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| Global Score | |
| 74.8 | 76.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2018-02-16 | 2020-09-02 |
| 5.59 x 2.76 x 0.38 inches | 6.64 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches |
| 6.03 ounces | 7.76 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Sonic silver |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 579.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 385 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 SDM630 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 508 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 9.18 | 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 |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (15 fps) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.45 | 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 | |
| 3300mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | 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
The nubia Red Magic 5S is slightly better than Sony Xperia XA2, getting a 76.2 score against 74.8. The nubia Red Magic 5S construction has the same thickness than the Sony Xperia XA2, but it is way heavier. Nubia Red Magic 5S counts with a little bit better processing power than Xperia XA2, and although they both have 8 cores, the nubia Red Magic 5S also has more RAM memory.
The Xperia XA2 counts with a bit more vivid screen than nubia Red Magic 5S, because although it has less bright display, a quite lower 1080 x 1920px resolution and a really smaller screen, it also counts with a little better pixel count in each inch in the display. Nubia Red Magic 5S has a quite bigger storage capacity to store more apps and games than Xperia XA2, because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory capacity.
The nubia Red Magic 5S features longer battery performance than Xperia XA2, because it has a 4500mAh battery capacity instead of 3300mAh. The nubia Red Magic 5S features a better camera than Xperia XA2, because it has a bigger camera aperture to capture better photography in low light situations, a way more MP camera, a way bigger back camera sensor capturing more light and vivid colors and a much higher 7680x4320 video definition.
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