Nubia Red Magic Mars vs Samsung Galaxy M40

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Comparing the Nubia Red Magic Mars vs Samsung Galaxy M40 across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Nubia Red Magic Mars runs at a higher processing speed of 2.8 GHz, while Samsung Galaxy M40 runs at 2.0 GHz, making Nubia Red Magic Mars the better performer.


Display: Samsung Galaxy M40 offers a screen size of 6.3 inches, while Nubia Red Magic Mars offers 6 inches, making Samsung Galaxy M40 the larger display of the two. Nubia Red Magic Mars features a IPS LCD display compared to Samsung Galaxy M40's PLS TFT LCD, making Nubia Red Magic Mars the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Samsung Galaxy M40 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 32 MP, while Nubia Red Magic Mars offers 16 MP, making Samsung Galaxy M40 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Samsung Galaxy M40 offers a higher front camera resolution with 16 MP, while Nubia Red Magic Mars offers 8 MP, making Samsung Galaxy M40 better for front camera photography.


Battery: Samsung Galaxy M40 delivers longer battery life with 9h 12m, while Nubia Red Magic Mars delivers None, making Samsung Galaxy M40 the better pick for all day usage.


Storage: Nubia Red Magic Mars offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while Samsung Galaxy M40 offers 128 GB, making Nubia Red Magic Mars the better option for storage.

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Nubia Red Magic Mars
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Summary

Release Date

05 Feb, 2020
18 Jun, 2019
14 May, 2026

Performance

Snapdragon 845
Snapdragon 675
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 2.8 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 4.61 GHz)
6 GB RAM
6 GB RAM
16 GB RAM

Display

6.0 inches (15.24 cm)
6.3 inches (16 cm)
6.82 inches (17.32 cm)
IPS LCD
PLS TFT LCD
AMOLED
1080x2160 px (FHD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1440x3168 px (QHD+)
N/A
N/A
144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

16 MP
Primary Camera
32 MP
Primary Camera
200 MP
Primary Camera (upto 3.7x Optical Zoom)
N/A
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
200 MP
Telephoto Camera
N/A
5 MP
Depth Camera
50 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

8 MP
16 MP
50 MP

Battery

3800 mAh
3500 mAh
6600 mAh
Fast Charging
15W Fast Charging
100W Flash Charging
N/A
No Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB
128 GB
512 GB
N/A
eMMC 5.1
UFS 4.1

Expert Review

N/A
7.0/10
8.7/10

Pros

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Gorgeous design
  • Reliable performance
  • Capable cameras
  • Stellar and versatile three-lens camera system
  • Excellent performance
  • Bright and crisp 2K AMOLED display

Cons

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • No headphone jack
  • Battery life is average
  • No AMOLED display
  • Battery life could have been better
  • Very expensive with camera kit
  • No shortcut key

User Ratings

N/A
4/5
(18,912 ratings)
4.6/5
(29 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A
173,420
AnTuTu Score
3,977,648
AnTuTu Score
N/A
9h 12m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
15h 10m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

N/A
Jun 18, 2019
(Official)
May 06, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v9.0 (Pie)
Android v9.0 (Pie)
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
7 Year

Custom UI

N/A
Samsung One UI
Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good
Best In Class

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
Qualcomm Snapdragon 675
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

Processor

Octa core

2.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 385 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 385
Octa core

2 GHz, Dual core, Kryo 460 1.7 GHz, Hexa Core, Kryo 460
Octa core

4.61 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.62 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
11 nm
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 630
Adreno 612
Adreno 840

RAM

6 GB
6 GB
16 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
LPDDR4X
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
173,420
3,977,648

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A
22.0 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
N/A
6,450

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
21.7 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent
Best In Class

Display Type

IPS LCD
PLS TFT LCD
AMOLED

Screen Size

6.0 inches  (15.24 cm)
6.3 inches  (16 cm)
6.82 inches  (17.32 cm)

Resolution

1080x2160 px (FHD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1440x3168 px (QHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
4500 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

18:9
19.5:9
19.8:9

Pixel Density

402 ppi
409 ppi
510 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

78.3 %
84.71 %
89.7 %

Screen Protection

N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass v3
Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes
Yes with punch-hole display
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
91.8 %
94.49 %

Design

Height

158.2 mm
155.3 mm
162.98 mm

Width

75 mm
73.9 mm
76.81 mm

Thickness

9.8 mm
7.9 mm
8.19 mm

Weight

193 grams
168 grams
232 grams

Build Material

N/A
Back: Plastic
Back: Glass

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Very Good
Best In Class

Resolution

16 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8CMOS image sensor
32 MP
Primary Camera8x Digital Zoomf/1.71/2.8" sensor size CMOS image sensor 0.8µm pixel size
200 MP
Primary Camera105x Digital Zoom 3.7x Optical Zoomf/1.8535 mm focal length LYT 901 0.7µm pixel size
N/A
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera12 mm focal length
200 MP
f/2.67 Telephoto Camera85 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size
N/A
5 MP
f/2.2 Depth Camera
50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera14 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection autofocus
Yes
Yes

OIS

N/A
No
Yes

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

4616 x 3464 Pixels
6500 x 4920 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Touch to focus
8 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
105 x Digital Zoom
3.7 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

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

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Best In Class

Resolution

8 MP
f/2.0 Primary CameraCMOS
16 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera1/3.06" sensor size CMOS
50 MP
f/2.45 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A
No
N/A

Flash

N/A
No
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

N/A
Full HD @30 fps
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

3800 mAh
3500 mAh
6600 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

N/A
Up to 29 Hours(4G)
N/A

Quick Charging

Yes Fast Charging
Yes 15W Fast Charging
Yes 100W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A
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
9h 12m
15h 10m

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

N/A
2h 27m 34s
0h 36m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB
128 GB
512 GB

Storage Type

N/A
eMMC 5.1
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

No
Yes Up to 512 GB
N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

N/A
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes
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) / 700(band 28) / 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) / 2300(band 30)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89
N/A
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) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 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) / 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) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 2300(band 30)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89
N/A
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) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
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SAR Value

N/A
Head: 0.200 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 be/ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v5.0
Yes v6.0

GPS

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

NFC

N/A
Yes
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

N/A
USB Type-C
USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A
Dolby Atmos
N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear
Rear
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

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

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