Asus ROG Phone 2 vs Nubia Red Magic 3S

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Comparing the Asus ROG Phone 2 vs Nubia Red Magic 3S across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Asus ROG Phone 2 scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 2,869, while Nubia Red Magic 3S scores 2,542, making Asus ROG Phone 2 the better performer.


Display: Nubia Red Magic 3S offers a screen size of 6.65 inches, while Asus ROG Phone 2 offers 6.59 inches, making Nubia Red Magic 3S the larger display of the two. Both Asus ROG Phone 2 and Nubia Red Magic 3S feature the same AMOLED display.


Rear Camera: Both Asus ROG Phone 2 and Nubia Red Magic 3S feature a 48 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: Asus ROG Phone 2 offers a higher front camera resolution with 24 MP, while Nubia Red Magic 3S offers 16 MP, making Asus ROG Phone 2 better for front camera photography.


Battery: Asus ROG Phone 2 delivers longer battery life with 16h 08m, while Nubia Red Magic 3S delivers 10h 50m, making Asus ROG Phone 2 the better pick for all day usage.


Storage: Both Asus ROG Phone 2 and Nubia Red Magic 3S offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.


User Rating: Asus ROG Phone 2 receives a higher user rating of 4.6, while Nubia Red Magic 3S has a rating of 4.2.

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Summary

Spec Score

82%
80%

Release Date

08 Oct, 2019
17 Oct, 2019

Performance

Snapdragon 855 Plus
Snapdragon 855 Plus
Octa Core (upto 2.96 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.96 GHz)
8 GB RAM
8 GB RAM

Display

6.59 inches (16.74 cm)
6.65 inches (16.89 cm)
AMOLED
AMOLED
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate
90 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

48 MP
Primary Camera
48 MP
Primary Camera
13 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
N/A

Front Camera

24 MP
16 MP

Battery

6000 mAh
5000 mAh
Hyper Charging
27W Quick Charging

Storage

128 GB
128 GB
UFS 3.0
N/A

User Ratings

4.6/5
(11,107 ratings)
4.2/5
(214 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

353,469
AnTuTu Score
484,670
AnTuTu Score
16h 08m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
10h 50m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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Video

Videos
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Videos
1 More Video

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General

Launch Date

Oct 08, 2019
(Official)
Oct 17, 2019
(Official)

Operating System

Android v9.0 (Pie)
Android v9.0 (Pie)

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus
Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus

Processor

Octa core

2.96 GHz, Single core, Kryo 485 2.42 GHz, Tri core, Kryo 485 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 485
Octa core

2.96 GHz, Single core, Kryo 485 2.42 GHz, Tri core, Kryo 485 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 485

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

7 nm
N/A

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 640
Adreno 640

RAM

8 GB / 12 GB
8 GB / 12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
LPDDR4X

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

353,469
484,670

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

13.0 s
13.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

1.0 %
N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

16.7 %
N/A
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

AMOLED
AMOLED

Screen Size

6.59 inches  (16.74 cm)
6.65 inches  (16.89 cm)

Resolution

1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)

Refresh Rate

120 Hz
90 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9
19.5:9

Pixel Density

391 ppi
388 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

80.21 %
80.37 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v6
N/A

Bezel-less Display

Yes
Yes

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes
N/A

Design

Height

170.9 mm
171.7 mm

Width

77.6 mm
78.5 mm

Thickness

9.4 mm
9.6 mm

Weight

240 grams
215 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass
N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

48 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.7926 mm focal length 1/2" sensor size IMX586 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 0.8µm pixel size
48 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.751/2" sensor size IMX586 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 0.8µm pixel size
13 MP
f/2.4 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera11 mm focal length
N/A

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

8000 x 6000 Pixels
8000 x 6000 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps
N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

24 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera27 mm focal length
16 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Camera Features

N/A
Fixed Focus

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
N/A

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

6000 mAh
5000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 52 Hours(3G)
N/A

Quick Charging

Yes Hyper Charging
Yes 27W Quick Charging v4.0

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

16h 08m
10h 50m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

2h 2m 30s
1h 33m 34s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 512 GB
128 GB / 256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.0
N/A

Expandable Storage

No
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)

SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) MIMO
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 b/g/n/ac) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v5.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes
N/A

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Audio Features

DTS Sound
N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen
Rear

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Optical
N/A

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope