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| Global Score | |
| 79.2 | 76.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | |
| Android 10 | Android 10 |
| 2020-09-28 | 2020-09-02 |
| 6.52 x 3.03 x 0.36 inches | 6.64 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches |
| 7.27 ounces | 7.76 ounces |
| Blush gold, Crush green and Midnight black | Sonic silver |
| -- | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 579.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 385 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 710A chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2000 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 |
| 9.09 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.14 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 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 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.33 | 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 4500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Huawei P Smart (2021) has a general score of 79.2, which is a little bit better than nubia Red Magic 5S's 76.2 score. Both devices we are comparing here work with the same Android 10 OS, so they should provide you very similar operating system features. Huawei P Smart (2021)'s design is just a bit lighter and a bit thinner than the nubia Red Magic 5S, even when both were released with only a couple months difference.
Nubia Red Magic 5S features a bit sharper display than Huawei P Smart (2021), although it has a little lower 1080 x 2340 resolution and a bit worse screen density, they both have a same size display. Nubia Red Magic 5S features a bit better processing power than Huawei P Smart (2021), and although they both have the same number of cores, the nubia Red Magic 5S also has more RAM memory.
Huawei P Smart (2021) features a way bigger memory capacity for applications and games than nubia Red Magic 5S, and although they both have equal internal memory, the Huawei P Smart (2021) also has a slot for an external memory card that admits up to 512 GB. Huawei P Smart (2021) has a bit longer battery performance than nubia Red Magic 5S, because it has an 11% bigger battery capacity.
Nubia Red Magic 5S captures a little bit better videos and photos than Huawei P Smart (2021), and although they both have the same aperture, the nubia Red Magic 5S also has a bigger camera sensor providing a better image quality, a way more megapixels back facing camera and a lot better video resolution.
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