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| Global Score | |
| 79.3 | 76.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | |
| HarmonyOS 2 | Android 10 |
| 2021-09-20 | 2020-09-02 |
| 6.43 x 2.93 x 0.31 inches | 6.64 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches |
| 6.56 ounces | 7.76 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Green and Violet | Sonic silver |
| -- | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 579.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2676 x 1236 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | AMOLED |
| 440 pixels per inch | 385 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G SM7325 (6 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| Kryo670, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 642L GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 23.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (15 fps) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 12.32 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 4500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | 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 Huawei nova 9 Pro is just a bit better than the nubia Red Magic 5S, having a 79.3 score against 76.2. Huawei nova 9 Pro is a newer cellphone, and it's also lighter and thinner than the nubia Red Magic 5S. Huawei nova 9 Pro has HarmonyOS 2 operating system, and nubia Red Magic 5S works with Android 10 operating system.
The nubia Red Magic 5S features a bit more vivid screen than Huawei nova 9 Pro, although it has a quite lower 1080 x 2340 resolution and a just a little less pixels per inch in the display, they both have a same size display. The nubia Red Magic 5S has just a bit better performance than Huawei nova 9 Pro. Both of them have the same number of cores and a 8 GB RAM.
Nubia Red Magic 5S and Huawei nova 9 Pro count with extremely similar memory to install applications and games, both of them have equal 128 GB internal memory capacity. The nubia Red Magic 5S counts with a bit superior battery life than Huawei nova 9 Pro, because it has a 13% larger battery size. Nubia Red Magic 5S captures much clearer videos and photos than Huawei nova 9 Pro, because it has a back-facing camera with much more mega-pixels, a bigger camera aperture to take better captures and video in low-light situations and a way higher 7680x4320 video resolution.
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