Introduction
2025 may simply be the 12 months of the “skinny” or no less than thinner smartphone. Samsung already teased the Galaxy S25 Edge, and plenty of rumors level to the iPhone 17 Air turning into a factor as nicely. Consistent with this development, RedMagic has unveiled the RedMagic 10 Air. Because the title suggests, its major goal is to be thinner and lighter than its siblings. On this case, it’s 10% thinner and lighter than the RedMagic 10 Professional.
As you may think about, this newfound skinny profile comes at some expense. Total, the Air is supposed to take a seat a step under the opposite two telephones within the present RedMagic lineup, as evidenced by final 12 months’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset. It nonetheless presents ample efficiency however isn’t on the identical degree because the Snapdragon 8 Elite, powering the ten Professional and 10 Professional+.
ZTE nubia RedMagic 10 Air 5G specs at a look:
- Physique: 164.3×76.6×7.9mm, 205g; Glass entrance, aluminum body, glass again; Stress delicate zones (520Hz touch-sensing), Aviation aluminum center body, IP54 mud protected and waterproof (water splashes).
- Show: 6.80″ AMOLED, 1B colours, 120Hz, 1600 nits (peak), 1116x2480px decision, 20:9 facet ratio, 400ppi.
- Chipset: Qualcomm SM8650-AB Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (4 nm): Octa-core (1×3.3 GHz Cortex-X4 & 3×3.2 GHz Cortex-A720 & 2×3.0 GHz Cortex-A720 & 2×2.3 GHz Cortex-A520); Adreno 750.
- Reminiscence: 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 16GB RAM; UFS 4.0.
- OS/Software program: Android 15, Redmagic OS 10.
- Rear digital camera: Large (foremost): 50 MP, f/1.9, 1/1.5″, 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS; Extremely huge angle: 50 MP, f/2.2, 1/2.88″, 0.61µm, AF.
- Entrance digital camera: 16 MP, f/2.0, (huge), 1/2.77″, 1.12µm, underneath show.
- Video seize: Rear digital camera: 8K@30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps; Entrance digital camera: 1080p@30/60fps.
- Battery: 6000mAh; 80W wired, 100% in 52 min.
- Connectivity: 5G; Wi-Fi 7; BT 5.4; NFC; Infrared port.
- Misc: Fingerprint reader (underneath show, optical); stereo audio system.
Additionally gone is the energetic cooling fan. Presumably, since RedMagic has carried out such a formidable passive cooling answer, it’s not wanted. We’ll undoubtedly put that declare to the check.
Additionally gone is the huge 7,050 mAh battery of the Professional and Professional+ fashions. It has been changed with a 6,000 mAh pack that solely helps 80W charging versus 100W.
Other than these modifications, RedMagic has not sacrificed the gaming pedigree of the Air in any significant approach. It’s nonetheless a really premium and magnificently crafted aluminum and glass gadget that has a little bit of tasteful RGB lights and, extra importantly, two contact triggers on the body which can be utilized as further gaming inputs.
RedMagic has made such good use of the now smaller inside area that they’ve even included an additional button on the Air – the Magic key, which might be freely mapped to any variety of actions. However we’ll get to that in a bit.
Unboxing
The RedMagic 10 Air is available in a thick, heavy-duty, two-piece cardboard field. There may be some plastic on the within used for the telephone cradle.
The accent package deal is surprisingly wealthy in fashionable phrases. You get a pleasant thick pink USB Sort-C to Sort-C cable within the field, together with an 80W PD quick charger. Additionally within the field is a pleasant laborious plastic, clear snap-on case for the telephone. Ours additionally got here with just a few stickers, however apparently, these aren’t a part of the retail package deal.
