Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 75.7 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | |
| Android 10 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2020-04-21 | 2018-04-27 |
| 6.64 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches | 5.87 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches |
| 7.69 ounces | 5.82 ounces |
| Hot Rod red and Eclipse black | Black, Blue, Gold and Pink |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 579.00 | $ 274.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2244 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 385 pixels per inch | 429 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 8.2 |
| 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 | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Mali-G72 MP12 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 | 12.00 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, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 5.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | 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
The Huawei P20 has a score of 78.1, which is a bit better than the nubia Red Magic 5G's general score of 75.7. Despite of the fact that the Huawei P20 is older than the nubia Red Magic 5G, it's design is notably lighter and notably thinner. Both devices we are comparing here work with Android operating system, but Huawei P20 has a more recent 9.0 Pie version while nubia Red Magic 5G has Android 10 version, so it gives you a lot of extra features.
Nubia Red Magic 5G counts with just a bit better hardware performance than Huawei P20, and although they both have 8 cores, the nubia Red Magic 5G also has a higher amount of RAM memory. The nubia Red Magic 5G counts with just a bit better screen than Huawei P20, because although it has a bit less pixels per inch in the display, it also counts with a slightly higher resolution of 1080 x 2340 and a larger screen.
Nubia Red Magic 5G has a lot better camera than Huawei P20, and although they both have the same video resolution and a F1.8 diafragm aperture, the nubia Red Magic 5G also has a much more MP back facing camera, a way larger sensor taking more light and vivid colors and better 60 fps video frame rate.
The nubia Red Magic 5G and the Huawei P20 count with extremely similar memory to install applications and games, both of them have exactly the same 128 GB internal memory capacity. Nubia Red Magic 5G features greater battery lifetime than Huawei P20, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity against 3400mAh.
Even being the best phone of the ones we are comparing here, Huawei P20 is also a lot cheaper.
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