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| Global Score | |
| 73.2 | 76.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2019-05-21 | 2020-09-02 |
| 6.09 x 2.91 x 0.33 inches | 6.64 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches |
| 6.42 ounces | 7.76 ounces |
| Black and Blue | Sonic silver |
| Aluminum and Glass | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 579.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 385 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP10 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 9.54 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.40 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (15 fps) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.66 | 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 | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 4500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The nubia Red Magic 5S is just a bit better than the Honor 20 Pro, with a 76.2 score against 73.2. Nubia Red Magic 5S's design is newer than Honor 20 Pro's, although it is somewhat heavier and somewhat thicker. Nubia Red Magic 5S features a bit better looking display than Honor 20 Pro, because although it has a bit inferior amount of pixels per display inch, and they both have the same exact resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels, the nubia Red Magic 5S also counts with a bit larger display.
The Honor 20 Pro has much more storage capacity to install applications and games than nubia Red Magic 5S, because it has 256 GB internal storage. The nubia Red Magic 5S features a little faster processing unit than Honor 20 Pro. Both of them have a 8 GB RAM memory and 8 processing cores. The nubia Red Magic 5S has just a bit better camera than Honor 20 Pro, because although it has a much smaller aperture which is not so good for shooting pictures in low light situations, it also counts with a bigger back-facing camera sensor capturing better quality videos and pictures, a much better 7680x4320 video quality and a much more mega-pixels camera in the back.
The nubia Red Magic 5S counts with a little longer battery performance than Honor 20 Pro, because it has a 4500mAh battery size against 4000mAh.
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