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| Global Score | |
| 83.4 | 76.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | |
| Android 10 | Android 10 |
| 2020-06-17 | 2020-09-02 |
| 6.39 x 2.95 x 0.34 inches | 6.64 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches |
| 6.67 ounces | 7.76 ounces |
| Crush green, Midnight black and Space silver | Sonic silver |
| -- | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 579.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | AMOLED |
| 405 pixels per inch | 385 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 820 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A76 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G57 MP6 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.59 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 |
| 11.22 | 12.32 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, 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 |
| 10.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 4500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | 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
Huawei P40 lite 5G is a little bit better than nubia Red Magic 5S, with an 83.4 score against 76.2. Both phones we compare here have the same Android 10 OS (Operating System), so you shouldn't notice any differences in that aspect. Huawei P40 lite 5G is a lighter and somewhat thinner device than nubia Red Magic 5S, even though both of them were released with only a couple of months difference.
The nubia Red Magic 5S has a bit superior processing unit than Huawei P40 lite 5G, and although they both have the same number of cores, the nubia Red Magic 5S also has 2 GB more RAM memory. The nubia Red Magic 5S features just a bit better display than Huawei P40 lite 5G, because although it has a little lower resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels and a little bit worse count of pixels per inch in the display, it also counts with a quite bigger screen.
The nubia Red Magic 5S captures a bit better pictures and videos than Huawei P40 lite 5G, and although they both have the same resolution camera and a same size aperture, the nubia Red Magic 5S also has a lot higher video quality. Huawei P40 lite 5G and nubia Red Magic 5S both have quite similar memory capacity for games and applications, both of them have equal internal memory.
Nubia Red Magic 5S has just a bit better battery life than Huawei P40 lite 5G, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity against 4000mAh.
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