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| Global Score | |
| 76.7 | 76.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | |
| Android 11 | Android 10 |
| 2021-05-27 | 2020-09-02 |
| 6.23 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches | 6.64 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 7.76 ounces |
| Moonlight White, Neptune Blue and Space Black, | Sonic silver |
| Glass and Plastic | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 579.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 385 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio G85 MT6769Z chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| Cortex-A75, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali G52 MC2 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.02 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (15 fps) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11 | 12.32 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| 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 Redmi Note 8 2021 has a global score of 76.7, which is just a bit better than the nubia Red Magic 5S's 76.2 overall score. These phones come with Android operating system, but the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 has the newer 11 version and nubia Red Magic 5S has Android 10, providing you some nice extra features. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 design is somewhat lighter and thinner than the nubia Red Magic 5S, even when they were only released 9 months apart.
Nubia Red Magic 5S counts with a bit better processor than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the nubia Red Magic 5S also has a larger amount of RAM memory. The nubia Red Magic 5S has a slightly better looking display than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, because although it has a little worse amount of pixels per inch in the screen, and they both have the same exact 1080 x 2340px resolution, the nubia Red Magic 5S also counts with a quite bigger display.
Nubia Red Magic 5S has a slightly bigger memory to store more apps and games than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 64 GB more internal storage. Nubia Red Magic 5S captures much clearer pictures and videos than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, and although they both have a F1.8 camera aperture, the nubia Red Magic 5S also has a larger camera sensor capturing higher quality pictures, a much higher video resolution and a lot higher 64 mega pixels resolution back camera.
The nubia Red Magic 5S counts with a little longer battery life than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity.
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