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| Global Score | |
| 79.6 | 76.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 10 |
| 2019-04-10 | 2020-09-02 |
| 5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches | 6.64 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches |
| 4.94 ounces | 7.76 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Coral and White | Sonic silver |
| Plastic and Plastic | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 579.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 437 pixels per inch | 385 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7904 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.74 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 25.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (15 fps) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 12.32 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3100mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.12 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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 |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy A40 is a bit better than the nubia Red Magic 5S, with a score of 79.6 against 76.2. Both of these phones include Android OS (operating system), but the Samsung Galaxy A40 has newer 11 version and nubia Red Magic 5S has Android 10. Even though the Samsung Galaxy A40 is older than nubia Red Magic 5S, it's design is lighter and somewhat thinner.
Nubia Red Magic 5S features a little more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy A40, because although it has a just a little lower pixel count in each inch of screen, and they both have an equal resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels, the nubia Red Magic 5S also counts with a little larger display. Nubia Red Magic 5S has just a bit better processing power than Samsung Galaxy A40, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the nubia Red Magic 5S also has a greater amount of RAM memory.
The nubia Red Magic 5S takes greater videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy A40, because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture which is not favorable for low light photography and video, it also counts with a back facing camera with a much higher resolution, a way higher video definition and a lot larger sensor.
Galaxy A40 counts with a greater memory to install applications and games than nubia Red Magic 5S, because although it has only 64 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with a slot for an SD memory card that admits a maximum of 512 GB. The nubia Red Magic 5S features a way better battery performance than Galaxy A40, because it has a 4500mAh battery capacity.
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