
Announced
January 2026	February 2025
Status
Available - January 2026	Coming Soon - February 2025
Colors
Phantom (Transparent Black), Prism (Transparent White)	Phantom Black
Form Factor
Candybar	Candybar
Dimension
163.8 x 76.5 x 8 mm (6.45 x 3.01 x 0.31 in)	163.8 x 76.8 x 8.9 mm (6.45 x 3.02 x 0.35 in)
Weight
207 g (7.3 oz)	225 g (7.94 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 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network
LTE	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 48, 66
5G Network
SA/NSA	1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 18, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6
Messaging

Build Features
- Fingerprint Sensor Pressure sensitive zones (520Hz touch-sensing) Built-in cooling fan Aviation aluminum middle frame IP54 dust protected and water resistant (water splashes) Illuminated RGB logo and fan lights (on the back)	- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical) IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min) Mini-LED (341 dots) programmable matrix (on the back) Pressure sensitive zones (Gaming triggers)

OS
Android 16	Android 15, up to 2 major Android upgrades
User Interface
Redmagic OS 11	-
Processor
Octa-core (2x4.32 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix L + 6x3.53 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix M), Qualcomm SM8750-AB Snapdragon 8 Elite (3 nm) [Similar]	Octa-core (1x3.3 GHz Cortex-X4 & 3x3.2 GHz Cortex-A720 & 2x3.0 GHz Cortex-A720 & 2x2.3 GHz Cortex-A520), Qualcomm SM8650-AB Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (4 nm) [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 830 [Similar]	Adreno 750 [Similar]
RAM
16 GB [Browse Similar]	16 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
512 GB	256 GB
External Memory
No	No

Type
FHD+ AMOLED Screen, 144Hz 2592Hz PWM, 1800 Nits (peak) Corning Gorilla Glass 7i	FHD+ LTPO AMOLED Screen 185Hz Refresh Rate, HDR10, 1600 Nits (HBM), 2500 Nits (peak) Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Colors
1B colors	1B colors
Size
6.85 inches [Similar]	6.78 inches [Similar]
Resolution
1216 x 2688 pixels (431 ppi)	1080 x 2400 pixels (388 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio
90.59%	88.30%
Multi-Touch

Rear Camera
50 MP + 8 MP [Similar]	50 MP + 13 MP + 5 MP [Similar]
Flash
LED Flash	LED Flash
Features
50 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/1.55", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS 8 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm HDR, Panorama	50 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, PDAF, gimbal OIS 13 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide) 5 MP, f/2.4, (macro) HDR, Panorama
Video
8K@30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, gyro-EIS, OIS, HDR	8K@30fps, 4K@30/60/120fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 720p@480fps; gyro-EIS, HDR10+
Front Camera
16 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1/2.77", 1.12µm, under display HDR 1080p@30/60fps [Similar]	32 MP, f/2.5, 22mm (wide), 1/3.2", 0.7µm Panorama, HDR 1080p@30fps [Similar]

GPRS
Yes	Yes
Edge
Yes	Yes
3G
HSPA, LTE, 5G	HSPA, LTE (CA), 5G
Bluetooth
5.4, A2DP, LE	5.4, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6 or 7, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct
USB
USB Type-C 2.0, OTG	USB Type-C (side), DisplayPort 1.4; USB Type-C (bottom), OTG
GPS
GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO	GPS (L1+L5), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5), NavIC, GLONASS
Browser
Yes	Yes

Internal
512 GB, 16 GB RAM or 256 GB, 12 GB RAM UFS 4.1	256 GB, 16 GB RAM UFS 4.0 NTFS support for external storage
Expandable Storage
No	No
USB OTG
Supported	Supported

Fingerprint

Proximity Sensor

Accelerometer Sensor

Magnetic-field Sensor (Compass)

Gyroscope Sensor

NFC

Type
Non-removable Si/C Li-Ion Battery Fast Battery Charging 80W wired 120W wired - China only Bypass charging	Non-removable Li-ion Battery Fast Battery Charging 65W wired, PD3.0, PPS, QC5, 100% in 39 min 15W wireless (Qi) 10W reverse wired
Capacity
7000 mAh	5500 mAh
Stand by
-	-
Talk Time
-	-