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| Global Score | |
| 72.9 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2016-04-16 | 2019-10-16 |
| 5.71 x 2.79 x 0.27 inches | 6.76 x 3.09 x 0.38 inches |
| 5.08 ounces | 7.58 ounces |
| Gold, Gray, Pink and Silver | Cyber shade |
| Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 600.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 385 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 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 |
| 3 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.81 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.88 | 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 | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| 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 nubia Red Magic 3S has an overall score of 75.8, which is just a bit better than the Huawei P9's 72.9 overall score. Nubia Red Magic 3S's design is extremely newer than the Huawei P9's, although it is heavier and way thicker. Huawei P9 features a bit better screen than nubia Red Magic 3S, because although it has a really smaller display and a quite lower resolution of 1080 x 1920px, it also counts with a just a bit better pixels amount in each display inch.
The nubia Red Magic 3S counts with a lot bigger memory for apps and games than Huawei P9, because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with 224 GB more internal memory capacity. The nubia Red Magic 3S counts with a bit better performance than Huawei P9, and although they both have the same number of cores, the nubia Red Magic 3S also has more RAM.
Nubia Red Magic 3S shoots much clearer videos and photos than Huawei P9, because it has a back camera with a much higher resolution, a way larger back camera sensor capturing way better quality videos and photos, a way higher video definition and a much larger camera aperture to take better images and videos in poorly lited environments.
The nubia Red Magic 3S counts with a way better battery performance than Huawei P9, because it has a 67% bigger battery capacity.
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