nubia Red Magic 7 vs Nothing Phone (3a) vs Samsung Galaxy A56 5G Specs Comparison

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8.8
nubia Red Magic 7
6.4
Nothing Phone (3a)
6.1
Samsung Galaxy A56 5G
nubia Red Magic 7 Nothing Phone (3a) Samsung Galaxy A56 5G
Released · Mar 10, 2022
Released · Mar 11, 2025
Released · Mar 27, 2025
6.8-inch · 2400x1080px
6.8-inch · 2392x1080px
6.7-inch · 2340x1080px
Triple camera
Triple camera
Triple camera
8GB · 128GB
8GB · 128GB
8GB · 128GB
4500 mAh
5000 mAh
5000 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Feb 22, 2022 Mar 04, 2025 Mar 01, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
8GB/128GB - €330
12GB/256GB - $379 | €379 		8GB/128GB - $499

Design

Dimensions
6.72 x 3.08 x 0.37 inches
170.6 x 78.3 x 9.5 mm 		6.44 x 3.05 x 0.33 inches
163.52 x 77.5 x 8.35 mm 		6.39 x 3.05 x 0.29 inches (~0.35 inches with camera bump)
162.2 x 77.5 x 7.4 mm (~8.9 mm with camera bump)
Weight
7.58 oz / 215.0 g 7.09 oz / 201.0 g 6.98 oz / 198.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass
Frame: Aluminum 		Back: Glass
Frame: Plastic 		Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+)
Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP64 Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Optical in-screen fingerprint Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key, Other Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key, Other Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Obsidian, Pulsar, Supernova Black, White, Blue Pink, Olive, Graphite, Lightgray

Display

Size
6.8-inch, 83.60% screen-to-body 6.8-inch, 87.32% screen-to-body 6.7-inch, 87.64% screen-to-body
Type
165Hz OLED, 120Hz, 3000 nits Super AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1900 nits
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 387 PPI 2392x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 388 PPI 2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 385 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Panda Glass Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested 1184 (Average) 1715 (Good)
Bright Min
2.6 (Average) 2.2 (Average) 1.6 (Good)
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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm) Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 SM7635 (4 nm) Samsung Exynos 1580
Processor
Octa-core
1x3.00GHz Cortex-X2
3x2.50G​Hz Cortex-A710
4x1.8​0GHz Cortex-A510 		Octa-core
1x2.5GHz Cortex-A720
3x2.4​GHz Cortex-A720
4x1.8​GHz Cortex-A520 		Octa-core
1x2.9GHz
3x2.6GHz​
4x1.9GHz
GPU
Adreno 730 Adreno 710 Xclipse 540
Memory
8GB/128GB (UFS 3.1)
12GB/128GB
12GB/256GB
16GB/256GB
16GB/512GB
18GB/256GB 		8GB/128GB
12GB/256GB 		8GB (LPDDR4)/128GB (UFS 3.1)
8GB/256GB
12GB/256GB
Storage expansion
not expandable not expandable not expandable
OS
Android (12) Android (15) Android (15)
PhoneArena Performance Test
GeekBench 6 Single
Untested 1174 1361
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested 3337 3894
3D Mark High
Untested 1060 1322
3D Mark Low
Untested 1055 1313
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Battery

Type
4500 mAh 5000 mAh 5000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging Fast charging
Reverse wired charging 		Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 65.0W Wired: 50.0W Wired: 45.0W
PhoneArena Battery Tests
Battery Life Estimate
Untested
Browsing
Untested
Video
7h 50min
Gaming
7h 51min
Battery Life Estimate
7h 38min
Browsing
17h 4min
Video
11h 6min
Gaming
11h 21min
Battery Life Estimate
7h 3min
Browsing
17h 46min
Video
9h 9min
Gaming
10h 11min
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Camera

Rear
Triple camera Triple camera Triple camera
Main camera
64 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal length: 26 mm
Sensor size: 1/1.97”
Pixel size: 0.7 μm 		50 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.9
Sensor size: 1/1.57" 		50 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Sensor size: 1/1.56"
Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.0
Focal Length: 13 mm
Sensor size: 1/4"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm 		8 MP (Ultra-wide) 12 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Sensor size: 1/3.06"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
2 MP (Macro) 50 MP (Telephoto)
Optical zoom: 2.0x
Aperture size: F2.0
Sensor size: 1/2.74" 		5 MP (Macro)
Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED LED LED
Video recording
8K UHD (30 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps) 4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps) 4K UHD (30 fps)
Front
8 MP
Video capture: 1080p (30 fps) 		32 MP 12 MP
Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)
PhoneArena Camera Tests
N/A
Overall
N/A
Photo
N/A
Video
126
Overall
135
Photo
117
Video
122
Overall
131
Photo
113
Video
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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.2 5.4 5.3
WLAN
Wi-Fi 6
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax 		Wi-Fi 6
Multiple antennas, MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax 		Wi-Fi 6
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 3.0 Type-C Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC NFC NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack No 3.5mm jack No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers Earpiece, Multiple speakers Earpiece, Multiple speakers

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n41, n77, n78, SA, NSA n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6 n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6
LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 66 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 66 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
TDD Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41 38, 39, 40, 41, 42 38, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8 1, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19 1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Dual Nano SIM Dual Nano SIM Dual Nano SIM + eSIM

Alternative variants

With 12GB RAM
Memory 12GB
With 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage
Memory 12GB/256GB
With 256GB internal storage
Memory 256GB
With 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage
Memory 12GB/256GB
With 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage
Memory 12GB/256GB
With 16GB RAM and 256GB internal storage
Memory 16GB/256GB
With 18GB RAM and 256GB internal storage
Memory 18GB/256GB
With 16GB RAM and 512GB internal storage
Memory 16GB/512GB
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