Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 75.7 | 84.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 10 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2020-04-21 | 2020-03-23 |
| 6.64 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 7.69 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Hot Rod red and Eclipse black | Midnight blue and Raven black |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 579.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 385 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | 420 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset | Exynos 9611 chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.27 |
| 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 | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 12.32 | 11.55 |
| 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 | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy M21 is much better than the nubia Red Magic 5G, with an 84.1 score against 75.7. Both phones in this comparison have Android operating system, but Samsung Galaxy M21 has a more recent 11 version while nubia Red Magic 5G has Android 10, so it counts with some additional features. Even when the Samsung Galaxy M21 and nubia Red Magic 5G were released only a couple of months apart, the Samsung Galaxy M21 is a little bit thinner and somewhat lighter.
Nubia Red Magic 5G features a bit better processing power than Samsung Galaxy M21, and although they both have the same number of cores, the nubia Red Magic 5G also has a larger amount of RAM memory. Nubia Red Magic 5G has a little more vivid screen than Galaxy M21, because although it has a just a bit lower number of pixels per inch of screen, and they both have exactly the same resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels, the nubia Red Magic 5G also counts with a brighter screen and a little bit bigger screen.
Nubia Red Magic 5G shoots clearer videos and photos than Galaxy M21, and although they both have the same (4K) video resolution, the nubia Red Magic 5G also has a larger camera sensor taking higher quality photos, a back camera with a lot higher 64 mega pixels resolution, a bigger aperture to capture better captures and video in low-light environments and faster video frame rates.
Galaxy M21 has a quite bigger memory capacity to store more games and applications than nubia Red Magic 5G, because although it has just 64 GB internal memory, it also counts with a SD card slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB. The Galaxy M21 has better battery life than nubia Red Magic 5G, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity against 4500mAh.
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