Racket comparison
Nox X-Hero Red 2026 vs Nox X-Zero Red 2026
Both rackets score closely in the catalogue; the specs below show where they differ.
- Season
- 2026
- 2026
- Shape
- Round
- Round
- Weight
- 350 - 360 gr
- 350 - 360 gr
- Touch
- Medium-Soft
- Medium-Soft
- Core
- HR3 WHITE EVA
- HR3 WHITE EVA
- Faces
- 3K Fiberglass
- 3K fiberglass
- Frame
- Carbon fiber
- Carbon fiber
- Catalogue rating
- 6.3/10
- 6.4/10
- Power
- 4.9/10
- 4.9/10
- Control
- 6.9/10
- 6.9/10
- Manoeuvrability
- 6.6/10
- 6.6/10
- Rebound
- 6.8/10
- 6.9/10
- Sweet spot
- 6.5/10
- 6.5/10
- Strengths
- Large forgiving sweet spot
- Soft easy-reading response
- Stable off-center contact
- Forgiving round sweet spot
- Comfortable defensive block response
- Clean, controlled net volleys
- Tradeoffs
- Limited finishing power
- Contained spin on overheads
- Muting aggressive volleys
- Limited smash finishing power
- Lacks heavy overhead bite
- Not very explosive contact
Scores are editorial catalogue ratings out of 10 from the source reviews, not customer reviews. Prices and stock haven’t been checked.
Which suits whom
- The catalogue records very similar specs and scores for both rackets, so feel and fit should decide. Try both if you can.