Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 75.7 | 80.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | |
| Android 10 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2020-04-21 | 2018-04-20 |
| 6.64 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches | 6.36 x 2.97 x 0.36 inches |
| 7.69 ounces | 6.70 ounces |
| Hot Rod red and Eclipse black | Black, Blue and Gray |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 579.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 385 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | 550 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 8.5 |
| 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 | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.34 inches (1/2.9") 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 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 12.32 | 9.79 |
| 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 | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 5.92 |
| 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, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Black Shark has a global score of 80.4, which is slightly better than nubia Red Magic 5G's 75.7 global score. Even though Xiaomi Black Shark is extremely older than nubia Red Magic 5G, it's construction is lighter and a little bit thinner. Both phones we are comparing come with Android OS (Operating System), but the Xiaomi Black Shark has 9.0 Pie version while nubia Red Magic 5G has Android 10.
Xiaomi Black Shark has a display that is very similar to nubia Red Magic 5G's screen, because although the Xiaomi Black Shark has a little bit lower resolution of 1080 x 2160 pixels, less brightness and a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a bit higher quantity of pixels per screen inch. Xiaomi Black Shark counts with as much memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos as the nubia Red Magic 5G one, both of them have equal 128 GB internal storage capacity.
The nubia Red Magic 5G and the Xiaomi Black Shark count with very similar processing units, both have the same RAM memory amount and the same number of cores. Nubia Red Magic 5G has a little better battery duration than Xiaomi Black Shark, because it has a 4500mAh battery capacity against 4000mAh. Nubia Red Magic 5G features a lot better camera than Xiaomi Black Shark, and although they both have the same video resolution and the same camera aperture, the nubia Red Magic 5G also has higher 60 fps video frame rate, a way higher resolution back camera and a way bigger sensor which gives a lot higher photo and video quality.
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