Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 76.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| LG | |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2019-05-27 | 2016-03-31 |
| 6.76 x 3.09 x 0.38 inches | 5.88 x 2.91 x 0.29 inches |
| 7.58 ounces | 5.61 ounces |
| Black and Red | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 600.00 | $ 499.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 5.3 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 385 pixels per inch | 554 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 8996 chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 12 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.72 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 12.76 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") 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 | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full 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 | 2800mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 4.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
LG G5 is just a bit better than the nubia Red Magic 3, getting a 76.1 score against 75.6. The LG G5 design is extremely thinner and a lot lighter than nubia Red Magic 3, although it was released many years before. These devices use Android OS (operating system), but LG G5 has the previous 8.0 Oreo version while nubia Red Magic 3 has Android 9.0 Pie.
The nubia Red Magic 3 counts with a little faster processing unit than LG G5, because it has a greater amount of RAM memory and a greater number of cores (and they are faster). LG G5 has a slightly better display than nubia Red Magic 3, because although it has a really smaller screen, it also counts with a greater pixels count per inch in the display and a better resolution of 1440 x 2560px.
The nubia Red Magic 3 shoots much clearer videos and photos than LG G5, because it has a bigger diafragm aperture, a much larger back-facing camera sensor which offers a way better photo and video quality, a lot more mega-pixels camera and a lot higher video resolution. Nubia Red Magic 3 has just a bit more storage to install games and applications than LG G5, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with more internal memory.
Nubia Red Magic 3 has a much better battery life than LG G5, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
Despite of being the best phone of the ones we are comparing here, LG G5 is also by far the cheapest, which makes it an obvious call.
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