Xiaomi Pocophone (2018) vs ZTE nubia Red Magic (2020)

The Xiaomi Pocophone F1 (2018) has done great in various roundups conducted by reliable and unbiased sources that do their own testing, like Android Authority, 9to5Google, and slashgear.com - it earned the "Ranked 3 out of 6" title from Android Authority, "Ranked 3 out of 16" from 9to5Google, and "Ranked 3 out of 9" from slashgear.com.

As for the ZTE nubia Red Magic 5G (2020) - it impressed reviewers at Phandroid, a trustworthy source that conducts solid hands-on testing. It did great in its "The 3 Top Android Handsets for Avid Gamers" roundup - in fact, it earned its "Ranked 3 out of 4" title, which, on its own, indicates a certain level of quality.

To get a better idea of how they fare when compared directly to each other, we analyzed review scores of sources that tested both. Techradar and Digitaltrends, for example, preferred the Xiaomi Pocophone F1 (2018), while slashgear.com rated both of them the same.

We also took a look at which sources had the best things to say about them. We learned that the Xiaomi Pocophone F1 (2018) got reviewed the highest by Expert Reviews - it gave it a rating of 10, while the ZTE nubia Red Magic 5G (2020) most impressed reviewers at techaeris.com, which gave it a score of 9.3.

Lastly, we averaged out all of their review ratings and observed that the Xiaomi Pocophone F1 (2018), with its 8.5 average, performed considerably better than most Smartphones - the mean score for the product category being 7.5 out of 10 - while the ZTE nubia Red Magic 5G (2020) managed an average of 7.4.

There's one caveat here - it might not be entirely justifiable to do a direct Xiaomi Pocophone F1 (2018) vs. ZTE nubia Red Magic 5G (2020) review average comparison since they aren't priced the same and more expensive products tend to get higher review scores from some sources.