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| Global Score | |
| 79.6 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2019-03-02 | 2019-10-16 |
| 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches | 6.76 x 3.09 x 0.38 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 7.58 ounces |
| Black, Blue and White | Cyber shade |
| Plastic | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 600.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 385 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ SM8150-AC chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2960 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.81 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.74 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (15 fps) video resolution |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 11.88 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 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 |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy A30 is a bit better than the nubia Red Magic 3S, with a 79.6 score against 75.8. Samsung Galaxy A30's construction is lighter and a lot thinner than nubia Red Magic 3S, although both were released with only a couple of months difference. The nubia Red Magic 3S has a bit more vivid screen than Galaxy A30, because although it has a little bit less pixels per inch in the screen, and they both have the same exact 1080 x 2340 resolution, the nubia Red Magic 3S also counts with a little bigger screen.
Nubia Red Magic 3S has a greater hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy A30, and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the nubia Red Magic 3S also has 8 GB more RAM. The nubia Red Magic 3S counts with more storage to install games and applications than Galaxy A30, because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with more internal memory.
Nubia Red Magic 3S captures much better photographs and videos than Galaxy A30, and although they both have a same size camera aperture, the nubia Red Magic 3S also has a way bigger back-facing camera sensor shooting lot better quality videos and pictures, a camera in the back with much more megapixels and a much better 7680x4320 video quality.
The nubia Red Magic 3S features better battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy A30, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity instead of 4000mAh.
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