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| Global Score | |
| 76.2 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | |
| Android 10 | Android 8.1 Oreo |
| 2020-09-02 | 2018-07-18 |
| 6.64 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches | 6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches |
| 7.76 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Sonic silver | 16 777 216 |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) and Metal | Aluminum and 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 | HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Mali-G72 MP12 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | -- |
| 7680 x 4320 (15 fps) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 12.32 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | -- |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | -- |
| 10.7 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Battery | 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| 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
The Huawei nova 3 is just a bit better than the nubia Red Magic 5S, getting a general score of 76.3 against 76.2. The Huawei nova 3 is an extremely older cellphone than the nubia Red Magic 5S, but Huawei was able to build it notably thinner and notably lighter anyway. Both of these phones come with Android OS, but Huawei nova 3 has the newer 8.1 Oreo version and nubia Red Magic 5S has Android 10.
Nubia Red Magic 5S features a slightly better screen than Huawei nova 3, because although it has a little worse display pixel density, and they both have the same resolution of 1080 x 2340px, the nubia Red Magic 5S also counts with a quite larger display. The nubia Red Magic 5S features a bit more powerful processor than Huawei nova 3, and although they both have 8 cores, the nubia Red Magic 5S also has a larger amount of RAM memory.
Nubia Red Magic 5S has a much better camera than Huawei nova 3, and although they both have the same diafragm aperture, the nubia Red Magic 5S also has a way higher video resolution and a lot more MP back-facing camera. Huawei nova 3 has a superior storage capacity to store more games and applications than nubia Red Magic 5S, and although they both have the same 128 GB internal storage, the Huawei nova 3 also has an external SD slot that allows up to 256 GB.
The nubia Red Magic 5S has superior battery life than Huawei nova 3, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity.
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