Asus ROG Phone 5s Pro 5G vs Nubia Red Magic 6S Pro 5G

Comparing the Asus ROG Phone 5s Pro 5G vs Nubia Red Magic 6S Pro 5G across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both Asus ROG Phone 5s Pro 5G and Nubia Red Magic 6S Pro 5G run at the same processing speed of 3.0 GHz.

Display: Nubia Red Magic 6S Pro 5G offers a screen size of 6.8 inches, while Asus ROG Phone 5s Pro 5G offers 6.78 inches, making Nubia Red Magic 6S Pro 5G the larger display of the two. Both Asus ROG Phone 5s Pro 5G and Nubia Red Magic 6S Pro 5G feature the same AMOLED display.

Rear Camera: Both Asus ROG Phone 5s Pro 5G and Nubia Red Magic 6S Pro 5G feature a 64 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Asus ROG Phone 5s Pro 5G offers a higher front camera resolution with 24 MP, while Nubia Red Magic 6S Pro 5G offers 8 MP, making Asus ROG Phone 5s Pro 5G better for front camera photography.

Battery: Asus ROG Phone 5s Pro 5G offers a higher battery capacity with 6000 mAh, while Nubia Red Magic 6S Pro 5G offers 4500 mAh, making Asus ROG Phone 5s Pro 5G better for longer battery life.

Storage: Asus ROG Phone 5s Pro 5G offers higher internal storage with 512 GB, while Nubia Red Magic 6S Pro 5G offers 128 GB, making Asus ROG Phone 5s Pro 5G the better option for storage.

Asus ROG Phone 5s Pro 5G

₹85,999

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Nubia Red Magic 6S Pro 5G

₹45,290

(Not Released in India)

Summary

Release Date

18 Feb, 2022

30 Dec, 2021

06 May, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 888 Plus	Snapdragon 888 Plus	Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 3 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
18 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display


6.78 inches (17.22 cm)	6.8 inches (17.27 cm)	6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
AMOLED	AMOLED	AMOLED
1080x2448 px (FHD+)	1080x2400 px (FHD+)	1216x2640 px (FHD+)
144 Hz Refresh Rate	165 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


64 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	64 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
13 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
5 MP Macro Camera	2 MP Macro Camera	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera


24 MP Wide Angle Lens	8 MP Wide Angle Lens	50 MP

Battery


6000 mAh	4500 mAh	6500 mAh
65W Fast Charging	120W Fast Charging	90W Flash Charging
No Wireless Charging	N/A	Wireless Charging

Storage

512 GB	128 GB	256 GB
UFS 3.1	UFS 3.1	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

N/A

8.4/10

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Pros

Device yet to be reviewed

Device yet to be reviewed

Compact, premium design
Excellent battery life
Reliable performance
Strong portrait photography

Cons

Device yet to be reviewed

Device yet to be reviewed

Video recording inconsistencies
Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

4.3/5

(81 ratings)

N/A

4.4/5

(109 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A	N/A	3,000,897 AnTuTu Score
N/A	N/A	16h 04m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Feb 18, 2022

(Official)

N/A

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v11

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

5 Year

Security Updates

N/A

7 Year

Custom UI

ROG UI

N/A

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

Octa core

3 GHz, Single core, Kryo 680 2.42 GHz, Tri core, Kryo 680 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 680

Octa core

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

5 nm

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 660

Adreno 829

RAM

18 GB

8 GB

12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5

LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

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

N/A

3,000,897

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A

14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A

4,004

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A

5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A

17.4 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.78 inches (17.22 cm)

6.8 inches (17.27 cm)

6.31 inches (16.03 cm)

Resolution

1080x2448 px (FHD+)

1080x2400 px (FHD+)

1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Brightness

1200 nits

700 nits

N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A

5000 nits

Refresh Rate

144 Hz

165 Hz

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:4:9

20:9

19.5:9

Pixel Density

395 ppi

387 ppi

460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

82.07 %

85.27 %

90.11 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass Victus

Corning Gorilla Glass

N/A

Bezel-less Display

Yes

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

N/A

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

94.38 %

Design

Height

173 mm

169.8 mm

150.83 mm

Width

77 mm

77.1 mm

71.76 mm

Thickness

9.9 mm

9.5 mm

7.99 mm

Weight

238 grams

215 grams

191 grams

Build Material

N/A

Back: Mineral Glass

Back: Glass

Water Resistance

N/A

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

N/A

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Excellent

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 Angle26 mm focal length 1/1.97" sensor size UltraPixel BSI image sensor 0.7µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57IMX921

13 MP
f/2.4 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera11 mm focal length

8 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera

5 MP
f/2.0 Macro Camera

2 MP
Macro Camera

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Autofocus

Yes

OIS

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

9000 x 7000 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

N/A

Video Recording

8k @30 fps
4k @60 fps
Full HD @240 fps

7680x4320 @ 30 fps
3840x2160 @ 60 fps
1920x1080 @ 120 fps

8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Best In Class

Resolution

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

8 MP
f/2 Wide Angle Primary Camera1.12µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Capacity

6000 mAh

4500 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 65W Fast Charging 70% in 30 minutes

Yes 120W Fast Charging 100% in 17 minutes

Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 40W Wireless Charging

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.

N/A

16h 04m

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

N/A

0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

512 GB

128 GB

256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.1

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N25 / N28 / N66
TDD N41 / N77 / N78 / N79

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N28
TDD N41 / N78

N/A

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) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)

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) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)

N/A

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) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
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) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

SAR Value

Head: 1.18 W/kg

N/A

Wi-Fi

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

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

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/n) 5GHz MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.2

Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes

N/A

Yes

IR Blaster

N/A

Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Optical

Ultrasonic

Heart Rate Monitor

N/A

Yes

N/A

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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