Weekly poll: is the Red Magic 9S Pro your next phone? What about the Red Magic 9S Pro+?

07 July 2024
These are gaming phones, but their practical design and aggressive pricing might appeal to non-gamers too.

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  • WildKarrde
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  • 12 Jul 2024

The 9s Pro will be my next phone. Would have waited for the 10 of my ROG 5S hadn't dropped in a bucket of water. I bought a cheap Moto G as an emergency phone, and can't stand it. No way I can keep using it till the 10 releases.

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    • Anonymous
    • 70d
    • 11 Jul 2024

    Yuri84, 11 Jul 2024I think it was redmi in the past, but I'm not sure. Or... moreI'm not sure, but I think that Redmi and Poco phones are Xiaomi's budget phones. I don't think that they are gaming phones.

      Anonymous, 11 Jul 2024Which Redmi phone are you referring to?I think it was redmi in the past, but I'm not sure. Or was it Poco phone? Aren't they all sub-brands of Xiaomi or something?

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        • Anonymous
        • 70d
        • 11 Jul 2024

        Yuri84, 10 Jul 2024I thought gaming phones were made by Redmi? Cheap hardware,... moreWhich Redmi phone are you referring to?

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          • Anonymous
          • IbI
          • 10 Jul 2024

          Would like a micro sd slot and rubber sealed sliding doors on the sides of the phone to add water/dust resistance along with an ip rating. Also an unlockable bootloader.

            Anonymous, 08 Jul 2024Too expensive? It's one of the cheapest phones with fl... moreI thought gaming phones were made by Redmi? Cheap hardware, like cameras and one of the fastest SoCs for $300 or something.

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              • Bobby
              • rUJ
              • 09 Jul 2024

              I have the Red Magic Pro 9. I've had it for about 4 or 5 months and I really like it. I've had Samsung phones since the S8, upgrading almost every year and honestly after using the Red Magic, I don't think I'm ever going back to a $1k+ phone. Yes there are some trade offs. At this price point there has to be. But the phone is speedy/snappy, solidly built and uses high end internals. Yes the cameras aren't great but coming from a Fold 3, I don't notice much if a difference. Yes, the latest s24 Ultra and whatever comes next will blow my Red Magic out of the water but I can buy two of these phones for the price of one Samsung and not really miss anything.

              I'm happy with my purchase. My days of mainstream flagships are over.

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                • Anonymous
                • vaS
                • 09 Jul 2024

                Njtaylor2091, 08 Jul 2024After having only galaxy phones for 12 years now, I've... moreEven South Korea switched to Snapdragon after their exynos was humiliated. All while continuing to sell exynos outside.
                https://www.sammobile.com/news/samsung-chip-division-humiliated-snapdragon-galaxy-s20-korea/

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                  • Njtaylor2091
                  • amd
                  • 08 Jul 2024

                  After having only galaxy phones for 12 years now, I've been happy with them. BUT, I'm a lot wiser regarding phones, and I'm DISGUSTED that cos I'm European, we don't get the best Snapdragon chipset, but Samsungs far inferior Exynos chips. I'd switch to a Red Magic this second.

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                    • Anonymous
                    • 70d
                    • 08 Jul 2024

                    Yuri84, 08 Jul 2024I'd say "maybe, but it's too expensive at la... moreToo expensive? It's one of the cheapest phones with flagship SoCs. Cameras aren't great. It's a gaming phone.

                      I'd say "maybe, but it's too expensive at launch" but there was no such option.
                      Also, camera doesn't look very promising. But at least they kept the headphone jack, that's nice to see.

                        Anonymous, 08 Jul 2024Even a 65W powerbank will be enough for your emergency need... moreWell yes it could do but why if aphone can last 24-48 hours and willô charge in 10-15 minutes,
                        Since no Apple or Samsung or Google or Sony do this i am not interested.

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                          • Anonymous
                          • vaS
                          • 08 Jul 2024

                          YUKI93, 07 Jul 2024FHD+ is still more than plenty for most people. It's n... moreIt's noticeable for me when reading manga but elsewhere, you are correct. I'm sure my 8300U phone will perform better if it had FHD+ like this Redmagic phone.
                          Sucks that it'd cost me 4x to 5x with what I paid for my Deadboot X6 Pro. ,🤣

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                            • Anonymous
                            • vaS
                            • 08 Jul 2024

                            Cpt.Power, 07 Jul 2024Not for me and for people who traveling a lot. Faster is ... moreEven a 65W powerbank will be enough for your emergency needs. And I'm sure you could afford to travel where lots of power outlets exist.

                              Anonymous, 08 Jul 2024Awful software support Horrible camera performance Underw... moreBad Software Support - Yes, the updates are slow and mostly short-lived. But ZTE is improving, and they have promised 3 years with the 9 Pro (don't know about the 9S Pro).

                              Horrible Cameras - No, I wouldn't say the cameras are "horrible". They are far from the best, but the Main GN5 OIS sensor is not too bad with a Gcam Port (Same Sensor as the Galaxy S22 Series), and the Ultrawide JN1 Sensor is used even in phones like the Vivo X100 Ultra. As long as you use Gcam, the photos are very usable. There's just no optical zoom though.

                              Bad Screen - No. The Resolution and quality are actually very good. You do not need more than 400 PPI anyway, and it does reach over 1000 Nits in HBM mode. It also supports HDR10. The only downside I can see is that there's no HDR10+ or Dolby Vision, but most people don't need that.

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                                • mFd
                                • 08 Jul 2024

                                FR4M3, 08 Jul 2024Can some company please make a mid range device in this for... moreThe "design team" chooses what we buy as design.
                                It's not in our hands. ☹️

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                                  • FR4M3
                                  • fCP
                                  • 08 Jul 2024

                                  Can some company please make a mid range device in this form factor? 😭 😭

                                  No curved corners, Square design, flat front, flat back, no camera bump.

                                  This is all I want in a phone.

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                                    • Minu
                                    • IWU
                                    • 08 Jul 2024

                                    YUKI93, 07 Jul 2024FHD+ is still more than plenty for most people. It's n... moreAnd the difference between FHD and QHD can only be seen by myopic people, simple as that.

                                      The way phone makers name their phones these days 😂😂 Redmagic 9s Pro+.
                                      They should have added "ultra" to the short name

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                                        • CbI
                                        • 08 Jul 2024

                                        YUKI93, 07 Jul 2024FHD+ is still more than plenty for most people. It's n... moreIts somewhat noticeable on thin lines and small text, since 1080 oled is mostly pentile which is effectively around 800-900p and the weird pixel arrangmeent makes it more noticeable than rgb lcd.

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