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| Global Score | |
| 87.1 | 76.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2017-09-22 | 2020-09-02 |
| 6.24 x 3.07 x 0.30 inches | 6.64 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches |
| 7.13 ounces | 7.76 ounces |
| Gold, Red, Silver and Space gray | Sonic silver |
| Aluminum and Glass | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 949.00 | $ 579.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 385 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| 64-bit Monsoon and Mistral, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2390 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Apple 3-core GPU GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 10.17 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 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 |
| 10.12 | 12.32 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2691mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.64 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPhone 8 Plus is much better than nubia Red Magic 5S, getting a general score of 87.1 against 76.2. The Apple iPhone 8 Plus is an much older cellphone than the nubia Red Magic 5S, but it's noticeably thinner and just a little lighter anyway. IPhone 8 Plus counts with a little faster CPU than nubia Red Magic 5S, because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory and lesser and slower CPU cores, it also counts with a 64-bit processing unit.
The iPhone 8 Plus counts with a bit more vivid screen than nubia Red Magic 5S, because although it has a little worse 1080 x 1920px resolution and a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a little more pixels per inch of display and a little bit more brightness. IPhone 8 Plus features a way bigger memory capacity for games and applications than nubia Red Magic 5S, because it has 256 GB internal memory capacity.
Nubia Red Magic 5S features a very superior camera than iPhone 8 Plus, and although they both have a F1.8 aperture, the nubia Red Magic 5S also has a camera in the back with a lot better 64 mega-pixels resolution, a way higher video resolution and a way bigger sensor. The nubia Red Magic 5S features a superior battery performance than Apple iPhone 8 Plus, because it has a 67 percent bigger battery capacity.
The iPhone 8 Plus is a lot more expensive than the nubia Red Magic 5S, but it's still a good choice, because you can get a lot more for that extra money.
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