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| Global Score | |
| 76.2 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-09-02 | 2017-01-13 |
| 6.64 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches | 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.76 ounces | 5.61 ounces |
| Sonic silver | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) and Metal | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 579.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 385 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm 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 | -- |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The nubia Red Magic 5S has a global score of 76.2, which is a little bit better than the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)'s 75.8 score. The nubia Red Magic 5S design is noticeably newer than the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)'s, but it's somewhat thicker and extremely heavier. Nubia Red Magic 5S features a bit better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have 8 processing cores, the nubia Red Magic 5S also has 5 GB more RAM memory.
The nubia Red Magic 5S features a little bit better display than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a just a bit worse pixels amount per inch in the display, it also counts with a bigger display and a little bit higher 1080 x 2340 pixels resolution. The nubia Red Magic 5S shoots way better videos and photos than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a larger diafragm aperture, a lot better video resolution and a back camera with way more mega pixels.
The nubia Red Magic 5S has a quite bigger storage capacity to store more apps and games than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with 96 GB more internal storage capacity. The nubia Red Magic 5S counts with a way better battery performance than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a 4500mAh battery size.
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