nubia Red Magic 3S vs nubia Red Magic 5G Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 16, 2019	Apr 14, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
$600	$579

Design

Dimensions
6.76 x 3.09 x 0.38 inches 171.7 x 78.5 x 9.65 mm	6.64 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches 168.56 x 78 x 9.75 mm
Weight
7.58 oz / 215.0 g	7.69 oz / 218.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) Frame: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Cyber shade	Eclipse black, Hot Rod red

Display

Size
6.7-inch, 80.55% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 82.54% screen-to-body
Type
AMOLED, 90Hz, HDR	AMOLED, 144Hz, HDR, 600 nits
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 388 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 388 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass	Corning Gorilla Glass
Features
	HDR support, Pressure-sensitive, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 855+ SM8150-AC (7 nm)	Snapdragon 865 SM8250 (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2960 MHz Kryo 485	Octa-core 2840 MHz Kryo 585
GPU
Adreno 640	Adreno 650
Memory
12GB (LPDDR4)/256GB (UFS 3.0) 8GB/128GB	8GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.0) 12GB/256GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
Android (9.0 Pie)	Android (10)

Battery

Type
5000 mAh, Li - Polymer	4500 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 4+	Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0, USB Power Delivery

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	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
8K UHD (15 fps), 4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (480 fps) Time-lapse video
Front
16 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 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
Type-C, USB 3.0	Type-C, USB 3.0
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, Dual-band positioning, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC

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Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
32-Bit DAC, aptX-HD	32-Bit DAC, aptX
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
	n41, n78, SA, NSA
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 66	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, 6, 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, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Alternative variants

with 128 GB storage

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

with 256GB storage

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