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| Global Score | |
| 74.9 | 76.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2016-01-01 | 2020-09-02 |
| 6.37 x 3.19 x 0.29 inches | 6.64 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches |
| 7.05 ounces | 7.76 ounces |
| Champagne gold, Midnight black, Pearl white and Pink | Sonic silver |
| Metal | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 579.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 367 pixels per inch | 385 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 8976 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 510 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.12 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 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 |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (15 fps) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 12.32 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 4500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 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
The nubia Red Magic 5S is just a bit better than the Galaxy A9 (2016), with a 76.2 score against 74.9. The nubia Red Magic 5S design is a lot newer than Galaxy A9 (2016)'s, although it is extremely thicker and just a little heavier. The nubia Red Magic 5S counts with a little more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016), because it has a little larger display, a little bit greater count of pixels per inch in the display and a slightly better 1080 x 2340 pixels resolution.
The nubia Red Magic 5S counts with a very superior storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy A9 (2016), because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage. The nubia Red Magic 5S has a bit better processing power than Galaxy A9 (2016), and although they both have 8 processing cores, the nubia Red Magic 5S also has more RAM.
The nubia Red Magic 5S features just a little bit longer battery life than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016), because it has a 13% bigger battery capacity. Nubia Red Magic 5S features a much better camera than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016), because it has a lot better 64 MP resolution back-facing camera, a way better video quality and a larger diafragm aperture for better images in low-light situations.
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