Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 74.2 | 76.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat | Android 10 |
| 2017-10-30 | 2020-09-02 |
| 6.12 x 2.96 x 0.30 inches | 6.64 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 7.76 ounces |
| Black, Green and White | Sonic silver |
| Metal | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 399.00 | $ 579.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super IPS+ LCD | AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 385 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 508 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.66 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 25.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.57 | 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 | |
| 3300mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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 |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The nubia Red Magic 5S is a little bit better than Asus ZenFone 4, with a 76.2 score against 74.2. These phones use Android OS (operating system), but the nubia Red Magic 5S has 10 version and Asus ZenFone 4 has Android 8.0 Oreo version. Even though the nubia Red Magic 5S is notably newer than the Asus ZenFone 4, it's incredibly heavier and noticeably thicker.
Asus ZenFone 4 features just a bit better looking screen than nubia Red Magic 5S, because although it has a quite smaller screen and a bit worse resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels, and they both have the same brightness, the Asus ZenFone 4 also counts with a just a bit greater count of pixels in each inch in the screen.
The Asus ZenFone 4 features a superior storage capacity for games and applications than nubia Red Magic 5S, because although it has 0 less internal memory, it also counts with a slot for an external memory card that supports a maximum of 1,95 TB. Nubia Red Magic 5S counts with a bit better processor than Asus ZenFone 4, and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the nubia Red Magic 5S also has a greater amount of RAM memory.
Nubia Red Magic 5S has improved battery performance than Asus ZenFone 4, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity. Nubia Red Magic 5S captures much clearer videos and photos than Asus ZenFone 4, and although they both have a same size camera aperture, the nubia Red Magic 5S also has a way bigger back-facing camera sensor which gives a much better image and video quality, a way higher 7680x4320 video quality and a back camera with lot more megapixels.
Although nubia Red Magic 5S is a better device, it is a lot more expensive than the Asus ZenFone 4, and it doesn't have such a good quality/price relation as Asus ZenFone 4. So if you want that extra specs and features, you can buy nubia Red Magic 5S, but if you don't you can save a couple dollars and buy the Asus ZenFone 4, giving up a couple specs and features.
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