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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 76.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2017-01-13 | 2020-09-02 |
| 6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches | 6.64 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches |
| 6.56 ounces | 7.76 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | Sonic silver |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 579.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 386 pixels per inch | 385 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 9 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.88 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 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 |
| 9.24 | 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.6 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | 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
Nubia Red Magic 5S has a global score of 76.2, which is slightly better than the Galaxy A7 (2017)'s score of 75.8. Although the nubia Red Magic 5S is noticeably newer than the Galaxy A7 (2017), it's thicker and heavier. Nubia Red Magic 5S features a little sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has a just a bit lower display pixels density, it also counts with a bigger screen and a slightly higher 1080 x 2340 resolution.
Nubia Red Magic 5S counts with a better memory capacity to install games and applications than Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage. The nubia Red Magic 5S counts with just a bit better performance than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the nubia Red Magic 5S also has a larger amount of RAM memory.
The nubia Red Magic 5S has improved battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity. Nubia Red Magic 5S has a lot better camera than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has a back camera with way more mega-pixels, a way higher 7680x4320 video resolution and a bigger aperture to capture better photography in poorly lited situations.
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