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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 81.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 10 |
| 2019-10-16 | 2020-04-27 |
| 6.76 x 3.09 x 0.38 inches | 6.27 x 2.88 x 0.34 inches |
| 7.58 ounces | 6.53 ounces |
| Cyber shade | Prism Crush black, Prism Crush blue, Prism Crush red and Prism Crush white |
| Aluminum | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 600.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 385 pixels per inch | 411 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ SM8150-AC chipset | MediaTek Helio P65 MT6768 chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2960 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A75 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 12 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Mali-G52 MC2 GPU |
| 9.81 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 7680 x 4320 (15 fps) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.88 | 10.89 |
| 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 | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 6.8 |
| 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, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy A31 is a bit better than nubia Red Magic 3S, getting a global score of 81.3 against 75.8. These phones use Android OS, but the Galaxy A31 has an older 10 version and nubia Red Magic 3S has Android 9.0 Pie version. The Galaxy A31 is a lighter and somewhat thinner phone than the nubia Red Magic 3S, although they were released with only 6 months difference.
The nubia Red Magic 3S has a little bit better performance than Galaxy A31, and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the nubia Red Magic 3S also has 8 GB more RAM memory. Nubia Red Magic 3S and Samsung Galaxy A31 both count with quite similar screens, because although the Samsung Galaxy A31 has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2400px and a bit greater quantity of pixels per inch in the screen.
Nubia Red Magic 3S features more memory capacity to install games and applications than Galaxy A31, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory capacity. Nubia Red Magic 3S and Galaxy A31 count with very similar battery durations. The nubia Red Magic 3S takes slightly better pictures and videos than Galaxy A31, and although they both have a 48 mega-pixels back camera and a 0.5 inches camera sensor, the nubia Red Magic 3S also has a larger aperture and a much higher video quality.
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