nubia Red Magic 3S vs Samsung Galaxy S23 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 16, 2019	Feb 01, 2023
MSRP
$ 600	$ 800

Design

Dimensions
6.76 x 3.09 x 0.38 inches 171.7 x 78.5 x 9.65 mm	5.76 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches (~0.36 inches with camera bump) 146.3 x 70.9 x 7.6mm (~9.02 mm with camera bump)
Weight
7.58 oz (215.0 g)	5.93 oz (168.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Cyber shade	Phantom Black, Cream, Green, Lavender

Display

Size
6.7-inch, 80.55% screen-to-body	6.1-inch, 88.57% screen-to-body
Type
AMOLED, 90Hz, HDR	Super AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1750 nits
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 388 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 422 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Features
HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 855+ SM8150-AC (7 nm)	Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550-AC (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2960 MHz Kryo 485	Octa-core 1x3.36GHz Kryo Prime 4x2.8GHz Kryo Gold 3x2.0GHz Kryo Silve
GPU
Adreno 640	Adreno 740
Memory
12GB (LPDDR4)/256GB (UFS 3.0) 8GB/128GB	8GB (LPDDR5X)/128GB (UFS 4.0) 8GB/256GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
Android (9.0 Pie)	Android (14, 13)

Battery

Type
5000 mAh, Li - Polymer	3900 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 4+	Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 25.0W Wireless: 10.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

6h 3min

Browsing

15h 21min

Video

8h 6min

Gaming

8h 1min

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Triple camera
Main camera
48 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 0.8 μm	50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Sensor name: Samsung ISOCELL Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 23 mm Sensor size: 1/1.56" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Second camera
	12 MP (Ultra-wide) Sensor name: Sony IMX564 Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Third camera
	12 MP (Telephoto, OIS) Sensor name: Samsung S5K3K1 Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 64 mm Sensor size: 1/3.94" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Flash
LED	Dual LED
Video recording
8K UHD (15 fps), 4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p Video calling, Video sharing	8K UHD (30 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (960 fps) OIS, HDR
Front
16 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p	12 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

PhoneArena Camera Tests

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

137

Overall

139

Photo

134

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.3
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 3.0	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, Ultra Wideband (UWB)

Multimedia

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

Cellular

5G
	Bands n1, n7, n25, n28, n41, n66, n71, n78, n258, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave, 5G Ready
4G (FDD)
Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30(2300 WCS), 66(AWS-3)	Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 20, 25, 26, 28, 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD)
Bands 34, 38, 39, 40, 41	Bands 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48
3G
Bands 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8	Bands 1, 2, 4, 5, 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, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Dual Nano SIM + eSIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Jan 17, 2023 FCC ID value: A3LSMS911U
Measured SAR
	Head: 0.95 W/kg Body: 0.88 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.58 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.24 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 128 GB storage

Memory	8GB/128GB
Colors	Eclipse black, Mecha silver
MSRP	$ 479

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB
MSRP	$ 860

International

5G	Bands n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n75, 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(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD)	Bands 38, 39, 40, 41

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