Nubia Red Magic 3S 256GB vs vivo T5 Pro

Comparing the Nubia Red Magic 3S 256GB vs vivo T5 Pro across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: vivo T5 Pro scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 3,146, while Nubia Red Magic 3S 256GB scores 2,542, making vivo T5 Pro the better performer.

Display: vivo T5 Pro offers a screen size of 6.83 inches, while Nubia Red Magic 3S 256GB offers 6.65 inches, making vivo T5 Pro the larger display of the two. Both Nubia Red Magic 3S 256GB and vivo T5 Pro feature the same AMOLED display.

Rear Camera: vivo T5 Pro offers a higher rear camera resolution with 50 MP, while Nubia Red Magic 3S 256GB offers 48 MP, making vivo T5 Pro better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: vivo T5 Pro offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while Nubia Red Magic 3S 256GB offers 16 MP, making vivo T5 Pro better for front camera photography.

Battery: vivo T5 Pro delivers longer battery life with 18h 39m, while Nubia Red Magic 3S 256GB delivers 10h 50m, making vivo T5 Pro the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Nubia Red Magic 3S 256GB offers higher internal storage with 256 GB, while vivo T5 Pro offers 128 GB, making Nubia Red Magic 3S 256GB the better option for storage.

User Rating: vivo T5 Pro receives a higher user rating of 4.5, while Nubia Red Magic 3S 256GB has a rating of 4.4.

Nubia Red Magic 3S 256GB

₹49,999

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₹37,499

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Summary

Release Date

17 Oct, 2019

21 Apr, 2026

11 Sep, 2026

Performance

		N/A
Snapdragon 855 Plus	Snapdragon 7s Gen 4	Snapdragon 6 Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 2.96 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.7 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)	6.83 inches (17.35 cm)	6.83 inches (17.35 cm)
AMOLED	AMOLED	AMOLED
1080x2340 px (FHD+)	1260x2800 px (FHD+)	1280x2772 px (FHD+)
90 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

		N/A
48 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
N/A	2 MP Depth Camera	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

		N/A
16 MP	32 MP	32 MP

Battery

		N/A
5000 mAh	9020 mAh	10000 mAh
27W Quick Charging	90W	100W Hyper Charging

Storage

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

Expert Review

N/A

8.5/10

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N/A

Pros

Device yet to be reviewed

Feels light despite huge battery
Sharp, vibrant display
Decent primary camera
Excellent battery life

Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

Device yet to be reviewed

Inconsistent low light colours
No telephoto lens

Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.4/5

(101 ratings)

4.5/5

(9,233 ratings)

N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

484,670 AnTuTu Score	1,167,242 AnTuTu Score	N/A
10h 50m Battery Life (PC Mark)	18h 39m Battery Life (PC Mark)	N/A

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General

Launch Date

Oct 17, 2019

(Official)

Apr 15, 2026

(Official)

Sep 04, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v9.0 (Pie)

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

3 Year

4 Year

Security Updates

N/A

5 Year

6 Year

Custom UI

N/A

Origin OS

HyperOS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

N/A

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 SM7635-AC

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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

2.7 GHz, Single core, Cortex A720 2.4 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A720 1.8 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

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 640

Adreno 810

Adreno

RAM

8 GB / 12 GB

8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X

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

1,167,242

N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

13.0 s

24.0 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

1,138

N/A

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A

4.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A

16.7 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

N/A

Display Type

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.65 inches (16.89 cm)

6.83 inches (17.35 cm)

Resolution

1080x2340 px (FHD+)

1260x2800 px (FHD+)

1280x2772 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A

5000 nits

3500 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

2000 nits

PWM Dimming

N/A

2160 Hz

3840 Hz

Refresh Rate

90 Hz

144 Hz

120 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

N/A

130 Hz

240 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

20:9

19.5:9

Pixel Density

388 ppi

449 ppi

447 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

80.37 %

90.3 %

89.32 %

Screen Protection

N/A

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2

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

89.5 %

Design

Height

171.7 mm

163.73 mm

163.44 mm

Width

78.5 mm

76.18 mm

78.27 mm

Thickness

9.6 mm

8.25 mm

8.65 mm

Weight

215 grams

213 grams

229 grams

Build Material

N/A

Back: Plastic

Back: Polycarbonate

Water Resistance

N/A

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69

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

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/1.791/1.95" sensor size IMX882

50 MP
Primary Camera20x Digital Zoomf/1.526 mm focal length 1/1.95" sensor size 0.8µm pixel size

N/A

2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera1/5.0" sensor 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

OIS

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Yes

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8000 x 6000 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

SuperMoon

N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

N/A

20 x Digital Zoom

Video Recording

N/A

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

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

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

N/A

Resolution

16 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

32 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera1/3.1" sensor size

32 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera1/3.6" sensor size 0.61µm pixel size

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

Fixed Focus

N/A

Video Recording

N/A

4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

N/A

Capacity

5000 mAh

9020 mAh

10000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Silicon Carbon

Quick Charging

Yes 27W Quick Charging v4.0

Yes 90W

Yes 100W Hyper Charging 100% in 47 minutes

Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes 5W 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

18h 39m

N/A

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

1h 33m 34s

55m

N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB

128 GB

Storage Type

N/A

UFS 3.1

UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

5G 4G

VoLTE

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)

N/A

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) / 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)

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 / 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) / 3700(band 43) / 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)

SAR Value

N/A

Head: 1.02 W/kg Body: 0.83 W/kg

N/A

Wi-Fi

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

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

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0

Yes v5.2

Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

Yes

Yes with Glonass

NFC

N/A

Yes

IR Blaster

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

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

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