Introduction and specifications
With the Nubia Red Magic 7S Pro released in China, the company just launched the phone to the global market as a successor to the 7 Pro a few months ago. But as is usually the case with semi-annual updates, the 7S Pro isn’t a full-fledged successor. It’s more of an update. This is because many of the 7 Pro’s features and hardware are also found on the 7S Pro.
However, a few key updates would make you want to get the 7S Pro instead of the 7 Pro if you’re in the market for a gaming-centric smartphone.
The most obvious and probably important is the chipset. The 7S Pro runs on the updated Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1, manufactured in TSMC’s 4nm manufacturing process. The SD 8 Gen 1 standard was made by Samsung and now Qualcomm claims to improve efficiency by around 30% over the original SoC thanks to TSMC’s best node. It will be interesting to compare the test results between the 7 Pro and the 7S Pro as both phones mostly share the same hardware, except the chipset.
The specifications of the ZTE nubia Red Magic 7S Pro at a glance:
- Body: 166.3×77.1×10.0 mm, 235 g; Glass front, glass back, aluminum frame; Pressure sensitive zones (520Hz tactile sensing), built-in cooling fan, aircraft aluminum midframe.
- Screen: 6.80 “AMOLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, 600 nits, 1080x2400px resolution, 20: 9 format, 387ppi.
- Chipset: Qualcomm SM8475 Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 (4 nm): Octa-core (1×3.19 GHz Cortex-X2 and 3×2.75 GHz Cortex-A710 and 4×1.80 GHz Cortex-A510); Adreno 730.
- Memory: 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 16GB RAM, 512GB 18GB RAM, 1TB 18GB RAM; UFS 3.1.
- Operating system / software: Android 12, Redmagic 5.5.
- Rear camera: Wide (main): 64 MP, f / 1.8, 26 mm, 1 / 1.97 “, 0.7 µm, PDAF; Ultra wide angle: 8 MP, f / 2.2, 120˚, 13 mm, 1 / 4.0 “, 1.12µm; Macro: 2 MP, f / 2.4.
- Front camera: 16 MP, (wide), under display.
- Video capture: Rear camera: 8K at 30fps, 4K at 30/60 fps, 1080p at 30/60/120/240 fps; Front camera: 1080p @ 30 / 60fps.
- Battery: 5000 mAh; Fast charging 135W, 50% in 5 min, 100% in 15 min (advertised), Power Delivery 3.0.
- Various: Fingerprint reader (under display, optical); NFC; 3.5 mm jack; stereo speakers.
And when we say mainly, we mean pretty much everything else. Except for the new paint jobs, there is little that sets the 7S Pro and 7 Pro apart. The good news is that the marginal upgrade comes at no extra cost as the 7S Pro is the same price as the 7 Pro.
Last but not least, the 7S Pro gets a newer and better cooling system called ICE 10.0 Multi-Dimensional Cooling System. Quite the mouthful, but we expect it to be as effective as the previous generation. All of the Red Magic phones we’ve tested so far, with the small exception of the Red Magic 6R, have passed our sustained performance test with flying colors. Even without resorting to the active cooling fan, Red Magic phones have harnessed the full potential of Snapdragon flagship SoCs.
Unboxing the nubia Red Magic 7S Pro
The package is identical to the one that contains the standard version and contains the same things: user manuals, the 65W Power Delivery 3.0 charger and a matching USB-C to USB-C cable.
The clear silicone case is also handy, which is nice because it doesn’t completely hide the design.
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