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| Global Score | |
| 76.2 | 84.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-09-02 | 2018-10-20 |
| 6.64 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches | 6.29 x 3.02 x 0.30 inches |
| 7.76 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Sonic silver | 16 777 216 |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) and Metal | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 579.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 385 pixels per inch | 411 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 7885 chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 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 | 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") 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 | 9.9 |
| 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 | 3300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 5.28 |
| 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 Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) has a global score of 84.2, which is better than nubia Red Magic 5S's overall score of 76.2. Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018)'s body is noticeably lighter and extremely thinner than the nubia Red Magic 5S, although it was released just 23 months before. The nubia Red Magic 5S has a little sharper display than Galaxy A7 (2018), because although it has a little worse amount of pixels per display inch, it also counts with a little bit higher 1080 x 2340px resolution and a bit larger display.
The Galaxy A7 (2018) counts with a lot bigger memory for games and applications than nubia Red Magic 5S, and although they both have exactly the same internal storage, the Galaxy A7 (2018) also has a slot for an SD memory card that allows a maximum of 512 GB. The nubia Red Magic 5S has a little better hardware performance than Galaxy A7 (2018), and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the nubia Red Magic 5S also has more RAM.
Nubia Red Magic 5S counts with greater battery lifetime than Galaxy A7 (2018), because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity. The nubia Red Magic 5S takes much clearer photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018), because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture which is not favorable for low light captures and video, it also counts with a much larger back-facing camera sensor which gives a way higher image and video quality, a much better 7680x4320 video definition and a lot more MP camera in the back.
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