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| Global Score | |
| 88.5 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | |
| iOS 14.x | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2020-11-13 | 2019-10-16 |
| 5.18 x 2.53 x 0.29 inches | 6.76 x 3.09 x 0.38 inches |
| 4.76 ounces | 7.58 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Green, Purple, Red and White | Cyber shade |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 699.00 | $ 600.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.4 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | AMOLED |
| 477 pixels per inch | 385 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A14 Bionic chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ SM8150-AC chipset |
| 64-bit 64-bit, 5 nm (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2960 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 10.62 | 9.81 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (15 fps) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 11.88 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2227mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.16 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
IPhone 12 mini is better than the nubia Red Magic 3S, getting an 88.5 score against 75.8. The iPhone 12 mini comes with iOS 14.x OS, and nubia Red Magic 3S has Android 9.0 Pie OS. IPhone 12 mini is a newer cellphone, and it is also extremely thinner and incredibly lighter than nubia Red Magic 3S. Apple iPhone 12 mini has a more vivid screen than nubia Red Magic 3S, because although it has a quite smaller display, and they both have the same resolution of 1080 x 2340, the Apple iPhone 12 mini also counts with a just a bit greater display pixel density.
The Apple iPhone 12 mini has a bit better processor than nubia Red Magic 3S, because although it has 2 lesser processing cores and a lower amount of RAM, it also counts with a 64-bit processing unit. Nubia Red Magic 3S features a superior storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Apple iPhone 12 mini, because it has more internal storage.
The nubia Red Magic 3S counts with a much better camera than iPhone 12 mini, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture which is not nice for shooting images in low light environments, it also counts with a back-facing camera with a lot better resolution and a lot higher 7680x4320 video resolution.
The nubia Red Magic 3S counts with a superior battery lifetime than iPhone 12 mini, because it has a 5000mAh battery size.
Apple iPhone 12 mini costs more than the nubia Red Magic 3S, but you can get a better phone for that extra money.
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