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| Global Score | |
| 81.7 | 76.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2017-04-21 | 2020-09-02 |
| 5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches | 6.64 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches |
| 5.47 ounces | 7.76 ounces |
| Arctic silver, Burgundy red, Coral blue, Maple gold, Midnight black, Orchid gray and Rose pink | Sonic silver |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 173.00 | $ 579.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2960 x 1440 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 568 pixels per inch | 385 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 540 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.78 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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), 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 | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.96 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0, EDR | 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 S8 has a score of 81.7, which is a little bit better than nubia Red Magic 5S's global score of 76.2. Although Galaxy S8 is incredibly older than nubia Red Magic 5S, it's body is a lot lighter and thinner. Galaxy S8 counts with a little bit better looking screen than nubia Red Magic 5S, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a better resolution of 1440 x 2960px and a greater pixel density.
The Galaxy S8 features just a bit more memory to store more apps and games than nubia Red Magic 5S, because although it has only 64 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with a SD memory slot that holds up to 256 GB. Nubia Red Magic 5S features a bit better performance than Samsung Galaxy S8, and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the nubia Red Magic 5S also has 4 GB more RAM.
The nubia Red Magic 5S has a much longer battery lifetime than Galaxy S8, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity. The nubia Red Magic 5S counts with a lot better camera than Galaxy S8, because although it has a smaller camera aperture which is not so good for capturing pictures in low light situations, it also counts with a way larger sensor providing a lot better image quality, a much better 64 mega-pixels resolution back-facing camera and a lot better 7680x4320 video quality.
Even being the best phone of the ones we are comparing, the Galaxy S8 is also a bargain compared to others.
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