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| Global Score | |
| 76.2 | 85.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 10 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2020-09-02 | 2019-12-27 |
| 6.64 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches | 6.24 x 2.90 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.76 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Sonic silver | Prism Crush black, Prism Crush blue, Prism Crush pink and Prism Crush white |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) and Metal | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 579.00 | $ 282.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 385 pixels per inch | 405 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 9611 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 2300 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") 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 | 1280 x 720 (240 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 Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer 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, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A51 has a score of 85.5, which is much better than nubia Red Magic 5S's general score of 76.2. The Galaxy A51 design is somewhat thinner and lighter than nubia Red Magic 5S, even when they were only released 8 months apart. These devices work with Android operating system, but Galaxy A51 has 11 version while nubia Red Magic 5S has Android 10 version.
Nubia Red Magic 5S features a bit more vivid screen than Galaxy A51, because although it has a bit lower resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels and a little worse amount of pixels per inch in the screen, it also counts with a quite bigger display. Samsung Galaxy A51 features a much bigger storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than nubia Red Magic 5S, and although they both have exactly the same internal memory, the Samsung Galaxy A51 also has an external memory card slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB.
The nubia Red Magic 5S has a bit superior processor than Samsung Galaxy A51, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the nubia Red Magic 5S also has more RAM memory. The nubia Red Magic 5S counts with a bit superior battery performance than Samsung Galaxy A51, because it has a 4500mAh battery capacity.
The nubia Red Magic 5S shoots slightly better pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy A51, because it has a bigger camera aperture, a bigger back camera sensor, a much higher 7680x4320 video quality and a camera with way more mega pixels.
Even being the best phone of the ones we are comparing, the Galaxy A51 is also by far the cheapest, making it an easy decision.
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