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| Global Score | |
| 73.4 | 76.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2017-01-06 | 2020-09-02 |
| 6.18 x 3.11 x 0.31 inches | 6.64 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 7.76 ounces |
| Brown, Gold, Gray, Silver and White | Sonic silver |
| Metal | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 579.00 |
| 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 |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 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 |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.78 | 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 (4K) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (15 fps) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 7.92 | 12.32 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.5 | 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 |
| 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
The nubia Red Magic 5S is slightly better than Huawei Mate 9, having a 76.2 score against 73.4. The nubia Red Magic 5S construction is newer than the Huawei Mate 9's, although it's somewhat heavier and somewhat thicker. The nubia Red Magic 5S counts with a little bit better processing power than Huawei Mate 9, and although they both have the same number of cores, the nubia Red Magic 5S also has 4 GB more RAM memory.
The nubia Red Magic 5S has a little more vivid display than Huawei Mate 9, because it has a quite bigger screen, a bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels and a little bit better pixels density. The nubia Red Magic 5S shoots much clearer videos and photos than Huawei Mate 9, because it has a larger diafragm aperture, a way larger sensor providing a way higher image quality, a back facing camera with much more mega pixels and a much higher 7680x4320 video definition.
Huawei Mate 9 features a slightly better memory for games and applications than nubia Red Magic 5S, because although it has just 64 GB internal storage, it also counts with an external memory slot that holds a maximum of 256 GB. Nubia Red Magic 5S has a little better battery life than Huawei Mate 9, because it has a 13% greater battery size.
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