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| Global Score | |
| 93.2 | 76.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | |
| iOS 15.x, 14.x | Android 10 |
| 2020-11-13 | 2020-09-02 |
| 6.33 x 3.07 x 0.29 inches | 6.64 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches |
| 8.03 ounces | 7.76 ounces |
| Gold, Graphite, Pacific blue and Silver | Sonic silver |
| Glass and Stainless steel | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 1100.00 | $ 579.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2778 x 1284 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | AMOLED |
| 457 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 (5 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| 64-bit 64-bit (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 10.62 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 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 | |
| 3687mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.68 | 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 Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max is much better than the nubia Red Magic 5S, having a 93.2 score against 76.2. The Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max works with iOS 15.x OS, and nubia Red Magic 5S counts with Android 10 OS. Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max's design is just a bit heavier but a lot thinner than nubia Red Magic 5S, and both of them were only released 2 months apart.
The Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max counts with a quite superior performance than nubia Red Magic 5S, because although it has 2 lesser CPU cores (although they are faster) and lesser RAM memory, it also counts with a 64 bits processor. Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max has a more vivid screen than nubia Red Magic 5S, and although they both have a same size display, the Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max also has way more brightness, a just a little more pixels per inch in the screen and a better 1284 x 2778 resolution.
The nubia Red Magic 5S features a much better camera than Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max, because although it has a smaller aperture, it also counts with a lot higher video quality and a back camera with much more mega-pixels. Nubia Red Magic 5S's storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos is just as good as the iPhone 12 Pro Max one, both of them have equal 128 GB internal memory.
The nubia Red Magic 5S counts with longer battery performance than Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max, because it has a 4500mAh battery size.
The iPhone 12 Pro Max is a lot more expensive than the nubia Red Magic 5S, but you can get a much better phone for that extra money.
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