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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-10-16 | 2017-01-13 |
| 6.76 x 3.09 x 0.38 inches | 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.58 ounces | 5.61 ounces |
| Cyber shade | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Aluminum | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 600.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 385 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ SM8150-AC chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2960 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 12 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 9.81 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.90 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 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) is just a bit better than the nubia Red Magic 3S, getting a 75.8 score against 75.8. Although the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) is older than the nubia Red Magic 3S, it's construction is somewhat thinner and much lighter. Nubia Red Magic 3S features a little better performance than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the nubia Red Magic 3S also has more RAM memory.
Galaxy A5 (2017) and nubia Red Magic 3S both count with extremely similar screens, because although the Galaxy A5 (2017) has a bit lower resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels and a way smaller screen, it also counts with a bit better screen pixel density. Nubia Red Magic 3S counts with a lot bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage capacity.
Nubia Red Magic 3S has a much longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a 67 percent larger battery capacity. The nubia Red Magic 3S features a way better camera than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a bigger diafragm aperture, a back camera with a way better 48 mega pixels resolution and a much higher 7680x4320 video resolution.
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