ZTE E N72 vs ZTE nubia RedMagic Astra: Which is better?

Screen size

E N722.5"

nubia RedMagic Astra9.1"+72%

Technology

E N72

CDMA / EVDO

nubia RedMagic Astra

No cellular connectivity

2G bands

E N72

CDMA 800 / 1900

nubia RedMagic Astra

N/A

3G bands

E N72

CDMA2000 1xEV-DO

nubia RedMagic Astra

N/A

Speed

E N72

HSPA

nubia RedMagic Astra

Resolution

E N72320 × 240 px

nubia RedMagic Astra1504 × 2400 px+98%

Refresh rate

E N72—

nubia RedMagic Astra165 Hz

Peak brightness

E N72—

nubia RedMagic Astra1,600 nits

Pixel density

E N72160 ppi

nubia RedMagic Astra313 ppi+49%

CPU speed

E N72—

nubia RedMagic AstraOcta-core (2x4.32 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix L + 6x3.53 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix M)

RAM

E N72—

nubia RedMagic Astra12.0 GB

Storage

E N72—

nubia RedMagic Astra256 GB

Main camera

E N7215.0 MP+13%

nubia RedMagic Astra13.0 MP

Front camera

E N72—

nubia RedMagic Astra9.0 MP

Battery

E N721,300 mAh

nubia RedMagic Astra8,200 mAh+84%

Wired charging

E N72—

nubia RedMagic Astra80 W

Weight

E N72130 g+185%

nubia RedMagic Astra370 g

Thickness

E N7211.9 mm

nubia RedMagic Astra6.9 mm+72%

IP rating

E N72—

nubia RedMagic AstraIP54

Wi‑Fi

E N72No

nubia RedMagic AstraWi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band

Bluetooth

E N722.0, A2DP

nubia RedMagic Astra5.4, A2DP, LE+63%

USB

E N72microUSB 2.0

nubia RedMagic AstraUSB Type-C 3.2 Gen2, Display Port, magnetic connector pins+38%

5G support

equal specs

E N72No

nubia RedMagic AstraNo

NFC

E N72—

nubia RedMagic AstraNo

3.5mm jack

equal specs

E N72No

nubia RedMagic AstraNo

SD card

E N72Yes+100%

nubia RedMagic AstraNo

Stereo speakers

E N72—

nubia RedMagic AstraYes

4G bands

E N72

nubia RedMagic Astra

N/A

GPRS

E N72

nubia RedMagic Astra

EDGE

E N72

nubia RedMagic Astra

Announced

E N72

2010, August. Released 2010, August

nubia RedMagic Astra

2025, June 11

Status

E N72

Discontinued

nubia RedMagic Astra

Available. Released 2025, June 12

Dimensions

E N72

114 x 66 x 11.9 mm (4.49 x 2.60 x 0.47 in)

nubia RedMagic Astra

207 x 134.2 x 6.9 mm (8.15 x 5.28 x 0.27 in)

Weight

E N72

130 g (4.59 oz)

nubia RedMagic Astra

370 g (13.05 oz)

Keyboard

E N72

QWERTY

nubia RedMagic Astra

SIM

E N72

Mini-SIM

nubia RedMagic Astra

Build

E N72

nubia RedMagic Astra

Glass front, aluminum frame, aluminum back

Other

E N72

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

E N72

TFT resistive touchscreen, 256K colors

nubia RedMagic Astra

LTPO OLED, 1B colors, 165Hz, 5280Hz PWM, HDR, 1000 nits (typ), 1600 nits (peak)

Size

E N72

2.5 inches, 19.4 cm2 (~25.7% screen-to-body ratio)

nubia RedMagic Astra

9.06 inches, 238.3 cm2 (~85.8% screen-to-body ratio)

Resolution

E N72

320 x 240 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~160 ppi density)

nubia RedMagic Astra

1504 x 2400 pixels, 16:10 ratio (~313 ppi density)

Protection

E N72

nubia RedMagic Astra

Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified version), Mohs level 4

E N72

Microsoft Windows Mobile Professional

nubia RedMagic Astra

Android 15, Redmagic OS 10.5

Chipset

E N72

nubia RedMagic Astra

Qualcomm SM8750-AB Snapdragon 8 Elite (3 nm)

CPU

E N72

nubia RedMagic Astra

Octa-core (2x4.32 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix L + 6x3.53 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix M)

GPU

E N72

nubia RedMagic Astra

Adreno 830 (1200 MHz)

Card slot

E N72

microSDHC (dedicated slot)

nubia RedMagic Astra

Internal

E N72

100MB

nubia RedMagic Astra

256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 16GB RAM, 1TB 24GB RAM

Other

E N72

nubia RedMagic Astra

UFS 4.1 Pro

Single

E N72

3.15 MP, AF

nubia RedMagic Astra

13 MP, (wide)

Features

E N72

LED flash

nubia RedMagic Astra

LED flash, HDR, panorama

Video

E N72

Yes

nubia RedMagic Astra

4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps

Other

E N72

nubia RedMagic Astra

Single

E N72

nubia RedMagic Astra

9 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 0.7μm

Video

E N72

nubia RedMagic Astra

1080p@30fps

Loudspeaker

E N72

Yes

nubia RedMagic Astra

Yes, with stereo speakers

3.5mm jack

E N72

nubia RedMagic Astra

Other

E N72

nubia RedMagic Astra

Snapdragon Sound

WLAN

E N72

nubia RedMagic Astra

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band

Bluetooth

E N72

2.0, A2DP

nubia RedMagic Astra

5.4, A2DP, LE

Positioning

E N72

nubia RedMagic Astra

Radio

E N72

nubia RedMagic Astra

USB

E N72

microUSB 2.0

nubia RedMagic Astra

USB Type-C 3.2 Gen2, Display Port, magnetic connector pins

NFC

E N72

nubia RedMagic Astra

Sensors

E N72

nubia RedMagic Astra

Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Browser

E N72

WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML

nubia RedMagic Astra

Other

E N72

MP3/WMA/eAAC+ player MP4/H.264 player Document viewer Organizer Voice memo Predictive text input

nubia RedMagic Astra

Type

E N72

Removable Li-Ion 1300 mAh battery

nubia RedMagic Astra

8200 mAh

Stand-by

E N72

Up to 200 h

nubia RedMagic Astra

Talk time

E N72

Up to 4 h

nubia RedMagic Astra

Charging

E N72

nubia RedMagic Astra

80W wired, 50% in 22 min

Colors

E N72

Black

nubia RedMagic Astra

Eclipse Black, Starfrost Silver

Models

E N72

nubia RedMagic Astra

NP05J

Price

E N72

nubia RedMagic Astra

About 500 EUR

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