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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 77 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2019-10-16 | 2019-04-05 |
| 6.76 x 3.09 x 0.38 inches | 6.02 x 2.86 x 0.29 inches |
| 7.58 ounces | 5.61 ounces |
| Cyber shade | Black, Blue and White |
| Aluminum | Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 600.00 | $ 491.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.2 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2312 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 385 pixels per inch | 412 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ SM8150-AC chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 710 chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2960 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 12 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Mali-G51 MP4 GPU |
| 9.81 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 24.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 7680 x 4320 (15 fps) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.88 | 9.13 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3340mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Huawei P30 Lite is a little bit better than nubia Red Magic 3S, getting a 77 score against 75.8. Both phones in this review come with the same Android 9.0 Pie OS (Operating System). The Huawei P30 Lite is a incredibly lighter and a lot thinner phone than nubia Red Magic 3S, even when both of them were released with only 6 months difference.
Huawei P30 Lite has a screen that is very similar to the screen in nubia Red Magic 3S, because although the Huawei P30 Lite has a little bit smaller display and a little bit worse resolution of 1080 x 2312 pixels, it also counts with a quite greater display density. Huawei P30 Lite counts with a bit bigger storage for games and applications than nubia Red Magic 3S, because although it has 0 less internal memory, it also counts with a SD memory card expansion slot that allows a maximum of 512 GB.
The nubia Red Magic 3S counts with a bit faster CPU than Huawei P30 Lite, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the nubia Red Magic 3S also has 8 GB more RAM memory. The nubia Red Magic 3S features a much better battery life than Huawei P30 Lite, because it has a 50% bigger battery size. Nubia Red Magic 3S captures much better photographs and videos than Huawei P30 Lite, and although they both have the same back camera sensor size, the nubia Red Magic 3S also has a lot higher 7680x4320 video resolution, a much better 48 MP resolution camera and a larger camera aperture for better low-light captures.
Huawei P30 Lite is not only the best phones between the ones we are comparing here, but it's also very cheap compared to the other phones, making it an easy decision.
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