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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-10-16 | 2018-01-06 |
| 6.76 x 3.09 x 0.38 inches | 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches |
| 7.58 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Cyber shade | Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 600.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 385 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ SM8150-AC chipset | Samsung Exynos 5 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 | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Mali-G71 GPU |
| 9.81 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm 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 | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 4.96 |
| 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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy A8 (2018) is just a bit better than the nubia Red Magic 3S, having a score of 79.2 against 75.8. Although Galaxy A8 (2018) is older than nubia Red Magic 3S, it's body is lighter and thinner. The nubia Red Magic 3S counts with a little faster processor than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the nubia Red Magic 3S also has more RAM memory.
Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) counts with a bit more vivid screen than nubia Red Magic 3S, because although it has a little smaller display and a little lower 1080 x 2220 resolution, it also counts with a just a little better display pixel density. The nubia Red Magic 3S has a lot better camera than Galaxy A8 (2018), and although they both have the same diafragm aperture, the nubia Red Magic 3S also has a much higher 7680x4320 video resolution and a lot more mega pixels camera.
The nubia Red Magic 3S features a way bigger storage capacity for apps and games than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with 192 GB more internal storage. Nubia Red Magic 3S counts with a really longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a 5000mAh battery size against 3000mAh.
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