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| Global Score | |
| 74.6 | 76.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2017-10-01 | 2020-09-02 |
| 5.08 x 2.56 x 0.37 inches | 6.64 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches |
| 5.04 ounces | 7.76 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Pink and Silver | Sonic silver |
| Aluminum | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 600.00 | $ 579.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.6 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1280 x 720 pixels (HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 319 pixels per inch | 385 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.6 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2450 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 540 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 9.36 | 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 | |
| 19.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 25.00mm 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 |
| 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.34 | 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 | 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 5.0 | 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 Xperia XZ1 Compact's global score of 74.6. Even though nubia Red Magic 5S is incredibly newer than the Xperia XZ1 Compact, it's just a bit thicker and way heavier. The nubia Red Magic 5S has a better display than Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact, because it has a way bigger screen, a quite better display density and a way higher resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels.
The nubia Red Magic 5S counts with a quite bigger memory for apps and games than Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with more internal storage capacity. Nubia Red Magic 5S has a bit faster processing unit than Xperia XZ1 Compact, and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the nubia Red Magic 5S also has 4 GB more RAM memory.
Nubia Red Magic 5S has a much better camera than Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact, because it has a back camera with a way better resolution, a bigger aperture to capture better images in low light environments, a way better 7680x4320 video definition and a lot larger back-facing camera sensor capturing lot higher quality videos and photos.
The nubia Red Magic 5S has a much longer battery performance than Xperia XZ1 Compact, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity instead of 2700mAh.
The nubia Red Magic 5S is not only the best phones of the ones we are comparing here, but it's also cheap compared to the Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact, which makes it easy to pick between these phones.
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