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| Global Score | |
| 72.3 | 76.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2016-06-23 | 2020-09-02 |
| 5.67 x 2.76 x 0.34 inches | 6.64 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 7.76 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Sonic silver |
| Metal | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 579.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 385 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 8.91 | 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 | |
| 23.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| -- | 7680 x 4320 (15 fps) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.91 | 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2700mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.64 | 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 nubia Red Magic 5S has a score of 76.2, which is slightly better than the Sony Xperia X Performance's 72.3 score. The nubia Red Magic 5S construction is newer than Sony Xperia X Performance's, although it's way heavier and somewhat thicker. Nubia Red Magic 5S has a little bit better hardware performance than Sony Xperia X Performance, because it has more cpu cores and a larger amount of RAM.
The nubia Red Magic 5S counts with a little sharper display than Sony Xperia X Performance, because although it has a little worse screen pixels density, it also counts with a slightly higher resolution of 1080 x 2340 and a much bigger display. The nubia Red Magic 5S takes way better pictures and videos than Xperia X Performance, because it has a much better 64 megapixels resolution back facing camera, a way bigger camera sensor which gives a much better image and video quality and a larger aperture to capture better low-light photography and video.
Nubia Red Magic 5S has a quite bigger memory capacity to store more apps and games than Sony Xperia X Performance, because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage. The nubia Red Magic 5S has a really longer battery lifetime than Xperia X Performance, because it has a 4500mAh battery size.
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