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| Global Score | |
| 83.3 | 76.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2018-03-16 | 2020-09-02 |
| 5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 inches | 6.64 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches |
| 5.75 ounces | 7.76 ounces |
| Burgundy red, Coral blue, Ice blue, Lilac purple, Midnight black, Sunrise gold and Titanium gray | Sonic silver |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 158.00 | $ 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 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 |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 630 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 9.54 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.34 | 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 |
| 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 | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.96 | 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 S9 is a bit better than nubia Red Magic 5S, having a general score of 83.3 against 76.2. Samsung Galaxy S9 is an a lot older phone than nubia Red Magic 5S, but it's notably lighter and somewhat thinner anyway. Galaxy S9 counts with a little more vivid screen than nubia Red Magic 5S, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a better display pixels density and a higher resolution of 1440 x 2960px.
Galaxy S9 counts with a quite bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than nubia Red Magic 5S, because although it has just 64 GB internal storage, it also counts with an external memory card slot that admits up to 400 GB. The nubia Red Magic 5S features just a little better performance than Samsung Galaxy S9, and although they both have 8 cores, the nubia Red Magic 5S also has 4 GB more RAM.
Nubia Red Magic 5S counts with a much longer battery life than Samsung Galaxy S9, because it has a 4500mAh battery capacity. The nubia Red Magic 5S shoots greater pictures and videos than Galaxy S9, because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture which is not so good for low-light photos, it also counts with a much higher 64 MP resolution camera, a much better video quality and a much larger back camera sensor which provides a way better photo and video quality.
Despite of being the best phone in our current comparison, the Galaxy S9 is also by far the cheapest.
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