Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max vs ZTE nubia RedMagic 11 Air

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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple ZTE
Announced September 2025 January 2026
Status Coming Soon - September 2025 Available - January 2026
Price Rs. 149,900 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Silver, Cosmic Orange, Deep Blue Phantom (Transparent Black), Prism (Transparent White)
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 163.4 x 78 x 8.8 mm
(6.43 x 3.07 x 0.35 in)
163.8 x 76.5 x 8 mm
(6.45 x 3.01 x 0.31 in)
Weight 233 g (8.22 oz) 207 g (7.3 oz)
SIM Type - Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE
5G Network SA/NSA/Sub6 - International
SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA
SA/NSA
Messaging
Build Features IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 6m for 30 min)
Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
- 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)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 26 Android 16
User Interface - Redmagic OS 11
Processor Hexa-core, Apple A19 Pro (3 nm) 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 Apple GPU (6-core graphics) [Similar] Adreno 830 [Similar]
RAM 12 GB [Browse Similar] 16 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 2 TB 512 GB
External Memory No No

display Display

Type FHD+ LTPO Super Retina XDR OLED Screen
120Hz, HDR10, Dolby Vision, 1000 Nits (typ)
1600 Nits (HBM), 3000 Nits (peak)
Ceramic Shield 2 Protections
FHD+ AMOLED Screen, 144Hz
2592Hz PWM, 1800 Nits (peak)
Corning Gorilla Glass 7i
Colors 16M colors 1B colors
Size 6.9 inches [Similar] 6.85 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1320 x 2868 pixels (458 ppi) 1216 x 2688 pixels (431 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 91.36% 90.59%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack no no
Radio No No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker

camera Camera

Rear Camera 48 MP + 48 MP + 48 MP [Similar] 50 MP + 8 MP [Similar]
Flash Dual-LED Dual-tone Flash LED Flash
Features 48 MP, f/1.6, 24mm (wide), 1/1.28", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS
48 MP, f/2.8, 100mm (periscope telephoto), 1/2.55", 0.7µm, PDAF, 3D sensor‑shift OIS, 4x optical zoom
48 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 0.7µm, PDAF
TOF 3D LiDAR scanner (depth)
HDR (photo/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 4K@24/25/30/60/100/120fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, 10-bit HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), ProRes, ProRes RAW, Apple Log 2, 3D (spatial) video/audio, stereo sound rec. 8K@30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, gyro-EIS, OIS, HDR
Front Camera 18 MP multi-aspect, f/1.9, (wide), PDAF, OIS
SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
HDR, Dolby Vision HDR, 3D (spatial) audio, stereo sound rec., ProRes RAW, Apple Log 2
4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS [Similar]
16 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1/2.77", 1.12µm, under display
HDR
1080p@30/60fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA, LTE, 5G
Bluetooth 6.0, A2DP, LE 5.4, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6 or 7, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
USB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2, DisplayPort USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
GPS GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS, NavIC GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
Browser Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 2 TB, 12 GB RAM or 1 TB, 12 GB RAM or 512 GB, 12 GB RAM or 256 GB, 12 GB RAM NVMe 512 GB, 16 GB RAM or 256 GB, 12 GB RAM UFS 4.1
Expandable Storage No No
USB OTG Not Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor not present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion 4832 MAh - Nano SIM Model
Li-Ion - ESIM Only Model
Wired, PD2.0, 50% in 20 min
25W wireless (MagSafe), 50% in 30 min
15W wireless (MagSafe) - China only
25W wireless (Qi2)
4.5W reverse wired
Non-removable Si/C Li-Ion Battery
Fast Battery Charging 80W wired
120W wired - China only
Bypass charging
Capacity 5088 mAh 7000 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -