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| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 77.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 11, 10 |
| 2019-05-27 | 2021-06-17 |
| 6.76 x 3.09 x 0.38 inches | 6.69 x 3.08 x 0.43 inches |
| 7.58 ounces | 8.18 ounces |
| Black and Red | Black and Forged Green |
| Aluminum | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 600.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 385 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 12 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Adreno 610 GPU |
| 9.72 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 7680 x 4320 (15 fps) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.88 | 11.22 |
| 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 | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 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, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Motorola Defy (2021) is slightly better than nubia Red Magic 3, having a general score of 77.2 against 75.6. Even though the Motorola Defy (2021) is newer than the nubia Red Magic 3, it's just a little bit heavier and somewhat thicker. These phones work with Android OS, but the Motorola Defy (2021) has older 11 version and nubia Red Magic 3 has Android 9.0 Pie version.
Nubia Red Magic 3 features a much better looking display than Motorola Defy (2021), because it has a better quantity of pixels per inch of screen, a quite larger screen and a way better 1080 x 2340 resolution. The nubia Red Magic 3 features a quite bigger memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Motorola Defy (2021), because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with more internal memory.
Nubia Red Magic 3 has a little bit better hardware performance than Motorola Defy (2021), and although they both have the same number of cores, the nubia Red Magic 3 also has a greater amount of RAM memory. The nubia Red Magic 3 takes slightly better photos and videos than Motorola Defy (2021), because although it has a smaller sensor which provides a lower image and video quality, and they both have a same resolution back camera and a F1.7 diafragm aperture, the nubia Red Magic 3 also counts with a much higher video definition.
The Motorola Defy (2021) features a battery lifetime that is very similar to the nubia Red Magic 3 one.
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