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| Global Score | |
| 75.7 | 76 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | |
| Android 10 | Android 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2020-04-21 | 2016-11-01 |
| 6.64 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches | 6.15 x 3.04 x 0.30 inches |
| 7.69 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Hot Rod red and Eclipse black | Black and Silver |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 579.00 | $ 516.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| AMOLED | OLED |
| 385 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.09 |
| 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 | 23.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 12.32 | 8.69 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 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 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4070mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| 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 Xiaomi Mi Note 2 has a general score of 76, which is a bit better than the nubia Red Magic 5G's 75.7 overall score. Although the Xiaomi Mi Note 2 is notably older than the nubia Red Magic 5G, it's construction is notably lighter and noticeably thinner. These phones use Android OS (Operating System), but Xiaomi Mi Note 2 has the newer 6.0 Marshmallow version while nubia Red Magic 5G has Android 10, so it provides the user a couple additional features and performance tweaks.
The nubia Red Magic 5G counts with a little sharper display than Xiaomi Mi Note 2, because although it has a little inferior quantity of pixels per display inch, it also counts with a slightly better resolution of 1080 x 2340px and a larger display. Nubia Red Magic 5G has just a little better processing power than Xiaomi Mi Note 2, because it has a larger amount of RAM and more CPU cores.
Xiaomi Mi Note 2's memory capacity to install games and applications is just as good as nubia Red Magic 5G's one, both of them have equal internal memory capacity. The nubia Red Magic 5G captures way better photographs and videos than Xiaomi Mi Note 2, and although they both have the same video frame rates and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution, the nubia Red Magic 5G also has a much more megapixels back-facing camera, a much bigger back camera sensor taking way better quality photographs and videos and a bigger aperture to take better images and videos in poorly lited environments.
Nubia Red Magic 5G has a bit longer battery life than Xiaomi Mi Note 2, because it has an 11 percent more battery size.
Despite of being the best phone in our comparison, Xiaomi Mi Note 2 is also cheap compared to the other phone, making it easy to pick between these phones.
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