Nubia Red Magic 3 vs Asus ROG Phone 2

Comparing the Nubia Red Magic 3 vs Asus ROG Phone 2 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 3 scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 11,218, while Asus ROG Phone 2 scores 2,869, making Nubia Red Magic 3 the better performer.

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

Rear Camera: Both Nubia Red Magic 3 and Asus ROG Phone 2 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 3 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 3 delivers 12h 18m, making Asus ROG Phone 2 the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both Nubia Red Magic 3 and Asus ROG Phone 2 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 3 has a rating of 4.2.

Nubia Red Magic 3

₹38,999

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Asus ROG Phone 2

₹40,999

(Out of Stock)

Summary

Release Date

27 Jun, 2019

08 Oct, 2019

14 May, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 855	Snapdragon 855 Plus	Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 2.84 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.96 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 4.61 GHz)
8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	16 GB RAM

Display


6.65 inches (16.89 cm)	6.59 inches (16.74 cm)	6.82 inches (17.32 cm)
AMOLED	AMOLED	AMOLED
1080x2340 px (FHD+)	1080x2340 px (FHD+)	1440x3168 px (QHD+)
90 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


48 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	48 MP Primary Camera	200 MP Primary Camera (upto 3.7x Optical Zoom)
N/A	13 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	200 MP Telephoto Camera
N/A	N/A	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera


16 MP	24 MP	50 MP

Battery


5000 mAh	6000 mAh	6600 mAh
18W Quick Charging	Hyper Charging	100W Flash Charging
No Wireless Charging	N/A	Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB	128 GB	512 GB
UFS 3.0	UFS 3.0	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

7.0/10

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N/A

8.7/10

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Pros

Gamer-y design
Great performance
Excellent battery life

Device yet to be reviewed

Stellar and versatile three-lens camera system
Excellent performance
Bright and crisp 2K AMOLED display

Cons

Bulky
Cameras not up to the mark

Device yet to be reviewed

Battery life could have been better
Very expensive with camera kit
No shortcut key

User Ratings

4.2/5

(1,224 ratings)

4.6/5

(11,107 ratings)

4.6/5

(29 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

358,802 AnTuTu Score	353,469 AnTuTu Score	3,977,648 AnTuTu Score
12h 18m Battery Life (PC Mark)	16h 08m Battery Life (PC Mark)	15h 10m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Jun 27, 2019

(Official)

Oct 08, 2019

(Official)

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v9.0 (Pie)

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

5 Year

Security Updates

N/A

7 Year

Custom UI

N/A

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Best In Class

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 855

Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

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

4.61 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.62 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

7 nm

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 640

Adreno 840

RAM

8 GB / 12 GB

16 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X

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.

358,802

353,469

3,977,648

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

17.0 s

13.0 s

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

6,450

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A

1.0 %

7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A

16.7 %

21.7 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.65 inches (16.89 cm)

6.59 inches (16.74 cm)

6.82 inches (17.32 cm)

Resolution

1080x2340 px (FHD+)

1440x3168 px (QHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A

4500 nits

Refresh Rate

90 Hz

120 Hz

144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

19.8:9

Pixel Density

388 ppi

391 ppi

510 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

80.37 %

80.21 %

89.7 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v4

Corning Gorilla Glass v6

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

94.49 %

Design

Height

171.7 mm

170.9 mm

162.98 mm

Width

78.5 mm

77.6 mm

76.81 mm

Thickness

9.6 mm

9.4 mm

8.19 mm

Weight

215 grams

240 grams

232 grams

Build Material

Back: Aluminium

Back: Gorilla Glass

Back: Glass

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Best In Class

Resolution

48 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.79 Wide Angle1/2" sensor size IMX586 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 0.8µm pixel size

48 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.7926 mm focal length 1/2" sensor size IMX586 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 0.8µm pixel size

200 MP
Primary Camera105x Digital Zoom 3.7x Optical Zoomf/1.8535 mm focal length LYT 901 0.7µm pixel size

N/A

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

200 MP
f/2.67 Telephoto Camera85 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size

N/A

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera14 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

8000 x 6000 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation

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

105 x Digital Zoom
3.7 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

8k @30 fps

4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps

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

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Best In Class

Resolution

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

24 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera27 mm focal length

50 MP
f/2.45 Primary Camera

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

N/A

Full HD @30 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

5000 mAh

6000 mAh

6600 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Li-Polymer

Li-ion

TalkTime

N/A

Up to 52 Hours(3G)

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 18W Quick Charging

Yes Hyper Charging

Yes 100W 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.

12h 18m

16h 08m

15h 10m

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

1h 26m 20s

2h 2m 30s

0h 36m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB

128 GB / 512 GB

512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.0

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

5G 4G

VoLTE

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) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 2300(band 30)

4G Bands:

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89

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) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 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)

SIM 2

4G Bands:

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89

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) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

Wi-Fi

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

Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 be/ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0

Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

N/A

Yes

IR Blaster

N/A

Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

USB Type-C

Audio Features

DTS Sound

N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A

Optical

Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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