Nubia Red Magic 3S vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 5G

Comparing the Nubia Red Magic 3S vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 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 runs at a higher processing speed of 2.96 GHz, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 5G runs at 2.3 GHz, making Nubia Red Magic 3S the better performer.

Display: Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 5G offers a screen size of 6.99 inches, while Nubia Red Magic 3S offers 6.65 inches, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 5G the larger display of the two. Nubia Red Magic 3S features a AMOLED display compared to Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 5G's OLED, making Nubia Red Magic 3S the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 5G offers a higher rear camera resolution with 50 MP, while Nubia Red Magic 3S offers 48 MP, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 5G better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Nubia Red Magic 3S offers a higher front camera resolution with 16 MP, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 5G offers 8 MP, making Nubia Red Magic 3S better for front camera photography.

Battery: Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 5G delivers longer battery life with 16h 14m, while Nubia Red Magic 3S delivers 10h 50m, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 5G the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both Nubia Red Magic 3S and Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 5G offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.

User Rating: Nubia Red Magic 3S receives a higher user rating of 4.2, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 5G has a rating of 2.8.

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Summary

Spec Score

79%

Release Date

17 Oct, 2019

12 Aug, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 855 Plus	Snapdragon 4 Gen 4
Octa Core (upto 2.96 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)
8 GB RAM	6 GB RAM
Snapdragon 855 Plus vs Snapdragon 4 Gen 4

Display


6.65 inches (16.89 cm)	6.99 inches (17.75 cm)
AMOLED	OLED
1080x2340 px (FHD+)	1080x2396 px (FHD+)
90 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


48 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
N/A	2 MP Camera

Front Camera


16 MP	8 MP

Battery


5000 mAh	8000 mAh
27W Quick Charging	45W Fast Charging
N/A	No Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB	128 GB
N/A	UFS 2.2

Expert Review

N/A	8.0/10 Read Expert Review

Pros

Device yet to be reviewed

Massive, sharp AMOLED display
Battery can last up to 2 days
Top-notch software support
Acceptable performance for basic tasks

Cons

Device yet to be reviewed

Only 128GB internal storage
Comes with single speaker
Cameras could be better

User Ratings

4.2/5

(214 ratings)

2.8/5

(12 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

484,670 AnTuTu Score	622,466 AnTuTu Score
10h 50m Battery Life (PC Mark)	16h 14m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Oct 17, 2019

(Official)

Aug 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v9.0 (Pie)

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

4 Year

Security Updates

N/A

6 Year

Custom UI

N/A

HyperOS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 4

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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

2.3 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A78 2 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 640

Adreno

RAM

8 GB / 12 GB

6 GB / 8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X

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

622,466

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

13.0 s

30.0 s

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

183

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

AMOLED

OLED

Screen Size

6.65 inches (16.89 cm)

6.99 inches (17.75 cm)

Resolution

1080x2340 px (FHD+)

1080x2396 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A

1800 nits

Refresh Rate

90 Hz

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

20:9

Pixel Density

388 ppi

376 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

80.37 %

87.84 %

Screen Protection

N/A	Corning Gorilla Glass Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

Yes	Yes with punch-hole display

Design

Height

171.7 mm

169.70 mm

Width

78.5 mm

79.14 mm

Thickness

9.6 mm

8.4 mm

Weight

215 grams

225 grams

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Good

Resolution

48 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.751/2" sensor size IMX586 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 0.8µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8

N/A

2 MP

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

N/A

Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Yes

Image Resolution

8000 x 6000 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

10 x Digital Zoom
Filters
Voice Shutter

Video Recording

N/A	Full HD @30 fps HD @30/120 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A	Slow Motion

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

16 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

8 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Flash

N/A	Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

Fixed Focus

N/A

Video Recording

N/A	Full HD @30 fps HD @30 fps

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

5000 mAh

8000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Si/C Li-Ion

Quick Charging

Yes 27W Quick Charging v4.0

Yes 45W Fast 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

16h 14m

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

1h 33m 34s

1h 19m

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB

128 GB

Storage Type

N/A

UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

Yes

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

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)

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / 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)

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

N/A	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)

Wi-Fi

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

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0

Yes v5.1

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

N/A

Yes

IR Blaster

N/A

Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

USB Type-C

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

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