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| Global Score | |
| 76.2 | 77.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | |
| Android 10 | Android 10 |
| 2020-09-02 | 2020-06-09 |
| 6.64 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches | 6.20 x 2.88 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.76 ounces | 5.75 ounces |
| Sonic silver | Breathing Crystal and Midnight Black |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) and Metal | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 579.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | OLED |
| 385 pixels per inch | 418 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset | Kirin 710F chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | 4 x Cortex-A73 Based 2.2 GHz + 4 x Cortex-A53 Based 1.7 GHz, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Mali G51-MP4 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.18 |
| 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 | 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 | -- |
| 7680 x 4320 (15 fps) video resolution | -- |
| 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 12.32 | 9.35 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei P smart S is slightly better than the nubia Red Magic 5S, getting a overall score of 77.2 against 76.2. These phones work with the same Android 10 operating system. The Huawei P smart S body is incredibly lighter and thinner than the nubia Red Magic 5S, even though they were released only a couple of months apart.
The nubia Red Magic 5S features a bit better hardware performance than Huawei P smart S, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the nubia Red Magic 5S also has more RAM memory. Nubia Red Magic 5S counts with a slightly better screen than Huawei P smart S, because although it has a bit worse 1080 x 2340px resolution and a little lower pixels density, it also counts with a bit bigger screen.
The nubia Red Magic 5S captures much clearer photos and videos than Huawei P smart S, and although they both have a same size diafragm aperture, the nubia Red Magic 5S also has a much more megapixels back-facing camera. The Huawei P smart S features a superior memory capacity to install applications and games than nubia Red Magic 5S, and although they both have equal internal memory capacity, the Huawei P smart S also has an external memory card slot that admits up to 256 GB.
The nubia Red Magic 5S counts with just a little better battery life than Huawei P smart S, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity.
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