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| Global Score | |
| 76.6 | 76.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | |
| Android 10 | Android 10 |
| 2020-05-20 | 2020-09-02 |
| 6.39 x 3.04 x 0.35 inches | 6.64 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches |
| 7.02 ounces | 7.76 ounces |
| Forest green, Midnight gray and Polar white | Sonic silver |
| Plastic | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 283.00 | $ 579.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 396 pixels per inch | 385 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio G85 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A75 and ArmCortex-A55, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 3 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 HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5020mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | 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 9 is a bit better than nubia Red Magic 5S, getting a overall score of 76.6 against 76.2. These phones use the same Android 10 operating system, so they should offer very similar operating system features. Even when the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 and the nubia Red Magic 5S were released only 4 months apart, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 is a little thinner and a little lighter.
Nubia Red Magic 5S has a little faster processing unit than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the nubia Red Magic 5S also has a higher amount of RAM memory. The nubia Red Magic 5S features just a bit better looking display than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, because although it has a quite worse display pixels density, and they both have the same exact resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels, the nubia Red Magic 5S also counts with a little bit larger display.
Nubia Red Magic 5S has a superior camera than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, and although they both have the same aperture, the nubia Red Magic 5S also has a back camera with a much better resolution, a much higher 7680x4320 video definition and a bigger camera sensor taking better quality videos and photos.
Nubia Red Magic 5S features a little bit more storage to store more games and applications than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with more internal memory capacity. Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 features just a little bit longer battery performance than nubia Red Magic 5S, because it has 5020mAh of battery capacity against 4500mAh.
In addition to being the best phone of the ones we are comparing, Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 is also a bargain compared to the other ones, which makes this phone an obvious call.
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