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| Global Score | |
| 75.7 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 10 | Android 10 |
| 2020-04-21 | 2020-06-19 |
| 6.64 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches | 6.44 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 7.69 ounces | 6.77 ounces |
| Hot Rod red and Eclipse black | Black, Blue, Red and White |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 579.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| AMOLED | TFT |
| 385 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Mali-G76 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 9.84 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 12.32 | 10.78 |
| 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 | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 6.8 |
| 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, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy A21s is just a bit better than the nubia Red Magic 5G, getting a 77.7 score against 75.7. Galaxy A21s is a just a little thinner and lighter phone than nubia Red Magic 5G, even though both of them were released with only a few months difference. Both devices in this review have the same Android 10 operating system, so both of them should offer the same OS features.
The nubia Red Magic 5G has a bit superior processing unit than Galaxy A21s, and although they both have the same number of cores, the nubia Red Magic 5G also has more RAM. Nubia Red Magic 5G has a more vivid display than Samsung Galaxy A21s, because it has a quite larger display, a better pixels density and a way higher resolution of 1080 x 2340px.
The nubia Red Magic 5G counts with just a bit more memory to install applications and games than Samsung Galaxy A21s, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity. The Galaxy A21s has a bit superior battery duration than nubia Red Magic 5G, because it has an 11 percent bigger battery capacity.
Nubia Red Magic 5G captures better pictures and videos than Galaxy A21s, because it has a larger aperture to capture better photography and video in low-light environments, a way more mega-pixels back-facing camera, a lot better video resolution and a larger camera sensor providing a higher image quality.
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