Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 75.7 | 79.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | |
| Android 10 | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2020-04-21 | 2018-10-26 |
| 6.64 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches | 6.23 x 3.04 x 0.33 inches |
| 7.69 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Hot Rod red and Eclipse black | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 579.00 | $ 519.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2244 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 385 pixels per inch | 383 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | 820 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Mali-G76 MP10 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.45 |
| 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 | 12.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") 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 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 12.32 | 10.01 |
| 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 | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| 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
Huawei Mate 20 is slightly better than nubia Red Magic 5G, getting a score of 79.5 against 75.7. The Huawei Mate 20 is an older cellphone than nubia Red Magic 5G, but it is thinner and lighter anyway. Both phones we are comparing here come with Android OS, but the Huawei Mate 20 has newer 9.0 Pie version and nubia Red Magic 5G has Android 10.
Nubia Red Magic 5G has a little bit better performance than Huawei Mate 20, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the nubia Red Magic 5G also has a higher amount of RAM memory. Huawei Mate 20 has just a bit better looking display than nubia Red Magic 5G, because although it has a bit inferior number of pixels per screen inch, a quite lower 1080 x 2244 resolution and a little smaller display, it also counts with a brighter screen.
Huawei Mate 20 counts with as much memory for games and applications as the nubia Red Magic 5G, both have the same internal storage. Nubia Red Magic 5G captures much better videos and photos than Huawei Mate 20, and although they both have the same camera aperture and the same (4K) video resolution, the nubia Red Magic 5G also has a lot more megapixels back facing camera, a way larger camera sensor which provides a way higher image and video quality and faster 60 frames per second video frame rate.
Nubia Red Magic 5G has a bit longer battery life than Huawei Mate 20, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity.
The Huawei Mate 20 not only is the best devices between the ones we are comparing, but it's also cheap compared to the other phone.
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