realme GT 5G vs Nubia Red Magic 6R

Comparing the realme GT 5G vs Nubia Red Magic 6R across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Nubia Red Magic 6R runs at a higher processing speed of 2.84 GHz, while realme GT 5G runs at 2.42 GHz, making Nubia Red Magic 6R the better performer.

Display: Nubia Red Magic 6R offers a screen size of 6.67 inches, while realme GT 5G offers 6.43 inches, making Nubia Red Magic 6R the larger display of the two. realme GT 5G features a Super AMOLED display compared to Nubia Red Magic 6R's AMOLED, making realme GT 5G the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both realme GT 5G and Nubia Red Magic 6R feature a 64 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Both realme GT 5G and Nubia Red Magic 6R feature a 16 MP primary front camera.

Battery: Nubia Red Magic 6R delivers longer battery life with None, while realme GT 5G delivers 14h 33m, making Nubia Red Magic 6R the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both realme GT 5G and Nubia Red Magic 6R offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.

realme GT 5G

₹18,999

(Out of Stock)

Nubia Red Magic 6R

₹34,190

(Not Released in India)

Summary

Release Date

25 Aug, 2021

20 Jan, 2022

14 May, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 888	Snapdragon 888	Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 2.42 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.84 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 4.61 GHz)
8 GB RAM	6 GB RAM	16 GB RAM

Display


6.43 inches (16.33 cm)	6.67 inches (16.94 cm)	6.82 inches (17.32 cm)
Super AMOLED	AMOLED	AMOLED
1080x2400 px (FHD+)	1080x2400 px (FHD+)	1440x3168 px (QHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


64 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	64 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	200 MP Primary Camera (upto 3.7x Optical Zoom)
8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	200 MP Telephoto Camera
2 MP Macro Camera	5 MP Macro Camera	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
N/A	2 MP Depth Camera	N/A

Front Camera


16 MP Wide Angle Lens	16 MP Wide Angle Lens	50 MP

Battery


4500 mAh	4200 mAh	6600 mAh
65W Super Dart Charging	55W Fast Charging	100W Flash Charging
No Wireless Charging	N/A	Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB	128 GB	512 GB
UFS 3.1	UFS 3.1	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

7.0/10

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N/A

8.7/10

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Pros

Stylish design
Excellent performance
Inexpensive
Good audio setup

Device yet to be reviewed

Stellar and versatile three-lens camera system
Excellent performance
Bright and crisp 2K AMOLED display

Cons

Camera performance isn't the best
Battery backup is sub-par
No HDR support for Netflix

Device yet to be reviewed

Battery life could have been better
Very expensive with camera kit
No shortcut key

User Ratings

4.2/5

(1,810 ratings)

N/A

4.6/5

(29 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

825,131 AnTuTu Score	N/A	3,977,648 AnTuTu Score
14h 33m Battery Life (PC Mark)	N/A	15h 10m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Aug 25, 2021

(Official)

N/A

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v11

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

5 Year

Security Updates

N/A

7 Year

Custom UI

Realme UI

N/A

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Best In Class

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 888

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

Processor

Octa core

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

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

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

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

5 nm

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 660

Adreno 840

RAM

8 GB / 12 GB

6 GB

16 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.

825,131

N/A

3,977,648

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

20.0 s

N/A

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

6,450

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

5.0 %

N/A

7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

15.9 %

N/A

21.7 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

Super AMOLED

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.43 inches (16.33 cm)

6.67 inches (16.94 cm)

6.82 inches (17.32 cm)

Resolution

1080x2400 px (FHD+)

1440x3168 px (QHD+)

Brightness

600 nits

770 nits

N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A

4500 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9

19.8:9

Pixel Density

409 ppi

395 ppi

510 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

85.92 %

87.51 %

89.7 %

Screen Protection

N/A

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

N/A

Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

91.7 %

N/A

94.49 %

Design

Height

158.5 mm

163 mm

162.98 mm

Width

73.3 mm

75.3 mm

76.81 mm

Thickness

8.4 mm

7.8 mm

8.19 mm

Weight

186 grams

232 grams

Build Material

N/A

Back: Plastic

Back: Glass

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Best In Class

Resolution

64 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 78° field-of-view26 mm focal length 1/1.7" sensor size IMX682 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 0.8µm pixel size

64 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle26 mm focal length 1/1.7" sensor size IMX682 Exmor-RS CMOS 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

8 MP
f/2.3 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera15.7 mm focal length 1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

8 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

200 MP
f/2.67 Telephoto Camera85 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size

2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera21.88 mm focal length 1/5.0" sensor size 1.75µm pixel size

5 MP
Macro Camera

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera14 mm focal length

N/A

2 MP
Depth Camera

N/A

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection 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

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

105 x Digital Zoom
3.7 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

7680x4320 @ 30 fps
3840x2160 @ 30 fps

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

Video Recording Features

Bokeh portrait video

N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Best In Class

Resolution

16 MP
f/2.5 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/3.1" sensor size Exmor RS 1µm pixel size

16 MP
f/1.8 Wide Angle Primary Camera

50 MP
f/2.45 Primary Camera

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

Fixed Focus

N/A

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

4500 mAh

4200 mAh

6600 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Li-Polymer

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 65W Super Dart Charging 100% in 35 minutes

Yes 55W Fast Charging

Yes 100W 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.

14h 33m

N/A

15h 10m

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

0h 28m 8s

N/A

0h 36m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB

128 GB

512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.1

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78 / N79

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N28
TDD N41 / N78

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

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) / 850(band 26)

4G Bands:

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

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)

SIM 2

4G Bands:

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

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

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)

SAR Value

Head: 1.151 W/kg Body: 0.748 W/kg

N/A

Wi-Fi

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

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

Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 be/ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.2

Yes v5.1

Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes

N/A

Yes

IR Blaster

N/A

Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

USB Type-C

Audio Features

Dolby Atmos

N/A

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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