Asus ROG Phone 9 FE vs ZTE nubia RedMagic 11 Air
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| Asus | ZTE |
| Announced | |
| February 2025 | January 2026 |
| Status | |
| Coming Soon - February 2025 | Available - January 2026 |
| Colors | |
| Phantom Black | Phantom (Transparent Black), Prism (Transparent White) |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
163.8 x 76.8 x 8.9 mm (6.45 x 3.02 x 0.35 in) |
163.8 x 76.5 x 8 mm (6.45 x 3.01 x 0.31 in) |
| Weight | |
| 225 g (7.94 oz) | 207 g (7.3 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 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 |
| 4G Network | |
| 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 | LTE |
| 5G Network | |
| 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 18, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 | SA/NSA |
| Messaging | |
| Build Features | |
| - 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) |
- 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) |
Display
| Type | |
| FHD+ LTPO AMOLED Screen 185Hz Refresh Rate, HDR10, 1600 Nits (HBM), 2500 Nits (peak) Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2 |
FHD+ AMOLED Screen, 144Hz 2592Hz PWM, 1800 Nits (peak) Corning Gorilla Glass 7i |
| Colors | |
| 1B colors | 1B colors |
| Size | |
| 6.78 inches [Similar] | 6.85 inches [Similar] |
| Resolution | |
| 1080 x 2400 pixels (388 ppi) | 1216 x 2688 pixels (431 ppi) |
| Screen-to-Body Ratio | 88.30% | 90.59% |
| Multi-Touch | |
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| Android 15, up to 2 major Android upgrades | Android 16 |
| User Interface | |
| - | Redmagic OS 11 |
| Processor | |
| 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] | 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] |
| GPU | |
| Adreno 750 [Similar] | Adreno 830 [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 16 GB [Browse Similar] | 16 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 256 GB | 512 GB |
| External Memory | |
| No | No |
Camera
| Rear Camera | |
| 50 MP + 13 MP + 5 MP [Similar] | 50 MP + 8 MP [Similar] |
| Flash | |
| LED Flash | LED Flash |
| Features | |
| 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 |
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 |
| Video | |
| 8K@30fps, 4K@30/60/120fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 720p@480fps; gyro-EIS, HDR10+ | 8K@30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, gyro-EIS, OIS, HDR |
| Front Camera | |
|
32 MP, f/2.5, 22mm (wide), 1/3.2", 0.7µm Panorama, HDR 1080p@30fps [Similar] |
16 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1/2.77", 1.12µm, under display HDR 1080p@30/60fps [Similar] |
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| No | No |
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
Connectivity and Data Rate
| GPRS | |
| Yes | Yes |
| Edge | |
| Yes | Yes |
| 3G | |
| HSPA, LTE (CA), 5G | HSPA, LTE, 5G |
| Bluetooth | |
| 5.4, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless | 5.4, A2DP, LE |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6 or 7, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct |
| USB | |
| USB Type-C (side), DisplayPort 1.4; USB Type-C (bottom), OTG | USB Type-C 2.0, OTG |
| GPS | |
| GPS (L1+L5), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5), NavIC, GLONASS | GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO |
| Browser | |
| Yes | Yes |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 256 GB, 16 GB RAM UFS 4.0 NTFS support for external storage |
512 GB, 16 GB RAM or 256 GB, 12 GB RAM UFS 4.1 |
| Expandable Storage | |
| No | No |
| USB OTG | |
| Supported | Supported |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| Magnetic-field Sensor (Compass) | |
| Gyroscope Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Non-removable Li-ion Battery Fast Battery Charging 65W wired, PD3.0, PPS, QC5, 100% in 39 min 15W wireless (Qi) 10W reverse wired |
Non-removable Si/C Li-Ion Battery Fast Battery Charging 80W wired 120W wired - China only Bypass charging |
| Capacity | |
| 5500 mAh | 7000 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| - | - |
| Talk Time | |
| - | - |