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| Global Score | |
| 90.8 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2020-04-29 | 2019-10-16 |
| 6.26 x 2.90 x 0.34 inches | 6.76 x 3.09 x 0.38 inches |
| 6.60 ounces | 7.58 ounces |
| Prism cube black | Cyber shade |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 339.00 | $ 600.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 405 pixels per inch | 385 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 980 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ SM8150-AC chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A77 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2960 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP5 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.81 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 15.38 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (15 fps) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) slow motion video |
| 11.55 | 11.88 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| 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 A51 5G is better than nubia Red Magic 3S, getting a 90.8 score against 75.8. The Samsung Galaxy A51 5G construction is somewhat thinner and somewhat lighter than the nubia Red Magic 3S, even when they were released with only a couple months difference. These devices come with Android OS, but the Samsung Galaxy A51 5G has older 11 version and nubia Red Magic 3S has Android 9.0 Pie.
Samsung Galaxy A51 5G and nubia Red Magic 3S count with similar screens, because although the nubia Red Magic 3S has a quite lower screen density and a little lower resolution of 1080 x 2340, it also counts with a quite bigger display. Galaxy A51 5G has a greater storage for applications, games, photos and videos than nubia Red Magic 3S, because although it has less internal memory, it also counts with a slot for SD memory cards that admits up to 1000 GB.
Nubia Red Magic 3S counts with a bit more powerful CPU than Galaxy A51 5G, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the nubia Red Magic 3S also has 6 GB more RAM memory. The nubia Red Magic 3S has just a little better battery life than Samsung Galaxy A51 5G, because it has an 11 percent larger battery size.
Nubia Red Magic 3S shoots a bit better pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy A51 5G, and although they both have a same resolution camera in the back and the same back camera sensor size, the nubia Red Magic 3S also has a lot higher video quality and a bigger camera aperture to capture better images in low-light environments.
Even being the best phone of the ones we are comparing, Galaxy A51 5G is also very cheap compared to the other ones, which makes this phone an obvious call.
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