Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max vs nubia Red Magic 5S Specs Comparison

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Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max	nubia Red Magic 5S
Released · Nov 13, 2020	Released · Sep 02, 2020
6.7-inch · 2778x1284px	6.7-inch · 2340x1080px
Triple camera	Triple camera
6GB · 128GB	8GB · 128GB
3687 mAh	4500 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Oct 13, 2020	Aug 26, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
$1100	$579 \| €579

Design

Dimensions
6.33 x 3.07 x 0.29 inches (~0.40 inches with camera bump) 160.84 x 78.09 x 7.39 mm (~10.14 mm with camera bump)	6.64 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches 168.56 x 78 x 9.75 mm
Weight
8.03 oz (228.0 g)	7.76 oz (220.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Stainless steel	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) Frame: Metal
Materials & Colors
Pacific blue, Gold, Silver, Graphite
Resistance
Water, Splash, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
3D Face unlock	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
	Sonic silver

Display

Size
6.7-inch, 87.45% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 82.54% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 60Hz, HDR, 1200 nits	AMOLED, 144Hz, HDR, 600 nits
Resolution
2778x1284px, 19.5:9 ratio, 458 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 388 PPI
Protection
Ceramic Shield	Corning Gorilla Glass
Features
HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm)	Snapdragon 865 SM8250 (7 nm)
Processor
Hexa-core	Octa-core 2840 MHz Kryo 585
GPU
Yes	Adreno 650
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB (NVMe) 6GB/256GB 6GB/512GB	8GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.1) 12GB/256GB
Storage expansion
not expandable
OS
iOS (16.x, 15.x, 14.x)	Android (10)

Battery

Type
3687 mAh, Li - Ion	4500 mAh
Charging
USB Power Delivery Qi wireless charging, MagSafe wireless charging	USB Power Delivery
Charge speed
Wireless: 15.0W	Wired: 55.0W

Battery Life Estimate

5h 59min

Browsing

14h 6min

Video

8h 37min

Gaming

8h 1min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Triple camera
Main camera
12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.6 Focal length: 26 mm Pixel size: 1.7 μm	64 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/1.7" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 13 mm	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal Length: 13 mm Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
12 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 2.5x Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 65 mm	2 MP (Macro) Pixel size: 1.75 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (30 fps) OIS, HDR, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light	8K UHD (15 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (480 fps) Time-lapse video
Front
12 MP (Time-of-Flight (ToF), EIS, HDR, Slow-motion videos) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)	8 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.1
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Lightning	Type-C, USB 3.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, LiDAR scanner, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4
HDMI
	Yes
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Dual-band positioning, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Dolby Atmos	aptX
Screen mirroring
	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n71, n77, n78, n79, n260, n261, Sub-6, mmWave	n41, n78, SA, NSA
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48	34, 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Alternative variants

with 256GB storage


Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1200

with 256GB storage


Memory	12GB/256GB
Colors	Pulse
Prices (MSRP)	$649 \| €649

with 512GB storage


Memory	512GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1400

Links

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