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| Global Score | |
| 82.7 | 76.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat | Android 10 |
| 2017-01-31 | 2020-09-02 |
| 5.98 x 2.95 x 0.30 inches | 6.64 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 7.76 ounces |
| Black | Sonic silver |
| Metal | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 579.00 |
| 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 |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") 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 |
| 9.57 | 12.32 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | 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 slightly better than nubia Red Magic 5S, having a global score of 82.7 against 76.2. These phones use Android operating system, but Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design has the newer 8.0 Oreo version and nubia Red Magic 5S has Android 10 version, providing the user a lot of extra features. Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design is an noticeably older phone than the nubia Red Magic 5S, but Huawei managed to build it lighter and much thinner.
The Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design has just a bit better display than nubia Red Magic 5S, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a better display pixels density and a better resolution of 1440 x 2560 pixels. Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design features a much bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than nubia Red Magic 5S, because it has 128 GB more internal memory capacity.
Nubia Red Magic 5S features a little bit better performance than Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design, and although they both have 8 cores, the nubia Red Magic 5S also has more RAM. The nubia Red Magic 5S shoots way better photos and videos than Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design, because it has a larger camera aperture, a back camera with way more megapixels, a much better video quality and a lot bigger back camera sensor capturing way better quality pictures.
Nubia Red Magic 5S has a bit better battery performance than Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design, because it has a 4500mAh battery capacity against 4000mAh.
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