Black Shark, Red Magic vs mainstream flagships

18 July 2019


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RED magic 3 USER, 19 Jul 2019Nice that you guys are open for feedback. Are you running g... moreI believe we are running the latest global ROM. There are no updates available. I will verify all this and possibly look into the Chinese ROM. However reviewing that one would not be ideal for a number of reasons. Still, thank you for the feedback. I will try my best to verify all results and correct them if necessary.

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    • Anonymous
    • nIt
    • 19 Jul 2019

    Weather > whether.

    First line of the article.

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      • RED magic 3 USER
      • N5N
      • 19 Jul 2019

      Shadocx, 19 Jul 2019Yeah I noticed that, RM3 scores higher than 390k most of th... moreYes, that's true I my self ran tests multiple times on my device non-performance mode. It actually dopes all test with few tweaks.

        Anonymous, 19 Jul 2019All your points are incorrect. 1) WHATT.. no reply...as... moreFair enough. Maybe you are totally disagree with me but you still proved by your comment that these phones are not worthy as gaming device.

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          • N5N
          • 19 Jul 2019

          taghack, 19 Jul 2019Hi. Thank you for the feedback. We actually ran AnTuTu more... moreNice that you guys are open for feedback. Are you running global ROM / China ROM if so which version are you on? Are there any updates for the phone if not you can FLASH CN version 2.12(available in nubia site ui.nubia.cn/rom/detail/62) via OTG with inbuilt nubia built-in recovery to check every thing fine it seems your review piece have some defect or other cause we regularly share benchmarks in our whatsapp group as well RM3 is the highest scorer according to many articles as well GSM arena also published the same article.

            "Is it worth noting that the Galaxy S10e we are testing has the chip a bit crammed in its relatively small body, compared to its sibling, so the Exynos 9820 could likely have slightly better performance in one of Samsung's better flagships"
            It would have been better to just go ahead and test Samsung's better and bigger flagships instead of making the assumption that their performance will be better

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              • Anonymous
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              • 19 Jul 2019

              Faheem, 19 Jul 2019These phones don't worth it. key points: 1. Gaming phones ... moreAll your points are incorrect.

              1) WHATT.. no reply...asking for a dedicated gpu on a phone is the most braindead comment I have read.
              2) All manufacurers of Android except Pixel phones give 2 year updates...unfair to only target gaming phones. Moreover if you know a bit of modding, you can easily extend the lifespan of device.
              3) well..again, that is a function of smartphone industry as a whole, and not just gaming phones.

                RED magic 3 USER, 19 Jul 2019Surprises Surprise, Anututu test for RM3 is not accurate in... moreYeah I noticed that, RM3 scores higher than 390k most of the time and Black Shark 2 higher than 370k.

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                  • dQJ
                  • 19 Jul 2019

                  Such interesting results I thought only my phone throttles too much but it looks like a usual thing in Huawei phones (however i can prevent it with turning on performance mode) and those gaming phones are monsters against normal flagships
                  Everyone thinks gaming phones with overclock and those things are just geemeks but it's NOT however again in reallife no game can challenge Snapdragon 855 monstrous gpu and phones won't get hot even with most intensive games with that soc

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                    • aby_gup
                    • DPS
                    • 19 Jul 2019

                    Defending Huawei's Honor should have been Mate 20 x, this test is incorrect

                      RED magic 3 USER, 19 Jul 2019Surprises Surprise, Anututu test for RM3 is not accurate in... moreHi. Thank you for the feedback. We actually ran AnTuTu more than a few times and the posted result is the highest we managed. The thing is the performance modes seem to be broken in more than one way. Our mode selection refuses to save and stick and often times benchmak scores in performance mode ended up lower than regular mode. If you have any idea how to actually go about fixing any of this we are open to suggestions.

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                        • Orange_Swan
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                        • 19 Jul 2019

                        SpiritWolf, 19 Jul 2019Doesn't 2. and 3. contradict?not according to Apple, who gives four years of updates to its iPhones & iPads.

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                          • Anonymous
                          • 7ke
                          • 19 Jul 2019

                          You must have taken mate 20 X instead of P30 pro !

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                            • 19 Jul 2019

                            Surprises Surprise, Anututu test for RM3 is not accurate in the article. Actual test results are so high and one plus is way behind anutut results the maximum in our RM3 gamers froup in CN V2.12 got around 450050 NX629J and an average of 400000+ never below it. Please re-test the same.

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                              • Anonymous
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                              • 19 Jul 2019

                              well, there's some points forgotten about these gaming-phones, although most these gaming phones doesnt come with microSD card slot but they comes with bigger battery than flagship does, so thanks to that now we could see some flagship phones now comes with bigger battery than before, plus some gaming phones comes with competitive price so we could get flagship-specced phones with more affordable price than mainstream flagship phones.

                                Faheem, 19 Jul 2019These phones don't worth it. key points: 1. Gaming phones ... moreDoesn't 2. and 3. contradict?

                                  These phones don't worth it. key points:
                                  1. Gaming phones should have dedicated GPU which is impossible at the moment.
                                  2. Manufacturers give a phone just 2 years software update, which should be at least double.
                                  3. The hardware become outdated very fast

                                    'Defending Huawei's honor will be...'

                                    :-)
                                    (As most of europeans learn UK english not US, that must be intended pun.)

                                      Very interesting test, gaming phones are here to stay