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| Global Score | |
| 76.2 | 84.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 10 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2020-09-02 | 2020-03-23 |
| 6.64 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 7.76 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Sonic silver | Midnight blue and Raven black |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) and Metal | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 579.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 385 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | 420 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset | 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 | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 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 | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full 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 | 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, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy M21 is much better than the nubia Red Magic 5S, with an 84.1 score against 76.2. Both of these phones use Android OS (operating system), but Samsung Galaxy M21 has a newer 11 version and nubia Red Magic 5S has Android 10, so it gives you a couple nice extra features and performance tweaks. The Samsung Galaxy M21 body is somewhat lighter and just a bit thinner than nubia Red Magic 5S, even though both were released with only a few months difference.
Nubia Red Magic 5S has a little more vivid screen than Galaxy M21, because although it has a little worse display density, and they both have the same 1080 x 2340px resolution, the nubia Red Magic 5S also counts with a little bit bigger screen and more brightness. The Galaxy M21 has a better memory for applications and games than nubia Red Magic 5S, because although it has less internal memory capacity, it also counts with a SD memory card expansion slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB.
The nubia Red Magic 5S counts with a little faster CPU than Samsung Galaxy M21, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the nubia Red Magic 5S also has more RAM memory. The Galaxy M21 counts with better battery life than nubia Red Magic 5S, because it has a 6000mAh battery capacity. The nubia Red Magic 5S captures clearer photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy M21, because it has a lot better video quality, a back facing camera with much more mega pixels, a larger camera sensor which provides a higher photo and video quality and a larger aperture to take better low-light photos and videos.
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