Motorola Moto G56 VS ZTE Nubia Air

Both the Motorola Moto G56 and ZTE Nubia Air are waterproof with an IP68 rating, ensuring they can withstand water immersion up to certain depths, but neither device features a rugged build. In terms of weight, the Moto G56 is slightly heavier at 200 g compared to the Nubia Air's 172 g, making the Nubia Air a lighter option. When it comes to thickness, the Moto G56 is thicker at 8.4 mm, while the Nubia Air is thinner at 6.7 mm, offering a slimmer profile.

For dimensions, the Moto G56 measures 165.8 mm in height and 76.3 mm in width, while the Nubia Air is 164.2 mm tall and 76.6 mm wide, making the Nubia Air marginally shorter but slightly wider. This results in the Moto G56 having a larger volume at 106.26 cm³, compared to the Nubia Air's 84.27 cm³, reflecting its larger body size.

Overall, the two products share many similar features, such as waterproofing and an IP68 rating, but differ in terms of weight, thickness, and overall size.

The Motorola Moto G56 and ZTE Nubia Air both offer a 120Hz refresh rate, providing smooth scrolling and gaming experiences. The Moto G56 features a 6.72″ LCD IPS display with a pixel density of 392 ppi and a resolution of 1080 x 2400 px. In contrast, the Nubia Air has a slightly larger 6.78″ OLED/AMOLED display with a higher pixel density of 440 ppi and a resolution of 1224 x 2720 px, resulting in sharper and more vibrant visuals.

Both phones are equipped with Gorilla Glass 7i for branded damage-resistant protection, ensuring durability. However, the Moto G56 does not support Always-On Display or HDR technologies such as HDR10 or HDR10+, while the Nubia Air supports an Always-On Display, but neither phone supports HDR10+ or Dolby Vision.

Overall, the two displays differ in display type, resolution, pixel density, and the presence of an Always-On Display feature, though they both offer high-quality visuals and a similar refresh rate.

The Motorola Moto G56 and ZTE Nubia Air both come with 256GB of internal storage, though the Moto G56 offers 12GB of RAM, which is more than the Nubia Air’s 8GB. In terms of chipsets, the Moto G56 uses the MediaTek Dimensity 7050, while the Nubia Air is powered by the Unisoc T8300. The Moto G56 also has a higher CPU speed with 2 x 2.6 GHz and 6 x 2.0 GHz cores, compared to the Nubia Air's 2 x 2.2 GHz and 6 x 2.0 GHz cores. This gives the Moto G56 a slight advantage in CPU speed.

When it comes to multi-core performance, the Moto G56 scores 2257 in Geekbench 6, while the Nubia Air scores 2221, showing a small difference. For single-core performance, the Moto G56 again outperforms the Nubia Air with a score of 936 compared to 908. Both devices feature the same GPU clock speed of 950 MHz and use the same GPU brand, Mali, with the Moto G56 using the G68 MP4 model and the Nubia Air using the G57 MP2 model. While both devices support 64-bit architecture and have integrated graphics, the Moto G56 offers faster RAM speed at 3200 MHz, whereas the Nubia Air’s RAM runs at 2133 MHz.

Both devices are built on a 6 nm semiconductor process and support big.LITTLE technology, ensuring efficient performance. Additionally, both have integrated LTE and TrustZone security features, providing solid connectivity and protection. Overall, the Moto G56 shows slight advantages in RAM, CPU speed, and multi-core performance, while the Nubia Air has similar core features but with lower RAM and slightly slower CPU performance.

The Motorola Moto G56 and ZTE Nubia Air both feature dual-lens main cameras, but with different configurations. The Moto G56 has a 50 MP main camera paired with an 8 MP secondary lens, while the Nubia Air has a 50 MP main camera with a 2 MP secondary lens. The Moto G56 also offers a higher resolution 32 MP front camera compared to the Nubia Air’s 20 MP front camera.

Both devices include similar camera features, such as phase-detection autofocus, continuous autofocus when recording movies, manual exposure, and the ability to record slow-motion video. They also have a flash, support for panoramas, timelapse functions, and manual controls for ISO and white balance. However, neither phone supports HDR10 or Dolby Vision recording, nor do they have built-in optical image stabilization or laser autofocus.

