Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 79.3 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 5.1 | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2015-08-13 | 2019-10-16 |
| 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches | 6.76 x 3.09 x 0.38 inches |
| 6.03 ounces | 7.58 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Gray and White | Cyber shade |
| Glass; metal | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 415.00 | $ 600.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 515 pixels per inch | 385 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ SM8150-AC chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2100 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2960 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-T760 MP8 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 8.46 | 9.81 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (15 fps) video resolution |
| 2560 x 1440 (60 fps) (Quad HD / 2K) slow motion video | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 11.88 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.8 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 336 hours standby time 22 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.96 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Note 5 is a bit better than nubia Red Magic 3S, having a 79.3 score against 75.8. Both devices we compare here have Android OS (operating system), but Galaxy Note 5 has the older 5.1 version and nubia Red Magic 3S has Android 9.0 Pie version. Despite of the fact that Galaxy Note 5 is much older than the nubia Red Magic 3S, it's design is way lighter and notably thinner.
The nubia Red Magic 3S features a more powerful processor than Galaxy Note 5, because it has a greater amount of RAM memory and more CPU cores. Galaxy Note 5 has a brighter screen than nubia Red Magic 3S, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a better 2560 x 1440 resolution and a greater pixels density.
Nubia Red Magic 3S features a much bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Galaxy Note 5, because it has more internal storage capacity. The nubia Red Magic 3S has a much longer battery life than Samsung Galaxy Note 5, because it has a 67 percent more battery capacity. The nubia Red Magic 3S shoots much clearer photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy Note 5, because it has a much bigger camera sensor shooting much better quality photos, a lot more MP camera, a lot better 7680x4320 video resolution and a larger aperture to capture better low-light captures.
Even being the best phone of the ones in this comparison, the Samsung Galaxy Note 5 is also a bargain compared to others, which makes it very easy to pick between these phones.
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