Review of the Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro

Introduction

It is difficult to stay current in the gaming industry. To stay relevant, you must consistently release new models with cutting-edge hardware.

As a result, the new nubia Red Magic 8 Pro arrives only about five months after the Red Magic 7S Pro.

The new model is expected to include Qualcomm’s latest and greatest chipset, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2. However, it is more than just a hardware refresh.

Review of the ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro

The Red Magic 8 Pro has a new boxy design, a new Red Magic logo, and improvements in a few key areas, such as a higher resolution and brighter display, as well as a larger 6,000 mAh battery.

ZTE nubia Red Magic 8 Pro specifications in a nutshell:

1. Body dimensions: 164.0×76.4×8.9mm, weight: 228g; glass front and back, aluminium frame; pressure sensitive zones (520Hz touch-sensing), A cooling fan is built into the middle frame, which is made of aviation aluminium.
2. 6.80″ AMOLED display with 1B colours, 120Hz, 1300 nits (peak), 1116x2480px resolution, 20:9 aspect ratio, and 400ppi.
3. Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (4 nm) chipset: Octa-core (1×3.2 GHz Cortex-X3 & 2×2.8 GHz Cortex-A715 & 2×2.8 GHz Cortex-A710 & 3×2.0 GHz Cortex-A510); Adreno 740.
4. Memory: 128GB with 8GB RAM, 256GB with 8GB RAM, and 256GB with 12GB RAM; UFS 4.0.
5. Android 13 and Redmagic OS 6 are the operating systems and software used.
6. Wide (main) camera: 50 MP, f/1.8, 1/1.57″, 1.0m, PDAF; Ultra wide angle: 8 MP, f/2.2, 120-degree, 13mm, 1/4.0″, 1.12m; Macro: 2 MP, f/2.4.
7. Front camera: 16 MP (wide), located beneath the display.
8. Video recording: 8K@30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps; front camera: 1080p@30/60fps.
9. 6000mAh battery; 65W wired, PD3.0, 100% in 35 minutes (advertised).
10. Miscellaneous: Fingerprint reader (optical, under display); 3.5mm jack; stereo speakers.

Everything about the Red Magic 8 Pro is geared toward one goal: gaming.

From the improved internal cooling system to the dedicated Red Core 2 gaming chip, which is intended to handle specific functions and offload them from the main chipset.

However, before we get into that, we need to clarify a few points about the Red Magic 8 lineup.

As of the time of writing, there are two Red Magic 8 models available: the Pro and the Pro+. The main distinction between the two is in terms of battery and charging.

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