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| Global Score | |
| 79.2 | 76.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2018-01-06 | 2020-09-02 |
| 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches | 6.64 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 7.76 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey | Sonic silver |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 579.00 |
| 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 |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.78 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 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), HSPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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
Galaxy A8 (2018) is slightly better than nubia Red Magic 5S, getting a overall score of 79.2 against 76.2. The Galaxy A8 (2018) body is somewhat thinner and way lighter than the nubia Red Magic 5S, although it was released 3 years before. The nubia Red Magic 5S features a bit better screen than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a just a bit lower quantity of pixels per inch in the display, it also counts with a little higher 1080 x 2340 resolution and a bigger display.
Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) features a little bit more memory for applications, games, photos and videos than nubia Red Magic 5S, because although it has just 64 GB internal memory, it also counts with a slot for external memory cards that admits a maximum of 256 GB. The nubia Red Magic 5S has a bit faster processing unit than Galaxy A8 (2018), and although they both have 8 processing cores, the nubia Red Magic 5S also has more RAM.
Nubia Red Magic 5S features a superior battery lifetime than Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a 50% larger battery size. The nubia Red Magic 5S shoots way better videos and photos than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a smaller camera aperture which is not nice for low light photography and video, it also counts with a much higher resolution back facing camera and a much better video resolution.
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