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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 79.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 5.1 |
| 2019-10-16 | 2015-09-02 |
| 6.76 x 3.09 x 0.38 inches | 6.08 x 2.99 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.58 ounces | 6.35 ounces |
| Cyber shade | Black, Gold and Gray |
| Aluminum | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 600.00 | $ 545.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2160 x 3840 pixels (4K) |
| AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 385 pixels per inch | 801 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.1 | 10.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ SM8150-AC chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2960 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 12 GB RAM | 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Adreno 430 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 9.81 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 8.56 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 23.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 7680 x 4320 (15 fps) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (60 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.88 | 10.56 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 7.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3430mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 630 hours standby time 15.2 hours talk time |
| 6.8 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Xperia Z5 Premium is a bit better than the nubia Red Magic 3S, getting a global score of 79.8 against 75.8. Xperia Z5 Premium is an a lot older device than nubia Red Magic 3S, but Sony could make it thinner and lighter anyway. These phones have Android OS (operating system), but Xperia Z5 Premium has an older 5.1 version while nubia Red Magic 3S has Android 9.0 Pie.
Nubia Red Magic 3S counts with just a bit better hardware performance than Xperia Z5 Premium, because although it has doesn't have an additional GPU, and they both have 8 processing cores, the nubia Red Magic 3S also counts with a greater amount of RAM memory. Xperia Z5 Premium has a way better looking display than nubia Red Magic 3S, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a lot greater display pixels density and a lot higher resolution of 3840 x 2160px.
Nubia Red Magic 3S counts with a lot bigger memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Sony Xperia Z5 Premium, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with more internal storage. Nubia Red Magic 3S has a much better camera than Xperia Z5 Premium, because it has a lot better video quality, a larger aperture, a bigger back camera sensor which gives a higher image and video quality and a lot more mega-pixels back facing camera.
The nubia Red Magic 3S features a very superior battery life than Sony Xperia Z5 Premium, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
Despite of being the best phone of the ones we are comparing here, Sony Xperia Z5 Premium is also a bit cheaper, making it easy to pick between these devices.
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