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| Global Score | |
| 81.3 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2016-10-20 | 2019-10-16 |
| 6.09 x 2.98 x 0.34 inches | 6.76 x 3.09 x 0.38 inches |
| 5.93 ounces | 7.58 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gray | Cyber shade |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 869.00 | $ 600.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 534 pixels per inch | 385 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ SM8150-AC chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2960 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.81 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 12.30 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") 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 | |
| 3450mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | 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
The Google Pixel XL has a score of 81.3, which is slightly better than the nubia Red Magic 3S's global score of 75.8. The Google Pixel XL is an notably older phone than the nubia Red Magic 3S, but Google was able to make it incredibly lighter and thinner. The Google Pixel XL has a little bit better display than nubia Red Magic 3S, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a higher resolution of 1440 x 2560px and more pixels per screen inch.
The nubia Red Magic 3S features a lot bigger storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Google Pixel XL, because it has 128 GB more internal memory. Nubia Red Magic 3S has a more powerful processing unit than Google Pixel XL, because it has 8 GB more RAM memory and 4 more processing cores.
The nubia Red Magic 3S has a much better battery duration than Google Pixel XL, because it has a 45% more battery capacity. The nubia Red Magic 3S shoots much clearer photos and videos than Google Pixel XL, because it has a bigger aperture for better low-light images and videos, a bigger camera sensor which gives a better image and video quality, a back-facing camera with much more MP and a much better video quality.
Google Pixel XL costs a lot more money than the nubia Red Magic 3S, but you can get a better phone for that few extra dollars.
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