Nubia Red Magic 3S 256GB vs Samsung Galaxy S25 FE

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Comparing the Nubia Red Magic 3S 256GB vs Samsung Galaxy S25 FE across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Samsung Galaxy S25 FE runs at a higher processing speed of 3.2 GHz, while Nubia Red Magic 3S 256GB runs at 2.96 GHz, making Samsung Galaxy S25 FE the better performer.


Display: Samsung Galaxy S25 FE offers a screen size of 6.7 inches, while Nubia Red Magic 3S 256GB offers 6.65 inches, making Samsung Galaxy S25 FE the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy S25 FE features a Dynamic AMOLED 2x display compared to Nubia Red Magic 3S 256GB's AMOLED, making Samsung Galaxy S25 FE the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Samsung Galaxy S25 FE offers a higher rear camera resolution with 50 MP, while Nubia Red Magic 3S 256GB offers 48 MP, making Samsung Galaxy S25 FE better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Nubia Red Magic 3S 256GB offers a higher front camera resolution with 16 MP, while Samsung Galaxy S25 FE offers 12 MP, making Nubia Red Magic 3S 256GB better for front camera photography.


Battery: Nubia Red Magic 3S 256GB offers a higher battery capacity with 5000 mAh, while Samsung Galaxy S25 FE offers 4900 mAh, making Nubia Red Magic 3S 256GB better for longer battery life.


Storage: Nubia Red Magic 3S 256GB offers higher internal storage with 256 GB, while Samsung Galaxy S25 FE offers 128 GB, making Nubia Red Magic 3S 256GB the better option for storage.


User Rating: Samsung Galaxy S25 FE receives a higher user rating of 4.6, while Nubia Red Magic 3S 256GB has a rating of 4.4.

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Summary

Release Date

17 Oct, 2019
29 Sep, 2025
11 Sep, 2026

Performance

N/A
Snapdragon 855 Plus
Samsung Exynos 2400 S5E9945
Snapdragon 6 Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 2.96 GHz)
Deca Core (upto 3.2 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)
6.7 inches (17.02 cm)
6.83 inches (17.35 cm)
AMOLED
Dynamic AMOLED 2x
AMOLED
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1280x2772 px (FHD+)
90 Hz Refresh Rate
120 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
12 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
N/A
8 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
N/A

Front Camera

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

Battery

N/A
5000 mAh
4900 mAh
10000 mAh
27W Quick Charging
45W Fast Charging
100W Hyper Charging
N/A
Wireless Charging
N/A

Storage

256 GB
128 GB
128 GB
N/A
UFS 3.1
UFS 2.2

Expert Review

N/A
8.0/10
N/A

Pros

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Sleek, premium design
  • Vibrant display, great speakers
  • 7 years of updates
  • Dependable cameras
  • Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Limited 8GB RAM
  • Average battery life
  • Tends to heat up
  • Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.4/5
(101 ratings)
4.6/5
(3,470 ratings)
N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

484,670
AnTuTu Score
2,069,599
AnTuTu Score
N/A
10h 50m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
N/A
N/A

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General

Launch Date

Oct 17, 2019
(Official)
Sep 04, 2025
(Official)
Sep 04, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v9.0 (Pie)
Android v16
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
7 Years
4 Year

Security Updates

N/A
7 Year
6 Year

Custom UI

N/A
Samsung One UI
HyperOS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good
Excellent
N/A

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus
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Samsung Exynos 2400 S5E9945
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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
Deca Core

3.2 GHz, Single core, Cortex X4 2.9 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A720 2.6 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A720 1.95 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A520
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
Xclipse 940
Adreno

RAM

8 GB / 12 GB
8 GB
8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
LPDDR5X
LPDDR5X

Cooling Technology

N/A
Vapor Chamber
N/A

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
2,069,599
N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

13.0 s
14.0 s
N/A

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A
8.0 %
N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A
20.8 %
N/A
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent
N/A

Display Type

AMOLED
Dynamic AMOLED 2x
AMOLED

Screen Size

6.65 inches  (16.89 cm)
6.7 inches  (17.02 cm)
6.83 inches  (17.35 cm)

Resolution

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

Peak Brightness

N/A
1900 nits
3500 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A
N/A
2000 nits

PWM Dimming

N/A
N/A
3840 Hz

Refresh Rate

90 Hz
120 Hz
120 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

N/A
N/A
240 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9
19.5:9
19.5:9

Pixel Density

388 ppi
385 ppi
447 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

80.37 %
88.99 %
89.32 %

Screen Protection

N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus Plus
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
Yes HDR 10+
Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
89.5 %

Design

Height

171.7 mm
161.3 mm
163.44 mm

Width

78.5 mm
76.6 mm
78.27 mm

Thickness

9.6 mm
7.4 mm
8.65 mm

Weight

215 grams
190 grams
229 grams

Build Material

N/A
Back: Corning Gorilla Glass Victus Plus
Back: Polycarbonate

Water Resistance

N/A
Yes Water resistant IP68 (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
Excellent
N/A

Resolution

48 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.751/2" sensor size IMX586 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 0.8µm pixel size
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle 84° field-of-view24 mm focal length 1/1.57" sensor size 1µm pixel size
50 MP
Primary Camera20x Digital Zoomf/1.526 mm focal length 1/1.95" sensor size 0.8µm pixel size
N/A
12 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 1/3" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera15 mm focal length 1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
N/A
8 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera75 mm focal length 1/4.4" sensor size 1µm pixel size
N/A

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes Dual Pixel 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
8150 x 6150 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

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

Camera Features

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

Video Recording

N/A
8k @30 fps
4k @120 fps
Full HD @240 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps
HD @30 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A
Slow Motion
Video HDR
N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Excellent
N/A

Resolution

16 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera
12 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera26 mm focal length 1/3.2" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
32 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera1/3.6" sensor size 0.61µm pixel size

Autofocus

N/A
No
Yes

Flash

N/A
N/A
Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

Fixed Focus
N/A
N/A

Video Recording

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

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Excellent
N/A

Capacity

5000 mAh
4900 mAh
10000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Silicon Carbon
Silicon Carbon

Quick Charging

Yes 27W Quick Charging v4.0
Yes 45W Fast Charging v2.0 65% in 30 minutes
Yes 100W Hyper Charging 100% in 47 minutes

Wireless Charging

N/A
Yes 25W Wireless Charging
N/A

Reverse Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 27W Reverse Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A
Yes
N/A

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
N/A
N/A

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

1h 33m 34s
57m
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB
128 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB
128 GB

Storage Type

N/A
UFS 3.1
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: eSIM
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 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / 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)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700 (band 12)
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 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / 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)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66) / 700 (band 12)
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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SAR Value

N/A
Head: 1.313 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 b/g/n/ac) MIMO
Yes Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 5GHz 6GHz MIMO
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v5.4
Yes v6.0

GPS

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

NFC

N/A
Yes
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A
Yes
Yes

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
USB Type-C
USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A
Dolby Atmos
Dolby Atmos

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear
On-screen
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Optical

Other Sensors

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

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