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| Global Score | |
| 75.7 | 78.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Android 10 | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2020-04-21 | 2019-05-07 |
| 6.64 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches | 5.96 x 2.76 x 0.32 inches |
| 7.69 ounces | 5.19 ounces |
| Hot Rod red and Eclipse black | Black, Purple and White |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 579.00 | $ 186.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | OLED |
| 385 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 SDM670 chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Kryo 360, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Adreno 615 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 7.7 |
| 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 | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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 | 3000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 4.96 |
| 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
Google Pixel 3a has an overall score of 78.8, which is a bit better than the nubia Red Magic 5G's score of 75.7. Google Pixel 3a's design is noticeably lighter and thinner than nubia Red Magic 5G, despite of the fact that it was released around 12 months before. These phones use Android OS, but the Google Pixel 3a has a more recent 11 version while nubia Red Magic 5G has Android 10 version, so it gives lots of additional features.
The nubia Red Magic 5G counts with a little bit better screen than Google Pixel 3a, because although it has a little bit worse display pixels density, it also counts with a quite better resolution of 1080 x 2340px and a bigger screen. The nubia Red Magic 5G counts with a bit better CPU than Google Pixel 3a, and although they both have the same number of cores, the nubia Red Magic 5G also has 4 GB more RAM.
The nubia Red Magic 5G has a greater camera than Google Pixel 3a, and although they both have a F1.8 diafragm aperture and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution, the nubia Red Magic 5G also has faster video frame rate, a much bigger camera sensor which offers a lot better image and video quality and a camera in the back with a way higher 64 mega pixels resolution.
The nubia Red Magic 5G counts with a much bigger memory to store more apps and games than Google Pixel 3a, because it has 128 GB internal storage capacity. The nubia Red Magic 5G features a very superior battery lifetime than Google Pixel 3a, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity.
The Google Pixel 3a not only is the best phones of the ones we are comparing here, but it's also a bargain compared to the other phones.
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