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| Global Score | |
| 73.7 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2018-08-18 | 2019-10-16 |
| 6.20 x 2.96 x 0.30 inches | 6.76 x 3.09 x 0.38 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 7.58 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Cyber shade |
| Glass and Metal | Aluminum |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 600.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 385 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 710 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ SM8150-AC chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2960 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Mali-G51 MP4 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.81 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.18 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.20 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 |
| 9.13 | 11.88 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 2.4 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3340mAh Nano SIM Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 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 |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Nubia Red Magic 3S has an overall score of 75.8, which is just a bit better than the Huawei nova 3i's global score of 73.7. Both of these phones use Android OS (operating system), but the nubia Red Magic 3S has 9.0 Pie version while Huawei nova 3i has Android 8.1 Oreo. Nubia Red Magic 3S's construction is newer than the Huawei nova 3i's, but it is a lot heavier and incredibly thicker.
The nubia Red Magic 3S counts with just a bit better hardware performance than Huawei nova 3i, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the nubia Red Magic 3S also has 8 GB more RAM memory. Huawei nova 3i and nubia Red Magic 3S have extremely similar screens, because although the nubia Red Magic 3S has a just a bit worse display density, and they both have exactly the same resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels, it also counts with a bit larger display.
Nubia Red Magic 3S takes greater photographs and videos than Huawei nova 3i, because it has a much larger camera aperture to capture better photography in low-light environments, a camera with a much higher 48 MP resolution and a lot better 7680x4320 video quality. Nubia Red Magic 3S counts with slightly more memory to install applications and games than Huawei nova 3i, because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory capacity.
The nubia Red Magic 3S features a much better battery performance than Huawei nova 3i, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity against 3340mAh.
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