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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 79.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 14 |
| 2019-10-16 | 2024-01-08 |
| 6.76 x 3.09 x 0.38 inches | 6.45 x 3.02 x 0.35 inches |
| 7.58 ounces | 7.94 ounces |
| Cyber shade | Phantom Black and Rebel Grey |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 600.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | OLED |
| 385 pixels per inch | 387 pixels per inch |
| -- | 2500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 9.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ SM8150-AC chipset | QualcommSnapdragon 8 Gen 3 SM8650-AB (3 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2960 MHz) processor | processor |
| 12 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Adreno 750 GPU |
| 9.81 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 24.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.64 inches (1/1.56") sensor |
| 7680 x 4320 (15 fps) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 11.88 | 12.54 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.8 | 7.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Asus ROG Phone 8 is slightly better than the nubia Red Magic 3S, having a 79.5 score against 75.8. Even though Asus ROG Phone 8 is a little bit heavier than the nubia Red Magic 3S, it's a bit thinner and also newer. Both of these phones include Android OS (operating system), but Asus ROG Phone 8 has 14 version and nubia Red Magic 3S has Android 9.0 Pie.
Nubia Red Magic 3S features a way better hardware performance than Asus ROG Phone 8. Both of them have a Octa-Core processing unit and the same RAM memory amount. The Asus ROG Phone 8 counts with a sharper display than nubia Red Magic 3S, because it has a little higher 1080 x 2400 resolution, a quite bigger display and a little bit greater pixels density.
Asus ROG Phone 8 captures clearer pictures and videos than nubia Red Magic 3S, because although it has a smaller aperture, and they both have the same video resolution, the Asus ROG Phone 8 also counts with a camera with more mega-pixels, better video frame rate and a way bigger camera sensor shooting lot higher quality pictures.
Asus ROG Phone 8's storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos is just as good as the nubia Red Magic 3S one, both have the same internal memory capacity. The Asus ROG Phone 8 features a bit longer battery duration than nubia Red Magic 3S, because it has 5500mAh of battery capacity against 5000mAh.
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