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| Global Score | |
| 87.1 | 76.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2018-08-24 | 2020-09-02 |
| 6.37 x 3.01 x 0.35 inches | 6.64 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches |
| 7.09 ounces | 7.76 ounces |
| Cloud silver, Lavender purple, Midnight black and Ocean blue | Sonic silver |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 457.00 | $ 579.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2960 x 1440 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 514 pixels per inch | 385 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 630 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 9.63 | 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 | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.50 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (15 fps) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.23 | 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 | |
| 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.92 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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
The Samsung Galaxy Note9 is better than nubia Red Magic 5S, with an 87.1 score against 76.2. Samsung Galaxy Note9's body is a little bit lighter and a little thinner than the nubia Red Magic 5S, even though it was released 2 years before. The nubia Red Magic 5S's processor is very similar to the processing unit in Galaxy Note9, and although the nubia Red Magic 5S has a larger amount of RAM, they both have the same number of cores.
Galaxy Note9 counts with a bit better looking screen than nubia Red Magic 5S, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a better resolution of 1440 x 2960 and more pixels per inch of display. Galaxy Note9 counts with much more storage capacity for games and applications than nubia Red Magic 5S, and although they both have exactly the same internal memory capacity, the Galaxy Note9 also has a SD memory slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB.
The nubia Red Magic 5S has a little better battery duration than Samsung Galaxy Note9, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity instead of 4000mAh. Nubia Red Magic 5S captures much better photographs and videos than Galaxy Note9, because although it has a smaller aperture, it also counts with a lot bigger sensor shooting lot higher quality photographs and videos, a lot higher resolution back camera and a lot better video quality.
The Samsung Galaxy Note9 is not only the best phones in our comparison, but it's also by far the cheapest.
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