Nubia Red Magic 6 vs Asus ROG Phone 5

Comparing the Nubia Red Magic 6 vs Asus ROG Phone 5 across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both Nubia Red Magic 6 and Asus ROG Phone 5 run at the same processing speed of 2.84 GHz.

Display: Nubia Red Magic 6 offers a screen size of 6.8 inches, while Asus ROG Phone 5 offers 6.78 inches, making Nubia Red Magic 6 the larger display of the two. Both Nubia Red Magic 6 and Asus ROG Phone 5 feature the same AMOLED display.

Rear Camera: Both Nubia Red Magic 6 and Asus ROG Phone 5 feature a 64 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Asus ROG Phone 5 offers a higher front camera resolution with 24 MP, while Nubia Red Magic 6 offers 8 MP, making Asus ROG Phone 5 better for front camera photography.

Battery: Nubia Red Magic 6 delivers longer battery life with None, while Asus ROG Phone 5 delivers 17h 01m, making Nubia Red Magic 6 the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both Nubia Red Magic 6 and Asus ROG Phone 5 offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.

Nubia Red Magic 6

₹42,790

(Not Released in India)

Asus ROG Phone 5

₹55,999

(Out of Stock)

Summary

Release Date

01 Jan, 2022

10 Mar, 2021

06 May, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 888	Snapdragon 888	Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 2.84 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.84 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display


6.8 inches (17.27 cm)	6.78 inches (17.22 cm)	6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
AMOLED	AMOLED	AMOLED
1080x2400 px (FHD+)	1080x2448 px (FHD+)	1216x2640 px (FHD+)
165 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


64 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	64 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	13 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
2 MP Macro Camera	5 MP Macro Camera	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera


8 MP Wide Angle Lens	24 MP Wide Angle Lens	50 MP

Battery


5050 mAh	6000 mAh	6500 mAh
66W Fast Charging	65W Hyper Charging	90W Flash Charging
N/A	N/A	Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB	128 GB	256 GB
UFS 3.1	UFS 3.1	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

N/A

7.0/10

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8.4/10

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Pros

Device yet to be reviewed

Class-leading performance
Spectacular audio setup
Stunning display
Long-lasting battery life

Compact, premium design
Excellent battery life
Reliable performance
Strong portrait photography

Cons

Device yet to be reviewed

Large and heavy
Sub-par cameras
No IP rating or wireless charging

Video recording inconsistencies
Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

N/A

4/5

(4,842 ratings)

4.4/5

(109 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A	722,427 AnTuTu Score	3,000,897 AnTuTu Score
N/A	17h 01m Battery Life (PC Mark)	16h 04m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

N/A

Mar 10, 2021

(Official)

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v11

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

5 Year

Security Updates

N/A

7 Year

Custom UI

N/A

ROG UI

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 888

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

Octa core

2.84 GHz, Single core, Kryo 680 2.42 GHz, Tri core, Kryo 680 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 680

Octa core

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

5 nm

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 660

Adreno 829

RAM

8 GB

8 GB / 12 GB

12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5

LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A

722,427

3,000,897

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A

21.0 s

14.0 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

4,004

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A

3.0 %

5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A

18.0 %

17.4 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.8 inches (17.27 cm)

6.78 inches (17.22 cm)

6.31 inches (16.03 cm)

Resolution

1080x2400 px (FHD+)

1080x2448 px (FHD+)

1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Brightness

630 nits

800 nits

N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A

5000 nits

Refresh Rate

165 Hz

144 Hz

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9

20:4:9

19.5:9

Pixel Density

387 ppi

395 ppi

460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

85.27 %

81.95 %

90.11 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass

N/A

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)

91.2 %

N/A

94.38 %

Design

Height

169.8 mm

172.8 mm

150.83 mm

Width

77.1 mm

77.2 mm

71.76 mm

Thickness

9.7 mm

10.2 mm

7.99 mm

Weight

220 grams

238 grams

191 grams

Build Material

Back: Mineral Glass

Back: Gorilla Glass

Back: Glass

Water Resistance

N/A

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (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

64 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.79 Wide Angle 78° field-of-view26 mm focal length 1/1.7" sensor size S5KGW3 ISOCELL Plus 0.8µm pixel size

64 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle26 mm focal length 1/1.7" sensor size IMX686 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 0.8µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57IMX921

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 1.12µm pixel size

13 MP
f/2.4 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera11 mm focal length

50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera

2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera1.75µm pixel size

5 MP
f/2.0 Macro Camera

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Autofocus

Yes

OIS

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

9000 x 7000 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

N/A

Video Recording

7680x4320 @ 30 fps
3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 60 fps

8k @30 fps
4k @30 fps

8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Best In Class

Resolution

8 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera1.12µm pixel size

24 MP
f/2.5 Wide Angle Primary Camera27 mm focal length 0.9µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Full HD @30 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

5050 mAh

6000 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 66W Fast Charging 100% in 38 minutes

Yes 65W Hyper Charging

Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 40W Wireless 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.

N/A

17h 01m

16h 04m

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

N/A

1h 8m 9s

0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB

128 GB / 256 GB

256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.1

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N28
TDD N38 / N41 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N28
TDD N38

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) / 700(band 28) / 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) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)

N/A

SIM 2

4G Bands:

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N28
TDD N38

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
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) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

Wi-Fi

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

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

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/n) 5GHz MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.1

Yes v5.2

Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes

HDMI

Yes

N/A

IR Blaster

N/A

Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Optical

Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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