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| Global Score | |
| 71.9 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2016-01-08 | 2019-10-16 |
| 5.70 x 2.80 x 0.29 inches | 6.76 x 3.09 x 0.38 inches |
| 5.47 ounces | 7.58 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Pink and White | Cyber shade |
| -- | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 600.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 385 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 8939 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ SM8150-AC chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2960 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Adreno 405 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.81 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.72 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 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 |
| 8.91 | 11.88 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2900mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.88 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The nubia Red Magic 3S has an overall score of 75.8, which is a bit better than the Galaxy A5 (2016)'s 71.9 score. Nubia Red Magic 3S's construction is noticeably newer, but way thicker and noticeably heavier than Galaxy A5 (2016). Nubia Red Magic 3S features a display that's very similar to the display in Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016), because although the nubia Red Magic 3S has a just a bit inferior pixel quantity per inch in the screen, it also counts with a larger display and a little higher resolution of 1080 x 2340px.
Nubia Red Magic 3S counts with a better processor than Galaxy A5 (2016), and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the nubia Red Magic 3S also has a greater amount of RAM. The nubia Red Magic 3S counts with a way bigger memory to store more apps and games than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016), because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with more internal memory capacity.
The nubia Red Magic 3S counts with a much better camera than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016), because it has a larger diafragm aperture, a much higher video quality and a back-facing camera with a lot better resolution. The nubia Red Magic 3S counts with a superior battery performance than Galaxy A5 (2016), because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
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