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Nubia Red Magic 10 Air review: A slim 7.85 mm gaming flagship with shoulder triggers and Snapdragon 8s Gen 4.

SpecEagle Editorial·Apr 2025·$580
Overall
80/100
Class rank
#217 of 229
Tier
Flagship
Buy?
At the right price
The verdict, up front

The slim Red Magic for pocket-friendly gaming.

Red Magic 10 Air keeps the shoulder triggers and under-display selfie, drops the active fan and trims weight to 205 g. For gamers who carry the phone everywhere it's a smart compromise.

01Display

86/100

86/100 trails the 89-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2025.

TypeAMOLED, 144 Hz, under-display camera
Size6.8 inches
Resolution2,480 × 1,116 px

02Camera

74/100

74/100 is one of the weaker camera results among flagship phones of 2025 — 10 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

Main50 MP, f/1.88, OIS
Ultrawide8 MP, f/2.2
Selfie16 MP under-display

03Performance

88/100

88/100 trails the 90-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2025.

ChipsetSnapdragon 8s Gen 4 (4 nm)
RAM12 / 16 GB
Storage256 / 512 GB

04Battery

84/100

84/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2025.

Capacity6,000 mAh
Wired80 W

05Build

82/100

82/100 trails the 86-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2025.

06Value

80/100

80/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2025.

What works
  • 7.85 mm slim despite a 6,000 mAh cell.
  • 144 Hz AMOLED with under-display selfie.
  • Capacitive shoulder triggers retained.
  • 3.5 mm jack.
What doesn't
  • No active fan (vs. 10 Pro).
  • No IP rating.
  • 8 MP ultrawide is weak.
  • Redmagic OS still niche.
Cross-shop it against
iPhone 18 Pro Max
$1199 · score 94/100

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 229-phone cohort of flagship devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .