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| Global Score | |
| 73.7 | 76.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | |
| Android 5.0 | Android 10 |
| 2015-05-26 | 2020-09-02 |
| 5.76 x 2.83 x 0.27 inches | 6.64 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches |
| 5.08 ounces | 7.76 ounces |
| Black, Brown, Green and White | Sonic silver |
| Glass; metal | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 170.00 | $ 579.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 385 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 430 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 8.37 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.12 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 20.70 MP + 5.00 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 (60 fps) (Full 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), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7.1 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2930mAh Battery | 4500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 590 hours standby time 17 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.88 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Nubia Red Magic 5S has a global score of 76.2, which is slightly better than the Sony Xperia Z3+'s 73.7 score. The nubia Red Magic 5S body is way newer, but much heavier and incredibly thicker than the Sony Xperia Z3+. These phones come with Android OS, but the nubia Red Magic 5S has 10 version while Sony Xperia Z3+ has Android 5.0.
Xperia Z3+ counts with a bit more vivid screen than nubia Red Magic 5S, because although it has a much smaller screen and a little bit lower 1920 x 1080 pixels resolution, it also counts with a little greater count of pixels in each screen inch. The nubia Red Magic 5S has a very superior memory to store more apps and games than Xperia Z3+, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with 96 GB more internal storage capacity.
The nubia Red Magic 5S counts with a superior processor than Sony Xperia Z3+, because it has more CPU cores and more RAM. The nubia Red Magic 5S counts with a much longer battery performance than Xperia Z3+, because it has a 54% larger battery size. Nubia Red Magic 5S captures better photographs and videos than Xperia Z3+, because it has a larger aperture to capture better low-light photography and videos, a much higher video quality, a camera in the back with a way higher 64 mega-pixels resolution and a lot bigger sensor which provides a lot better photo and video quality.
Although nubia Red Magic 5S is a better device, it is a lot more expensive than the Sony Xperia Z3+, and it doesn't have such a good price and quality relation as Sony Xperia Z3+. So if you need that extra specs and features, you can buy nubia Red Magic 5S, but if you don't you can save some dollars and get the Sony Xperia Z3+, resigning a couple specifications.
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