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| Global Score | |
| 73.4 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2017-01-06 | 2019-10-16 |
| 6.18 x 3.11 x 0.31 inches | 6.76 x 3.09 x 0.38 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 7.58 ounces |
| Brown, Gold, Gray, Silver and White | Cyber shade |
| Metal | Aluminum |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 600.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 373 pixels per inch | 385 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 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 |
| 4 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.81 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.78 | 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 (4K) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (15 fps) video resolution |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) slow motion video |
| 7.92 | 11.88 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.5 | 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 | -- |
| 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
Nubia Red Magic 3S is just a bit better than the Huawei Mate 9, getting a score of 75.8 against 73.4. Nubia Red Magic 3S's construction is noticeably newer than Huawei Mate 9's, but it is somewhat heavier and thicker. The nubia Red Magic 3S counts with just a little better hardware performance than Huawei Mate 9, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the nubia Red Magic 3S also has 8 GB more RAM memory.
The nubia Red Magic 3S features a little bit better looking display than Huawei Mate 9, because it has a little bigger display, a little bit higher quantity of pixels per screen inch and a quite better 1080 x 2340 pixels resolution. Nubia Red Magic 3S takes much better photos and videos than Huawei Mate 9, because it has a much higher video definition, a way bigger camera sensor providing a lot higher image quality, a lot larger diafragm aperture to capture better low-light images and videos and a much better 48 MP resolution back-facing camera.
Nubia Red Magic 3S features a much better storage capacity for apps and games than Huawei Mate 9, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 192 GB more internal storage. The nubia Red Magic 3S counts with longer battery lifetime than Huawei Mate 9, because it has a 25 percent greater battery capacity.
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