Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 90.8 | 76.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 10 |
| 2020-10-02 | 2020-09-02 |
| 6.29 x 2.93 x 0.33 inches | 6.64 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 7.76 ounces |
| Cloud lavender, Cloud mint, Cloud navy, Cloud orange, Cloud red and Cloud white | Sonic silver |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 509.00 | $ 579.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 405 pixels per inch | 385 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 15.38 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.57 inches (1/1.76") 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 |
| 10.56 | 12.32 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, 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 |
| 10.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.32 | 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 |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy S20 FE has an overall score of 90.8, which is much better than the nubia Red Magic 5S's overall score of 76.2. Both of these devices include Android OS, but the Samsung Galaxy S20 FE has the newer 11 version while nubia Red Magic 5S has Android 10. Even though the Samsung Galaxy S20 FE and nubia Red Magic 5S were released with only 1 months difference, the Samsung Galaxy S20 FE is somewhat thinner and lighter.
The nubia Red Magic 5S has a slightly better looking screen than Galaxy S20 FE, because although it has a bit lower resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels and a little worse pixel quantity per inch in the display, it also counts with a quite larger screen. Galaxy S20 FE and nubia Red Magic 5S count with extremely similar CPUs, and although the nubia Red Magic 5S has more RAM, they both have the same number of cores.
The Samsung Galaxy S20 FE counts with much more storage capacity to store more games and applications than nubia Red Magic 5S, and although they both have the same 128 GB internal storage, the Samsung Galaxy S20 FE also has a SD memory slot that supports up to 1000 GB. Galaxy S20 FE and nubia Red Magic 5S feature extremely similar battery durations.
Nubia Red Magic 5S counts with a better camera than Galaxy S20 FE, and although they both have a F1.8 camera aperture, the nubia Red Magic 5S also has a lot higher video definition, a back camera with much more megapixels and a bigger sensor providing a higher image quality.
Even being the best phone of the ones we are comparing here, Samsung Galaxy S20 FE is also the cheapest.
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