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| Global Score | |
| 81.6 | 76.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2017-10-19 | 2020-09-02 |
| 5.74 x 2.74 x 0.31 inches | 6.64 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches |
| 5.04 ounces | 7.76 ounces |
| Black, Blue and White | Sonic silver |
| Aluminum and Glass | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 129.00 | $ 579.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 385 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 540 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") 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 |
| 9.79 | 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2700mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 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
Google Pixel 2 is slightly better than the nubia Red Magic 5S, with an 81.6 score against 76.2. Google Pixel 2 is an noticeably older cellphone than nubia Red Magic 5S, but it is somewhat thinner and a lot lighter anyway. Nubia Red Magic 5S counts with a slightly better display than Google Pixel 2, because although it has a bit worse quantity of pixels per inch in the display, it also counts with a way bigger display and a little higher resolution of 1080 x 2340px.
The nubia Red Magic 5S's storage to store more apps and games is just as good as the Google Pixel 2 one, both have exactly the same internal storage capacity. The nubia Red Magic 5S counts with a bit better CPU than Google Pixel 2, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the nubia Red Magic 5S also has 4 GB more RAM.
The nubia Red Magic 5S features a way better camera than Google Pixel 2, and although they both have the same camera aperture, the nubia Red Magic 5S also has a lot higher video resolution, a back facing camera with a much higher 64 mega-pixels resolution and a way bigger back camera sensor. Nubia Red Magic 5S features a really longer battery life than Google Pixel 2, because it has a 4500mAh battery capacity.
Google Pixel 2 is not only the best devices of the ones in this comparison, but it's also very cheap compared to the other devices.
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