Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 86.4 | 76.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | |
| Android 10 | Android 10 |
| 2020-04-07 | 2020-09-02 |
| 5.86 x 2.80 x 0.33 inches | 6.64 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches |
| 6.17 ounces | 7.76 ounces |
| Black, Blush gold, Deep Sea blue, Ice white and Silver frost | Sonic silver |
| Glass and Metal | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 244.00 | $ 579.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | AMOLED |
| 422 pixels per inch | 385 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP16 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 23.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.78 inches (1/1.28") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (15 fps) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 12.21 | 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 | |
| 3800mAh Battery | 4500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.76 | 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
The Huawei P40 is much better than nubia Red Magic 5S, with an 86.4 score against 76.2. The Huawei P40 is a a lot lighter and thinner cellphone than nubia Red Magic 5S, even though both were released only a few months apart. These devices have the same Android 10 OS, so both of them should provide identical operating system features.
Nubia Red Magic 5S counts with a bit more vivid display than Huawei P40, because although it has a bit inferior count of pixels per inch of display, and they both have the same 1080 x 2340 resolution, the nubia Red Magic 5S also counts with a little larger display. The nubia Red Magic 5S and Huawei P40 count with really similar processors, and although the nubia Red Magic 5S has a greater amount of RAM memory, they both have a Octa-Core processor.
Nubia Red Magic 5S captures a little bit better pictures and videos than Huawei P40, because although it has a much smaller back-facing camera sensor capturing lot lower quality images, it also counts with a camera with a way higher resolution, a bigger camera aperture and a much higher 7680x4320 video quality.
The nubia Red Magic 5S's storage for games and applications is just as good as the Huawei P40 one, they have equal 128 GB internal memory. Nubia Red Magic 5S counts with a bit longer battery duration than Huawei P40, because it has an 18 percent bigger battery size.
Despite of being the best phone of the ones in this comparison, Huawei P40 is also a bargain compared to others.
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