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| Global Score | |
| 78.9 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2019-05-07 | 2019-10-16 |
| 6.30 x 3.00 x 0.32 inches | 6.76 x 3.09 x 0.38 inches |
| 5.89 ounces | 7.58 ounces |
| Black, Purple and White | Cyber shade |
| Plastic | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 167.00 | $ 600.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | AMOLED |
| 402 pixels per inch | 385 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 SDM670 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ SM8150-AC chipset |
| Kryo 360, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2960 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Adreno 615 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.81 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 28.00mm 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 | |
| 3700mAh Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.68 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| 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 3a XL is a little bit better than the nubia Red Magic 3S, having a 78.9 score against 75.8. Both of these devices come with Android OS, but Google Pixel 3a XL has the previous 11 version and nubia Red Magic 3S has Android 9.0 Pie version. Even though the Google Pixel 3a XL and nubia Red Magic 3S were only released 5 months apart, the Google Pixel 3a XL is somewhat thinner and a lot lighter.
Nubia Red Magic 3S counts with just a bit better performance than Google Pixel 3a XL, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the nubia Red Magic 3S also has more RAM memory. The nubia Red Magic 3S counts with a little sharper display than Google Pixel 3a XL, because although it has a just a little worse screen density, it also counts with a bit larger display and a slightly better 1080 x 2340 resolution.
The nubia Red Magic 3S has a much better camera than Google Pixel 3a XL, because it has a bigger aperture to capture better low-light captures and video, a lot better 7680x4320 video quality, a way better resolution back facing camera and a much larger back-facing camera sensor taking much better quality videos and photographs.
Nubia Red Magic 3S has a lot bigger memory capacity for applications and games than Google Pixel 3a XL, because it has 256 GB internal storage. Nubia Red Magic 3S counts with improved battery lifetime than Google Pixel 3a XL, because it has a 35% more battery size.
Google Pixel 3a XL not only is the best phones of the ones we compare here, but it's also a lot cheaper.
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