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| Global Score | |
| 76.4 | 76.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | |
| Android 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 10 |
| 2016-09-29 | 2020-09-02 |
| 5.73 x 2.77 x 0.32 inches | 6.64 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches |
| 5.11 ounces | 7.76 ounces |
| Gold, Gray, Pink and Silver | Sonic silver |
| Metal | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 345.00 | $ 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 | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 9 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 4.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 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 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.68 | 12.32 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.5 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3200mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.2 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | 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 Xiaomi Mi 5s is slightly better than the nubia Red Magic 5S, getting a general score of 76.4 against 76.2. The Xiaomi Mi 5s design is thinner and extremely lighter than the nubia Red Magic 5S, although it was released 4 years before. These phones use Android OS (operating system), but Xiaomi Mi 5s has 6.0 Marshmallow version while nubia Red Magic 5S has Android 10 version, offering a lot of extra features.
Xiaomi Mi 5s has a bit more vivid display than nubia Red Magic 5S, because although it has a little worse resolution of 1080 x 1920 and a lot smaller screen, and they both have the same brightness, the Xiaomi Mi 5s also counts with a bit more pixels per display inch. The nubia Red Magic 5S has a bit better CPU than Xiaomi Mi 5s, because it has a greater number of faster cores and 4 GB more RAM memory.
The nubia Red Magic 5S has as much memory capacity to install applications and games as the Xiaomi Mi 5s one, both have exactly the same 128 GB internal memory capacity. The nubia Red Magic 5S has a superior battery lifetime than Xiaomi Mi 5s, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity. The nubia Red Magic 5S has a lot better camera than Xiaomi Mi 5s, because it has a camera with a much better 64 megapixels resolution, a way higher 7680x4320 video definition, a larger aperture to capture better images in low-light situations and a much bigger back camera sensor capturing much higher quality photographs.
Xiaomi Mi 5s not only is the best devices of the ones we are comparing, but it's also by far the cheapest one.
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