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| Global Score | |
| 72.8 | 76.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2015-12-16 | 2020-09-02 |
| 5.96 x 2.92 x 0.29 inches | 6.64 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 7.76 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Pink and White | Sonic silver |
| -- | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 579.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 385 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 8939 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 405 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.72 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (15 fps) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.91 | 12.32 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Battery | 4500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Nubia Red Magic 5S has an overall score of 76.2, which is a little bit better than the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016)'s 72.8 global score. Nubia Red Magic 5S's body is noticeably newer than the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016)'s, but it's a lot thicker and noticeably heavier. The nubia Red Magic 5S counts with a little sharper display than Galaxy A7 (2016), because although it has a quite inferior number of pixels per display inch, it also counts with a larger screen and a slightly better resolution of 1080 x 2340px.
Nubia Red Magic 5S counts with a lot bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy A7 (2016), because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with 112 GB more internal memory. The nubia Red Magic 5S has a superior hardware performance than Galaxy A7 (2016), and although they both have the same number of cores, the nubia Red Magic 5S also has a higher amount of RAM.
Nubia Red Magic 5S has a lot better camera than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016), because it has a lot better video resolution, a lot more mega pixels camera in the back and a larger diafragm aperture. The nubia Red Magic 5S has better battery duration than Galaxy A7 (2016), because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity against 3300mAh.
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