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| Global Score | |
| 75.7 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 10 | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2020-04-21 | 2019-04-10 |
| 6.64 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches | 5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.69 ounces | 4.94 ounces |
| Hot Rod red and Eclipse black | Black, Blue, Coral and White |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 579.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 5.9 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 385 pixels per inch | 437 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset | Exynos 7904 chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.63 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 25.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") 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 | 9.46 |
| 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 | 3100mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 5.12 |
| 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
Samsung Galaxy A40 has an overall score of 79.6, which is a bit better than nubia Red Magic 5G's score of 75.7. Both of these phones include Android operating system, but Samsung Galaxy A40 has a more recent 11 version and nubia Red Magic 5G has Android 10 version. The Samsung Galaxy A40 construction is extremely lighter and thinner than the nubia Red Magic 5G, although it was released just a bit further than a year before.
Nubia Red Magic 5G has a slightly better looking screen than Galaxy A40, because although it has a little bit worse count of pixels per display inch, and they both have exactly the same resolution of 1080 x 2340px, the nubia Red Magic 5G also counts with a quite bigger screen. Nubia Red Magic 5G features just a bit better processing power than Galaxy A40, and although they both have the same number of cores, the nubia Red Magic 5G also has a greater amount of RAM memory.
Galaxy A40 counts with a greater storage capacity to install games and applications than nubia Red Magic 5G, because although it has less internal memory, it also counts with a slot for an SD memory card that allows a maximum of 512 GB. The nubia Red Magic 5G counts with a much better battery lifetime than Galaxy A40, because it has a 45 percent more battery capacity.
The nubia Red Magic 5G captures much better photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A40, because although it has a smaller aperture which is worse for capturing images and/or video in low-light situations, it also counts with a camera in the back with a way higher resolution, a way bigger back camera sensor providing a much better image quality and a way higher 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution.
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