Nubia Red Magic 3 vs Black Shark 5 RS

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Comparing the Nubia Red Magic 3 vs Black Shark 5 RS across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both Nubia Red Magic 3 and Black Shark 5 RS run at the same processing speed of 2.84 GHz.


Display: Black Shark 5 RS offers a screen size of 6.67 inches, while Nubia Red Magic 3 offers 6.65 inches, making Black Shark 5 RS the larger display of the two. Both Nubia Red Magic 3 and Black Shark 5 RS feature the same AMOLED display.


Rear Camera: Black Shark 5 RS offers a higher rear camera resolution with 64 MP, while Nubia Red Magic 3 offers 48 MP, making Black Shark 5 RS better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Black Shark 5 RS offers a higher front camera resolution with 20 MP, while Nubia Red Magic 3 offers 16 MP, making Black Shark 5 RS better for front camera photography.


Battery: Nubia Red Magic 3 offers a higher battery capacity with 5000 mAh, while Black Shark 5 RS offers 4500 mAh, making Nubia Red Magic 3 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Black Shark 5 RS offers higher internal storage with 256 GB, while Nubia Red Magic 3 offers 128 GB, making Black Shark 5 RS the better option for storage.

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Nubia Red Magic 3
₹38,999
(Out of Stock)
Black Shark 5 RS
₹39,590
(Not Released in India)
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Summary

Spec Score

80%
84%

Release Date

27 Jun, 2019
11 May, 2022

Performance

Snapdragon 855
Snapdragon 888
Octa Core (upto 2.84 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.84 GHz)
8 GB RAM
8 GB RAM

Display

6.65 inches (16.89 cm)
6.67 inches (16.94 cm)
AMOLED
AMOLED
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1080x2400 px (FHD+)
90 Hz Refresh Rate
144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

48 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
64 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
N/A
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
N/A
5 MP
Camera

Front Camera

16 MP
20 MP
Wide Angle Lens

Battery

5000 mAh
4500 mAh
18W Quick Charging
120W Fast Charging
No Wireless Charging
N/A

Storage

128 GB
256 GB
UFS 3.0
UFS 3.1

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)
N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

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

Video

Videos
3 More Videos
There are no videos available for the device.

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

Jun 27, 2019
(Official)
N/A

Operating System

Android v9.0 (Pie)
Android v12

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888

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

2.84 GHz, Single core, Kryo 680 2.42 GHz, Tri core, Kryo 680 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 680

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

7 nm
5 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 640
Adreno 660

RAM

8 GB / 12 GB
8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
LPDDR5

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)
6.67 inches  (16.94 cm)

Resolution

1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1080x2400 px (FHD+)

Brightness

N/A
1300 nits

Refresh Rate

90 Hz
144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9
20:9

Pixel Density

388 ppi
395 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

80.37 %
86.11 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v4
N/A

Bezel-less Display

Yes
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes
Yes HDR 10+

Design

Height

171.7 mm
163.7 mm

Width

78.5 mm
76.2 mm

Thickness

9.6 mm
9.9 mm

Weight

215 grams
220 grams

Build Material

Back: Aluminium
N/A

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
64 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle1/1.97" sensor size 0.7µm pixel size
N/A
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
N/A
5 MP
f/2.4

Autofocus

Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8000 x 6000 Pixels
9000 x 7000 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
3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 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
20 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera

Video Recording

N/A
1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

5000 mAh
4500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-Polymer

Quick Charging

Yes 18W Quick Charging
Yes 120W Fast Charging 100% in 15 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
256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.0
UFS 3.1

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 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)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N41 / N77 / N78
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)
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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) / 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 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)

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)

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v5.2

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
Side

Other Sensors

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