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| Global Score | |
| 73.7 | 76.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | Android 10 |
| 2018-08-18 | 2020-09-02 |
| 6.20 x 2.96 x 0.30 inches | 6.64 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 7.76 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Sonic silver |
| Glass and Metal | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 579.00 |
| 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 |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 710 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G51 MP4 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.18 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.20 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 |
| 9.13 | 12.32 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 2.4 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3340mAh Nano SIM 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 |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Nubia Red Magic 5S is a bit better than Huawei nova 3i, with a general score of 76.2 against 73.7. Although nubia Red Magic 5S is way newer than the Huawei nova 3i, it is notably heavier and noticeably thicker. These phones have Android OS, but the nubia Red Magic 5S has the older 10 version while Huawei nova 3i has Android 8.1 Oreo.
Nubia Red Magic 5S counts with a bit better performance than Huawei nova 3i, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the nubia Red Magic 5S also has a greater amount of RAM memory. The nubia Red Magic 5S counts with a little sharper display than Huawei nova 3i, because although it has a little worse pixels amount per inch in the display, and they both have an equal 1080 x 2340px resolution, the nubia Red Magic 5S also counts with a quite bigger display.
Nubia Red Magic 5S features a very superior camera than Huawei nova 3i, because it has a much better video definition, a back-facing camera with a lot better 64 MP resolution and a bigger aperture. The Huawei nova 3i counts with a lot bigger memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than nubia Red Magic 5S, and although they both have equal 128 GB internal storage capacity, the Huawei nova 3i also has an external SD slot that allows a maximum of 256 GB.
The nubia Red Magic 5S has greater battery duration than Huawei nova 3i, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity instead of 3340mAh.
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