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| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2018-02-16 | 2019-10-16 |
| 6.42 x 3.15 x 0.37 inches | 6.76 x 3.09 x 0.38 inches |
| 7.80 ounces | 7.58 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Cyber shade |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 600.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 367 pixels per inch | 385 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 SDM630 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ SM8150-AC chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2960 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Adreno 508 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.81 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.88 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 23.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (15 fps) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) slow motion video |
| 10.45 | 11.88 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3580mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.52 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Nubia Red Magic 3S is just a bit better than the Xperia XA2 Ultra, with a 75.8 score against 75.5. Nubia Red Magic 3S's construction is newer and just a bit lighter than Xperia XA2 Ultra's, although it is also a little bit thicker. The nubia Red Magic 3S has a bit better CPU than Sony Xperia XA2 Ultra, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the nubia Red Magic 3S also has more RAM memory.
Xperia XA2 Ultra counts with a bit more vivid screen than nubia Red Magic 3S, although it has a just a bit worse number of pixels per display inch, a quite lower resolution of 1080 x 1920px and a quite smaller display. Nubia Red Magic 3S takes much better pictures and videos than Xperia XA2 Ultra, because it has a larger back-facing camera sensor taking more light and vivid colors, a lot higher 48 megapixels resolution back facing camera, a lot better 7680x4320 video resolution and a bigger diafragm aperture.
Nubia Red Magic 3S has a much greater memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Sony Xperia XA2 Ultra, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage. Nubia Red Magic 3S features a much better battery performance than Xperia XA2 Ultra, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity instead of 3580mAh.
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