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| Global Score | |
| 75.9 | 76.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| OnePlus | |
| Android 10 | Android 10 |
| 2020-04-29 | 2020-09-02 |
| 6.31 x 2.87 x 0.31 inches | 6.64 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches |
| 6.35 ounces | 7.76 ounces |
| Onyx black and Polar silver | Sonic silver |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 800.00 | $ 579.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 405 pixels per inch | 385 pixels per inch |
| 1100 cd/m2 brightness | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Kryo 585 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 25.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (15 fps) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.88 | 12.32 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4300mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.16 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| 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 |
Comparison review
Nubia Red Magic 5S has a global score of 76.2, which is a little bit better than OnePlus 8 UW's score of 75.9. Even being the best in this comparison, nubia Red Magic 5S is a thicker and heavier cellphone than the OnePlus 8 UW. These phones work with the same Android 10 OS (operating system), so both should give identical OS features.
The nubia Red Magic 5S features a CPU that's very similar to the OnePlus 8 UW one, both have 8 cores and a 8 GB RAM memory. The OnePlus 8 UW counts with a little sharper display than nubia Red Magic 5S, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a lot brighter display, a bit higher 1080 x 2400px resolution and a little bit more pixels per screen inch.
The nubia Red Magic 5S and OnePlus 8 UW feature very similar memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos, they have equal 128 GB internal memory capacity. Nubia Red Magic 5S counts with just a bit better battery life than OnePlus 8 UW, because it has a 5% bigger battery capacity.
The nubia Red Magic 5S has a bit better camera than OnePlus 8 UW, and although they both have a F1.8 aperture, the nubia Red Magic 5S also has a way higher video resolution, a bigger back camera sensor providing a higher image quality and a back-facing camera with a much better 64 mega-pixels resolution.
Despite of being the best phone between the ones we are comparing, nubia Red Magic 5S is also by far the cheapest.
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