Mid-range · 2020

ZTE nubia RedMagic 5S

Our Take CPU benches near recent mid-range phones like the Samsung Galaxy A36

A solid mid-ranger with an AMOLED screen and a 144Hz display.

Best for Streaming · reading · social

Strength AMOLED screen, 144Hz smooth scrolling

6.65″ AMOLED · 144Hz

Snapdragon 865 5G 8 / 128 GB

4500 mAh 55W charging

64 MP 3 rear · 8 MP selfie

In the Real World

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

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Full specifications

What stands out

Hi-Res audio, Dolby Atmos for higher-quality listening

Pro camera extras: optical zoom, laser AF, manual focus

480 fps slow motion for action clips

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

Upper mid-range

AnTuTu

659,586

v8

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

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

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

No

Audio

Excellent (-22.6 LUFS) · Stereo · Dolby Atmos

Stereo speakers

Loudspeaker

Excellent (-22.6 LUFS)

Speakers

Stereo

Stereo

Dolby Atmos

Supported

Audio features

Hi-Res audio, Dolby Atmos

Memory

8 GB RAM · 128 GB

RAM

8 GB

Storage

128 GB

Storage type

UFS 3.1

Expandable

No

Connectivity

5G · NFC · Wi-Fi 6

Modern radios

5G

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

USB OTG

Supported

3.5mm jack

Yes

IR blaster

No

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

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

Specifications sourced from GSMArena · Read full review

How it stacks up against the rest.

Quick reads against a few phones in the same price tier. Tap any one for the deep comparison.

vs

Apple iPhone 12

Trades blows 3 wins 2 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 15 W charging · 4,500 mAh vs 2,815 mAh battery

Starts with more storage

128 GB vs 64 GB baseline

Lower benchmark score

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

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 220 g vs 164 g

Full comparison

vs

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

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 220 g vs 163 g

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