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| Global Score | |
| 81 | 76.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | |
| Android 11 | Android 10 |
| 2021-10-20 | 2020-09-02 |
| 6.30 x 2.90 x 0.31 inches | 6.64 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches |
| 6.17 ounces | 7.76 ounces |
| Black, Green, Starry Blue and Violet | Sonic silver |
| -- | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 579.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | AMOLED |
| 390 pixels per inch | 385 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 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 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (15 fps) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.11 | 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 | |
| 4300mAh Battery | 4500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.16 | 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 has a general score of 81, which is slightly better than nubia Red Magic 5S's overall score of 76.2. The Huawei Nova 9 construction is newer, a lot lighter and somewhat thinner than the nubia Red Magic 5S. Both of these phones work with Android OS (Operating System), but Huawei Nova 9 has the newer 11 version and nubia Red Magic 5S has Android 10 version, so it gives some nice extra features.
Nubia Red Magic 5S features a bit more powerful processor than Huawei Nova 9. They have a 8 GB RAM and 8 CPU cores. The nubia Red Magic 5S has a little more vivid display than Huawei Nova 9, because although it has a quite inferior pixel count in each screen inch, and they both have the same 1080 x 2340 resolution, the nubia Red Magic 5S also counts with a little bit larger display.
Nubia Red Magic 5S captures much better pictures and videos than Huawei Nova 9, because it has a back camera with much more mega pixels, a way better 7680x4320 video definition and a bigger aperture to take better low-light photos and video. Huawei Nova 9 and nubia Red Magic 5S both have really similar storage for apps and games, both of them have exactly the same internal storage capacity.
The nubia Red Magic 5S counts with just a bit better battery lifetime than Huawei Nova 9, because it has a 4500mAh battery size.
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