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| Global Score | |
| 76.2 | 76.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | |
| Android 10 | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2020-09-02 | 2019-07-20 |
| 6.64 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches | 6.26 x 2.99 x 0.33 inches |
| 7.76 ounces | 6.28 ounces |
| Sonic silver | Charming red, Crush blue and Midnight black |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) and Metal | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 579.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2310 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 385 pixels per inch | 398 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 710 chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Cortex-A73 and Cortex-A53, 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 | 16.00 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 | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 12.32 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.1 |
| 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 | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Huawei P20 Lite (2019) has a general score of 76.5, which is a bit better than nubia Red Magic 5S's 76.2 general score. The Huawei P20 Lite (2019) body is lighter and thinner than the nubia Red Magic 5S, although it was released just a little over a year before. Both devices in our current comparison include Android operating system, but the Huawei P20 Lite (2019) has a newer 9.0 Pie version and nubia Red Magic 5S has Android 10 version.
The nubia Red Magic 5S has just a little better processing power than Huawei P20 Lite (2019), and although they both have the same number of cores, the nubia Red Magic 5S also has 4 GB more RAM. The nubia Red Magic 5S has a bit better display than Huawei P20 Lite (2019), because although it has a bit less pixels per inch in the screen, it also counts with a little bigger screen and a slightly higher 1080 x 2340px resolution.
Nubia Red Magic 5S has a lot better camera than Huawei P20 Lite (2019), and although they both have a same size camera aperture, the nubia Red Magic 5S also has a way better 7680x4320 video quality and a back facing camera with a lot higher 64 megapixels resolution. The Huawei P20 Lite (2019) features a very superior storage capacity to install games and applications than nubia Red Magic 5S, and although they both have exactly the same internal storage, the Huawei P20 Lite (2019) also has a SD extension slot that admits up to 256 GB.
The nubia Red Magic 5S counts with a little longer battery performance than Huawei P20 Lite (2019), because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity against 4000mAh.
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