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| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 76.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Android 12 | Android 10 |
| 2023-07-11 | 2020-09-02 |
| 6.38 x 3.01 x 0.34 inches | 6.64 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches |
| 7.10 ounces | 7.76 ounces |
| -- | Sonic silver |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 579.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2412 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 394 pixels per inch | 385 pixels per inch |
| 1000 cd/m2 brightness | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SM8475 (4 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| 64-bit (Octa-Core 3200 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 730 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 9.81 | 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 |
| 24.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.64 inches (1/1.56") 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 |
| 11.99 | 12.32 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 9.6 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4700mAh Battery | 4500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.56 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | 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 has a global score of 76.2, which is slightly better than Nothing Phone (2)'s score of 75.6. Even being the best in this review, nubia Red Magic 5S is a noticeably older, a little heavier and thicker phone than Nothing Phone (2). These devices have Android OS, but nubia Red Magic 5S has the older 10 version while Nothing Phone (2) has Android 12.
The Nothing Phone (2) has a little better processing power than nubia Red Magic 5S. Both of them have the same number of cores and the same RAM memory amount. The Nothing Phone (2) has a little more vivid screen than nubia Red Magic 5S, and although they both have a display with the same size, the Nothing Phone (2) also has a lot brighter display, a bit better screen pixels density and a quite better resolution of 1080 x 2412.
The nubia Red Magic 5S has a bit better camera than Nothing Phone (2), because although it has a smaller sensor shooting worse quality photographs, it also counts with a lot higher video resolution, a bigger aperture and a camera with lot more megapixels. The nubia Red Magic 5S's memory capacity for games and applications is just as good as Nothing Phone (2)'s one, they have exactly the same internal memory.
Nothing Phone (2) features a bit superior battery lifetime than nubia Red Magic 5S, because it has 4700mAh of battery capacity.
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