Asus ROG Phone vs Nubia Red Magic 3

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

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Asus ROG Phone runs at a higher processing speed of 2.96 GHz, while Nubia Red Magic 3 runs at 2.84 GHz, making Asus ROG Phone the better performer.


Display: Nubia Red Magic 3 offers a screen size of 6.65 inches, while Asus ROG Phone offers 6 inches, making Nubia Red Magic 3 the larger display of the two. Both Asus ROG Phone and Nubia Red Magic 3 feature the same AMOLED display.


Rear Camera: Nubia Red Magic 3 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 48 MP, while Asus ROG Phone offers 12 MP, making Nubia Red Magic 3 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Nubia Red Magic 3 offers a higher front camera resolution with 16 MP, while Asus ROG Phone offers 8 MP, making Nubia Red Magic 3 better for front camera photography.


Battery: Nubia Red Magic 3 offers a higher battery capacity with 5000 mAh, while Asus ROG Phone offers 4000 mAh, making Nubia Red Magic 3 better for longer battery life.


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


Expert Review: The editorial team rates both Asus ROG Phone and Nubia Red Magic 3 equally at 7.


User Rating: Asus ROG Phone and Nubia Red Magic 3 both receive the same user rating of 4.2.

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Summary

Spec Score

79%
80%

Release Date

29 Nov, 2018
27 Jun, 2019

Performance

Snapdragon 845
Snapdragon 855
Octa Core (upto 2.96 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.84 GHz)
8 GB RAM
8 GB RAM

Display

6.0 inches (15.24 cm)
6.65 inches (16.89 cm)
AMOLED
AMOLED
1080x2160 px (FHD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
90 Hz Refresh Rate
90 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

12 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
48 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
8 MP
Camera
N/A

Front Camera

8 MP
16 MP

Battery

4000 mAh
5000 mAh
30W Hyper Charging
18W Quick Charging
N/A
No Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB
128 GB
UFS 2.1
UFS 3.0

Expert Review

7.0/10
7.0/10

Pros

  • Awesome display
  • Gorgeous and unique design
  • RGB logo!
  • Solid sound output
  • Gamer-y design
  • Great performance
  • Excellent battery life

Cons

  • Expensive
  • Below-average battery life
  • Sub-par cameras
  • Bulky
  • Cameras not up to the mark

User Ratings

4.2/5
(286 ratings)
4.2/5
(1,224 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A
358,802
AnTuTu Score
N/A
12h 18m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

Video

Videos
1 More Video
Videos
3 More Videos

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

Nov 29, 2018
(Official)
Jun 27, 2019
(Official)

Operating System

Android v8.1 (Oreo)
Android v9.0 (Pie)

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
Qualcomm Snapdragon 855

Processor

Octa core

2.96 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 385 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 385
Octa core

2.84 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)

10 nm
7 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 630
Adreno 640

RAM

8 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.

N/A
358,802

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A
17.0 s

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

AMOLED
AMOLED

Screen Size

6.0 inches  (15.24 cm)
6.65 inches  (16.89 cm)

Resolution

1080x2160 px (FHD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)

Refresh Rate

90 Hz
90 Hz

Aspect Ratio

18:9
19.5:9

Pixel Density

402 ppi
388 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

76.78 %
80.37 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v6
Corning Gorilla Glass v4

Bezel-less Display

Yes
Yes

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
Yes

Design

Height

158.8 mm
171.7 mm

Width

76.2 mm
78.5 mm

Thickness

8.3 mm
9.6 mm

Weight

200 grams
215 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass
Back: Aluminium

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof IPX4
N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

12 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle24 mm focal length 1/2.55" sensor size IMX363 CMOS image sensor Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1.4µm pixel size
48 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.79 Wide Angle1/2" sensor size IMX586 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 0.8µm pixel size
8 MP
12 mm focal length
N/A

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes

OIS

Yes
N/A

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels
8000 x 6000 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation

Shooting Modes

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

Camera Features

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

Video Recording

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

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

8 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera24 mm focal length
16 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera26 mm focal length 1/3.1" sensor size 1µm pixel size

Camera Features

Fixed Focus
N/A

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

4000 mAh
5000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 30W Hyper Charging v4.0 60% in 33 minutes
Yes 18W Quick 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
12h 18m

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

N/A
1h 26m 20s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB
128 GB / 256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.1
UFS 3.0

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) / 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) / 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) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 2300(band 30)

SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 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) / 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) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 2300(band 30)

Wi-Fi

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

N/A
DTS Sound

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear
Rear

Other Sensors

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