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| Global Score | |
| 88.7 | 76.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | |
| iOS 15.x, 14.x | Android 10 |
| 2020-10-23 | 2020-09-02 |
| 5.78 x 2.81 x 0.29 inches | 6.64 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches |
| 5.78 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 |
| $ 829.00 | $ 579.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2532 x 1170 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 |
| 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 | |
| 2815mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.8 | 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
Apple iPhone 12 has a score of 88.7, which is better than nubia Red Magic 5S's 76.2 general score. Apple iPhone 12 works with iOS 15.x OS, and nubia Red Magic 5S counts with Android 10 OS. The Apple iPhone 12 body is noticeably thinner and lighter than nubia Red Magic 5S, even when both were released only a couple months apart.
The Apple iPhone 12 counts with a better looking display than nubia Red Magic 5S, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with way more brightness, a slightly higher resolution of 1170 x 2532px and a bit better amount of pixels in each inch in the screen. The Apple iPhone 12 has a better CPU than nubia Red Magic 5S, because although it has lesser processing cores and a lower amount of RAM memory, it also counts with a 64 bits processor.
The nubia Red Magic 5S takes greater pictures and videos than iPhone 12, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture which is not recommended for low light photography and videos, it also counts with a lot higher 7680x4320 video resolution and a lot better 64 mega pixels resolution back-facing camera.
The nubia Red Magic 5S has a way bigger memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than iPhone 12, because it has more internal storage. Nubia Red Magic 5S has a superior battery life than iPhone 12, because it has a 4500mAh battery capacity.
Apple iPhone 12 costs a lot more money than nubia Red Magic 5S, but you can get a better phone for that extra dollars.
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