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| Global Score | |
| 80.2 | 76.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2015-08-21 | 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 sapphire, Gold platinum, Silver titan and White pearl | Sonic silver |
| Glass and Metal | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 579.00 |
| 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 |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T760 MP8 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 9.18 | 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), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.96 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | 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
Galaxy Note5 is a little bit better than nubia Red Magic 5S, having a general score of 80.2 against 76.2. The Galaxy Note5 body is a lot lighter and way thinner than nubia Red Magic 5S, although it was released many years before. Galaxy Note5 has a bit sharper display than nubia Red Magic 5S, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a higher 1440 x 2560 resolution and a higher pixels amount in each inch in the display.
The nubia Red Magic 5S has a lot bigger storage capacity to store more games and applications than Galaxy Note5, because it has 128 GB internal storage capacity. Nubia Red Magic 5S features a bit superior processing unit than Galaxy Note5, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the nubia Red Magic 5S also has more RAM.
Nubia Red Magic 5S counts with a very superior battery duration than Galaxy Note5, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity. Nubia Red Magic 5S shoots a lot better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy Note5, because it has a larger diafragm aperture to capture better low light photos, a lot larger sensor taking lot better quality videos and pictures, a much better 7680x4320 video resolution and a camera in the back with much more mega pixels.
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