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| Global Score | |
| 76.2 | 80 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 10 | Android 10 |
| 2020-09-02 | 2021-03-18 |
| 6.64 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches | 6.46 x 2.99 x 0.38 inches |
| 7.76 ounces | 7.80 ounces |
| Sonic silver | Black, blue and white |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) and Metal | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 579.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| AMOLED | PLS |
| 385 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Mali-G52 MP1 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 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 | 10.23 |
| 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 | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy M12 is a bit better than the nubia Red Magic 5S, having an 80 score against 76.2. Galaxy M12's design has the same thickness than the nubia Red Magic 5S, but it is a bit heavier. Both phones in this review include the same Android 10 operating system, so you shouldn't see any differences regarding OS features.
Nubia Red Magic 5S features a more vivid screen than Galaxy M12, because it has a quite bigger screen, a lot better resolution of 1080 x 2340 and a higher display pixel density. Nubia Red Magic 5S has a bit superior CPU than Samsung Galaxy M12, and although they both have the same number of cores, the nubia Red Magic 5S also has a larger amount of RAM.
The Samsung Galaxy M12 has a much bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than nubia Red Magic 5S, because although it has just 64 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with a slot for an external memory card that allows a maximum of 1 TB. Samsung Galaxy M12 features better battery duration than nubia Red Magic 5S, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity.
Nubia Red Magic 5S has a much better camera than Galaxy M12, because it has a much better video resolution, a back camera with a lot higher resolution and a bigger diafragm aperture to take better low-light photography and video.
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