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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 84.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-10-16 | 2018-10-20 |
| 6.76 x 3.09 x 0.38 inches | 6.29 x 3.02 x 0.30 inches |
| 7.58 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Cyber shade | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 600.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2220 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 | 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 2200 MHz) processor |
| 12 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.81 | 9.27 |
| 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 + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") 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 | 9.9 |
| 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 | 3300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.28 |
| 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) is better than nubia Red Magic 3S, with an 84.2 score against 75.8. Despite of the fact that the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) is older than nubia Red Magic 3S, it's design is noticeably lighter and much thinner. Nubia Red Magic 3S has a little bit better processing power than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018), and although they both have 8 cores, the nubia Red Magic 3S also has a larger amount of RAM.
Nubia Red Magic 3S and Galaxy A7 (2018) both have similar displays, because although the Galaxy A7 (2018) has a bit smaller display and a little bit worse 1080 x 2220px resolution, it also counts with a just a bit more pixels per inch of screen. The Galaxy A7 (2018) counts with a bit more storage for applications, games, photos and videos than nubia Red Magic 3S, because although it has less internal memory capacity, it also counts with a slot for external memory cards that allows up to 512 GB.
The nubia Red Magic 3S counts with a way better camera than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018), and although they both have a F1.7 aperture, the nubia Red Magic 3S also has a way more mega pixels back-facing camera, a lot better video definition and a much bigger sensor which provides a lot better image and video quality.
The nubia Red Magic 3S features a really longer battery life than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018), because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity against 3300mAh.
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