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| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | |
| Android 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2016-04-20 | 2019-10-16 |
| 6.00 x 2.96 x 0.27 inches | 6.76 x 3.09 x 0.38 inches |
| 5.71 ounces | 7.58 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and White | Cyber shade |
| Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 600.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 385 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 955 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ SM8150-AC chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2960 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.81 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.78 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (15 fps) video resolution |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 11.88 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.36 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| 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 nubia Red Magic 3S has an overall score of 75.8, which is slightly better than Huawei P9 Plus's 75.5 overall score. Nubia Red Magic 3S's construction is noticeably newer than Huawei P9 Plus's, although it is incredibly thicker and heavier. Both of these devices include Android operating system, but the nubia Red Magic 3S has a more recent 9.0 Pie version and Huawei P9 Plus has Android 7.0 Nougat version, providing you some extra features and better performance.
Nubia Red Magic 3S and Huawei P9 Plus count with extremely similar screens, because although the nubia Red Magic 3S has a little bit lower pixel density, it also counts with a slightly better resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels and a bigger screen. The nubia Red Magic 3S has a bit better performance than Huawei P9 Plus, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the nubia Red Magic 3S also has 8 GB more RAM memory.
The nubia Red Magic 3S features a way bigger storage to store more games and applications than Huawei P9 Plus, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage. The nubia Red Magic 3S shoots greater photos and videos than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has a camera with a lot better 48 mega pixels resolution, a way larger back camera sensor capturing more light and vivid colors, a lot higher video resolution and a lot larger camera aperture to capture better photography and video in low light environments.
Nubia Red Magic 3S features a superior battery performance than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has a 47 percent larger battery size.
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