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| Global Score | |
| 71.7 | 76.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 4.4.2, 4.2.2 | Android 10 |
| 2013-06-05 | 2020-09-02 |
| 5.50 x 2.81 x 0.36 inches | 6.64 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches |
| 5.33 ounces | 7.76 ounces |
| Blue, Gray and Orange | Sonic silver |
| -- | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 595.00 | $ 579.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| TFT | AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 385 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 APQ8064T chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| Krait 300 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 320 (400 MHz) GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.16 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (15 fps) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 6.49 | 12.32 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2600mAh Li-Ion Battery | 4500mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 17 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.56 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The nubia Red Magic 5S has an overall score of 76.2, which is a bit better than Samsung Galaxy S4 Active's overall score of 71.7. The nubia Red Magic 5S is a noticeably newer phone than the Samsung Galaxy S4 Active, but it's a lot heavier and just a little bit thicker. Both of these phones work with Android operating system, but the nubia Red Magic 5S has the older 10 version and Samsung Galaxy S4 Active has Android 4.4.2 version.
Nubia Red Magic 5S features a bit better CPU than Galaxy S4 Active, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics co-processor, it also counts with a higher amount of RAM memory and more processing cores. Galaxy S4 Active features just a bit better screen than nubia Red Magic 5S, because although it has a quite lower 1920 x 1080 pixels resolution and a lot smaller screen, it also counts with a just a bit higher number of pixels in each display inch.
Nubia Red Magic 5S features a way better camera than Samsung Galaxy S4 Active, because it has a way better video quality and a back camera with a lot better 64 MP resolution. Nubia Red Magic 5S has a way bigger memory for games and applications than Galaxy S4 Active, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory.
The nubia Red Magic 5S features a superior battery life than Galaxy S4 Active, because it has a 4500mAh battery size.
The nubia Red Magic 5S is not only the best phones between the ones we are comparing here, but it's also the cheapest one.
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