Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 72.1 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nokia | |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2018-12-21 | 2019-10-16 |
| 6.09 x 2.98 x 0.31 inches | 6.76 x 3.09 x 0.38 inches |
| 6.35 ounces | 7.58 ounces |
| Blue, Brown and Silver | Cyber shade |
| Glass and Plastic | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 600.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.2 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2280 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 407 pixels per inch | 385 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 SDM710 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ SM8150-AC chipset |
| Kryo 360, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2960 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Adreno 616 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.81 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.34 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (15 fps) video resolution |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) slow motion video |
| 9.68 | 11.88 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3500mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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 is just a bit better than the Nokia 8.1, with a 75.8 score against 72.1. Both phones in this review use Android OS (operating system), but the nubia Red Magic 3S has a newer 9.0 Pie version while Nokia 8.1 has Android 10 version, counting with some nice extra features and better performance. Although the nubia Red Magic 3S is newer than the Nokia 8.1, it's thicker and heavier.
Nubia Red Magic 3S features a display that is just as good as the screen in Nokia 8.1, because although the nubia Red Magic 3S has a little worse number of pixels per inch in the display, it also counts with a bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels and a bit bigger display. Nubia Red Magic 3S features just a bit better hardware performance than Nokia 8.1, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the nubia Red Magic 3S also has 8 GB more RAM.
Nubia Red Magic 3S has a greater storage capacity for applications and games than Nokia 8.1, because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage capacity. Nubia Red Magic 3S counts with a very superior battery duration than Nokia 8.1, because it has a 43% greater battery size.
Nubia Red Magic 3S captures much better videos and photos than Nokia 8.1, because it has a lot larger back-facing camera sensor providing a much better image quality, a bigger aperture for better low-light captures and videos, a back-facing camera with a much better resolution and a much better 7680x4320 video resolution.
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