Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2019-05-27 | 2016-03-11 |
| 6.76 x 3.09 x 0.38 inches | 5.94 x 2.86 x 0.30 inches |
| 7.58 ounces | 5.54 ounces |
| Black and Red | Black, Black pearl, Coral blue, Gold, Pink gold, Silver and White |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 600.00 | $ 336.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 385 pixels per inch | 534 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 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 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 8.56 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.4 inches (1/2.5") 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 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.88 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.8 | 5.6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| 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
Galaxy S7 edge is just a bit better than nubia Red Magic 3, with a 78.1 score against 75.6. Both phones we are comparing work with Android operating system, but the Galaxy S7 edge has 8.0 Oreo version and nubia Red Magic 3 has Android 9.0 Pie version. Even though the Galaxy S7 edge is much older than nubia Red Magic 3, it's body is extremely thinner and incredibly lighter.
The nubia Red Magic 3 has a bit faster processing unit than Samsung Galaxy S7 edge, because it has more processing cores and a larger amount of RAM memory. Galaxy S7 edge counts with a bit better looking display than nubia Red Magic 3, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a higher quantity of pixels per inch of display and a higher resolution of 1440 x 2560 pixels.
Nubia Red Magic 3 has a much better camera than Galaxy S7 edge, and although they both have a same size aperture, the nubia Red Magic 3 also has a camera with a much higher 48 mega pixels resolution, a lot higher 7680x4320 video quality and a bigger camera sensor taking higher quality videos and photographs.
Nubia Red Magic 3 features a lot bigger memory to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy S7 edge, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with more internal storage. Nubia Red Magic 3 has a much better battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy S7 edge, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity.
Despite of being the best phone of the ones we are comparing here, Samsung Galaxy S7 edge is also by far the cheapest one, which makes this phone a no doubt choice.
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