Screen size
Blade III4.0"
nubia RedMagic AstraWinner: 9.1"+56%
Quick verdict
nubia RedMagic Astra leads the measured specs 18-3.
Measured wins
Blade III
3
spec wins
Ties
1
equal specs
nubia RedMagic Astra
18
spec wins
Overall winner
Screen size
Technology
Blade III
GSM / HSPA
nubia RedMagic Astra
No cellular connectivity
2G bands
Blade III
GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
nubia RedMagic Astra
N/A
3G bands
Blade III
HSDPA 900 / 2100
nubia RedMagic Astra
N/A
Speed
Blade III
HSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps
Resolution
Refresh rate
Peak brightness
Pixel density
CPU speed
RAM
Storage
Main camera
Front camera
Battery
Wired charging
Weight
Thickness
IP rating
Wi‑Fi
Bluetooth
USB
5G support
equal specsNFC
3.5mm jack
SD card
Stereo speakers
nubia RedMagic Astra
-
4G bands
Blade III
-
nubia RedMagic Astra
N/A
GPRS
Blade III
-
nubia RedMagic Astra
No
EDGE
Blade III
-
nubia RedMagic Astra
No
Announced
Blade III
2012, September. Released 2012, September
nubia RedMagic Astra
2025, June 11
Status
Blade III
Discontinued
nubia RedMagic Astra
Available. Released 2025, June 12
Dimensions
Blade III
123 x 63.5 x 10 mm (4.84 x 2.5 x 0.39 in)
nubia RedMagic Astra
207 x 134.2 x 6.9 mm (8.15 x 5.28 x 0.27 in)
Weight
Blade III
130 g (4.59 oz)
nubia RedMagic Astra
370 g (13.05 oz)
SIM
Blade III
Mini-SIM
nubia RedMagic Astra
No
Build
Blade III
-
nubia RedMagic Astra
Glass front, aluminum frame, aluminum back
Other
Blade III
-
nubia RedMagic Astra
RGB light on the back Built-in cooling fan (Illuminated) Aviation-grade aluminum frame IP54 dust protected and water resistant (water splashes)
Type
Blade III
TFT, 65K colors
nubia RedMagic Astra
LTPO OLED, 1B colors, 165Hz, 5280Hz PWM, HDR, 1000 nits (typ), 1600 nits (peak)
Size
Blade III
4.0 inches, 45.5 cm2 (~58.3% screen-to-body ratio)
nubia RedMagic Astra
9.06 inches, 238.3 cm2 (~85.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
Blade III
480 x 800 pixels, 5:3 ratio (~233 ppi density)
nubia RedMagic Astra
1504 x 2400 pixels, 16:10 ratio (~313 ppi density)
Protection
Blade III
-
nubia RedMagic Astra
Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified version), Mohs level 4
OS
Blade III
Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
nubia RedMagic Astra
Android 15, Redmagic OS 10.5
Chipset
Blade III
Qualcomm MSM7227A Snapdragon S1
nubia RedMagic Astra
Qualcomm SM8750-AB Snapdragon 8 Elite (3 nm)
CPU
Blade III
1.0 GHz Cortex-A5
nubia RedMagic Astra
Octa-core (2x4.32 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix L + 6x3.53 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix M)
GPU
Blade III
Adreno 200
nubia RedMagic Astra
Adreno 830 (1200 MHz)
Card slot
Blade III
microSDHC (dedicated slot)
nubia RedMagic Astra
No
Internal
Blade III
4GB (2.5GB user available), 512MB RAM
nubia RedMagic Astra
256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 16GB RAM, 1TB 24GB RAM
Other
Blade III
-
nubia RedMagic Astra
UFS 4.1 Pro
Single
Blade III
5 MP, AF
nubia RedMagic Astra
13 MP, (wide)
Video
Blade III
Yes
nubia RedMagic Astra
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Features
Blade III
-
nubia RedMagic Astra
LED flash, HDR, panorama
Other
Blade III
No
nubia RedMagic Astra
-
Single
Blade III
-
nubia RedMagic Astra
9 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 0.7μm
Video
Blade III
-
nubia RedMagic Astra
1080p@30fps
Loudspeaker
Blade III
Yes
nubia RedMagic Astra
Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack
Blade III
Yes
nubia RedMagic Astra
No
Other
Blade III
-
nubia RedMagic Astra
Snapdragon Sound
WLAN
Blade III
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot, DLNA
nubia RedMagic Astra
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band
Bluetooth
Blade III
2.1, A2DP
nubia RedMagic Astra
5.4, A2DP, LE
Positioning
Blade III
GPS, A-GPS
nubia RedMagic Astra
No
Radio
Blade III
FM radio
nubia RedMagic Astra
No
USB
Blade III
microUSB 2.0
nubia RedMagic Astra
USB Type-C 3.2 Gen2, Display Port, magnetic connector pins
NFC
Blade III
-
nubia RedMagic Astra
No
Sensors
Blade III
Accelerometer, proximity, compass
nubia RedMagic Astra
Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Other
Blade III
MP4/H.264 player MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player Organizer Photo viewer/editor Voice memo/dial Predictive text input
nubia RedMagic Astra
-
Type
Blade III
Removable Li-Ion 1600 mAh battery
nubia RedMagic Astra
8200 mAh
Charging
Blade III
-
nubia RedMagic Astra
80W wired, 50% in 22 min
Colors
Blade III
Black, White
nubia RedMagic Astra
Eclipse Black, Starfrost Silver
Price
Blade III
About 190 EUR
nubia RedMagic Astra
About 500 EUR
Models
Blade III
-
nubia RedMagic Astra
NP05J