Black Shark 2 vs Nubia Red Magic 3S

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Comparing the Black Shark 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: Nubia Red Magic 3S runs at a higher processing speed of 2.96 GHz, while Black Shark 2 runs at 2.84 GHz, making Nubia Red Magic 3S the better performer.


Display: Nubia Red Magic 3S offers a screen size of 6.65 inches, while Black Shark 2 offers 6.39 inches, making Nubia Red Magic 3S the larger display of the two. Both Black Shark 2 and Nubia Red Magic 3S feature the same AMOLED display.


Rear Camera: Both Black Shark 2 and Nubia Red Magic 3S feature a 48 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: Black Shark 2 offers a higher front camera resolution with 20 MP, while Nubia Red Magic 3S offers 16 MP, making Black Shark 2 better for front camera photography.


Battery: Nubia Red Magic 3S offers a higher battery capacity with 5000 mAh, while Black Shark 2 offers 4000 mAh, making Nubia Red Magic 3S better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Black Shark 2 and Nubia Red Magic 3S offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.


User Rating: Black Shark 2 receives a higher user rating of 4.4, while Nubia Red Magic 3S has a rating of 4.2.

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Summary

Release Date

01 Jun, 2019
17 Oct, 2019
11 Sep, 2026

Performance

N/A
Snapdragon 855
Snapdragon 855 Plus
Snapdragon 6 Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 2.84 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.96 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.6 GHz)
6 GB RAM
8 GB RAM
8 GB RAM

Display

N/A
6.39 inches (16.23 cm)
6.65 inches (16.89 cm)
6.83 inches (17.35 cm)
AMOLED
AMOLED
AMOLED
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1280x2772 px (FHD+)
N/A
90 Hz Refresh Rate
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

N/A
48 MP
Primary Camera
48 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Camera
12 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)
N/A
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

N/A
20 MP
16 MP
32 MP

Battery

N/A
4000 mAh
5000 mAh
10000 mAh
27W Quick Charging
27W Quick Charging
100W Hyper Charging

Storage

128 GB
128 GB
128 GB
UFS 2.1
N/A
UFS 2.2

Expert Review

3.5/10
N/A
N/A

User Ratings

4.4/5
(2,656 ratings)
4.2/5
(214 ratings)
N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A
484,670
AnTuTu Score
N/A
N/A
10h 50m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
N/A

Video

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

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

N/A
Oct 17, 2019
(Official)
Sep 04, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v9.0 (Pie)
Android v9.0 (Pie)
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
4 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
6 Year

Custom UI

N/A
N/A
HyperOS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good
Very Good
N/A

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 5
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Processor

Octa core

2.84 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
Octa core

2.6 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A78 2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

7 nm
N/A
4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 640
Adreno 640
Adreno

RAM

6 GB / 12 GB
8 GB / 12 GB
8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
LPDDR4X
LPDDR5X

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
484,670
N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A
13.0 s
N/A

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class
Excellent
N/A

Display Type

AMOLED
AMOLED
AMOLED

Screen Size

6.39 inches  (16.23 cm)
6.65 inches  (16.89 cm)
6.83 inches  (17.35 cm)

Resolution

1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1280x2772 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
3500 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A
N/A
2000 nits

PWM Dimming

N/A
N/A
3840 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9
19.5:9
19.5:9

Refresh Rate

N/A
90 Hz
120 Hz

Pixel Density

403 ppi
388 ppi
447 ppi

Touch Sampling Rate

N/A
N/A
240 Hz

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

81.51 %
80.37 %
89.32 %

Bezel-less Display

Yes
Yes
Yes with punch-hole display

Screen Protection

N/A
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
89.5 %

Design

Height

163.6 mm
171.7 mm
163.44 mm

Width

75 mm
78.5 mm
78.27 mm

Thickness

8.7 mm
9.6 mm
8.65 mm

Weight

205 grams
215 grams
229 grams

Build Material

Back: Aluminium
N/A
Back: Polycarbonate

Water Resistance

N/A
N/A
Yes Water resistant IP68 IP66 IP69K IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 2 meter)

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
N/A

Resolution

48 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.751/2" 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
50 MP
Primary Camera20x Digital Zoomf/1.526 mm focal length 1/1.95" sensor size 0.8µm pixel size
12 MP
f/2.2 Telephoto Camera1µm pixel size
N/A
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera15 mm focal length 1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes

OIS

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8000 x 6000 Pixels
8000 x 6000 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
N/A

Camera Features

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

Video Recording

3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps
N/A
4k @30 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps
HD @30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
N/A

Resolution

20 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera0.9µm pixel size
16 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera
32 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera1/3.6" sensor size 0.61µm pixel size

Autofocus

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

N/A
N/A
Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

N/A
Fixed Focus
N/A

Video Recording

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

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
N/A

Capacity

4000 mAh
5000 mAh
10000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion
Silicon Carbon

Quick Charging

Yes 27W Quick Charging v4.0 60% in 30 minutes
Yes 27W Quick Charging v4.0
Yes 100W Hyper Charging 100% in 47 minutes

Reverse Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 27W Reverse 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
10h 50m
N/A

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

N/A
1h 33m 34s
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB
128 GB / 256 GB
128 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.1
N/A
UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

No
No
N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

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

Network Support

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

VoLTE

Yes
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) / 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) / 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 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 19)
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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) / 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)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 19)
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Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v5.0
Yes v6.0

GPS

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

NFC

N/A
N/A
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A
N/A
Yes

Audio Jack

USB Type-C
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A
N/A
Dolby Atmos

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen
Rear
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Optical
N/A
Optical

Other Sensors

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