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| Global Score | |
| 85 | 76.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2017-09-22 | 2020-09-02 |
| 5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 inches | 6.64 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches |
| 5.22 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 |
| $ 849.00 | $ 579.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.7 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1334 x 750 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 326 pixels per inch | 385 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 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 |
| 2 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Apple 3-core GPU GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 10.08 | 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 | |
| 1821mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 3.68 | 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
The Apple iPhone 8 is much better than nubia Red Magic 5S, with an 85 score against 76.2. Although the Apple iPhone 8 is notably older than nubia Red Magic 5S, it's body is much thinner and a lot lighter. The nubia Red Magic 5S has a little sharper screen than iPhone 8, because although it has a little bit darker display, it also counts with a much better 1080 x 2340 resolution, a really larger display and a quite higher number of pixels per inch of screen.
The iPhone 8 has just a little better processing power than nubia Red Magic 5S, because although it has a lower number of cores and a lower amount of RAM, it also counts with a 64-bit processor. IPhone 8 has much more storage to install applications and games than nubia Red Magic 5S, because it has more internal storage capacity.
The nubia Red Magic 5S counts with a very superior battery duration than iPhone 8, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity against 1821mAh. Nubia Red Magic 5S features a lot better camera than iPhone 8, and although they both have a F1.8 diafragm aperture, the nubia Red Magic 5S also has a lot higher 7680x4320 video quality, a camera with a much better 64 mega pixels resolution and a way bigger camera sensor providing a lot higher image quality.
Apple iPhone 8 costs a lot more than nubia Red Magic 5S, but it's still a convenient choice, because you can get a lot more for that extra money.
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