Xiaomi Mi 8 Explorer vs Zte Nubia Red Magic 5G

590 USD

590 USD

Available

Available

Xiaomi Mobiles

ZTE Mobiles

Mi 8 Explorer

Nubia Red Magic 5G

2018, July 04

2020, March 19

GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE

GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE / 5G

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 ,CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 ,CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 12, 17, 18, 19, 26, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41

HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps

HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA), 5G (2+ Gbps DL)

41, 78, 79 SA/NSA

154.9 x 74.8 x 7.6 mm (6.10 x 2.94 x 0.30 in)

168.6 x 78 x 9.8 mm (6.64 x 3.07 x 0.39 in)

177 g (6.24 oz)

218 g (7.69 oz)

Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back, aluminum frame (7000 series)

Glass front (Gorilla Glass), glass back (Gorilla Glass), aluminum frame, RGB light panel (on the back), Built-in cooling fan

Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Eclipse Black, Hot Rod Red, Black, Mars Red, Cyber Neon, Transparent

Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors

AMOLED, 144Hz

6.21 inches, 97.1 cm2 (~83.8% screen-to-body ratio)

6.65 inches, 108.6 cm2 (~82.5% screen-to-body ratio)

1080 x 2248 pixels (~402 ppi density)

1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~388 ppi density)

Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie), MIUI 10.1

Android 10, Redmagic 3.0

Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm)

Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865 (7 nm+)

Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 385 Silver)

Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 585 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 585)

Adreno 630

Adreno 650

8GB

8GB/12GB

128GB

128GB/256GB

No

No

12 MP, f/1.8, 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, 4-axis OIS

64 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.72", 0.8µm, PDAF

12 MP, f/2.4, 1/3.4", 1.0µm, AF, 2x optical zoom

8 MP, f/2.0, 13mm (ultrawide), 1.12µm

Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama

LED flash, HDR, panorama

4K@60fps, 1080p@30/240fps, 720p@960fps

8K@15fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps

2 MP, (macro)

20 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1/3", 0.9µm TOF 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)

8 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1.12µm

1080p@30fps

1080p@30fps

Non-removable Li-Po 3000 mAh battery

Li-Po 4500 mAh, non-removable

Fast charging 18W, Quick Charge 4+

Fast charging 55W, 56% in 15 min, 100% in 40 min (advertised)

Face ID, fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass

Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Yes

Yes, with stereo speakers

Yes

Yes, 32-bit/384kHz audio

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot

5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD

5.1, A2DP, aptX, LE

Dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS ,Yes

Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO

Yes

Yes

No

No

USB Type-C

USB Type-C 3.0, USB On-The-Go; accessory connector

AnTuTu: 557056 (v8) GeekBench: 13370 (v4.4), 3387 (v5.1) GFXBench: 46fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)

Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal)

-22.6 LUFS (Excellent)

Endurance rating 83h