Asus ROG Phone 3 vs Nubia Red Magic 5S

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Comparing the Asus ROG Phone 3 vs Nubia Red Magic 5S across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Asus ROG Phone 3 runs at a higher processing speed of 3.1 GHz, while Nubia Red Magic 5S runs at 2.84 GHz, making Asus ROG Phone 3 the better performer.


Display: Nubia Red Magic 5S offers a screen size of 6.65 inches, while Asus ROG Phone 3 offers 6.59 inches, making Nubia Red Magic 5S the larger display of the two. Both Asus ROG Phone 3 and Nubia Red Magic 5S feature the same AMOLED display.


Rear Camera: Both Asus ROG Phone 3 and Nubia Red Magic 5S feature a 64 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: Asus ROG Phone 3 offers a higher front camera resolution with 24 MP, while Nubia Red Magic 5S offers 8 MP, making Asus ROG Phone 3 better for front camera photography.


Battery: Asus ROG Phone 3 offers a higher battery capacity with 6000 mAh, while Nubia Red Magic 5S offers 4500 mAh, making Asus ROG Phone 3 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Asus ROG Phone 3 and Nubia Red Magic 5S offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.

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Asus ROG Phone 3
₹55,999
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Nubia Red Magic 5S
₹40,690
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Summary

Spec Score

83%
83%

Release Date

06 Aug, 2020
02 Jan, 2022

Performance

Snapdragon 865 Plus
Snapdragon 865
Octa Core (upto 3.1 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.84 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+)
144 Hz Refresh Rate
144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

64 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
64 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
13 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
5 MP
Macro Camera
2 MP
Macro Camera

Front Camera

24 MP
8 MP
Wide Angle Lens

Battery

6000 mAh
4500 mAh
30W Hyper Charging
55W Fast Charging

Storage

128 GB
128 GB
UFS 3.1
UFS 3.1

Expert Review

8.0/10
N/A

Pros

  • Unreal speeds
  • Highly colour accurate and smooth 144Hz display
  • Best-in-class battery life
  • Stereo speakers are amazing
  • Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

  • Quite heavy
  • Cameras are average
  • Iffy fingerprint scanner
  • Design would appeal to a niche audience
  • Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.4/5
(8,194 ratings)
N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

614,628
AnTuTu Score
N/A
12h 09m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
N/A

Video

Videos
1 More Video
There are no videos available for the device.

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

Aug 06, 2020
(Official)
N/A

Operating System

Android v10 (Q)
Android v10 (Q)

Custom UI

ROG UI
N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Plus
Qualcomm Snapdragon 865

Processor

Octa core

3.1 GHz, Single core, Kryo 585 2.42 GHz, Tri core, Kryo 585 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 585
Octa core

2.84 GHz, Single core, Kryo 585 2.42 GHz, Tri core, Kryo 585 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 585

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

7 nm
7 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 650
Adreno 650

RAM

8 GB / 12 GB
8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5
LPDDR5

Performance Test Results

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

614,628
N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

13.0 s
N/A

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

6.0 %
N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

9.7 %
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+)

Brightness

650 nits
600 nits

Refresh Rate

144 Hz
144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9
19.5:9

Pixel Density

391 ppi
388 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

79.75 %
82.42 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v6
Corning Gorilla Glass

Bezel-less Display

Yes
Yes

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+
N/A

Design

Height

171 mm
168.5 mm

Width

78 mm
78 mm

Thickness

9.85 mm
9.7 mm

Weight

240 grams
220 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass
Back: Gorilla Glass

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

64 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle26 mm focal length 1/1.7" sensor size IMX686 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 0.8µm pixel size
64 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle 78° field-of-view26 mm focal length 1/1.7" sensor size IMX686 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 0.8µm pixel size
13 MP
f/2.4 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera11 mm focal length
8 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 1.12µm pixel size
5 MP
f/2.0 Macro Camera
2 MP
Macro Camera

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

9000 x 7000 Pixels
9000 x 7000 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

8k @30 fps
4k @60 fps
Full HD @240 fps
HD @480 fps
7680x4320 @ 15 fps
3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 60 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

24 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera27 mm focal length 0.9µm pixel size
8 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera1.12µm pixel size

Flash

Yes Screen flash
N/A

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

6000 mAh
4500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 38.6 Hours(4G)
N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 30W Hyper Charging v4.0
Yes 55W Fast Charging 68% in 20 minutes

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.

12h 09m
N/A

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

1h 29m 57s
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB
128 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.1
UFS 3.1

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 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N28
TDD N41 / N77 / N78 / N79
5G Bands:
TDD N41 / N78 / N79
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) / 800(band 20)
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)
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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) / 800(band 20)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
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)

SAR Value

Head: 0.736 W/kg Body: 1.497 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ax) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ax) 5GHz MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.1
Yes v5.1

GPS

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

NFC

Yes
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

USB Type-C
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Optical
Optical

Other Sensors

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