Apple iPhone XR vs nubia Red Magic 5G Specs Comparison

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Apple iPhone XR
nubia Red Magic 5G
Apple iPhone XR nubia Red Magic 5G
Released · Oct 26, 2018
Released · Apr 21, 2020
6.1-inch · 1792x828px
6.7-inch · 2340x1080px
Single camera
Triple camera
3GB · 64GB
8GB · 128GB
2942 mAh
4500 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Sep 12, 2018 Apr 14, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
$749 $579

Design

Dimensions
5.94 x 2.98 x 0.33 inches
150.9 x 75.7 x 8.3 mm 		6.64 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches
168.56 x 78 x 9.75 mm
Weight
6.84 oz / 194.0 g 7.69 oz / 218.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass
Frame: Aluminum 		Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass)
Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
3D Face unlock Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Yellow, Blue, Red, White, Rose gold Eclipse black, Hot Rod red

Display

Size
6.1-inch, 79.24% screen-to-body 6.7-inch, 82.54% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 625 nits AMOLED, 144Hz, HDR, 600 nits
Resolution
1792x828px, 19.5:9 ratio, 326 PPI 2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 388 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass
Features
Oleophobic coating HDR support, Pressure-sensitive, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
2 (Good) Untested
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Hardware

System chip
Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) Snapdragon 865 SM8250 (7 nm)
Processor
Hexa-core
2490 MHz
Vortex and Tempest 		Octa-core
2840 MHz
Kryo 585
GPU
Apple 4-core GPU Adreno 650
Memory
3GB/64GB
3GB/128GB
3GB/256GB 		8GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.0)
12GB/256GB
Storage expansion
not expandable not expandable
OS
iOS (15.x, 14.x, 13.x, 12.x) Android (10)

Battery

Type
2942 mAh, Li - Ion 4500 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
USB Power Delivery
Qi wireless charging 		Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0, USB Power Delivery
Charge speed
Wireless: 7.5W
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Battery Life Estimate
4h 14min
Browsing
11h 8min
Video
5h 50min
Gaming
4h 35min
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Untested
Browsing
Untested
Video
Untested
Gaming
Untested
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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: 26 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.55"
Pixel size: 1.4 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), 720p
OIS, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, Video calling, Video sharing 		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, Wi-Fi Direct, 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, Video recording

Cellular

5G Bands
n41, n78, SA, NSA
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 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 34, 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 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, HSUPA, UMTS LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Alternative variants

with 256 GB storage
Memory 256GB
Prices (MSRP) $899
with 256GB storage
Memory 12GB/256GB
Colors Pulse
Prices (MSRP) $649
with 128 GB storage
Memory 128GB
Prices (MSRP) $799
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