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| Global Score | |
| 75.7 | 85 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-04-21 | 2017-09-22 |
| 6.64 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches | 5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 inches |
| 7.69 ounces | 5.22 ounces |
| Hot Rod red and Eclipse black | Gold, Red, Silver and Space gray |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 579.00 | $ 849.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1334 x 750 pixels |
| AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 385 pixels per inch | 326 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset | Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | 64-bit Monsoon and Mistral, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2390 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Apple 3-core GPU GPU |
| 9.63 | 10.08 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 12.32 | 10.12 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, 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 |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 1821mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.32 | 3.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | 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
The iPhone 8 is better than the nubia Red Magic 5G, with an 85 score against 75.7. Despite of the fact that the iPhone 8 is extremely older than nubia Red Magic 5G, it's body is a lot lighter and way thinner. The iPhone 8 features just a bit better performance than nubia Red Magic 5G, because although it has less RAM and an inferior number of cores and slower, it also counts with a 64 bits processing unit.
The nubia Red Magic 5G has a bit sharper screen than iPhone 8, because although it has less bright display, it also counts with a just a bit greater display pixels density, a way higher 1080 x 2340 resolution and a way bigger display. The iPhone 8 has a much better storage capacity for apps and games than nubia Red Magic 5G, because it has 128 GB more internal memory capacity.
Nubia Red Magic 5G has a greater camera than iPhone 8, and although they both have the same (4K) video resolution, the same aperture and the same 60 fps video frame rate, the nubia Red Magic 5G also has a lot bigger sensor shooting way higher quality pictures and a back camera with a much higher resolution.
The nubia Red Magic 5G counts with a superior battery lifetime than iPhone 8, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity against 1821mAh.
Apple iPhone 8 is way more expensive than the nubia Red Magic 5G, but it's still a great choice, because you can get a lot more features for that extra money.
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