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| Global Score | |
| 75.7 | 80.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nokia | |
| Android 10 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2020-04-21 | 2020-09-23 |
| 6.64 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches | 6.77 x 3.09 x 0.35 inches |
| 7.69 ounces | 8.01 ounces |
| Hot Rod red and Eclipse black | Polar night |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 579.00 | $ 449.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 385 pixels per inch | 387 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G SM7250-AB chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Kryo 475, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Adreno 620 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.42 inches (1/2.4") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 12.32 | 10.12 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 6.32 |
| 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, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Nokia 8.3 5G is slightly better than nubia Red Magic 5G, getting a score of 80.5 against 75.7. These phones come with Android OS, but the Nokia 8.3 5G has the newer 11 version and nubia Red Magic 5G has Android 10, so it provides the user a couple nice extra features and enhanced performance. Although Nokia 8.3 5G and the nubia Red Magic 5G were released with only 5 months difference, the Nokia 8.3 5G design is a little thinner but also a little heavier.
The nubia Red Magic 5G counts with a bit sharper display than Nokia 8.3 5G, although it has a quite lower resolution of 1080 x 2340, a little bit smaller screen and a just a bit less pixels per inch of screen. The nubia Red Magic 5G has just a bit better hardware performance than Nokia 8.3 5G. Both of them have 8 GB of RAM and the same number of cores.
Nokia 8.3 5G has a much greater storage capacity for games and applications than nubia Red Magic 5G, and although they both have exactly the same 128 GB internal memory capacity, the Nokia 8.3 5G also has a SD memory card expansion slot that holds up to 512 GB. The Nokia 8.3 5G's battery lifetime is just as good as nubia Red Magic 5G's battery performance.
Nubia Red Magic 5G shoots much clearer photos and videos than Nokia 8.3 5G, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, the same video frame rate and a 64 mega-pixels camera in the back, the nubia Red Magic 5G also has a way larger camera sensor which provides a much higher photo and video quality and a larger camera aperture to capture better photography and video in low-light situations.
Despite of being the best phone of the ones we compare here, Nokia 8.3 5G is also a lot cheaper, making this phone an obvious call.
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