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| Global Score | |
| 71.7 | 76.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2017-05-01 | 2020-09-02 |
| 5.71 x 2.64 x 0.31 inches | 6.64 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches |
| 5.04 ounces | 7.76 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Pink and White | Sonic silver |
| -- | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 299.00 | $ 579.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1280 x 720 pixels (HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 294 pixels per inch | 385 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.4 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio P20 MT6757 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP2 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.88 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 23.00 MP + 8.00 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 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (15 fps) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.79 | 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 | |
| 2300mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.24 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The nubia Red Magic 5S is just a bit better than the Xperia XA1, with a 76.2 score against 71.7. Nubia Red Magic 5S is a newer cellphone than Xperia XA1, although it is thicker and way heavier. The nubia Red Magic 5S features a bit superior CPU than Xperia XA1, and although they both have 8 cores, the nubia Red Magic 5S also has a larger amount of RAM memory.
Nubia Red Magic 5S counts with a brighter screen than Xperia XA1, because it has a really bigger screen, a higher pixel count per screen inch and a much higher 1080 x 2340 resolution. The nubia Red Magic 5S has a better memory capacity to store more apps and games than Xperia XA1, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory.
Nubia Red Magic 5S has a superior battery performance than Xperia XA1, because it has a 4500mAh battery capacity. Nubia Red Magic 5S takes way better pictures and videos than Xperia XA1, because it has a back facing camera with way more mega-pixels, a bigger aperture, a much higher 7680x4320 video quality and a lot bigger sensor.
Although nubia Red Magic 5S is a better device, it is a lot more expensive than Xperia XA1, and it doesn't have such a good price and quality relation as Xperia XA1. So if you want that extra features, you can buy the nubia Red Magic 5S, but if you don't you can save some dollars and buy the Xperia XA1, letting go some specs and features.
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