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| Global Score | |
| 80.2 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2015-08-21 | 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 sapphire, Gold platinum, Silver titan and White pearl | Cyber shade |
| Glass and Metal | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 600.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 515 pixels per inch | 385 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ SM8150-AC chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2960 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Mali-T760 MP8 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.18 | 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), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.96 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Note5 has a score of 80.2, which is a bit better than the nubia Red Magic 3S's overall score of 75.8. The Galaxy Note5 is an extremely older cellphone than the nubia Red Magic 3S, but Samsung could make it notably lighter and a lot thinner. The Samsung Galaxy Note5 features a slightly better looking screen than nubia Red Magic 3S, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a better display density and a better resolution of 1440 x 2560px.
Nubia Red Magic 3S features much more storage capacity to install games and applications than Galaxy Note5, because it has 256 GB internal memory capacity. The nubia Red Magic 3S features a bit superior CPU than Galaxy Note5, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the nubia Red Magic 3S also has a higher amount of RAM.
Nubia Red Magic 3S features a much better battery lifetime than Galaxy Note5, because it has a 67% bigger battery capacity. Nubia Red Magic 3S has a better camera than Galaxy Note5, because it has a lot larger back camera sensor which gives a lot better photo and video quality, a lot higher video resolution, a much more megapixels camera and a bigger aperture for better low light images and videos.
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