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 scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 6,687, while Nubia Red Magic 3S 256GB scores 2,542, 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

Spec Score

80%
91%

Release Date

17 Oct, 2019
29 Sep, 2025

Performance

Snapdragon 855 Plus
Samsung Exynos 2400 S5E9945
Octa Core (upto 2.96 GHz)
Deca Core (upto 3.21 GHz)
12 GB RAM
8 GB RAM
Snapdragon 855 Plus vs Samsung Exynos 2400

Display

6.65 inches (16.89 cm)
6.7 inches (17.02 cm)
AMOLED
Dynamic AMOLED 2x
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
90 Hz Refresh Rate
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

48 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
N/A
12 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
N/A
8 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)

Front Camera

16 MP
12 MP
Wide Angle Lens

Battery

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

Storage

256 GB
128 GB
N/A
UFS 3.1

Expert Review

N/A
8.0/10

Pros

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

Cons

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

User Ratings

4.4/5
(101 ratings)
4.6/5
(7,678 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

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

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General

Launch Date

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

Operating System

Android v9.0 (Pie)
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
7 Years

Security Updates

N/A
7 Year

Custom UI

N/A
Samsung One UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus
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Samsung Exynos 2400 S5E9945
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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

3.21 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

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 640
Xclipse 940

RAM

8 GB / 12 GB
8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
LPDDR5X

Cooling Technology

N/A
Vapor Chamber

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

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

13.0 s
14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A
8.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A
20.8 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

AMOLED
Dynamic AMOLED 2x

Screen Size

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

Resolution

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

Peak Brightness

N/A
1900 nits

Refresh Rate

90 Hz
120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9
19.5:9

Pixel Density

388 ppi
385 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

80.37 %
88.99 %

Screen Protection

N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus Plus

Bezel-less Display

Yes
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
Yes HDR 10+

Design

Height

171.7 mm
161.3 mm

Width

78.5 mm
76.6 mm

Thickness

9.6 mm
7.4 mm

Weight

215 grams
190 grams

Build Material

N/A
Back: Corning Gorilla Glass Victus Plus

Water Resistance

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

Ruggedness

N/A
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Excellent

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 CMOS image sensor 1µm pixel size
N/A
12 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 1/3" 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

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8000 x 6000 Pixels
8150 x 6150 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
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
Custom Watermark
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

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

Video Recording Features

N/A
Slow Motion
Video HDR

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Excellent

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

Autofocus

N/A
No

Camera Features

Fixed Focus
N/A

Video Recording

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

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

5000 mAh
4900 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

Quick Charging

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

Wireless Charging

N/A
Yes 25W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A
Yes

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

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

1h 33m 34s
57m

Storage

Internal Storage

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

Storage Type

N/A
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: eSIM

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) / 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
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)
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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
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)
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SAR Value

N/A
Head: 1.313 W/kg

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v5.4

GPS

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

NFC

N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A
Yes

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A
Dolby Atmos

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear
On-screen

Other Sensors

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

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