Nubia Red Magic 3S 256GB vs iQOO 3 5G

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Comparing the Nubia Red Magic 3S 256GB vs iQOO 3 5G across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Nubia Red Magic 3S 256GB runs at a higher processing speed of 2.96 GHz, while iQOO 3 5G runs at 2.84 GHz, making Nubia Red Magic 3S 256GB the better performer.


Display: Nubia Red Magic 3S 256GB offers a screen size of 6.65 inches, while iQOO 3 5G offers 6.44 inches, making Nubia Red Magic 3S 256GB the larger display of the two. iQOO 3 5G features a Super AMOLED display compared to Nubia Red Magic 3S 256GB's AMOLED, making iQOO 3 5G the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Both Nubia Red Magic 3S 256GB and iQOO 3 5G feature a 48 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: Both Nubia Red Magic 3S 256GB and iQOO 3 5G feature a 16 MP primary front camera.


Battery: Nubia Red Magic 3S 256GB offers a higher battery capacity with 5000 mAh, while iQOO 3 5G offers 4440 mAh, making Nubia Red Magic 3S 256GB better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Nubia Red Magic 3S 256GB and iQOO 3 5G offer the same internal storage of 256 GB.


User Rating: Nubia Red Magic 3S 256GB and iQOO 3 5G both receive the same user rating of 4.4.

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Nubia Red Magic 3S 256GB
₹49,999
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₹46,990
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Summary

Spec Score

80%
83%

Release Date

17 Oct, 2019
04 Mar, 2020

Performance

Snapdragon 855 Plus
Snapdragon 865
Octa Core (upto 2.96 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.84 GHz)
12 GB RAM
12 GB RAM

Display

6.65 inches (16.89 cm)
6.44 inches (16.36 cm)
AMOLED
Super AMOLED
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1080x2400 px (FHD+)
90 Hz Refresh Rate
60 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

48 MP
Primary Camera
48 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
N/A
13 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
N/A
13 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)
N/A
2 MP
Depth Camera

Front Camera

16 MP
16 MP

Battery

5000 mAh
4440 mAh
27W Quick Charging
55W Super Flash Charging
N/A
No Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB
256 GB
N/A
UFS 3.1

User Ratings

4.4/5
(101 ratings)
4.4/5
(3,470 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

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

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Video

Videos
1 More Video
Videos
2 More Videos

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

Oct 17, 2019
(Official)
Mar 04, 2020
(Official)

Operating System

Android v9.0 (Pie)
Android v10 (Q)

Custom UI

N/A
IQOO UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus
Qualcomm Snapdragon 865

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

2.84 GHz, Single core, Kryo 585 2.42 GHz, Tri core, Kryo 585 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 585

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
7 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 640
Adreno 650

RAM

8 GB / 12 GB
12 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.

484,670
N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

13.0 s
N/A

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

AMOLED
Super AMOLED

Screen Size

6.65 inches  (16.89 cm)
6.44 inches  (16.36 cm)

Resolution

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

Brightness

N/A
800 nits

Refresh Rate

90 Hz
60 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9
20:9

Pixel Density

388 ppi
409 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

80.37 %
84.46 %

Screen Protection

N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass v6

Bezel-less Display

Yes
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
91.4 %

Design

Height

171.7 mm
158.5 mm

Width

78.5 mm
74.8 mm

Thickness

9.6 mm
9.1 mm

Weight

215 grams
214.5 grams

Build Material

N/A
Back: Gorilla Glass

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

48 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.751/2" sensor size IMX586 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 0.8µm pixel size
48 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.79 Wide Angle1/2" sensor size IMX582 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 0.8µm pixel size
N/A
13 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera16 mm focal length
N/A
13 MP
f/2.46 Telephoto Camera50 mm focal length
N/A
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8000 x 6000 Pixels
8000 x 6000 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
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

N/A
4k @30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

16 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera
16 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera

Flash

N/A
Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

Fixed Focus
N/A

Video Recording

N/A
Full HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

5000 mAh
4440 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 27W Quick Charging v4.0
Yes 55W Super Flash Charging 50% 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.

10h 50m
N/A

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

1h 33m 34s
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB
256 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: 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) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)
5G Bands:
TDD N41 / N77 / N78
N/A
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) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
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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)
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) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

SAR Value

N/A
Head: 1.190 W/kg Body: 0.590 W/kg

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v5.1

GPS

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

NFC

N/A
No

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
Optical

Other Sensors

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