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| Global Score | |
| 75.7 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | |
| Android 10 | Android 8.1 Oreo |
| 2020-04-21 | 2018-07-18 |
| 6.64 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches | 6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches |
| 7.69 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Hot Rod red and Eclipse black | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 579.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 385 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Mali-G72 MP12 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 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 | -- |
| 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 | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 12.32 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | -- |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | -- |
| 10.7 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Huawei nova 3 is a little bit better than nubia Red Magic 5G, with a 76.3 score against 75.7. Huawei nova 3's design is extremely thinner and extremely lighter than nubia Red Magic 5G, although it was released around 21 months before. Both of these devices use Android operating system, but Huawei nova 3 has a more recent 8.1 Oreo version while nubia Red Magic 5G has Android 10 version, so it provides the user some extra features.
Nubia Red Magic 5G counts with just a little better processing power than Huawei nova 3, and although they both have 8 cores, the nubia Red Magic 5G also has a larger amount of RAM. The nubia Red Magic 5G has a bit sharper screen than Huawei nova 3, because although it has a just a bit worse display density, and they both have an equal resolution of 1080 x 2340px, the nubia Red Magic 5G also counts with a bit larger display.
Huawei nova 3 counts with a lot bigger memory to store more apps and games than nubia Red Magic 5G, and although they both have the same internal storage capacity, the Huawei nova 3 also has a SD memory slot that holds up to 256 GB. Nubia Red Magic 5G features better battery duration than Huawei nova 3, because it has a 4500mAh battery size against 3750mAh.
Nubia Red Magic 5G has a very superior camera than Huawei nova 3, and although they both have a same size camera aperture and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution, the nubia Red Magic 5G also has better video frame rates and a camera in the back with way more megapixels.
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