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| Global Score | |
| 75.7 | 76.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 10 | Android 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2020-04-21 | 2016-06-01 |
| 6.64 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches | 5.74 x 2.83 x 0.26 inches |
| 7.69 ounces | 5.04 ounces |
| Hot Rod red and Eclipse black | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) | Metal |
| 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 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 8952 chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Adreno 405 GPU |
| 9.63 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 8.00 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 | 9.13 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 2600mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 4.56 |
| 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, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy C5 is slightly better than the nubia Red Magic 5G, getting a 76.4 score against 75.7. Despite of the fact that the Galaxy C5 is much older than the nubia Red Magic 5G, it's design is lighter and a lot thinner. These devices have Android OS, but Galaxy C5 has 6.0 Marshmallow version while nubia Red Magic 5G has Android 10, offering lots of additional features and improved performance.
The nubia Red Magic 5G counts with a quite better performance than Samsung Galaxy C5, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the nubia Red Magic 5G also has more RAM memory. The nubia Red Magic 5G counts with a little more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy C5, because although it has a little bit worse screen pixels density, it also counts with a slightly better resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels and a larger screen.
The nubia Red Magic 5G has just a bit more storage capacity to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy C5, because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with 64 GB more internal memory capacity. Nubia Red Magic 5G features a superior battery lifetime than Galaxy C5, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity instead of 2600mAh.
The nubia Red Magic 5G shoots a lot better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy C5, because it has a way higher 64 mega-pixels resolution back camera, a much higher 3840x2160 video definition and a larger aperture to capture better images in low-light environments.
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