Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 78.1 | 76.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 10 |
| 2016-03-11 | 2020-09-02 |
| 5.94 x 2.86 x 0.30 inches | 6.64 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches |
| 5.54 ounces | 7.76 ounces |
| Black, Black pearl, Coral blue, Gold, Pink gold, Silver and White | Sonic silver |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 336.00 | $ 579.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 534 pixels per inch | 385 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 9 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.56 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.4 inches (1/2.5") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (15 fps) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.79 | 12.32 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.6 | 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
The Galaxy S7 edge has an overall score of 78.1, which is a little bit better than nubia Red Magic 5S's global score of 76.2. Both of these phones have Android OS, but Galaxy S7 edge has 8.0 Oreo version and nubia Red Magic 5S has Android 10. Galaxy S7 edge's construction is much lighter and extremely thinner than the nubia Red Magic 5S, despite of the fact that it was released many years before.
The Galaxy S7 edge has a slightly better display than nubia Red Magic 5S, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a greater amount of pixels per inch of screen and a higher 1440 x 2560 resolution. The nubia Red Magic 5S counts with more storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy S7 edge, because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with more internal storage capacity.
The nubia Red Magic 5S has a little faster processing unit than Samsung Galaxy S7 edge, because it has more RAM memory and a larger number of cores. Nubia Red Magic 5S features superior battery lifetime than Galaxy S7 edge, because it has a 4500mAh battery size instead of 3600mAh. The nubia Red Magic 5S has a much better camera than Galaxy S7 edge, because although it has a smaller aperture which is not nice for capturing images or video in low-light environments, it also counts with a much better 7680x4320 video quality, a lot more megapixels back-facing camera and a way bigger camera sensor providing a lot higher image quality.
Even being the best phone of the ones in this comparison, Samsung Galaxy S7 edge is also a bargain compared to others, which makes buying this phone an easy decision.
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