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| Global Score | |
| 75.7 | 76.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2016-03-31 | 2020-09-02 |
| 4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches | 6.64 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches |
| 3.99 ounces | 7.76 ounces |
| Gold, Rose gold, Silver and Space gray | Sonic silver |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 499.00 | $ 579.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1136 x 640 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 326 pixels per inch | 385 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A9 APL0898 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| Twister, 64-bit (Dual-Core 1840 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GT7600 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 8.64 | 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 + 1.20 MP | 64.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 29.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (15 fps) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 12.32 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1624mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 3.44 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The nubia Red Magic 5S is just a bit better than the Apple iPhone SE, having a 76.2 score against 75.7. The nubia Red Magic 5S is a extremely newer cellphone than the Apple iPhone SE, although it's much heavier and noticeably thicker. The nubia Red Magic 5S features a better performing processor than Apple iPhone SE, because it has more RAM memory and a larger number of faster cores.
The nubia Red Magic 5S counts with a little sharper screen than Apple iPhone SE, because it has a quite better screen density, a really larger screen, a little bit brighter screen and a much better 1080 x 2340 resolution. IPhone SE and nubia Red Magic 5S count with similar storage capacity to install applications and games, they have exactly the same internal memory capacity.
The nubia Red Magic 5S counts with a much better battery lifetime than Apple iPhone SE, because it has a 177% greater battery size. Nubia Red Magic 5S takes way better photos and videos than iPhone SE, because it has a camera with a way higher 64 MP resolution, a much better video resolution, a larger aperture for better photography and videos in low-light environments and a much larger camera sensor providing a way higher image quality.
Although nubia Red Magic 5S is a better device, it is more expensive than the iPhone SE, and it doesn't have such a good quality/price relation as the iPhone SE. If you are trying to save some money, you can buy the iPhone SE, and give up some specs and features, but you will get the most out of your savings.
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