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| Global Score | |
| 79.5 | 76.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | |
| Android 10 | Android 10 |
| 2020-03-02 | 2020-09-02 |
| 6.27 x 3.00 x 0.34 inches | 6.64 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches |
| 6.46 ounces | 7.76 ounces |
| Crush green, Midnight black and Sakura pink | Sonic silver |
| Plastic and Plastic | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 244.00 | $ 579.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2310 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 398 pixels per inch | 385 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 810 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A76 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2270 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G52 MP6 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 | |
| 48.00 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 |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 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 |
| 10.89 | 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 | |
| 4200mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.08 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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 P40 Lite has an overall score of 79.5, which is slightly better than the nubia Red Magic 5S's 76.2 global score. Huawei P40 Lite's construction is somewhat thinner and somewhat lighter than the nubia Red Magic 5S, even when both were released with only a few months difference. These phones have the same Android 10 OS (Operating System).
The nubia Red Magic 5S has a slightly better looking screen than Huawei P40 Lite, because although it has a bit less pixels per inch of display, it also counts with a little larger screen and a slightly better resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels. The nubia Red Magic 5S features a bit superior CPU than Huawei P40 Lite, and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the nubia Red Magic 5S also has more RAM memory.
The nubia Red Magic 5S counts with a better camera than Huawei P40 Lite, and although they both have the same aperture, the nubia Red Magic 5S also has a bigger back-facing camera sensor providing a higher image quality, a much more mega pixels back-facing camera and a much higher 7680x4320 video definition.
The nubia Red Magic 5S counts with as much storage to store more apps and games as the Huawei P40 Lite one, both have exactly the same 128 GB internal memory capacity. The nubia Red Magic 5S counts with a little longer battery life than Huawei P40 Lite, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity.
Huawei P40 Lite not only is the best devices of the ones we are comparing, but it's also very cheap compared to the other ones, which makes it an easy decision.
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