Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 75.7 | 82.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 10 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2020-04-21 | 2019-03-07 |
| 6.64 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 7.69 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Hot Rod red and Eclipse black | Black and Blue |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 579.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 385 pixels per inch | 394 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 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 1800 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 13.00 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 | 0.32 inches (1/3.1") 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-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 | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 6.8 |
| 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, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy M30 is a bit better than nubia Red Magic 5G, having a general score of 82.4 against 75.7. Even though the Samsung Galaxy M30 is older than the nubia Red Magic 5G, it's body is lighter and thinner. Both phones in this comparison work with Android OS, but Samsung Galaxy M30 has a more recent 9.0 Pie version while nubia Red Magic 5G has Android 10, counting with a couple nice extra features and increased performance.
The nubia Red Magic 5G counts with a bit sharper screen than Galaxy M30, because although it has a bit lower screen density, it also counts with a little bit larger screen and a bit higher 1080 x 2340px resolution. The Samsung Galaxy M30 features a very superior memory for applications and games than nubia Red Magic 5G, and although they both have the same 128 GB internal memory, the Samsung Galaxy M30 also has a SD memory card expansion slot that admits up to 512 GB.
Nubia Red Magic 5G features a bit better processing unit than Galaxy M30, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the nubia Red Magic 5G also has a larger amount of RAM. The Galaxy M30 has just a bit better battery duration than nubia Red Magic 5G, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity. Nubia Red Magic 5G captures much better pictures and videos than Galaxy M30, because it has a lot better video quality, a larger camera aperture to take better low-light photography, a much more megapixels camera and a much larger back-facing camera sensor which offers a lot higher photo and video quality.
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