Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 79.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2019-10-16 | 2019-09-20 |
| 6.76 x 3.09 x 0.38 inches | 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 7.58 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Cyber shade | Prism crush black, Prism crush green, Prism crush violet and Prism crush white |
| Aluminum | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 600.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1560 x 720 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 385 pixels per inch | 268 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ SM8150-AC chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2960 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 12 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.81 | 8.91 |
| 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 | 25.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | -- |
| 7680 x 4320 (15 fps) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.88 | 9.68 |
| 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 | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy A30s is slightly better than nubia Red Magic 3S, getting a overall score of 79.8 against 75.8. The Galaxy A30s is a way thinner and way lighter device than the nubia Red Magic 3S, although both were released only a few months apart. Both devices in this comparison work with Android operating system, but Galaxy A30s has the older 11 version and nubia Red Magic 3S has Android 9.0 Pie.
The nubia Red Magic 3S counts with a better screen than Samsung Galaxy A30s, because it has a lot higher 1080 x 2340px resolution, a little bigger display and a higher pixel density. Samsung Galaxy A30s features a little bit more memory for applications, games, photos and videos than nubia Red Magic 3S, because although it has just 128 GB internal memory, it also counts with a slot for external memory cards that admits a maximum of 512 GB.
The nubia Red Magic 3S has a faster processing unit than Galaxy A30s, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the nubia Red Magic 3S also has more RAM. Nubia Red Magic 3S features improved battery lifetime than Galaxy A30s, because it has a 25% larger battery size. The nubia Red Magic 3S shoots way better videos and photos than Galaxy A30s, and although they both have the same camera aperture, the nubia Red Magic 3S also has a much better 7680x4320 video quality and a much higher resolution back facing camera.
Disclaimer: As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.