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| Global Score | |
| 71.9 | 76.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 10 |
| 2020-04-17 | 2020-09-02 |
| 6.42 x 3.04 x 0.35 inches | 6.64 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches |
| 7.27 ounces | 7.76 ounces |
| Midnight black and Phantom purple | Sonic silver |
| Aluminum and Glass | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 579.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 390 pixels per inch | 385 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Kirin 810 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A76, Arm Cortex-A55 and DynamIQ, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G52 MP6 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 17.34 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (15 fps) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.11 | 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 | 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 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The nubia Red Magic 5S has a general score of 76.2, which is a bit better than Honor 9X Pro's 71.9 overall score. These devices come with the same Android 10 operating system. Nubia Red Magic 5S is better than Honor 9X Pro, we must note that it is also just a little heavier and a bit thicker. The nubia Red Magic 5S counts with a little sharper display than Honor 9X Pro, because although it has a just a little inferior count of pixels per inch of screen, and they both have exactly the same resolution of 1080 x 2340px, the nubia Red Magic 5S also counts with a little bit larger screen.
The nubia Red Magic 5S counts with a bit faster CPU than Honor 9X Pro, and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the nubia Red Magic 5S also has a larger amount of RAM memory. The Honor 9X Pro features a lot bigger storage capacity for games and applications than nubia Red Magic 5S, because it has a slot for an external memory card that holds up to 512 GB and 256 GB internal memory.
The nubia Red Magic 5S has just a little better battery life than Honor 9X Pro, because it has a 4500mAh battery capacity against 4000mAh. The nubia Red Magic 5S captures much clearer pictures and videos than Honor 9X Pro, and although they both have the same camera aperture, the nubia Red Magic 5S also has a lot better 64 mega-pixels resolution back facing camera, a way higher 7680x4320 video definition and a larger sensor.
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