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Samsung Galaxy S20 vs nubia Red Magic 3S Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy S20
nubia Red Magic 3S
Samsung Galaxy S20 nubia Red Magic 3S
Released · Mar 06, 2020
Released · Oct 16, 2019
6.2-inch · 3200x1440px
6.7-inch · 2340x1080px
Triple camera
Single camera
12GB · 128GB
12GB · 256GB
4000 mAh
5000 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Feb 11, 2020 Oct 16, 2019
Prices (MSRP)
$1000 $600

Design

Dimensions
5.97 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches
151.7 x 69.1 x 7.9 mm 		6.76 x 3.09 x 0.38 inches
171.7 x 78.5 x 9.65 mm
Weight
5.78 oz / 163.0 g 7.58 oz / 215.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6)
Frame: Aluminum 		Back: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Cloud blue, Cosmic grey, Cloud pink, Cosmic white Cyber shade

Display

Size
6.2-inch, 88.59% screen-to-body 6.7-inch, 80.55% screen-to-body
Type
Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR AMOLED, 90Hz, HDR
Resolution
3200x1440px, 20:9 ratio, 566 PPI 2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 388 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 6 Corning Gorilla Glass
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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
1.5 (Good) Untested
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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 865 SM8250 (7 nm) Snapdragon 855+ SM8150-AC (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
1x2.84GHz Kryo 585
3x2.42GHz Kryo 585
4x1.80GHz Kryo 585 		Octa-core
2960 MHz
Kryo 485
GPU
Adreno 650 Adreno 640
Memory
12GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.0)
8GB/128GB 		12GB (LPDDR4)/256GB (UFS 3.0)
8GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1000 GB not expandable
OS
Android (13, 12, 11, 10) Android (9.0 Pie)

Battery

Type
4000 mAh, Li - Polymer 5000 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging
Qi and Powermat wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging 		Qualcomm Quick Charge 4+
Charge speed
Wired: 25.0W
Wireless: 15.0W
PhoneArena Battery Tests
Battery Life Estimate
5h 20min
Browsing
7h 45min
Video
10h 20min
Gaming
7h 43min
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Untested
Browsing
Untested
Video
Untested
Gaming
Untested
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Camera

Rear
Triple camera Single camera
Main camera
12 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal length: 26 mm
Sensor size: 1/1.7"
Pixel size: 1.8 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 (Ultra-wide, Autofocus)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 13 mm
Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Third camera
64 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.0
Sensor size: 1/1.7"
Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
8K UHD (24 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (960 fps)
OIS, HDR, EIS 		8K UHD (15 fps), 4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p
Video calling, Video sharing
Front
10 MP (PDAF, HDR)
Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps) 		16 MP (HDR)
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0 5.0
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,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1 Type-C, USB 3.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, ANT+ 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, Dolby Atmos, aptX, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus 32-Bit DAC, aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n28, n40, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 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
1, 2, 4, 5, 8 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s), 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

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Jan 24, 2020
FCC ID value: A3LSMG981U
Measured SAR
Head: 1.07 W/kg
Body: 1.03 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.25 W/kg
Phablet: 3.99 W/kg

Alternative variants

Global variant
System chip Samsung Exynos 990 (7 nm)
Processor Octa-core
2700 MHz
2x2.73GHz Exynos M5
2x2.5GHz Cortex-A75
4x2.0G​Hz Cortex-A55
GPU Mali G77 MP11
with 128 GB storage
Memory 8GB/128GB
Colors Eclipse black, Mecha silver
Prices (MSRP) $479
non 5G variant
Memory 8GB
FCC approval Date approved: Jan 28, 2020
FCC ID value: A3LSMG980F
Measured SAR Head: 0.37 W/kg
Body: 1.01 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.34 W/kg
Phablet: 2.67 W/kg
for Verizon
Storage expansion not expandable
5G Bands n260, n261, mmWave
4G (FDD) Bands 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 13, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands 34, 39, 46, 48
Hearing aid compatible M4/T3
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