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| Global Score | |
| 75.7 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-04-21 | 2017-01-13 |
| 6.64 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches | 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.69 ounces | 5.61 ounces |
| Hot Rod red and Eclipse black | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 579.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 385 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") 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 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 4.96 |
| 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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) has a global score of 75.8, which is just a bit better than the nubia Red Magic 5G's 75.7 general score. The Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) is an incredibly older device than the nubia Red Magic 5G, but Samsung could make it thinner and a lot lighter anyway. The nubia Red Magic 5G counts with a bit better hardware performance than Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the nubia Red Magic 5G also has a greater amount of RAM memory.
Nubia Red Magic 5G has just a bit better looking display than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a quite lower pixels density, it also counts with a bigger screen and a little bit higher 1080 x 2340 pixels resolution. Nubia Red Magic 5G has a quite bigger storage capacity for games and applications than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 96 GB more internal memory.
Nubia Red Magic 5G captures way better pictures and videos than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a larger aperture to capture better low light captures and video, a camera with way more mega-pixels and a lot better 3840x2160 (4K) video quality. The nubia Red Magic 5G features a very superior battery performance than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity instead of 3000mAh.
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