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| Global Score | |
| 74.2 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | |
| Android 7.0 Nougat | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2017-07-11 | 2019-10-16 |
| 5.60 x 2.71 x 0.27 inches | 6.76 x 3.09 x 0.38 inches |
| 5.04 ounces | 7.58 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gold | Cyber shade |
| Aluminum | Aluminum |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 600.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 385 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ SM8150-AC chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2960 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.81 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.02 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (15 fps) video resolution |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) slow motion video |
| 9.02 | 11.88 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2950mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The nubia Red Magic 3S is slightly better than Huawei nova 2, getting a general score of 75.8 against 74.2. These devices include Android operating system, but the nubia Red Magic 3S has a newer 9.0 Pie version and Huawei nova 2 has Android 7.0 Nougat version. The nubia Red Magic 3S is a much newer phone than the Huawei nova 2, although it is incredibly heavier and way thicker.
Nubia Red Magic 3S counts with a bit superior CPU than Huawei nova 2, and although they both have the same number of cores, the nubia Red Magic 3S also has 8 GB more RAM. Huawei nova 2 has a little bit better looking screen than nubia Red Magic 3S, because although it has a really smaller display and a little bit lower resolution of 1080 x 1920px, it also counts with a little bit higher pixel density.
The nubia Red Magic 3S counts with a lot better camera than Huawei nova 2, because it has a bigger aperture, a lot higher video resolution and a lot higher resolution camera. The nubia Red Magic 3S has a lot bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Huawei nova 2, because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage capacity.
The nubia Red Magic 3S counts with a much longer battery performance than Huawei nova 2, because it has a 69 percent bigger battery capacity.
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