Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 88.5 | 76.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | |
| iOS 14.x | Android 10 |
| 2020-11-13 | 2020-09-02 |
| 5.18 x 2.53 x 0.29 inches | 6.64 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches |
| 4.76 ounces | 7.76 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Green, Purple, Red and White | Sonic silver |
| Aluminum and Glass | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 699.00 | $ 579.00 |
| 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 | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A14 Bionic chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| 64-bit 64-bit, 5 nm (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 10.62 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") 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 | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 12.32 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2227mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.16 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPhone 12 mini has an overall score of 88.5, which is much better than nubia Red Magic 5S's 76.2 general score. IPhone 12 mini has iOS 14.x OS, and nubia Red Magic 5S works with Android 10 OS. The iPhone 12 mini body is notably lighter and noticeably thinner than nubia Red Magic 5S, even though both were released with only a couple of months difference.
The Apple iPhone 12 mini counts with a brighter display than nubia Red Magic 5S, because although it has a quite smaller display, and they both have an equal resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels, the Apple iPhone 12 mini also counts with a quite higher number of pixels per display inch and a lot brighter display.
The Apple iPhone 12 mini features a greater processing power than nubia Red Magic 5S, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory and a lower number of cores , it also counts with a 64-bit processor. Nubia Red Magic 5S features a lot better camera than iPhone 12 mini, because although it has a tinier camera aperture which is not so good for low-light photography and videos, it also counts with a way higher video resolution and a camera with a lot better 64 megapixels resolution.
The nubia Red Magic 5S has a much bigger memory capacity to install applications and games than iPhone 12 mini, because it has more internal memory capacity. The nubia Red Magic 5S features a much better battery lifetime than iPhone 12 mini, because it has a 102% larger battery capacity.
The Apple iPhone 12 mini is more expensive than the nubia Red Magic 5S, but you can get a better phone for that extra dollars.
Disclaimer: As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.