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| Global Score | |
| 75.7 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-04-21 | 2018-01-06 |
| 6.64 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches | 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches |
| 7.69 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Hot Rod red and Eclipse black | Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 579.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 385 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset | Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 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 2200 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Mali-G71 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 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), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 4.96 |
| 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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) has a general score of 79.2, which is a little bit better than nubia Red Magic 5G's general score of 75.7. The Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) is an extremely older phone than nubia Red Magic 5G, but it is notably lighter and somewhat thinner anyway. The nubia Red Magic 5G has a bit better looking display than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a little worse count of pixels per inch of screen, it also counts with a larger display and a quite better 1080 x 2340 resolution.
The Galaxy A8 (2018) features a bit more memory capacity for games and applications than nubia Red Magic 5G, because although it has just 64 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with a SD memory card expansion slot that allows up to 256 GB. Nubia Red Magic 5G counts with a bit faster processor than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the nubia Red Magic 5G also has 4 GB more RAM memory.
The nubia Red Magic 5G takes greater photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture, it also counts with a much higher resolution camera and a lot higher (4K) video quality. The nubia Red Magic 5G features a way better battery duration than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity.
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