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| Global Score | |
| 76.2 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-09-02 | 2018-01-06 |
| 6.64 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches | 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches |
| 7.76 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Sonic silver | Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) and Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 579.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 385 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset | Samsung Exynos 5 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 | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Mali-G71 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 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-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 4.96 |
| 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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) is a little bit better than nubia Red Magic 5S, with a 79.2 score against 76.2. Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) is an way older device than nubia Red Magic 5S, but Samsung made it notably lighter and somewhat thinner. The nubia Red Magic 5S has just a little better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), and although they both have the same number of cores, the nubia Red Magic 5S also has a greater amount of RAM.
The nubia Red Magic 5S has a slightly better screen than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a little bit lower count of pixels per inch in the display, it also counts with a little higher 1080 x 2340 resolution and a bigger screen. Galaxy A8 (2018) counts with a slightly bigger memory to install games and applications than nubia Red Magic 5S, because although it has only 64 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with a SD card slot that admits a maximum of 256 GB.
Nubia Red Magic 5S features a much longer battery duration than Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a 4500mAh battery size against 3000mAh. Nubia Red Magic 5S has a lot better camera than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture, it also counts with a much more MP back camera and a way higher 7680x4320 video quality.
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