Nubia Red Magic 3 vs Asus ROG Phone

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Comparing the Nubia Red Magic 3 vs Asus ROG Phone 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 Nubia Red Magic 3 and Asus ROG Phone 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 Nubia Red Magic 3 and Asus ROG Phone offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.


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


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

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Summary

Spec Score

80%
79%

Release Date

27 Jun, 2019
29 Nov, 2018

Performance

Snapdragon 855
Snapdragon 845
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)
6.0 inches (15.24 cm)
AMOLED
AMOLED
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1080x2160 px (FHD+)
90 Hz Refresh Rate
90 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

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

Front Camera

16 MP
8 MP

Battery

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

Storage

128 GB
128 GB
UFS 3.0
UFS 2.1

Expert Review

7.0/10
7.0/10

Pros

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

Cons

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

User Ratings

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

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

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

Video

Videos
3 More Videos
Videos
1 More Video

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

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

Operating System

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

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good
Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 845

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, Quad core, Kryo 385 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 385

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

7 nm
10 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 640
Adreno 630

RAM

8 GB / 12 GB
8 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
N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

17.0 s
N/A

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

AMOLED
AMOLED

Screen Size

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

Resolution

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

Refresh Rate

90 Hz
90 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9
18:9

Pixel Density

388 ppi
402 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

80.37 %
76.78 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla
Corning Gorilla

Bezel-less Display

Yes
Yes

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes
N/A

Design

Height

171.7 mm
158.8 mm

Width

78.5 mm
76.2 mm

Thickness

9.6 mm
8.3 mm

Weight

215 grams
200 grams

Build Material

Back: Aluminium
Back: Gorilla Glass

Water Resistance

N/A
Yes Splash proof IPX4

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
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
N/A
8 MP
12 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8000 x 6000 Pixels
4000 x 3000 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

Video Recording

8k @30 fps
4k @60 fps
Full HD @60 fps
HD @240 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
8 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera24 mm focal length

Camera Features

N/A
Fixed Focus

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

5000 mAh
4000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-Polymer

Quick Charging

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

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
N/A

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

1h 26m 20s
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB
128 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.0
UFS 2.1

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) / 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)

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) / 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)

Wi-Fi

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

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