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| Global Score | |
| 79.2 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2018-01-06 | 2019-10-16 |
| 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches | 6.76 x 3.09 x 0.38 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 7.58 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey | Cyber shade |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 600.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.6 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 385 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ SM8150-AC chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2960 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.81 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.78 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (15 fps) video resolution |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 11.88 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| 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
The Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) has a score of 79.2, which is just a bit better than the nubia Red Magic 3S's general score of 75.8. The Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) design is thinner and somewhat lighter than nubia Red Magic 3S, despite of the fact that it was released around a year before. Galaxy A8 (2018) counts with a little bit better screen than nubia Red Magic 3S, because although it has a quite lower 1080 x 2220px resolution and a quite smaller display, it also counts with a bit higher quantity of pixels in each display inch.
Nubia Red Magic 3S counts with a bit more powerful processing unit than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), and although they both have the same number of cores, the nubia Red Magic 3S also has a greater amount of RAM memory. The nubia Red Magic 3S counts with a much better storage for applications and games than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage capacity.
The nubia Red Magic 3S shoots greater photos and videos than Galaxy A8 (2018), and although they both have a same size diafragm aperture, the nubia Red Magic 3S also has a way better video quality and a camera in the back with way more mega-pixels. Nubia Red Magic 3S features a superior battery life than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity.
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