In terms of design, both phones are capable of shooting panoramas in-camera, and neither features a front-facing LED flash or a dual-lens front camera. The Moto G56 also lacks a front-facing camera under the display, a feature absent in the Nubia Air as well. Overall, the Moto G56 has a higher resolution front camera, while the Nubia Air offers a simpler secondary lens on the main camera.

Both the Motorola Moto G56 and ZTE Nubia Air run Android 15 and share a wide range of operating system features. They both offer clipboard warnings, location privacy options, camera/microphone privacy options, theme customization, and the ability to block app tracking. Additionally, both devices support features like dark mode, on-device machine learning, notification permissions, and a media picker. They also allow for playing games while they download and have battery health checks, extra dim modes, and the ability to offload apps.

Other common features include customizable notifications, Live Text, full-page screenshots, split-screen support, picture-in-picture (PiP), sharing intents, a child lock, widgets, offline voice recognition, voice commands, mobile device tracking, and multi-user support. Neither device offers Wi-Fi password sharing, focus modes, or Quick Start, and both lack direct OS updates.

Overall, the Motorola Moto G56 and ZTE Nubia Air offer identical software capabilities in terms of privacy options, customization, multitasking features, and system-wide controls, providing a similar user experience on both devices.

The Motorola Moto G56 and ZTE Nubia Air both feature non-removable rechargeable batteries, with the Moto G56 offering a slightly larger 5200 mAh battery compared to the Nubia Air's 5000 mAh. Both phones support fast charging, with the Moto G56 supporting a charging speed of 30W, while the Nubia Air supports a slightly faster 33W charging speed. Neither device supports wireless charging, but both include a battery level indicator to keep users informed of their battery status.

Overall, the two devices have similar battery-related features, with the Moto G56 having a marginally larger battery capacity and the Nubia Air supporting slightly faster charging speeds.

The Motorola Moto G56 and ZTE Nubia Air differ significantly in their audio features. The Moto G56 includes a 3.5 mm audio jack, allowing for wired headphones or speakers, while the Nubia Air does not have this feature. Additionally, the Moto G56 has stereo speakers for enhanced sound quality, whereas the Nubia Air lacks stereo speakers entirely.

Both devices do not support aptX, LDAC, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, or aptX Lossless, so neither offers advanced Bluetooth audio codecs for higher quality wireless audio.

In summary, the Moto G56 offers a more traditional audio experience with a 3.5 mm jack and stereo speakers, while the Nubia Air lacks these features.

The Motorola Moto G56 and ZTE Nubia Air both support 5G, ensuring fast connectivity. However, the Moto G56 supports 1 SIM and 1 eSIM, while the Nubia Air supports 2 physical SIM cards, offering slightly more flexibility in terms of mobile connectivity. Both devices support Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n) and Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), and feature USB Type-C with USB version 2. Additionally, both have NFC, Bluetooth 5.3 (Moto G56) or 5.4 (Nubia Air), fingerprint scanners, gyroscopes, GPS, and compasses, ensuring a range of connectivity and location-based features.

While both phones lack support for ANT+ and optical or motion tracking, they do share some common sensors like accelerometers and Galileo support. Neither device has an infrared sensor, barometer, HDMI output, or built-in projector. The Moto G56 has an external memory slot, while the Nubia Air does not, which could be a consideration for storage expansion.

Overall, both devices offer similar connectivity features with slight differences, such as the Moto G56's single eSIM and the Nubia Air's dual SIM support. Additionally, the Moto G56 stands out with its external memory slot, while the Nubia Air offers Bluetooth 5.4 over Bluetooth 5.3.

Both the Motorola Moto G56 and ZTE Nubia Air are equipped with a video light, allowing for better illumination when recording videos. Neither device features a sapphire glass display, a curved display, or an e-paper display, meaning both phones offer more traditional display designs without these advanced or unique display technologies.

Overall, the two devices share the same specifications in this category, with no major differences in terms of display features or additional lighting capabilities.