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| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 79.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2019-05-27 | 2018-10-26 |
| 6.76 x 3.09 x 0.38 inches | 6.23 x 3.04 x 0.33 inches |
| 7.58 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Black and Red | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 600.00 | $ 519.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2244 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 385 pixels per inch | 383 pixels per inch |
| -- | 820 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor |
| 12 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Mali-G76 MP10 GPU |
| 9.72 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 7680 x 4320 (15 fps) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.88 | 10.01 |
| 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei Mate 20 is a little bit better than nubia Red Magic 3, with a 79.5 score against 75.6. These phones include the same Android 9.0 Pie operating system. Although the Huawei Mate 20 and the nubia Red Magic 3 were released only a couple months apart, the Huawei Mate 20 is somewhat thinner and lighter.
The nubia Red Magic 3 features a bit better CPU than Huawei Mate 20, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the nubia Red Magic 3 also has a greater amount of RAM memory. The Huawei Mate 20 has a bit better screen than nubia Red Magic 3, although it has a bit lower 1080 x 2244 pixels resolution, a quite lower pixels number in each inch in the display and a bit smaller display.
The nubia Red Magic 3 counts with a way bigger memory capacity to store more apps and games than Huawei Mate 20, because it has 256 GB internal storage. Nubia Red Magic 3 has a much better camera than Huawei Mate 20, because it has a camera in the back with way more megapixels, a bigger camera sensor capturing more light and vivid colors, a lot better video quality and a bigger diafragm aperture to take better images in low-light environments.
The nubia Red Magic 3 counts with superior battery life than Huawei Mate 20, because it has a 5000mAh battery size against 4000mAh.
The Huawei Mate 20 is not only the best phones of the ones we are comparing, but it's also the cheapest, making it a very good choice.
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