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| Global Score | |
| 74.2 | 76.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | |
| Android 7.0 Nougat | Android 10 |
| 2017-07-11 | 2020-09-02 |
| 6.06 x 2.95 x 0.27 inches | 6.64 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 7.76 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gold | Sonic silver |
| Aluminum | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 579.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 385 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.02 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (15 fps) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.02 | 12.32 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3340mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Nubia Red Magic 5S has a general score of 76.2, which is a little bit better than the Huawei nova 2 Plus's 74.2 overall score. Nubia Red Magic 5S's body is incredibly newer than the Huawei nova 2 Plus's, although it's incredibly heavier and noticeably thicker. These phones work with Android OS (Operating System), but the nubia Red Magic 5S has an older 10 version and Huawei nova 2 Plus has Android 7.0 Nougat version.
Nubia Red Magic 5S counts with a bit more vivid screen than Huawei nova 2 Plus, because although it has a little inferior count of pixels per inch in the display, it also counts with a larger screen and a quite better 1080 x 2340 resolution. The nubia Red Magic 5S counts with slightly more storage to install games and applications than Huawei nova 2 Plus, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 64 GB more internal memory capacity.
Nubia Red Magic 5S has a bit faster processing unit than Huawei nova 2 Plus, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the nubia Red Magic 5S also has a greater amount of RAM. Nubia Red Magic 5S takes greater videos and photos than Huawei nova 2 Plus, and although they both have a F1.8 diafragm aperture, the nubia Red Magic 5S also has a way more mega-pixels back facing camera and a lot higher video definition.
Nubia Red Magic 5S counts with greater battery lifetime than Huawei nova 2 Plus, because it has a 35 percent more battery capacity.
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