ZTE nubia Air vs Samsung Galaxy Note8
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| ZTE | Samsung |
| Announced | |
| September 2025 | August 2017 |
| Status | |
| Coming Soon - September 2025 | Coming Soon - September 2017 |
| Colors | |
| Titanium Black, Titanium Desert | Black, Blue Coral, Gold |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
164.2 x 76.6 x 6.7 mm (6.46 x 3.02 x 0.26 in) |
162.5 x 74.8 x 8.6 mm (6.4 x 2.94 x 0.34 in) |
| Weight | |
| 172 g (6.07 oz) | 195 g (6.88 oz) |
| SIM Type | |
| Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM | Single/Dual SIM |
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) |
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 | HSDPA |
| 4G Network | |
| 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41 | LTE |
| 5G Network | |
| 1, 3, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA | - |
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, EMail, IM | |
| 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) |
- IP68 Certified Dust and Water Resistant - Samsung Pay |
| Notification LED | |
| - | Yes |
Display
| Type | |
| FHD+ AMOLED Screen 120Hz, 4500 Nits (peak) Corning Gorilla Glass 7i |
Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, Gorilla Glass 5 |
| Colors | |
| 16M colors | 16M colors |
| Size | |
| 6.78 inches [Similar] | 6.3 inches [Similar] |
| Resolution | |
| 1224 x 2720 pixels (440 ppi) | 1440 x 2960 pixels (522 ppi) |
| Screen-to-Body Ratio | 88.21% | 83.03% |
| Multi-Touch | |
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| Android 15 | Android OS, v7.1 (Nougat) |
| Processor | |
| Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A78 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55), Unisoc T8300 (6 nm) [Similar] | Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) / Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz & 4x1.7 GHz), Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835/ Exynos 8895 Octa [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| Mali-G57 MP2 [Similar] | Adreno 540 / Mali-G71 MP20 [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 8 GB [Browse Similar] | 6 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 256 GB | 64/128/256 GB |
| External Memory | |
| No | microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) |
Camera
| Rear Camera | |
| 50 MP + 2 MP [Similar] | Dual 12 MP [Similar] |
| Flash | |
| LED Flash | LED Flash |
| Features | |
| 50 MP, f/1.6, (wide), PDAF 2 MP, (depth) Auxiliary lens |
Phase Detection Autofocus, OIS, f/1.7 and f/2.4, 2X Optical Zoom, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous 4K Video And Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama |
| Video | |
| 1080p@30fps | 2160p@60fps, 1080p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec. |
| Front Camera | |
|
20 MP Yes [Similar] |
8 MP, f/1.7, AF [Similar] |
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| Unspecified | No |
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
Connectivity and Data Rate
| GPRS | |
| Yes | Yes |
| Edge | |
| Yes | Yes |
| 3G | |
| HSPA, LTE, 5G | HSPA, LTE, VoLTE |
| Bluetooth | |
| 5.4, A2DP, LE | v4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX |
| 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, hotspot |
| USB | |
| USB Type-C 2.0 | v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector |
| GPS | |
| GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS |
| Browser | |
| Yes | HTML5 |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 256 GB, 8 GB RAM | 64/128/256 GB, 6 GB RAM |
| Expandable Storage | |
| No | microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) |
| USB OTG | |
| Not Supported | Supported |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| Magnetic-field Sensor (Compass) | |
| Gyroscope Sensor | |
| Barometer Sensor | |
| Heart-rate Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Non-removable Li-ion Battery Fast Battery Charging 33W wired |
Non-removable Li-Ion battery |
| Capacity | |
| 5000 mAh | 3300 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| - | - |
| Talk Time | |
| - | - |