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| Global Score | |
| 72.9 | 76.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2016-04-16 | 2020-09-02 |
| 5.71 x 2.79 x 0.27 inches | 6.64 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches |
| 5.08 ounces | 7.76 ounces |
| Gold, Gray, Pink and Silver | Sonic silver |
| Aluminum | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 579.00 |
| 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 |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 955 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.88 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (15 fps) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 12.32 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | 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 nubia Red Magic 5S is a bit better than the Huawei P9, getting a 76.2 score against 72.9. Nubia Red Magic 5S's construction is extremely newer than the Huawei P9's, but it's thicker and incredibly heavier. Nubia Red Magic 5S features a little faster processor than Huawei P9, and although they both have the same number of cores, the nubia Red Magic 5S also has more RAM memory.
Nubia Red Magic 5S has a little sharper display than Huawei P9, because although it has a quite lower screen pixel density, it also counts with a little bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels and a bigger display. The nubia Red Magic 5S takes much clearer photos and videos than Huawei P9, because it has a much larger back-facing camera sensor, a camera with lot more mega pixels, a way higher 7680x4320 video definition and a bigger aperture.
Nubia Red Magic 5S counts with a quite bigger storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Huawei P9, because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity. The nubia Red Magic 5S counts with a much better battery performance than Huawei P9, because it has a 4500mAh battery capacity.
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