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| Global Score | |
| 82.7 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2017-01-31 | 2019-10-16 |
| 5.98 x 2.95 x 0.30 inches | 6.76 x 3.09 x 0.38 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 7.58 ounces |
| Black | Cyber shade |
| Metal | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 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 |
| 8.7 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ SM8150-AC chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2960 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.81 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") 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 | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) slow motion video |
| 9.57 | 11.88 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| 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
Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design is a bit better than nubia Red Magic 3S, getting a score of 82.7 against 75.8. Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design is an much older cellphone than nubia Red Magic 3S, but Huawei managed to build it incredibly thinner and extremely lighter. These phones have Android operating system, but Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design has older 8.0 Oreo version while nubia Red Magic 3S has Android 9.0 Pie version.
The nubia Red Magic 3S counts with a little better hardware performance than Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design, and although they both have the same number of cores, the nubia Red Magic 3S also has a higher amount of RAM. Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design has a little bit better screen than nubia Red Magic 3S, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a better resolution of 1440 x 2560 and more pixels per screen inch.
Nubia Red Magic 3S features as much memory for apps and games as the Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design one, they have equal 256 GB internal memory. The nubia Red Magic 3S counts with better battery duration than Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design, because it has a 25% bigger battery capacity. The nubia Red Magic 3S captures much better photographs and videos than Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design, because it has a way larger camera aperture to take better images and video in low light situations, a lot larger camera sensor taking more light and vivid colors, a way higher video quality and a camera in the back with a way higher resolution.
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