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| Global Score | |
| 85.5 | 76.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 10 |
| 2019-12-27 | 2020-09-02 |
| 6.24 x 2.90 x 0.31 inches | 6.64 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 7.76 ounces |
| Prism Crush black, Prism Crush blue, Prism Crush pink and Prism Crush white | Sonic silver |
| Plastic and Plastic | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 282.00 | $ 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 9611 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.14 | 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 (240 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 |
| 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 | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 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
Galaxy A51 has a general score of 85.5, which is better than nubia Red Magic 5S's overall score of 76.2. Although Galaxy A51 and the nubia Red Magic 5S were released with only 8 months difference, Galaxy A51 is noticeably lighter and somewhat thinner. Both phones in our current comparison have Android OS (Operating System), but the Galaxy A51 has newer 11 version while nubia Red Magic 5S has Android 10 version.
The nubia Red Magic 5S counts with a bit better processor than Galaxy A51, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the nubia Red Magic 5S also has more RAM memory. Nubia Red Magic 5S counts with a bit better screen than Samsung Galaxy A51, because although it has a bit worse 1080 x 2340 pixels resolution and a bit worse screen pixels density, it also counts with a quite larger display.
The nubia Red Magic 5S shoots a little bit better photographs and videos than Galaxy A51, because it has a much higher 64 mega pixels resolution camera in the back, a bigger aperture, a bigger back camera sensor and a much higher 7680x4320 video definition. The Galaxy A51 has a very superior memory to install games and applications than nubia Red Magic 5S, and although they both have equal 128 GB internal memory capacity, the Galaxy A51 also has a slot for SD memory cards that supports a maximum of 512 GB.
The nubia Red Magic 5S features a bit better battery duration than Samsung Galaxy A51, because it has a 4500mAh battery size.
The Galaxy A51 is not only the best phones between the ones we are comparing, but it's also by far the cheapest one, which makes it a great choice.
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