Nubia Red Magic 5S smartphone was launched on 28th July 2020. The phone comes with a 6.65-inch touchscreen display with a resolution of 1080x2340 pixels and an aspect ratio of 19.5:9. Nubia Red Magic 5S is powered by an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 processor. It comes with 8GB of RAM. The Nubia Red Magic 5S runs Android 10 and is powered by a 4500mAh battery. The Nubia Red Magic 5S supports proprietary fast charging.

As far as the cameras are concerned, the Nubia Red Magic 5S on the rear packs a 64-megapixel primary camera with an f/1.8 aperture; a second 8-megapixel camera and a third 2-megapixel camera. The rear camera setup has autofocus. It sports a 8-megapixel camera on the front for selfies.

The Nubia Red Magic 5S runs Nubia UI (Red Magic OS) based on Android 10 and packs 128GB of inbuilt storage. The Nubia Red Magic 5S is a dual-SIM (GSM and GSM) smartphone that accepts Nano-SIM and Nano-SIM cards. The Nubia Red Magic 5S measures 168.56 x 78.00 x 9.75mm (height x width x thickness) and weighs 220.00 grams. It was launched in Ice Wind Silver and Cyber Neon colours.

Connectivity options on the Nubia Red Magic 5S include Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/Yes, GPS, Bluetooth v5.10, USB Type-C, 3G, and 4G (with support for Band 40 used by some LTE networks in India). Sensors on the phone include accelerometer, ambient light sensor, compass/ magnetometer, gyroscope, proximity sensor, and in-display fingerprint sensor. The Nubia Red Magic 5S supports face unlock.