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| Global Score | |
| 85 | 76.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 10 |
| 2019-06-18 | 2020-09-02 |
| 6.11 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches | 6.64 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches |
| 5.93 ounces | 7.76 ounces |
| Midnight blue and Seawater blue | Sonic silver |
| Plastic | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 579.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 385 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 SM6150 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| Kryo 460, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 612 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 9.18 | 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 | |
| 32.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 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 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.78 | 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 | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3500mAh Battery | 4500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | 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
Galaxy M40 is better than nubia Red Magic 5S, with a overall score of 85 against 76.2. Both of these phones have the same Android 10 OS (operating system). The Galaxy M40 design is lighter and somewhat thinner than the nubia Red Magic 5S, even though it was released around 15 months before. The nubia Red Magic 5S features just a little better hardware performance than Galaxy M40, and although they both have the same number of cores, the nubia Red Magic 5S also has a larger amount of RAM memory.
Nubia Red Magic 5S has a little sharper display than Samsung Galaxy M40, because although it has a little bit worse count of pixels per inch in the screen, and they both have an equal 1080 x 2340 resolution, the nubia Red Magic 5S also counts with a bit larger display. Nubia Red Magic 5S has a much better camera than Galaxy M40, because although it has a smaller aperture, it also counts with a lot bigger camera sensor which offers a lot higher photo and video quality, a camera in the back with lot more megapixels and a much higher 7680x4320 video quality.
The Samsung Galaxy M40 has much more memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than nubia Red Magic 5S, and although they both have the same internal memory, the Samsung Galaxy M40 also has an external memory card slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB. The nubia Red Magic 5S features greater battery lifetime than Galaxy M40, because it has a 4500mAh battery size.
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