iQOO 15 vs Nubia Red Magic 11 Air

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Comparing the iQOO 15 vs Nubia Red Magic 11 Air across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: iQOO 15 runs at a higher processing speed of 4.6 GHz, while Nubia Red Magic 11 Air runs at 4.32 GHz, making iQOO 15 the better performer.


Display: Both iQOO 15 and Nubia Red Magic 11 Air offer the same screen size of 6.85 inches and feature the same AMOLED display.


Rear Camera: Both iQOO 15 and Nubia Red Magic 11 Air feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: iQOO 15 offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while Nubia Red Magic 11 Air offers 16 MP, making iQOO 15 better for front camera photography.


Battery: Both iQOO 15 and Nubia Red Magic 11 Air offer the same 7000 mAh battery capacity.


Storage: Both iQOO 15 and Nubia Red Magic 11 Air offer the same internal storage of 256 GB.

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iQOO 15
iQOO 15
iQOO 15
iQOO 15
iQOO 15
iQOO 15
₹76,999
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Nubia Red Magic 11 Air
Nubia Red Magic 11 Air
Nubia Red Magic 11 Air
(Not Released in India)
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Summary

Spec Score

94%
93%

Release Date

01 Dec, 2025
N/A

Performance
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Snapdragon 8 Elite
Octa Core (upto 4.6 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 4.32 GHz)
12 GB RAM
12 GB RAM
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 vs Snapdragon 8 Elite

Display
6.85 inches (17.4 cm)
6.85 inches (17.4 cm)
AMOLED
AMOLED
1440x3168 px (QHD+)
1216x2688 px (FHD+)
144 Hz Refresh Rate
144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera
50 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
50 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
50 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
50 MP
Periscope Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
N/A

Front Camera
32 MP
Wide Angle Lens
16 MP
Wide Angle Lens

Battery
7000 mAh
7000 mAh
100W Flash Charging
120W Fast Charging
Wireless Charging
N/A

Storage

256 GB
256 GB
UFS 4.1
UFS 4.1

Expert Review

8.0/10
Read Expert Review
N/A

Pros

  • Sharp, bright, eye-friendly display
  • Solid performance, excellent thermals
  • Cameras offer good exposure
  • Good everyday battery life
  • Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

  • Front camera needs refinements
  • AI features feel basic
  • Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.6/5
(762 ratings)
N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

3,842,735
AnTuTu Score
N/A
13h 07m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
N/A

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₹76,999
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Video

Videos
1 More Video
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General

Launch Date

Dec 01, 2025
(Official)
N/A

Operating System

Android v16
Android v16

OS Updates

5 Year
N/A

Security Updates

7 Year
N/A

Custom UI

Origin OS
RedMagic OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite SM8750
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Processor

Octa core

4.6 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.62 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon
Octa core

4.32 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.53 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

3 nm
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 840
Adreno 830

RAM

12 GB / 16 GB
12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X Ultra
LPDDR5X

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

3,842,735
N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

13.0 s
N/A

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

6,166
N/A

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

5.0 %
N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

3.3 %
N/A
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class
Excellent

Display Type

AMOLED
AMOLED

Screen Size

6.85 inches  (17.4 cm)
6.85 inches  (17.4 cm)

Resolution

1440x3168 px (QHD+)
1216x2688 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

6000 nits
1800 nits

HBM Brightness

2600 nits
N/A

Refresh Rate

144 Hz
144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.8:9
20:9

Pixel Density

508 ppi
431 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

90.14 %
90.41 %

Screen Protection

N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

N/A
Yes with punch-hole display

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

94.37 %
90.7 %

Design

Height

163.65 mm
163.8 mm

Width

76.80 mm
76.5 mm

Thickness

8.14 mm
8 mm

Weight

216.2 grams
207 grams

Build Material

Back: Glass
Back: Gorilla Glass 5

Water Resistance

N/A
Yes Splash proof IP54

Ruggedness

Dust proof
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.88 Wide Angle1/1.56" sensor size IMX921 1µm pixel size
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.9 Wide Angle23 mm focal length 1/1.55" sensor size
50 MP
f/2.05 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/2.76" sensor size 0.64µm pixel size
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
50 MP
f/2.65 Periscope Camera1/1.95" sensor size 0.8µm pixel size
N/A

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

6150 x 8150 Pixels
N/A

Shooting Modes

N/A
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
N/A

Video Recording

Full HD @30/60/120/240 fps
8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120/240 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A
Optical Image stabilization
Video HDR

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Resolution

32 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera21 mm focal length
16 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera1.12µm pixel size

Autofocus

No
N/A

Flash

Yes
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Capacity

7000 mAh
7000 mAh

Battery Type

Silicon Carbon
Silicon Carbon

Quick Charging

Yes 100W Flash Charging
Yes 120W Fast Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes 40W Wireless Charging
N/A

Wireless Reverse Charging

Yes
N/A

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

13h 07m
N/A

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

0h 45m 0s
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB / 512 GB
256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 4.1
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

No
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N66 / N71 / N75 / N77 / N78 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 600(band 71) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)
N/A
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SIM 2

5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N66 / N71 / N75 / N77 / N78 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
N/A
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Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/be) MIMO
Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/be)

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v6.0
Yes v5.4

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with Glonass

NFC

Yes
Yes

IR Blaster

Yes
Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A
Yes

Audio Jack

USB Type-C
USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Ultrasonic
Optical

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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