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Xiaomi Redmi 9A vs nubia Red Magic 5S Specs Comparison

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Xiaomi Redmi 9A	nubia Red Magic 5S
Released · Jul 15, 2020	Released · Sep 02, 2020
6.5-inch	6.7-inch
Single camera	Triple camera
2GB · 32GB	8GB · 128GB
5000 mAh	4500 mAh

Availability

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

Design

Dimensions
6.49 x 3.03 x 0.35 inches 164.9 x 77.07 x 9 mm	6.64 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches 168.56 x 78 x 9.75 mm
Weight
6.91 oz (196.0 g)	7.76 oz (220.0 g)
Materials
Back: Plastic	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) Frame: Metal
Materials & Colors
Carbon grey, Sky blue, Ocean green
Biometrics
2D Face unlock	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
	Sonic silver

Display

Size
6.5-inch, 81.15% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 82.54% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	AMOLED, 144Hz, HDR, 600 nits
Resolution
1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 269 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 388 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass

Hardware

System chip
MediaTek Helio G25 (12 nm)	Snapdragon 865 SM8250 (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2000 MHz Arm Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2840 MHz Kryo 585
GPU
PowerVR GE8320	Adreno 650
Memory
2GB (LPDDR4)/32GB (eMMC 5.1)	8GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.1) 12GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC
OS
Android (10)	Android (10)

Battery

Type
5000 mAh, Li - Polymer	4500 mAh
Charging
	USB Power Delivery
Charge speed
Wired: 10.0W	Wired: 55.0W

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Triple camera
Main camera
13 MP (PDAF)	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
LED	LED
Video recording
1080p (60 fps)	8K UHD (15 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (480 fps) Time-lapse video
Front
5 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p	8 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.1
WLAN
b,g,n Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 b, g, n	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 3.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
HDMI
	Yes
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Dual-band positioning, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
	aptX
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation

Cellular

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

Alternative variants

with 256GB storage


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

Links

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