Nubia Red Magic 3S 256GB vs OnePlus Nord 6

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Comparing the Nubia Red Magic 3S 256GB vs OnePlus Nord 6 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: OnePlus Nord 6 scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 6,520, while Nubia Red Magic 3S 256GB scores 2,542, making OnePlus Nord 6 the better performer.


Display: OnePlus Nord 6 offers a screen size of 6.78 inches, while Nubia Red Magic 3S 256GB offers 6.65 inches, making OnePlus Nord 6 the larger display of the two. Both Nubia Red Magic 3S 256GB and OnePlus Nord 6 feature the same AMOLED display.


Rear Camera: OnePlus Nord 6 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 50 MP, while Nubia Red Magic 3S 256GB offers 48 MP, making OnePlus Nord 6 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: OnePlus Nord 6 offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while Nubia Red Magic 3S 256GB offers 16 MP, making OnePlus Nord 6 better for front camera photography.


Battery: OnePlus Nord 6 delivers longer battery life with 20h 46m, while Nubia Red Magic 3S 256GB delivers 10h 50m, making OnePlus Nord 6 the better pick for all day usage.


Storage: Both Nubia Red Magic 3S 256GB and OnePlus Nord 6 offer the same internal storage of 256 GB.


User Rating: Nubia Red Magic 3S 256GB and OnePlus Nord 6 both receive the same user rating of 4.4.

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Summary

Release Date

17 Oct, 2019
09 Apr, 2026
11 Sep, 2026

Performance

N/A
Snapdragon 855 Plus
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
Snapdragon 6 Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 2.96 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 3.21 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.6 GHz)
12 GB RAM
8 GB RAM
8 GB RAM

Display

N/A
6.65 inches (16.89 cm)
6.78 inches (17.22 cm)
6.83 inches (17.35 cm)
AMOLED
AMOLED
AMOLED
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1272x2772 px (FHD+)
1280x2772 px (FHD+)
90 Hz Refresh Rate
165 Hz Refresh Rate
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

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

Front Camera

N/A
16 MP
32 MP
Wide Angle Lens
32 MP

Battery

N/A
5000 mAh
9000 mAh
10000 mAh
27W Quick Charging
80W Super Charging
100W Hyper Charging

Storage

256 GB
256 GB
128 GB
N/A
UFS 4.1
UFS 2.2

Expert Review

N/A
8.4/10
N/A

Pros

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Excellent day-to-day and gaming performance
  • Two-day battery life
  • Improved durability with IP69K and MIL-STD-810H
  • Camera performance is surprisingly strong
  • Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Polycarbonate frame and back make it less premium
  • No 512GB storage option
  • Runs slightly warm during gaming
  • Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.4/5
(101 ratings)
4.4/5
(4,257 ratings)
N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

484,670
AnTuTu Score
2,366,913
AnTuTu Score
N/A
10h 50m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
20h 46m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
N/A

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General

Launch Date

Oct 17, 2019
(Official)
Apr 07, 2026
(Official)
Sep 04, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v9.0 (Pie)
Android v16
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
4 Year
4 Year

Security Updates

N/A
6 Year
6 Year

Custom UI

N/A
Oxygen OS
HyperOS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good
Excellent
N/A

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 SM8735
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 5
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Processor

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

3.21 GHz, Single core, Cortex X4 3 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A720 2.8 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A720 2 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A720
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)

N/A
4 nm
4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 640
Adreno 825
Adreno

RAM

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

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
LPDDR5X
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.

484,670
2,366,913
N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

13.0 s
14.0 s
N/A

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
4,499
N/A

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A
4.0 %
N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A
27.4 %
N/A
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent
N/A

Display Type

AMOLED
AMOLED
AMOLED

Screen Size

6.65 inches  (16.89 cm)
6.78 inches  (17.22 cm)
6.83 inches  (17.35 cm)

Resolution

1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1272x2772 px (FHD+)
1280x2772 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
3600 nits
3500 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A
1800 nits
2000 nits

PWM Dimming

N/A
3840 Hz
3840 Hz

Refresh Rate

90 Hz
165 Hz
120 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

N/A
3200 Hz
240 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9
19.6:9
19.5:9

Pixel Density

388 ppi
450 ppi
447 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

80.37 %
89.41 %
89.32 %

Screen Protection

N/A
Yes
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Bezel-less Display

Yes
Yes with punch-hole display
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
93.5 %
89.5 %

Design

Height

171.7 mm
162.5 mm
163.44 mm

Width

78.5 mm
77.5 mm
78.27 mm

Thickness

9.6 mm
8.5 mm
8.65 mm

Weight

215 grams
217 grams
229 grams

Build Material

N/A
N/A
Back: Polycarbonate

Water Resistance

N/A
Yes Water resistant IP68 IP66 IP69K IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)
Yes Water resistant IP68 IP66 IP69K IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 2 meter)

Ruggedness

N/A
Dust proof
N/A

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
50 MP
Primary Camera20x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 79° field-of-view26 mm focal length 1/1.95" sensor size LYT 600 0.8µm pixel size
50 MP
Primary Camera20x Digital Zoomf/1.526 mm focal length 1/1.95" sensor size 0.8µm pixel size
N/A
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera16 mm focal length 1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
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
Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8000 x 6000 Pixels
N/A
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A
N/A

Shooting Modes

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

Camera Features

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

Video Recording

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

Video Recording Features

N/A
Optical Image stabilization
N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Excellent
N/A

Resolution

16 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera
32 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera21 mm focal length 1/3" sensor size 0.7µm pixel size
32 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera1/3.6" sensor size 0.61µm pixel size

Autofocus

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

N/A
Yes Screen flash
Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

Fixed Focus
N/A
N/A

Video Recording

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

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Excellent
N/A

Capacity

5000 mAh
9000 mAh
10000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Silicon Carbon
Silicon Carbon

Quick Charging

Yes 27W Quick Charging v4.0
Yes 80W Super Charging
Yes 100W Hyper Charging 100% in 47 minutes

Reverse Charging

N/A
Yes 27W Reverse Charging
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.

10h 50m
20h 46m
N/A

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

1h 33m 34s
1h 5m
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB
256 GB
128 GB

Storage Type

N/A
UFS 4.1
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 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) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 19)
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) / 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 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 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)
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 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/be/ax) MIMO
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

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

GPS

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

NFC

N/A
Yes
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
Yes
Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A
Yes
Yes

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
USB Type-C
USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A
N/A
Dolby Atmos

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear
On-screen
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
Optical
Optical

Other Sensors

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

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