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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 | 6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.69 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Hot Rod red and Eclipse black | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 579.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 385 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 7.9 |
| 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 | -- |
| 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 | 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 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 5.6 |
| 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
Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) is slightly better than the nubia Red Magic 5G, getting a general score of 75.8 against 75.7. Even though Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) is older than nubia Red Magic 5G, it's body is thinner and somewhat lighter. The nubia Red Magic 5G features a little faster CPU than Galaxy A7 (2017), and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the nubia Red Magic 5G also has a higher amount of RAM.
The nubia Red Magic 5G has just a bit better display than Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has a just a little lower screen pixel density, it also counts with a larger screen and a bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2340px. Nubia Red Magic 5G has a quite bigger storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with more internal storage.
The nubia Red Magic 5G shoots much better videos and photos than Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has a bigger aperture, a camera with a much higher 64 megapixels resolution and a lot better video definition. Nubia Red Magic 5G has longer battery life than Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has a 25% greater battery capacity.
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