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| Global Score | |
| 72.9 | 76.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2016-05-23 | 2020-09-02 |
| 5.63 x 2.72 x 0.30 inches | 6.64 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches |
| 5.36 ounces | 7.76 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Sonic silver |
| Metal | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 205.00 | $ 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 650 8956 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 510 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 8.82 | 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 |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (15 fps) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.12 | 12.32 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | 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 |
| 6.1 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2620mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.56 | 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 |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Nubia Red Magic 5S has a score of 76.2, which is slightly better than Sony Xperia X's overall score of 72.9. Although nubia Red Magic 5S is much newer than Sony Xperia X, it's notably heavier and a lot thicker. Nubia Red Magic 5S counts with a slightly better looking screen than Sony Xperia X, because although it has a little inferior pixels quantity in each inch in the screen, it also counts with a quite better 1080 x 2340px resolution and a really larger screen.
Nubia Red Magic 5S has more storage to store more games and applications than Xperia X, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory. The nubia Red Magic 5S counts with a little better processing power than Xperia X, because it has a larger number of cores (and also faster) and a higher amount of RAM.
Nubia Red Magic 5S takes much better photos and videos than Xperia X, because it has a way better video resolution, a lot larger back-facing camera sensor taking lot better quality photographs, a larger diafragm aperture to take better low light photography and videos and a way more mega pixels back facing camera.
The nubia Red Magic 5S has a superior battery life than Xperia X, because it has a 72% larger battery size.
Although nubia Red Magic 5S is a better device, it is way more expensive than Sony Xperia X, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as the Sony Xperia X. If you prefer to save some dollars, you can buy Sony Xperia X, giving up a couple features and specs, but you will get the most with your money.
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