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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2017-01-13 | 2019-10-16 |
| 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches | 6.76 x 3.09 x 0.38 inches |
| 5.61 ounces | 7.58 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | Cyber shade |
| Glass and Metal | 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 | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ SM8150-AC chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2960 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9 | 9.81 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.88 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm 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 |
| 9.24 | 11.88 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A5 (2017) has a global score of 75.8, which is a little bit better than nubia Red Magic 3S's 75.8 global score. Even though Galaxy A5 (2017) is a lot older than the nubia Red Magic 3S, it's body is somewhat thinner and extremely lighter. Nubia Red Magic 3S features a screen that is very similar to Galaxy A5 (2017)'s screen, because although the nubia Red Magic 3S has a just a little less pixels per display inch, it also counts with a bigger screen and a little bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels.
The nubia Red Magic 3S counts with just a little better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the nubia Red Magic 3S also has a larger amount of RAM memory. The nubia Red Magic 3S counts with a lot bigger storage for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with more internal memory capacity.
The nubia Red Magic 3S counts with a superior battery duration than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a 5000mAh battery size instead of 3000mAh. Nubia Red Magic 3S takes way better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a lot higher video resolution, a camera in the back with lot more megapixels and a larger camera aperture for better low-light photos and video.
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