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| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 76.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | |
| Android 7.1 Nougat | Android 10 |
| 2017-03-03 | 2020-09-02 |
| 5.69 x 2.74 x 0.28 inches | 6.64 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches |
| 4.76 ounces | 7.76 ounces |
| Black, Gold and Pink | Sonic silver |
| Metal | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 218.00 | $ 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 |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Xiaomi Surge S1 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T860 MP4 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 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 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 12.32 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G) | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.4 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2860mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.88 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Nubia Red Magic 5S has a score of 76.2, which is a bit better than the Xiaomi Mi 5c's 72.4 general score. The nubia Red Magic 5S body is noticeably newer than the Xiaomi Mi 5c's, but it is extremely thicker and way heavier. These phones come with Android OS (Operating System), but nubia Red Magic 5S has an older 10 version while Xiaomi Mi 5c has Android 7.1 Nougat.
The nubia Red Magic 5S features a bit better screen than Xiaomi Mi 5c, because although it has a just a little worse pixels amount per inch in the display, it also counts with a larger display and a slightly better 1080 x 2340 resolution. Nubia Red Magic 5S has a bit faster processing unit than Xiaomi Mi 5c, and although they both have the same number of cores, the nubia Red Magic 5S also has a larger amount of RAM.
Nubia Red Magic 5S takes much clearer photos and videos than Xiaomi Mi 5c, because it has a bigger aperture for better photography and videos in low light environments, a way higher 7680x4320 video resolution and a back camera with a much higher resolution. The nubia Red Magic 5S features a much bigger memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Xiaomi Mi 5c, because it has more internal memory capacity.
Nubia Red Magic 5S features a very superior battery lifetime than Xiaomi Mi 5c, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity.
Although nubia Red Magic 5S is a better device, it is a lot more expensive than Xiaomi Mi 5c, and it doesn't have such a good price and quality relation as Xiaomi Mi 5c. So if you need that extra features and specs, you can buy nubia Red Magic 5S, else you can save a couple dollars and buy the Xiaomi Mi 5c, letting go some specifications.
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