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| Global Score | |
| 90.8 | 76.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 10 |
| 2020-04-29 | 2020-09-02 |
| 6.26 x 2.90 x 0.34 inches | 6.64 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches |
| 6.60 ounces | 7.76 ounces |
| Prism cube black | Sonic silver |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 339.00 | $ 579.00 |
| 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 |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 980 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A77 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP5 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 15.38 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") 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 | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.55 | 12.32 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 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
The Samsung Galaxy A51 5G is better than nubia Red Magic 5S, having a 90.8 score against 76.2. Even when the Samsung Galaxy A51 5G and nubia Red Magic 5S were released with only a few months difference, the Samsung Galaxy A51 5G is lighter and somewhat thinner. These phones come with Android OS (operating system), but the Samsung Galaxy A51 5G has a more recent 11 version while nubia Red Magic 5S has Android 10 version, counting with some nice extra features.
Nubia Red Magic 5S features a little faster processing unit than Galaxy A51 5G, and although they both have the same number of cores, the nubia Red Magic 5S also has a larger amount of RAM. Nubia Red Magic 5S counts with a bit sharper screen than Galaxy A51 5G, because although it has a quite lower screen density and a little lower 1080 x 2340 resolution, it also counts with a quite larger display.
The nubia Red Magic 5S features just a bit better camera than Galaxy A51 5G, because it has a much higher video resolution, a larger aperture for better captures and video in low light situations, a larger camera sensor shooting better quality photographs and videos and a lot more megapixels camera.
Samsung Galaxy A51 5G has a lot bigger storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than nubia Red Magic 5S, and although they both have the same internal storage capacity, the Samsung Galaxy A51 5G also has a SD memory slot that supports a maximum of 1000 GB. Nubia Red Magic 5S and Samsung Galaxy A51 5G both feature incredibly similar batteries duration.
In addition to being the best phone of the ones we are comparing, Samsung Galaxy A51 5G is also by far the cheapest, which makes it an obvious call.
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