ZTE Axon 40 Pro vs RedMagic 11 Air Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
May 09, 2022	Jan 20, 2026
Prices (MSRP)
	12GB/256GB - $499 | €499

Design

Dimensions
6.41 x 2.87 x 0.34 inches 162.9 x 72.9 x 8.7 mm	6.45 x 3.01 x 0.31 inches 163.8 x 76.5 x 8 mm
Weight
7.02 oz / 199.0 g	7.30 oz / 207.0 g
Materials
	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
	Yes; IP54
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
	Transparent Black, Transparent White

Display

Size
6.7-inch, 90.50% screen-to-body	6.8-inch, 90.76% screen-to-body
Type
AMOLED, 144Hz	AMOLED, 144Hz, 1800 nits
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 395 PPI	2688x1216px, 431 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 7i

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	1819 (Excellent)
Bright Min
Untested	3.4 (Poor)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 870 SM8250-AC (7 nm)	Snapdragon 8 Elite SM8750-AB (3 nm)
Processor
1x3.2GHz Kryo 585 3x2.42GHz Kryo 585 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 585	Octa-core 2x4.32GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix L 6x3.53GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix M
GPU
Adreno 650	Adreno 830
Memory
8GB/128GB (UFS 3.1) 12GB/256GB	12GB/256GB (UFS 4.1) 16GB/512GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
Android (12)	Android (16)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	2996
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	9659
3D Mark High
Untested	6869
3D Mark Low
Untested	2456

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Battery

Type
5000 mAh	7000 mAh, Si - Carbon
Charging
Fast charging	Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 65.0W	Wired: 80.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

8h 7min

Browsing

18h 59min

Video

11h 38min

Gaming

11h 14min

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Camera

Rear
Quad camera	Dual camera
Main camera
108 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Sensor size: 1/1.52”	50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Sensor size: 1/1.55" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 16 mm	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Fourth camera
2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (60 fps)	8K UHD (30 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps)
Front
16 MP	16 MP

PhoneArena Camera Tests

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

130

Overall

138

Photo

123

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.2	5.4
WLAN
Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	Wi-Fi 6E,Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC	NFC, Infrared

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78, SA, NSA	5G Ready
LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 66
TDD Bands
38, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Dual Nano SIM	Dual Nano SIM

Alternative variants

With 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	12GB/256GB

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