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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 |
| 5.60 x 2.71 x 0.27 inches | 6.64 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches |
| 5.04 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 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 |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 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 | |
| 2950mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 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
The nubia Red Magic 5S has a global score of 76.2, which is a bit better than Huawei nova 2's global score of 74.2. Even though nubia Red Magic 5S is much newer than the Huawei nova 2, it is notably heavier and extremely thicker. Both of these devices have Android OS, but nubia Red Magic 5S has an older 10 version and Huawei nova 2 has Android 7.0 Nougat version.
The nubia Red Magic 5S features a little sharper screen than Huawei nova 2, because although it has a quite lower pixel count per inch of display, it also counts with a bit higher 1080 x 2340 resolution and a way larger screen. Nubia Red Magic 5S counts with a little better performance than Huawei nova 2, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the nubia Red Magic 5S also has more RAM memory.
The nubia Red Magic 5S features a little bit better storage to store more apps and games than Huawei nova 2, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 64 GB more internal storage capacity. The nubia Red Magic 5S features a much longer battery duration than Huawei nova 2, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity instead of 2950mAh.
The nubia Red Magic 5S takes greater videos and photos than Huawei nova 2, and although they both have a F1.8 diafragm aperture, the nubia Red Magic 5S also has a way better video quality and a much higher resolution back camera.
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