Xiaomi Redmi K20 Pro vs Nubia Red Magic 5S

Comparing the Xiaomi Redmi K20 Pro vs Nubia Red Magic 5S across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both Xiaomi Redmi K20 Pro and Nubia Red Magic 5S run at the same processing speed of 2.84 GHz.

Display: Nubia Red Magic 5S offers a screen size of 6.65 inches, while Xiaomi Redmi K20 Pro offers 6.39 inches, making Nubia Red Magic 5S the larger display of the two. Both Xiaomi Redmi K20 Pro and Nubia Red Magic 5S feature the same AMOLED display.

Rear Camera: Nubia Red Magic 5S offers a higher rear camera resolution with 64 MP, while Xiaomi Redmi K20 Pro offers 48 MP, making Nubia Red Magic 5S better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Xiaomi Redmi K20 Pro offers a higher front camera resolution with 20 MP, while Nubia Red Magic 5S offers 8 MP, making Xiaomi Redmi K20 Pro better for front camera photography.

Battery: Nubia Red Magic 5S offers a higher battery capacity with 4500 mAh, while Xiaomi Redmi K20 Pro offers 4000 mAh, making Nubia Red Magic 5S better for longer battery life.

Storage: Both Xiaomi Redmi K20 Pro and Nubia Red Magic 5S offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.

Xiaomi Redmi K20 Pro

₹28,999

@ Amazon

Nubia Red Magic 5S

₹40,690

(Not Released in India)

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Summary

Spec Score

79%

83%

Release Date

22 Jul, 2019

02 Jan, 2022

Performance


Snapdragon 855	Snapdragon 865
Octa Core (upto 2.84 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.84 GHz)
6 GB RAM	8 GB RAM

Display


6.39 inches (16.23 cm)	6.65 inches (16.89 cm)
AMOLED	AMOLED
1080x2340 px (FHD+)	1080x2340 px (FHD+)
60 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


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

Front Camera


20 MP	8 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


4000 mAh	4500 mAh
Quick Charging	55W Fast Charging

Storage

128 GB	128 GB
UFS 2.1	UFS 3.1

Expert Review

8.0/10

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N/A

Pros

A stunning design with an all-screen fascia
Killer internals
Versatile rear cameras
Powerful battery

Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

Selfies look quite artificial
Low-light imaging performance could've been better
Suffers from heating issues

Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.5/5

(90,160 ratings)

N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

373,945 AnTuTu Score	N/A
13h 45m Battery Life (PC Mark)	N/A

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General

Launch Date

Jul 22, 2019

(Official)

N/A

Operating System

Android v9.0 (Pie)

Android v10 (Q)

Custom UI

MIUI

N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Good

Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 855

Qualcomm Snapdragon 865

Processor

Octa core

2.84 GHz, Single core, Kryo 485 2.42 GHz, Tri core, Kryo 485 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 485

Octa core

2.84 GHz, Single core, Kryo 585 2.42 GHz, Tri core, Kryo 585 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 585

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

7 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 640

Adreno 650

RAM

6 GB / 8 GB

8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X

LPDDR5

Performance Test Results

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

373,945

N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

12.0 s

N/A

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

12.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

22.4 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.39 inches (16.23 cm)

6.65 inches (16.89 cm)

Resolution

1080x2340 px (FHD+)

Brightness

N/A

600 nits

Refresh Rate

60 Hz

144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

Pixel Density

403 ppi

388 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

85.9 %

82.42 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v5

Corning Gorilla Glass

Bezel-less Display

Yes

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes

N/A

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

91.9 %

N/A

Design

Height

156.7 mm

168.5 mm

Width

74.3 mm

78 mm

Thickness

8.8 mm

9.7 mm

Weight

191 grams

220 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

48 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.75 Wide Angle1/2" sensor size IMX586 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 0.8µm pixel size

64 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle 78° field-of-view26 mm focal length 1/1.7" sensor size IMX686 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 0.8µm pixel size

13 MP
f/2.4 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/3" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

8 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 1.12µm pixel size

8 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

2 MP
Macro Camera

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Laser Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

N/A

Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8000 x 6000 Pixels

9000 x 7000 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

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

7680x4320 @ 15 fps
3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 60 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

20 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera1/3.4" sensor size 0.8µm pixel size

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

Camera Type

Pop-Up

N/A

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

4000 mAh

4500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes Quick Charging v4.0 58% in 30 minutes

Yes 55W Fast Charging 68% in 20 minutes

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.

13h 45m

N/A

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

1h 12m 46s

N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB

128 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.1

UFS 3.1

Expandable Storage

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)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)

5G Bands:

TDD N41 / N78 / N79

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) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)

SIM 2

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
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)

SAR Value

Head: 1.03 W/kg Body: 0.72 W/kg

N/A

Wi-Fi

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

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

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0

Yes v5.1

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Optical

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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