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| Global Score | |
| 78.1 | 76.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | Android 10 |
| 2018-04-27 | 2020-09-02 |
| 5.87 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches | 6.64 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 7.76 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Pink | Sonic silver |
| Glass and Metal | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 274.00 | $ 579.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2244 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 429 pixels per inch | 385 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP12 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") 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 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.36 | 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 |
Comparison review
The Huawei P20 has a general score of 78.1, which is a little bit better than the nubia Red Magic 5S's 76.2 global score. Both of these devices have Android OS, but the Huawei P20 has the newer 9.0 Pie version and nubia Red Magic 5S has Android 10, so it provides you lots of additional features and better performance. Although the Huawei P20 is notably older than nubia Red Magic 5S, it's design is noticeably lighter and incredibly thinner.
Nubia Red Magic 5S has a bit better CPU than Huawei P20, and although they both have the same number of cores, the nubia Red Magic 5S also has a greater amount of RAM. The nubia Red Magic 5S has a little more vivid display than Huawei P20, because although it has a little worse display density, it also counts with a bigger display and a bit higher 1080 x 2340 resolution.
Nubia Red Magic 5S takes way better photographs and videos than Huawei P20, and although they both have a F1.8 aperture, the nubia Red Magic 5S also has a much higher 7680x4320 video definition, a much bigger sensor and a way higher resolution back-facing camera. Huawei P20 and nubia Red Magic 5S both count with very similar memory for apps and games, they have equal 128 GB internal memory capacity.
The nubia Red Magic 5S counts with greater battery performance than Huawei P20, because it has a 32 percent more battery size.
The Huawei P20 is not only the best phones of the ones in this comparison, but it's also a bargain compared to the other ones.
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