introduction
Keeping up with things in the play space is no easy task. You have to keep constantly churning out new models with the latest hardware to stay relevant. That’s why the new nubia Red Magic 8 Pro comes out just about five months after the Red Magic 7S Pro. Predictably, the new model packs the latest and greatest chipset Qualcomm has to offer: the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2. But there’s it’s more than just a hardware upgrade.
The Red Magic 8 Pro has a new boxy design, a new Red Magic logo and improvements in some key areas, such as the display, which is now higher resolution and brighter and a larger 6,000mAh battery.
The specifications of ZTE nubia Red Magic 8 Pro at a glance:
- Body: 164.0×76.4×8.9mm, 228g; Glass front, glass back, aluminum frame; Pressure sensitive zones (520Hz touch sensing), built-in cooling fan, aircraft grade aluminum center frame.
- Screen: 6.80″ AMOLED, 1B color, 120Hz, 1300 nits (peak), 1116x2480px resolution, 20:9 aspect ratio, 400ppi.
- chipsets: Qualcomm SM8550 Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (4nm): Octa-core (1×3.2GHz Cortex-X3 & 2×2.8GHz Cortex-A715 & 2×2.8GHz Cortex-A710 & 3×2.0GHz Cortex-A510); Adreno 740.
- Memory: 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM; UFS 4.0.
- Operating system/software: Android 13, Redmagic 6 OS.
- Rear camera: Broad (main): 50 MP, f/1.8, 1/1.57″, 1.0µm, PDAF; Ultra wide angle: 8 MP, f/2.2, 120 degrees, 13mm, 1/4.0″, 1.12µm; Macros: 2MP, f/2.4.
- Front camera: 16 MP, (wide), below the display.
- Video capture: Rear camera: 8K@30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps; Front camera: 1080p@30/60fps.
- Battery: 6000mAh; 65W wired, PD3.0, 100% in 35 min (advertised).
- Various: Fingerprint reader (under display, optical); 3.5mm jack; stereo speakers.
Everything about Red Magic 8 Pro is designed around one purpose: gaming. From the revised internal cooling system to the dedicated Red Core 2 gaming chip that is meant to handle certain functions and offload them from the main chipset.
Before we get into all of that, however, we need to clarify a few things about the Red Magic 8 lineup. At the time of writing this review, there are two Red Magic 8 models: the Red Magic 8 Pro and Pro+. The main difference between the two is in battery and charging.
The top-of-the-line Pro+ model gets a maximum charge rate of 165W and a smaller 5,000mAh battery to match. It is the only variant available with a transparent back cover and RGB lights on the internal fan, up to 16GB of RAM and 1TB of storage. However, Pro+ is unlikely to be released outside of China.
The Red Magic 8 Pro, which we have for review, has a 6,000mAh battery and a matte black finish on the back. Its charging is limited to a peak of 80W on the Chinese model and a peak of 65W on the international one. The unit we have for review is matte black, 12GB, plus 256GB, 6,000mAh, and 65W international charging.
With all that cleared up, let’s start by taking a look at the phone’s packaging.
Unpacking
The nubia Red Magic 8 Pro ships in your standard two-piece cardboard box. It’s thick, sturdy, and has a metallic finish with nice silver accents. We really like the geometric shapes and the overall coloring. The inside of the box is splashed with all kinds of “gamer-y” graphics and designs.
In terms of accessories, our unit comes with a very compact 65W USB Type-C PD+PPS 65W GaN charger in the box along with a thick red Type-C to Type-C cable.
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Also included in the box is a clear snap-on hard case for the phone. The case doesn’t actually cover most of the sides of the device, but it’s still appreciated as an added bonus.
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