nubia showcases Red Magic 8S Pro in official renders

The Red Magic 8S Pro is arriving next week, and the phone will have almost the same specifications as its predecessor, the key difference being a more powerful Cortex-X3 CPU core. Today, nubia posted official renders of the device, and just as we expected, it will look the same.

There are some minor differences in the writing on the back and how the 20,000 RPM cooling fan is depicted. Still, none of those are functional improvements, just a neat way of differentiating the newer device from its non-S sibling.

ZTE nubia Red Magic 8S Pro

After a detailed inspection of the renders, we can see one so-called transparent version that is likely to have RGB light for the fan and the Red Magic logo. The Silver and Black options are pictured in two variants - with and without an RGB circle over the fan, which could act as a notification light but is likely to cost a bit more.

All other design elements are hardly a surprise - flat sides, an under-display selfie camera, a USB-C port on the bottom and a 3.5 mm audio jack on the top. There is a toggle for Game Mode (that effectively acts as an alert slider) and two touch-sensitive buttons on the shoulders for hardcore gaming. The cameras are aligned vertically with no fancy island whatsoever, and the single LED flash is above the lenses.

ZTE nubia Red Magic 8S Pro with and without RGB light

The launch is in exactly one week, and we expect to learn more details in the days leading up to the event. The ZTE-owned brand launched the Red Magic 8 Pro with a CNY3,999 (about $550) price tag that was later increased to CNY4,199 ($580), and we have to wait and see whether the 8S Pro will cost the same.

Source (in Chinese) | Via