Nubia Red Magic 8S Pro Plus vs realme GT 5

Comparing the Nubia Red Magic 8S Pro Plus vs realme GT 5 across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Nubia Red Magic 8S Pro Plus runs at a higher processing speed of 3.36 GHz, while realme GT 5 runs at 3.2 GHz, making Nubia Red Magic 8S Pro Plus the better performer.

Display: Nubia Red Magic 8S Pro Plus offers a screen size of 6.8 inches, while realme GT 5 offers 6.74 inches, making Nubia Red Magic 8S Pro Plus the larger display of the two. Nubia Red Magic 8S Pro Plus features a AMOLED display compared to realme GT 5's OLED, making Nubia Red Magic 8S Pro Plus the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both Nubia Red Magic 8S Pro Plus and realme GT 5 feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Both Nubia Red Magic 8S Pro Plus and realme GT 5 feature a 16 MP primary front camera.

Battery: realme GT 5 offers a higher battery capacity with 5240 mAh, while Nubia Red Magic 8S Pro Plus offers 5000 mAh, making realme GT 5 better for longer battery life.

Storage: Both Nubia Red Magic 8S Pro Plus and realme GT 5 offer the same internal storage of 256 GB.

Nubia Red Magic 8S Pro Plus

₹62,490

(Not Released in India)

realme GT 5

(Not Released in India)

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Summary

Spec Score

87%

88%

Release Date

07 Dec, 2023

N/A

Performance


Snapdragon 8 Gen 2	Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Octa Core (upto 3.36 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.2 GHz)
16 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display


6.8 inches (17.27 cm)	6.74 inches (17.12 cm)
AMOLED	OLED
1116x2480 px (FHD+)	1240x2772 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera
8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
2 MP Macro Camera	2 MP Macro Camera

Front Camera


16 MP Wide Angle Lens	16 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


5000 mAh	5240 mAh
165W Fast Charging	150W Super VOOC Charging

Storage

256 GB	256 GB
UFS 4.0	UFS 4.0

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General

Operating System

Android v13

Custom UI

RedMagic

Realme UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

Processor

Octa core

3.36 GHz, Single core, Cortex X3 2.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A715 2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A510

Octa core

3.2 GHz, Single core, Cortex X3 2.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A715 2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A510

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 740

RAM

16 GB

12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

AMOLED

OLED

Screen Size

6.8 inches (17.27 cm)

6.74 inches (17.12 cm)

Resolution

1116x2480 px (FHD+)

1240x2772 px (FHD+)

Brightness

1300 nits

N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A

1400 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9

Pixel Density

400 ppi

451 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

89.1 %

89.3 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v5

N/A

Bezel-less Display

Yes	Yes with punch-hole display

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

93.7 %

Design

Height

164 mm

163.1 mm

Width

76.4 mm

75.3 mm

Thickness

8.9 mm

Weight

230 grams

205 grams

Build Material

Back: Mineral Glass

N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.925 mm focal length 1/1.57" sensor size S5KGN5 ISO-CELL 1µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.88 Wide Angle 84° field-of-view24 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size IMX890 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1µm pixel size

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera16 mm focal length 1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera

2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera22 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes	Yes Contrast Detection Autofocus

OIS

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

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

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A	Dual Video Recording

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

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

16 MP
f/2.45 Wide Angle Primary Camera1µm pixel size

Camera Type

Under display

N/A

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Capacity

5000 mAh

5240 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer

Quick Charging

Yes 165W Fast Charging 100% in 14 minutes

Yes 150W Super VOOC Charging 50% in 7 minutes

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 4.0

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N28
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) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)

SIM 2

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
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) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)

Wi-Fi

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

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.3

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

Yes

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

N/A

Audio Features

N/A	Dolby Atmos

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Optical

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope