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| Global Score | |
| 75.7 | 79 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | |
| Android 10 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2020-04-21 | 2020-04-07 |
| 6.64 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches | 6.53 x 3.02 x 0.35 inches |
| 7.69 ounces | 7.37 ounces |
| Hot Rod red and Eclipse black | Aurora blue, Glacier white and Interstellar grey |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 579.00 | $ 249.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 385 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G SM7125 chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Kryo 465, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Adreno 618 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 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 | 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 | 11.55 |
| 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 | 5020mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S is a bit better than the nubia Red Magic 5G, with a score of 79 against 75.7. Even when the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S and nubia Red Magic 5G were only released with a couple months difference, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S is a little lighter and a little thinner. Both phones in this review have Android operating system, but Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S has 11 version and nubia Red Magic 5G has Android 10.
Nubia Red Magic 5G features a little more vivid screen than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S, although it has a little bit less pixels per inch in the display and a quite lower resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels, they both have a display with the same size. Nubia Red Magic 5G has just a bit better processing power than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the nubia Red Magic 5G also has a greater amount of RAM memory.
The nubia Red Magic 5G takes a bit better videos and photos than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S, and although they both have the same (4K) video quality and a F1.8 aperture, the nubia Red Magic 5G also has a back facing camera with a much higher resolution, a bigger sensor which gives a better photo and video quality and better 60 fps video frame rate.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S counts with a greater memory to install applications and games than nubia Red Magic 5G, because although it has only 64 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with a slot for an SD memory card that admits a maximum of 512 GB. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S features just a bit better battery performance than nubia Red Magic 5G, because it has a 5020mAh battery capacity.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S not only is the best phones in our current comparison, but it's also a lot cheaper, making it very easy to pick between these phones.
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