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| Global Score | |
| 75.4 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | |
| Android 8.0 Oreo | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2018-03-19 | 2019-10-16 |
| 5.85 x 2.80 x 0.29 inches | 6.76 x 3.09 x 0.38 inches |
| 5.11 ounces | 7.58 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Pink | Cyber shade |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 200.00 | $ 600.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2280 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 435 pixels per inch | 385 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ SM8150-AC chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2960 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.81 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.78 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 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 | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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 3S has a general score of 75.8, which is a little bit better than the Huawei P20 Lite's score of 75.4. These devices come with Android OS (Operating System), but nubia Red Magic 3S has a more recent 9.0 Pie version and Huawei P20 Lite has Android 8.0 Oreo version. The nubia Red Magic 3S construction is newer than the Huawei P20 Lite's, although it's much heavier and a lot thicker.
The Huawei P20 Lite has a bit sharper display than nubia Red Magic 3S, because although it has a bit lower resolution of 1080 x 2280px and a bit smaller display, it also counts with a bit greater count of pixels per inch in the display. Nubia Red Magic 3S features just a little better processing power than Huawei P20 Lite, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the nubia Red Magic 3S also has more RAM memory.
Nubia Red Magic 3S captures greater photos and videos than Huawei P20 Lite, because it has a camera with way more mega-pixels, a lot higher video resolution and a much larger camera aperture for better captures and video in low light environments. Nubia Red Magic 3S has a much bigger memory capacity to install applications and games than Huawei P20 Lite, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage.
Nubia Red Magic 3S counts with a much longer battery life than Huawei P20 Lite, because it has a 5000mAh battery size.
Although nubia Red Magic 3S is a better device, it costs a lot more than the Huawei P20 Lite, and it doesn't have such a good price and quality relation as Huawei P20 Lite. If you are trying to save a few dollars, you can buy Huawei P20 Lite, giving up some specs and features, but you will get the most out of your savings.
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