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| Global Score | |
| 76.2 | 82.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 10 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2020-09-02 | 2018-08-27 |
| 6.64 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches | 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches |
| 7.76 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Sonic silver | Black and White |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) and Metal | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 579.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 385 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 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 | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 12.32 | 10.01 |
| 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 |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Battery | 3700mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 5.68 |
| 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, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy A8 Star is slightly better than the nubia Red Magic 5S, having an 82.1 score against 76.2. Both of these phones work with Android OS (operating system), but the Samsung Galaxy A8 Star has newer 9.0 Pie version and nubia Red Magic 5S has Android 10 version. Although the Samsung Galaxy A8 Star is much older than the nubia Red Magic 5S, it's body is a lot thinner and lighter.
Nubia Red Magic 5S features a little sharper display than Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has a little lower quantity of pixels per inch of screen, it also counts with a little higher resolution of 1080 x 2340px and a little bit bigger display. The nubia Red Magic 5S features a bit more powerful processing unit than Galaxy A8 Star, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the nubia Red Magic 5S also has 2 GB more RAM.
The Samsung Galaxy A8 Star has a bigger storage for games and applications than nubia Red Magic 5S, because although it has just 64 GB internal memory, it also counts with a SD memory card expansion slot that admits up to 400 GB. Nubia Red Magic 5S has longer battery performance than Galaxy A8 Star, because it has a 4500mAh battery capacity instead of 3700mAh.
The nubia Red Magic 5S takes much clearer photos and videos than Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has a tinier camera aperture which is not nice for taking photos and video in low light environments, it also counts with a much more mega pixels camera, a way larger back camera sensor and a way better 7680x4320 video quality.
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