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| Global Score | |
| 75.7 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-04-21 | 2018-03-16 |
| 6.64 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches | 5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 inches |
| 7.69 ounces | 5.75 ounces |
| Hot Rod red and Eclipse black | Burgundy red, Coral blue, Ice blue, Lilac purple, Midnight black, Sunrise gold and Titanium gray |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 579.00 | $ 158.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 385 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.50 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 12.32 | 10.23 |
| 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 |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 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
The Samsung Galaxy S9 is much better than the nubia Red Magic 5G, having an 83.3 score against 75.7. Samsung Galaxy S9's body is thinner and notably lighter than the nubia Red Magic 5G, even though it was released many years before. The nubia Red Magic 5G has a bit faster processor than Galaxy S9, and although they both have the same number of cores, the nubia Red Magic 5G also has a greater amount of RAM.
Galaxy S9 features a little more vivid screen than nubia Red Magic 5G, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a better resolution of 1440 x 2960 pixels and a better pixels density. The Galaxy S9 counts with a bigger storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than nubia Red Magic 5G, because although it has less internal memory capacity, it also counts with an external memory card slot that holds up to 400 GB.
Nubia Red Magic 5G features a superior battery performance than Galaxy S9, because it has a 4500mAh battery size instead of 3000mAh. The nubia Red Magic 5G has a much better camera than Galaxy S9, because although it has a smaller aperture, and they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and the same 60 fps video frame rate, the nubia Red Magic 5G also counts with a much larger back camera sensor providing a way better image quality and a lot more mega-pixels back facing camera.
Galaxy S9 is not only the best devices of the ones in this comparison, but it's also very cheap compared to the other ones.
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