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| Global Score | |
| 75.7 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | |
| Android 10 | Android 11 |
| 2020-04-21 | 2021-05-27 |
| 6.64 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches | 6.23 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 7.69 ounces | 6.70 ounces |
| Hot Rod red and Eclipse black | Moonlight White, Neptune Blue and Space Black, |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) | Glass and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 579.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 385 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset | MediaTek Helio G85 MT6769Z chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Cortex-A75, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Mali G52 MC2 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") 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 | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 12.32 | 11 |
| 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 HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 has a global score of 76.7, which is just a bit better than the nubia Red Magic 5G's 75.7 overall score. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 design is newer, lighter and thinner than the nubia Red Magic 5G. Both phones in this review come with Android OS (Operating System), but the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 has the newer 11 version while nubia Red Magic 5G has Android 10 version.
Nubia Red Magic 5G counts with a bit better processor than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the nubia Red Magic 5G also has a larger amount of RAM memory. The nubia Red Magic 5G has a slightly better looking display than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, because although it has a little worse amount of pixels per inch in the screen, and they both have the same exact 1080 x 2340px resolution, the nubia Red Magic 5G also counts with a quite bigger display.
Nubia Red Magic 5G has a slightly bigger memory to store more apps and games than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 64 GB more internal storage. Nubia Red Magic 5G captures much clearer pictures and videos than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, and although they both have a F1.8 camera aperture, the nubia Red Magic 5G also has a larger camera sensor capturing higher quality pictures, a much higher video resolution and a lot higher 64 mega pixels resolution back camera.
The nubia Red Magic 5G counts with a little longer battery life than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity.
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