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| Global Score | |
| 82.4 | 76.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | Android 10 |
| 2019-03-07 | 2020-09-02 |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches | 6.64 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches |
| 6.14 ounces | 7.76 ounces |
| Black and Blue | Sonic silver |
| Plastic | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 579.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2280 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 394 pixels per inch | 385 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 9 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.14 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.32 inches (1/3.1") 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 |
| 9.13 | 12.32 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 4500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy M30 is a bit better than nubia Red Magic 5S, getting an 82.4 score against 76.2. Even though the Samsung Galaxy M30 is older than nubia Red Magic 5S, it's body is way lighter and thinner. Both of these phones work with Android operating system, but Samsung Galaxy M30 has the newer 9.0 Pie version and nubia Red Magic 5S has Android 10 version, giving some nice extra features and performance tweaks.
The nubia Red Magic 5S features just a bit better performance than Galaxy M30, and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the nubia Red Magic 5S also has more RAM memory. The nubia Red Magic 5S features a little more vivid display than Samsung Galaxy M30, because although it has a little bit lower display density, it also counts with a little larger screen and a bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2340px.
Nubia Red Magic 5S has a greater camera than Samsung Galaxy M30, because it has a larger aperture, a way better video definition, a way larger sensor which gives a lot better image and video quality and a camera in the back with a way higher resolution. Samsung Galaxy M30 features a much bigger storage for apps and games than nubia Red Magic 5S, and although they both have the same internal storage capacity, the Samsung Galaxy M30 also has a slot for an external memory card that admits a maximum of 512 GB.
Samsung Galaxy M30 has just a bit better battery duration than nubia Red Magic 5S, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity instead of 4500mAh.
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