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| Global Score | |
| 79.3 | 76.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 5.1 | Android 10 |
| 2015-08-13 | 2020-09-02 |
| 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches | 6.64 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches |
| 6.03 ounces | 7.76 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Gray and White | Sonic silver |
| Glass; metal | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 415.00 | $ 579.00 |
| 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 |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2100 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-T760 MP8 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 8.46 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") 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 | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 12.32 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.8 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 336 hours standby time 22 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.96 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Note 5 is a bit better than the nubia Red Magic 5S, having a 79.3 score against 76.2. Both of these phones come with Android OS, but Samsung Galaxy Note 5 has an older 5.1 version and nubia Red Magic 5S has Android 10 version. Even though Samsung Galaxy Note 5 is much older than the nubia Red Magic 5S, it's construction is noticeably lighter and extremely thinner.
The nubia Red Magic 5S counts with a faster CPU than Samsung Galaxy Note 5, because it has a greater amount of RAM memory and a higher number of faster cores. The Galaxy Note 5 features a much better looking display than nubia Red Magic 5S, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a better screen density and a higher resolution of 2560 x 1440.
Nubia Red Magic 5S features a much bigger memory to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Note 5, because it has 128 GB internal memory capacity. The nubia Red Magic 5S counts with a much longer battery life than Galaxy Note 5, because it has a 50% more battery capacity. Nubia Red Magic 5S takes a lot better photos and videos than Galaxy Note 5, because it has a camera in the back with much more MP, a larger camera aperture to take better low light images and videos, a much better 7680x4320 video definition and a lot larger back camera sensor which offers a way better photo and video quality.
Even being the best phone between the ones we are comparing, Galaxy Note 5 is also a bargain compared to others.
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