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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2019-10-16 | 2018-06-05 |
| 6.76 x 3.09 x 0.38 inches | 6.10 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 7.58 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Cyber shade | Black, Blue, Gold and White |
| Aluminum | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 600.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.2 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2248 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 385 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ SM8150-AC chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2960 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 12 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.81 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 56.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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 (960 fps) (HD) 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 | 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.36 |
| 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 |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Mi 8 has a global score of 83.3, which is a little bit better than nubia Red Magic 3S's 75.8 general score. Both phones in our current comparison have Android OS (Operating System), but Xiaomi Mi 8 has 10 version while nubia Red Magic 3S has Android 9.0 Pie version. The Xiaomi Mi 8 is an older device than nubia Red Magic 3S, but Xiaomi was able to make it lighter and a lot thinner anyway.
Xiaomi Mi 8 counts with a little more vivid screen than nubia Red Magic 3S, because although it has a bit smaller screen and a little lower resolution of 1080 x 2248, it also counts with a bit higher pixels quantity in each inch in the display. The Xiaomi Mi 8 and nubia Red Magic 3S both feature extremely similar storage capacity for games and applications, both of them have equal 256 GB internal memory capacity.
Nubia Red Magic 3S counts with a little better processing power than Xiaomi Mi 8, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the nubia Red Magic 3S also has 6 GB more RAM. The nubia Red Magic 3S has a much better camera than Xiaomi Mi 8, because it has a way better video quality, a bigger aperture, a lot more megapixels camera and a way bigger camera sensor.
The nubia Red Magic 3S features a much longer battery lifetime than Xiaomi Mi 8, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
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