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| Global Score | |
| 71.9 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| HTC | |
| Android 5.0, 4.4.3, 4.4 | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2014-03-25 | 2019-10-16 |
| 5.76 x 2.78 x 0.37 inches | 6.76 x 3.09 x 0.38 inches |
| 5.64 ounces | 7.58 ounces |
| Blue, Gold, Gray, Pink and Red | Cyber shade |
| Aluminium | Aluminum |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 325.00 | $ 600.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 385 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ SM8150-AC chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2960 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.81 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.12 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 4.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (15 fps) video resolution |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) slow motion video |
| 8.36 | 11.88 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2600mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 20 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.56 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Nubia Red Magic 3S is a little bit better than the HTC One (M8), with a 75.8 score against 71.9. Nubia Red Magic 3S is a way newer phone than HTC One (M8), although it's just a little thicker and much heavier. Both of these phones have Android operating system, but the nubia Red Magic 3S has the newer 9.0 Pie version and HTC One (M8) has Android 5.0, so it provides the user some nice extra features and some performance improvements.
The HTC One (M8) features a more vivid display than nubia Red Magic 3S, because although it has a really smaller screen and a bit lower 1920 x 1080 resolution, it also counts with a little more pixels per inch of display. The nubia Red Magic 3S has a little bit better hardware performance than HTC One (M8), because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics processor, it also counts with a higher amount of RAM and a higher number of faster cores.
Nubia Red Magic 3S features much more storage capacity for apps and games than HTC One (M8), because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with more internal memory. Nubia Red Magic 3S shoots greater photographs and videos than HTC One (M8), because it has a bigger aperture to take better images in low-light environments, a lot bigger back-facing camera sensor providing a lot higher image quality, a way better 7680x4320 video quality and a much better resolution camera in the back.
The nubia Red Magic 3S has a very superior battery performance than HTC One (M8), because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity against 2600mAh.
Although nubia Red Magic 3S is a better device, it is way more expensive than the HTC One (M8), and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as HTC One (M8). If you want to save some money, you can get HTC One (M8), giving up a couple features, but you will get the most out of your money.
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