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| Global Score | |
| 76.7 | 76.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 10, 8.0 Oreo | Android 10 |
| 2018-06-28 | 2020-09-02 |
| 6.27 x 2.98 x 0.32 inches | 6.64 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches |
| 6.24 ounces | 7.76 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Pink | Sonic silver |
| Plastic | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 579.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1480 x 720 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 274 pixels per inch | 385 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 506 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 8.91 | 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 | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 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 |
| 9.46 | 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 | |
| 3500mAh Battery | 4500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Galaxy J8 is just a bit better than the nubia Red Magic 5S, with a 76.7 score against 76.2. Both of these phones have the same Android 10 OS, so you shouldn't perceive any differences in that aspect. Galaxy J8 is an incredibly older cellphone than nubia Red Magic 5S, but Samsung could make it somewhat thinner and somewhat lighter.
Nubia Red Magic 5S has a bit more powerful processing unit than Galaxy J8, and although they both have the same number of cores, the nubia Red Magic 5S also has a larger amount of RAM. Nubia Red Magic 5S features a sharper display than Galaxy J8, because it has a higher pixels number in each inch of display, a way higher 1080 x 2340 resolution and a quite bigger display.
Galaxy J8 has a slightly bigger storage to install applications and games than nubia Red Magic 5S, because although it has just 64 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with an external memory slot that admits up to 256 GB. The nubia Red Magic 5S captures greater photographs and videos than Galaxy J8, because although it has a tinier aperture which is not so good for shooting pictures and video in low light situations, it also counts with a lot higher video resolution, a back camera with much more mega pixels and a way larger sensor capturing much better quality photos.
The nubia Red Magic 5S has longer battery life than Galaxy J8, because it has a 4500mAh battery capacity instead of 3500mAh.
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