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| Global Score | |
| 75.7 | 83.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | |
| Android 10 | Android 10 |
| 2020-04-21 | 2020-06-17 |
| 6.64 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches | 6.39 x 2.95 x 0.34 inches |
| 7.69 ounces | 6.67 ounces |
| Hot Rod red and Eclipse black | Crush green, Midnight black and Space silver |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 579.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | OLED |
| 385 pixels per inch | 405 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 820 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 2360 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Mali-G57 MP6 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.36 |
| 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 | 64.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm 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 | -- |
| 12.32 | 11.22 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| 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 P40 lite 5G is much better than the nubia Red Magic 5G, getting an 83.4 score against 75.7. Both phones in this review use the same Android 10 OS (Operating System), so you shouldn't see any difference regarding OS features. The Huawei P40 lite 5G body is somewhat thinner and lighter than nubia Red Magic 5G, even when both of them were released with only 2 months difference.
The nubia Red Magic 5G features a little bit better screen than Huawei P40 lite 5G, because although it has a just a bit worse display density and a quite lower 1080 x 2340 pixels resolution, it also counts with a quite bigger display. Huawei P40 lite 5G's memory capacity for applications and games is very similar to the nubia Red Magic 5G one, both of them have equal internal memory capacity.
The nubia Red Magic 5G counts with a bit superior processing unit than Huawei P40 lite 5G, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the nubia Red Magic 5G also has 2 GB more RAM. The nubia Red Magic 5G shoots slightly better photographs and videos than Huawei P40 lite 5G, and although they both have a F1.8 camera aperture, the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and a camera with a 64 mega pixels, the nubia Red Magic 5G also has faster video frame rate.
The nubia Red Magic 5G features a bit better battery lifetime than Huawei P40 lite 5G, because it has a 13 percent larger battery size.
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