Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 75.4 | 76.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | |
| Android 8.0 Oreo | Android 10 |
| 2018-03-19 | 2020-09-02 |
| 5.85 x 2.80 x 0.29 inches | 6.64 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches |
| 5.11 ounces | 7.76 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Pink | Sonic silver |
| Aluminum and Glass | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 200.00 | $ 579.00 |
| 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 |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.78 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 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 | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | 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 |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The nubia Red Magic 5S is a little bit better than Huawei P20 Lite, getting a 76.2 score against 75.4. Nubia Red Magic 5S's design is notably newer, but a lot thicker and notably heavier than Huawei P20 Lite. Both devices in this comparison have Android OS (operating system), but the nubia Red Magic 5S has older 10 version while Huawei P20 Lite has Android 8.0 Oreo.
Nubia Red Magic 5S features a slightly better display than Huawei P20 Lite, because although it has a little bit worse screen density, it also counts with a larger screen and a slightly better 1080 x 2340 pixels resolution. The nubia Red Magic 5S counts with a bit faster CPU than Huawei P20 Lite, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the nubia Red Magic 5S also has a higher amount of RAM.
The nubia Red Magic 5S has a very superior camera than Huawei P20 Lite, because it has a bigger aperture for better photos and video in low light situations, a lot better 7680x4320 video resolution and a back camera with much more mega pixels. Huawei P20 Lite features a little bit better storage for apps and games than nubia Red Magic 5S, because although it has less internal memory capacity, it also counts with a SD extension slot that admits up to 256 GB.
The nubia Red Magic 5S counts with a really longer battery performance than Huawei P20 Lite, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity.
Although nubia Red Magic 5S is a better device, it costs a lot more money than the Huawei P20 Lite, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as the Huawei P20 Lite. If you want to save some money, you can get the Huawei P20 Lite, letting go some specs and features, but you will get the most with your budget.
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