Apple iPhone 8 Plus vs nubia Red Magic 3S Specs Comparison

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Apple iPhone 8 Plus
Apple iPhone 8 Plus nubia Red Magic 3S
Released · Sep 22, 2017
Released · Oct 16, 2019
5.5-inch
6.7-inch
Dual camera
Single camera
3GB · 256GB
12GB · 256GB
2691 mAh
5000 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 12, 2017 Oct 16, 2019
Prices (MSRP)
$949 $600

Design

Dimensions
6.24 x 3.07 x 0.30 inches
158.4 x 78.1 x 7.5 mm
6.76 x 3.09 x 0.38 inches
171.7 x 78.5 x 9.65 mm
Weight
7.13 oz (202.0 g) 7.58 oz (215.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass
Frame: Aluminum
Back: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Silver, Red, Space gray Cyber shade

Display

Size
5.5-inch, 67.47% screen-to-body 6.7-inch, 80.55% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 625 nits AMOLED, 90Hz, HDR
Resolution
1920x1080px, 16:9 ratio, 401 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

Hardware

System chip
Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm) Snapdragon 855+ SM8150-AC (7 nm)
Processor
Hexa-core
2390 MHz
Monsoon and Mistral
Octa-core
2960 MHz
Kryo 485
GPU
Apple 3-core GPU Adreno 640
Memory
3GB (LPDDR4)/256GB
3GB/64GB
12GB (LPDDR4)/256GB (UFS 3.0)
8GB/128GB
Storage expansion
not expandable not expandable
OS
iOS (15.x, 14.x, 13.x, 12.x, 11.x) Android (9.0 Pie)

Battery

Type
2691 mAh, Li - Ion 5000 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
USB Power Delivery
Qi wireless charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 4+
Charge speed
Wired: 15.0W
Wireless: 7.5W

Camera

Rear
Dual camera Single 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
48 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.7
Focal length: 26 mm
Sensor size: 1/2"
Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Telephoto, Sapphire crystal lens cover, PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor)
Optical zoom: 2.0x
Aperture size: F2.8
Focal Length: 56 mm
Sensor size: 1/3.4"
Pixel size: 1 μm
Flash
Quad LED LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p
OIS, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light, Video calling, Video sharing
8K UHD (15 fps), 4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p
Video calling, Video sharing
Front
7 MP (HDR)
Video capture: 1080p
16 MP (HDR)
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0 5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
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, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling) VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
32-Bit DAC, aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation Noise cancellation

Cellular

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, 25, 26, 28, 30, 66
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), LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s), 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

Alternative variants

with 64 GB storage
Memory 64GB
Prices (MSRP) $799
with 128 GB storage
Memory 8GB/128GB
Colors Eclipse black, Mecha silver
Prices (MSRP) $479
A1864
with 128 GB storage
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