nubia Red Magic 5G vs Motorola Moto G Play (2024) vs Samsung Galaxy A16 5G Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Apr 14, 2020	Jan 16, 2024	Oct 07, 2024
Prices (MSRP)
8GB/128GB - $579		4GB/128GB - $230 | €249

Design

Dimensions
6.64 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches 168.56 x 78 x 9.75 mm	6.45 x 2.95 x 0.33 inches 163.82 x 74.96 x 8.29 mm	6.47 x 3.07 x 0.31 inches (~0.36 inches with camera bump) 164.4 x 77.9 x 7.9 mm (~9.2 mm with camera bump)
Weight
7.69 oz / 218.0 g	6.53 oz / 185.0 g	7.05 oz / 200.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) Frame: Aluminum		Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Resistance
		Splash, Dust; IP54
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint	Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key		Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Eclipse black, Hot Rod red	Sapphire Blue	Blue Black, Light Gray, Gold, Light Green

Display

Size
6.7-inch, 82.54% screen-to-body	6.5-inch, 83.09% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 85.99% screen-to-body
Type
AMOLED, 144Hz, HDR, 600 nits	IPS LCD, 90Hz	Super AMOLED, 90Hz, 800 nits
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 388 PPI	1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 270 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 385 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass	Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Features
HDR support, Pressure-sensitive, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested	736 (Poor)
Bright Min
Untested	Untested	1.6 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 865 SM8250 (7 nm)	Snapdragon 680 4G SM6225 (6 nm)	Exynos 1330 (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core Kryo 585	Octa-core 4x2.4GHz Cortex-A73 4x1.9G​Hz Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2x2.4GHz Cortex-A78 6x2.0G​Hz Cortex-A55
GPU
Adreno 650	Adreno 610	Mali-G68 MP2
Memory
8GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.0) 12GB/256GB	4GB/64GB	4GB (LPDDR4X)/128GB (UFS 2.2) 8GB/256GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC up to 1024 GB	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (10)	Android (13)	Android (14)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	Untested	965
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	Untested	1875
3D Mark High
Untested	Untested	367
3D Mark Low
Untested	Untested	360

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Battery

Type
4500 mAh, Li - Polymer	5000 mAh	5000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0, USB Power Delivery		Fast charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 15.0W	Wired: 25.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

6h 12min

Browsing

9h 43min

Video

11h 13min

Gaming

9h 52min

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Dual camera	Triple camera
Main camera
64 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/1.7" Pixel size: 0.8 μm	50 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Pixel size: 1.28 μm	50 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/2.76" Pixel size: 0.64 μm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal Length: 13 mm Pixel size: 1.12 μm		5 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/5" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
2 MP (Macro) Pixel size: 1.75 μm		2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED	LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (480 fps) Time-lapse video	Yes	HDR, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording
Front
8 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p	8 MP	13 MP Video capture: 1080p

PhoneArena Camera Tests

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

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Video

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Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

124

Overall

130

Photo

118

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.1	5.1	5.3
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6 MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	a,b,g,n,ac Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 3.0	Type-C	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Dual-band positioning, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC		NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
32-Bit DAC, aptX
Screen mirroring
	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
n41, n78, SA, NSA		n1, n3, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6
LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 25, 26, 28, 66, 71	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 66
TDD Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41	38, 41	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s		LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s)
Dual SIM
Yes		Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM	Dual Nano SIM
HD Voice
		Yes
VoLTE
		Yes

Alternative variants

with 256GB storage

Memory	12GB/256GB
Colors	Pulse
Prices (MSRP)	$649

With 256GB internal storage and 8GB RAM

Memory	8GB/256GB

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