Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 74.5 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2018-05-01 | 2019-10-16 |
| 6.02 x 2.98 x 0.30 inches | 6.76 x 3.09 x 0.38 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 7.58 ounces |
| Blue and Silver | Cyber shade |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 600.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.2 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2246 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super IPS+ LCD | AMOLED |
| 402 pixels per inch | 385 pixels per inch |
| 550 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 SDM636 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ SM8150-AC chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2960 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Adreno 509 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9 | 9.81 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.66 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") 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 | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) slow motion video |
| 9.79 | 11.88 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| 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 3S is a bit better than Asus ZenFone 5 (ZE620KL), having a 75.8 score against 74.5. Even though the nubia Red Magic 3S is newer than the Asus ZenFone 5 (ZE620KL), it's a lot thicker and way heavier. These phones include the same Android 9.0 Pie OS. Asus ZenFone 5 (ZE620KL) counts with a little bit better screen than nubia Red Magic 3S, because although it has a quite lower 1080 x 2246px resolution and a quite smaller display, it also counts with a little higher count of pixels in each inch of screen.
Nubia Red Magic 3S has a bit more powerful processing unit than Asus ZenFone 5 (ZE620KL), and although they both have the same number of cores, the nubia Red Magic 3S also has a larger amount of RAM memory. Asus ZenFone 5 (ZE620KL) features a quite bigger memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than nubia Red Magic 3S, because although it has less internal memory capacity, it also counts with a SD memory card expansion slot that allows up to 1,95 TB.
Nubia Red Magic 3S counts with a very superior battery performance than Asus ZenFone 5 (ZE620KL), because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity. The nubia Red Magic 3S shoots a lot better photos and videos than Asus ZenFone 5 (ZE620KL), because it has a back-facing camera with lot more megapixels, a lot bigger back-facing camera sensor which offers a much higher image and video quality, a bigger camera aperture for better low-light photos and a lot better video definition.
Disclaimer: As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.