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| Global Score | |
| 76.4 | 76.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Android 12 | Android 10 |
| 2022-07-21 | 2020-09-02 |
| 5.99 x 2.83 x 0.35 inches | 6.64 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches |
| 6.28 ounces | 7.76 ounces |
| -- | Sonic silver |
| Glass, Metal and Plastic | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 449.00 | $ 579.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | AMOLED |
| 431 pixels per inch | 385 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.7 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Tensor (5 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G78 MP20 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 6.12 | 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/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (15 fps) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.79 | 12.32 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4410mAh Nano SIM Battery | 4500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | 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
Google Pixel 6a has a general score of 76.4, which is slightly better than the nubia Red Magic 5S's overall score of 76.2. Google Pixel 6a is a newer phone, and it's also somewhat lighter and a little bit thinner than nubia Red Magic 5S. Both phones in this review work with Android OS, but Google Pixel 6a has the newer 12 version and nubia Red Magic 5S has Android 10.
Nubia Red Magic 5S features a much better performing CPU than Google Pixel 6a, because it has 2 GB more RAM memory and a larger number of faster cores. The nubia Red Magic 5S counts with a better looking display than Google Pixel 6a, because although it has a quite inferior amount of pixels per inch of display and a quite lower resolution of 1080 x 2340, it also counts with a little bigger screen.
Nubia Red Magic 5S shoots a lot better pictures and videos than Google Pixel 6a, because although it has a tinier aperture which is not favorable for capturing pictures in low-light environments, it also counts with a way better video resolution and a back facing camera with a way better 64 MP resolution.
Nubia Red Magic 5S and Google Pixel 6a feature incredibly similar storage for applications and games, both of them have exactly the same internal storage capacity. Nubia Red Magic 5S features a battery life that is very similar to the battery performance in Google Pixel 6a, although the nubia Red Magic 5S also has a 2% bigger battery size.
In addition to being the best phone of the ones we compare here, Google Pixel 6a is also very cheap compared to the other ones, which makes this phone an obvious call.
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