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| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 82.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2019-05-27 | 2018-08-27 |
| 6.76 x 3.09 x 0.38 inches | 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches |
| 7.58 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Black and Red | Black and White |
| Aluminum | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 600.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 385 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 12 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9.72 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") 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 | -- |
| 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 | 3700mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.68 |
| 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A8 Star is a bit better than nubia Red Magic 3, with an 82.1 score against 75.6. Both of these phones come with the same Android 9.0 Pie OS (Operating System), so both should provide you identical OS features. The Galaxy A8 Star is an older phone than nubia Red Magic 3, but it is thinner and somewhat lighter anyway.
The nubia Red Magic 3 has a little faster CPU than Galaxy A8 Star, and although they both have the same number of cores, the nubia Red Magic 3 also has a larger amount of RAM memory. The nubia Red Magic 3 features a slightly better looking display than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has a bit worse screen pixels density, it also counts with a little bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels and a little larger display.
Nubia Red Magic 3 shoots much clearer videos and photos than Galaxy A8 Star, and although they both have the same aperture, the nubia Red Magic 3 also has a back camera with lot more megapixels, a much bigger sensor providing a much higher image quality and a way higher 7680x4320 video quality. Nubia Red Magic 3 features more memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with 192 GB more internal memory.
Nubia Red Magic 3 has improved battery performance than Galaxy A8 Star, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
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