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| Global Score | |
| 75.7 | 82.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-04-21 | 2017-10-19 |
| 6.64 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches | 6.22 x 3.02 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.69 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Hot Rod red and Eclipse black | Black and White |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 579.00 | $ 152.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2880 x 1440 pixels |
| AMOLED | P-OLED |
| 385 pixels per inch | 537 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 12.32 | 9.79 |
| 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 | 3520mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 5.52 |
| 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 Google Pixel 2 XL is just a bit better than nubia Red Magic 5G, having a overall score of 82.5 against 75.7. Although the Google Pixel 2 XL is older than the nubia Red Magic 5G, it's design is lighter and somewhat thinner. The Google Pixel 2 XL has just a bit better display than nubia Red Magic 5G, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a higher pixels count per screen inch and a better resolution of 1440 x 2880 pixels.
Nubia Red Magic 5G counts with a bit faster processor than Google Pixel 2 XL, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the nubia Red Magic 5G also has 4 GB more RAM memory. Nubia Red Magic 5G has a much better camera than Google Pixel 2 XL, and although they both have a F1.8 aperture and the same 3840x2160 video quality, the nubia Red Magic 5G also has a lot higher 64 MP resolution camera, a much larger sensor capturing much higher quality videos and photographs and better 60 fps video frame rate.
The Google Pixel 2 XL's storage to install games and applications is very similar to nubia Red Magic 5G's one, both of them have exactly the same internal memory. Nubia Red Magic 5G counts with better battery performance than Google Pixel 2 XL, because it has a 28% greater battery size.
Google Pixel 2 XL not only is the best phones of the ones we are comparing here, but it's also very cheap compared to the other phones, which makes this phone a no doubt choice.
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