Nubia Red Magic 3 vs Asus ROG Phone 2

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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.

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₹40,999
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Summary

Spec Score

80%
82%

Release Date

27 Jun, 2019
08 Oct, 2019

Performance

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

Display

6.65 inches (16.89 cm)
6.59 inches (16.74 cm)
AMOLED
AMOLED
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
90 Hz Refresh Rate
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

48 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
48 MP
Primary Camera
N/A
13 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

16 MP
24 MP

Battery

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

Storage

128 GB
128 GB
UFS 3.0
UFS 3.0

Expert Review

7.0/10
N/A

Pros

  • Gamer-y design
  • Great performance
  • Excellent battery life
  • Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

  • Bulky
  • Cameras not up to the mark
  • Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.2/5
(1,224 ratings)
4.6/5
(11,107 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

358,802
AnTuTu Score
353,469
AnTuTu Score
12h 18m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
16h 08m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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Video

Videos
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Videos
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General

Launch Date

Jun 27, 2019
(Official)
Oct 08, 2019
(Official)

Operating System

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

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus

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

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

7 nm
7 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 640
Adreno 640

RAM

8 GB / 12 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.

358,802
353,469

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

17.0 s
13.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A
1.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A
16.7 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

AMOLED
AMOLED

Screen Size

6.65 inches  (16.89 cm)
6.59 inches  (16.74 cm)

Resolution

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

Refresh Rate

90 Hz
120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9
19.5:9

Pixel Density

388 ppi
391 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

80.37 %
80.21 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v4
Corning Gorilla Glass v6

Bezel-less Display

Yes
Yes

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes
Yes

Design

Height

171.7 mm
170.9 mm

Width

78.5 mm
77.6 mm

Thickness

9.6 mm
9.4 mm

Weight

215 grams
240 grams

Build Material

Back: Aluminium
Back: Gorilla Glass

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

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

Autofocus

Yes
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8000 x 6000 Pixels
8000 x 6000 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation
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 @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

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

Video Recording

N/A
Full HD @30 fps

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

5000 mAh
6000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-Polymer

TalkTime

N/A
Up to 52 Hours(3G)

Quick Charging

Yes 18W Quick Charging
Yes Hyper 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

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

1h 26m 20s
2h 2m 30s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB
128 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.0
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) / 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:
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)

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

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v5.0

GPS

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

NFC

N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Audio Features

DTS Sound
DTS Sound

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
Optical

Other Sensors

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