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| Global Score | |
| 75.9 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | |
| Android | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2018-06-08 | 2019-10-16 |
| 5.80 x 2.88 x 0.30 inches | 6.76 x 3.09 x 0.38 inches |
| 5.78 ounces | 7.58 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Red | Cyber shade |
| -- | Aluminum |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 600.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2244 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 422 pixels per inch | 385 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 SDM710 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ SM8150-AC chipset |
| Kryo 360, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2960 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Adreno 616 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.81 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (15 fps) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) slow motion video |
| 9.79 | 11.88 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3120mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.12 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Mi 8 SE has a general score of 75.9, which is slightly better than the nubia Red Magic 3S's overall score of 75.8. The Xiaomi Mi 8 SE comes with Android operating system, and nubia Red Magic 3S has Android 9.0 Pie operating system. The Xiaomi Mi 8 SE body is notably thinner and incredibly lighter than nubia Red Magic 3S, despite of the fact that it was released around a year before.
The Xiaomi Mi 8 SE has a bit more vivid screen than nubia Red Magic 3S, because although it has a quite lower resolution of 1080 x 2244 pixels and a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a little bit better pixels quantity in each inch in the display. Nubia Red Magic 3S has much more storage capacity for games and applications than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, because it has more internal memory.
The nubia Red Magic 3S has a little faster processing unit than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, and although they both have the same number of cores, the nubia Red Magic 3S also has more RAM. The nubia Red Magic 3S counts with a really longer battery life than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity.
The nubia Red Magic 3S counts with a lot better camera than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, because it has a way bigger camera sensor shooting way better quality videos and pictures, a way better video quality, a bigger aperture to capture better low-light images and videos and a much better 48 mega pixels resolution back facing camera.
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