Apple iPhone 8 vs nubia Red Magic 5G Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 12, 2017	Apr 14, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
$849	$579

Design

Dimensions
5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 inches 138.4 x 67.3 x 7.3 mm	6.64 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches 168.56 x 78 x 9.75 mm
Weight
5.22 oz / 148.0 g	7.69 oz / 218.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Silver, Red, Space gray	Eclipse black, Hot Rod red

Display

Size
4.7-inch, 65.34% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 82.54% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 625 nits	AMOLED, 144Hz, HDR, 600 nits
Resolution
1334x750px, 16:9 ratio, 326 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 388 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass
Features
Pressure-sensitive, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	HDR support, Pressure-sensitive, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
3 (Average)	Untested

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Hardware

System chip
Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm)	Snapdragon 865 SM8250 (7 nm)
Processor
Hexa-core 2390 MHz Monsoon and Mistral	Octa-core 2840 MHz Kryo 585
GPU
Apple 3-core GPU	Adreno 650
Memory
2GB (LPDDR4)/256GB 2GB/64GB 2GB/128GB	8GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.0) 12GB/256GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
iOS (15.x, 14.x, 13.x, 12.x, 11.x)	Android (10)

Battery

Type
1821 mAh, Li - Ion	4500 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
USB Power Delivery Qi wireless charging	Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0, USB Power Delivery
Charge speed
Wired: 15.0W Wireless: 7.5W

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Triple camera
Main camera
12 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, OIS, PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 28 mm Sensor size: 1/3" Pixel size: 1.22 μm	64 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/1.7" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal Length: 13 mm Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
	2 MP (Macro) Pixel size: 1.75 μm
Flash
Quad LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps) OIS, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (480 fps) Time-lapse video
Front
7 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p	8 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.1
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6 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, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, 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, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
	32-Bit DAC, aptX
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
	n41, n78, SA, NSA
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41	34, 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
4, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 12/13 (600/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Sep 12, 2017 FCC ID value: BCG-E3174A
Measured SAR
Head: 1.09 W/kg Body: 1.09 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.09 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 64 GB storage

Memory	64GB
Prices (MSRP)	$699

with 256GB storage

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

A1863

with 128 GB storage

Memory	128GB

Links

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