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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 82.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Android 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-10-16 | 2017-10-19 |
| 6.76 x 3.09 x 0.38 inches | 6.22 x 3.02 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.58 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Cyber shade | Black and White |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 600.00 | $ 152.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2880 x 1440 pixels |
| AMOLED | P-OLED |
| 385 pixels per inch | 537 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ SM8150-AC chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2960 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 12 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.81 | 9.27 |
| 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 | 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.38 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 | 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), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3520mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.52 |
| 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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Google Pixel 2 XL is slightly better than nubia Red Magic 3S, getting an 82.5 score against 75.8. Google Pixel 2 XL is an older cellphone than nubia Red Magic 3S, but it is thinner and lighter anyway. The Google Pixel 2 XL has a little more vivid screen than nubia Red Magic 3S, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a higher resolution of 1440 x 2880 and more pixels per display inch.
The nubia Red Magic 3S features a bit faster CPU than Google Pixel 2 XL, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the nubia Red Magic 3S also has 8 GB more RAM memory. The nubia Red Magic 3S shoots greater photographs and videos than Google Pixel 2 XL, because it has a much better resolution back camera, a bigger diafragm aperture to capture better photography in poorly lited situations, a way bigger back-facing camera sensor and a lot better video definition.
Nubia Red Magic 3S features a much greater memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Google Pixel 2 XL, because it has 256 GB internal storage capacity. Nubia Red Magic 3S has a very superior battery life than Google Pixel 2 XL, because it has a 5000mAh battery size.
Google Pixel 2 XL not only is the best phones between the ones we are comparing here, but it's also a lot cheaper.
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