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| Global Score | |
| 75.7 | 79.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-04-21 | 2017-06-01 |
| 6.64 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches | 6.14 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.69 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Hot Rod red and Eclipse black | Black, Pink, Red and Silver |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 579.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 3840 x 2160 pixels (4K) |
| AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 385 pixels per inch | 801 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | 700 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 10.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2450 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.36 |
| 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 | 19.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 25.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") 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 | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 12.32 | 10.34 |
| 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 | 3230mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 5.2 |
| 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 |
Comparison review
The Sony Xperia XZ Premium is a little bit better than nubia Red Magic 5G, with a general score of 79.8 against 75.7. Even though Sony Xperia XZ Premium is older than nubia Red Magic 5G, it's design is thinner and somewhat lighter. The nubia Red Magic 5G counts with just a bit better performance than Xperia XZ Premium, and although they both have the same number of cores, the nubia Red Magic 5G also has a larger amount of RAM.
Xperia XZ Premium counts with a much sharper screen than nubia Red Magic 5G, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a quite brighter screen, much more pixels per inch of display and a much higher 2160 x 3840 resolution. Xperia XZ Premium counts with just a bit more memory capacity for applications and games than nubia Red Magic 5G, because although it has just 64 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with an external SD slot that supports a maximum of 256 GB.
Nubia Red Magic 5G features a much longer battery lifetime than Sony Xperia XZ Premium, because it has a 4500mAh battery capacity against 3230mAh. The nubia Red Magic 5G captures much better videos and photos than Sony Xperia XZ Premium, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, the nubia Red Magic 5G also has a lot larger sensor providing a much higher image quality, a larger diafragm aperture to capture better photos and video in poorly lited situations, a camera in the back with a much better 64 mega-pixels resolution and faster 60 fps video frame rates.
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