Zte Nubia Red Magic 5G vs Xiaomi Mi 8 Explorer

590 USD

590 USD

Available

Available

ZTE Mobiles

Xiaomi Mobiles

Nubia Red Magic 5G

Mi 8 Explorer

2020, March 19

2018, July 04

GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE / 5G

GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE

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

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

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

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

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

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

41, 78, 79 SA/NSA

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

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

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

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

218 g (7.69 oz)

177 g (6.24 oz)

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

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

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

AMOLED, 144Hz

Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors

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

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

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

1080 x 2248 pixels (~402 ppi density)

Android 10, Redmagic 3.0

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

Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865 (7 nm+)

Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm)

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

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

Adreno 650

Adreno 630

8GB/12GB

8GB

128GB/256GB

128GB

No

No

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

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

8 MP, f/2.0, 13mm (ultrawide), 1.12µm

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

2 MP, (macro)

LED flash, HDR, panorama

Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama

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

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

8 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1.12µm

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

1080p@30fps

1080p@30fps

Li-Po 4500 mAh, non-removable

Non-removable Li-Po 3000 mAh battery

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

Fast charging 18W, Quick Charge 4+

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

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

Yes, with stereo speakers

Yes

Yes, 32-bit/384kHz audio

Yes

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

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

5.1, A2DP, aptX, LE

5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD

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

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

Yes

Yes

No

No

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

USB Type-C

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