Older flagship · 2020

ZTE nubia RedMagic 5S

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent mid-range phones like the Samsung Galaxy A36 Camera shares the Xiaomi Poco F4 GT's main sensor

Best for

Strength 144Hz AMOLED

Extras Gaming controls, Cooling system

Watch out No more updates

6.65″ AMOLED · 144Hz

865 5G 8 / 128 GB

4500 mAh 55W charging

64 MP 3 rear · 8 MP selfie

5G Wi-Fi 6 · NFC

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In the Real World

See how the ZTE nubia RedMagic 5S looks and feels in everyday use.

Full specifications

Display

6.65″ · AMOLED · 1080 × 2340 · 144 Hz · HDR

OLED + smooth

A clean OLED panel — colours pop and sunlight visibility is solid.

Screen size

6.65"

Panel type

AMOLED

OLED

Resolution

1080 × 2340 px

Refresh rate

144 Hz

Smooth

Brightness

459 nits

HDR

Supported

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass

Performance

Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865 5G (7 nm+) · 8-core 2.84 GHz · Adreno 650

Everyday capable

Daily apps and casual games run smoothly — heavy gaming will drop frames.

Chipset

Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865 5G (7 nm+)

Current CPU tier

Mid-range

Launch class

Flagship

AnTuTu

659,586

GeekBench

3,386

Graphics test

GFXBench 46 fps

CPU

8-core, 2.84 GHz

GPU

Adreno 650

Process

7 nm

RAM type

RAM LPDDR5

Storage type

UFS Storage 3.1

CPU layout

1x Cortex A77 2.84 GHz + 3x Cortex A77 2.4 GHz + 4x Cortex A55 1.8 GHz

Software & updates

Android 10, Redmagic 3.0 · 2-year support (brand estimate)

Likely end of life

This phone is past its update window — it still works, but new Android versions and most security patches have stopped.

Operating system

Android 10, Redmagic 3.0

Software support

2 years of updates (brand estimate)

Updates remaining

None — past its update window

Camera

64 MP f/1.8 main · 8 MP selfie

A standard camera setup — sharp in daylight, expect noise in low light.

Main camera

64 MP f/1.8

Ultrawide

8 MP f/2.0

Macro

2 MP

Front camera

8 MP f/2.0

Main sensor

Sony IMX686 Exmor RS, 1/1.7", 0.8µm

Mainstream sensor

Same sensor in

Xiaomi Poco F4 GT , Oppo Reno5 Pro 5G

Slow motion

Yes, 480 fps

Camera extras

optical zoom, laser AF, manual focus

Video

8K @ 30 fps

Battery

4500 mAh · 55 W wired

Battery is average for the class — fine for daily use.

Capacity

4500 mAh

Lab endurance

83:00h

Wired charging

55 W

Removable

Audio

Excellent (-22.6 LUFS) · Stereo · Dolby Atmos

Stereo speakers

Loudspeaker

Excellent (-22.6 LUFS)

Speakers

Stereo

Dolby Atmos

Supported

Audio features

Hi-Res audio, Dolby Atmos

Memory

8 GB RAM · 128 GB

RAM

8 GB

Storage

128 GB

Configurations

8/128GB · 12/256GB · 16/256GB

Storage type

UFS 3.1

Expandable

Connectivity

5G · NFC · Wi-Fi 6

Modern radios

Yes

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 6

Modern Wi-Fi

Bluetooth

5.1

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, GPS (L1+L5)

USB

USB-C 3.0

USB OTG

Yes

Accessory connector

Yes

3.5mm jack

Yes

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Network bands

4G works on all four carriers — 5G on MTN & Airtel

Radio bands decide whether this phone sees MTN, Glo, Airtel or 9mobile towers — and how strong the signal holds indoors.

M MTN

4G full · 5G works

Full

A Airtel

4G full · 5G works

Full

G Glo

4G works No B28 — signal can get weak indoors and outside the big cities.

Works

9 9mobile

4G full

Full

The bands Nigerian networks use

B3 main band

M A G 9

B7 extra speed

B20 indoor reach

B28 indoor reach

n78 the 5G band

M A

The dots show which network uses each band. ✓ means this phone has it, ✗ means it doesn't.

All reported bands

2G BC0, BC1, B2, B3, B5, B8

3G B1, B2, B5, B8, B19

4G B1, B2, B3, B5, B7, B8, B12, B17, B18, B19, B20, B26

5G n41, n78

Build & Design

220 g · 9.8 mm

Height

168.6 mm

Width

78.0 mm

Thickness

9.8 mm

Weight

220 g

Sensors

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

Sensors

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

Images and battery life estimates from GSMArena · Read full review

How it stacks up against the rest.

A few phones around the same price, so you can see what this one does better and what it gives up.

Apple iPhone 12

Trades blows 2 wins 3 losses

Smoother display

144 Hz vs 60 Hz refresh · 6.65″ vs 6.1″ screen · Tradeoff: 1080 × 2340 vs 1170 × 2532 resolution

60% larger battery capacity

55 W vs 20 W charging · 4,500 mAh vs 2,815 mAh battery

Lower benchmark score

660k vs 1.3M AnTuTu · Mid-range vs High-end tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · 64 MP · f/1.8 vs 12 MP · f/1.6 main · 8 MP vs 12 MP selfie

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 220 g vs 164 g

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S20

Trades blows 2 wins 3 losses

13% larger battery capacity

55 W vs 25 W charging · 4,500 mAh vs 4,000 mAh battery

5G connectivity

5G vs no 5G

Lower-resolution screen

AMOLED vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · 1080 × 2340 vs 1440 × 3200 resolution · Tradeoff: 6.65″ vs 6.2″ screen

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · — vs Telephoto · OIS · 64 MP · f/1.8 vs 12 MP · f/1.8 main

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 220 g vs 163 g

Full comparison

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In the Real World

Full specifications

Display

Performance

Software & updates

Camera

Battery

Audio

Memory

Connectivity

Network bands

The bands Nigerian networks use

All reported bands

Build & Design

Sensors

How it stacks up against the rest.

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