nubia Red Magic 9 Pro review

18 December 2023


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jiyen235, 18 Dec 2023very interesting find, Mihoyo is so weird, this should be a... moreI dont know why making game that even SoC that powerful cannot come even close to FullHD@60.

720p screens are rare today. Majority use 1080p.
So many above $500 are at least 1220p.

    Anonymous, 18 Dec 2023Little issue with your comment. 8g2 devices run genshi ... morevery interesting find, Mihoyo is so weird, this should be a setting that people can choose if they want to, not an arbitrary value they set themselves. They can set one as an "auto" feature, sure, but blocking it is dumb. Anyways, even if the resolution is different, most people would notice the lack of smoothness over a sustained run (stutters and throttled performance), over a resolution bump. Anyways I think thr GSMarena review is a tad too negative, most other youtubers have different takes except for HRR gaming and the fact that the phone gets hot

      Anonymous, 18 Dec 2023In Geekerwan review the 8 Gen 3 had better efficiency, the ... moreThat goes for any chip really, be it GPU, CPU or an SOC, I'm talking about maintaining that load on let's say a hot day with mobile data on for other apps or the game itself. Usually a phone struggles due to the battery but this phone has that sorted out. I guess ZTE designed this phone with keeping the fan on at mid-high load scenario in mind. The phone's gonna get so hot, yikes.

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        jiyen235, 18 Dec 20234 things, 1. The phone has mediocre-horrible throttling, ... moreLittle issue with your comment.

        8g2 devices run genshi at 720p, while 8g3 devices at 840p.
        Reason some do not keep up 60fps.
        D8200 does 60fps, but at 680p.

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          jiyen235, 18 Dec 20234 things, 1. The phone has mediocre-horrible throttling, ... moreIn Geekerwan review the 8 Gen 3 had better efficiency, the chipset uses more power at 100% than Gen 2, but at limited performance scenarios the Gen 3 is more efficient = more sustained performance

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            • 18 Dec 2023

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              • 18 Dec 2023

              Can you fix the Speaker test portion please? Playback for the RM 9 Pro is not available and the frequency response curve does not show up in the graph. Would be really interested in comparing it with the ROG Phone 7 and RM 8S Pro.

                That's some unfortunate performance in sustained loads. I can't truly believe the chipset is much harder to cool than the Dimensity 9300.

                  4 things,
                  1. The phone has mediocre-horrible throttling, in benchmarks at least. The redmagic 8 and 8s pro have shown that they can handle Genshin at max settings for a solid 60 fps, so it proves how benchmarks aren't the be all end all. Gsm should test games using gpu watch and show us the temps as well. Genshin and PUBG are preferred and emulation would be cool as well.
                  2. The phone STILL has no HRR in games, what's the point then? The S23 would feel smoother because it just has more frames it can and DOES display, if the frames were to be capped at 60 then even an SD 7+ Gen 2 would've been good enough, if not overkill. I really like how this phone isn't TOO expensive, but the Iqoo 12 seems like a better purchase just due to the ability to play HRR games.
                  3. The battery is superb. Sets a new benchmark for android phones. Even if Asus's battery management is good, 500 more mah is 500 more mah, don't think tbe ROG Phone 8 would be able to beat this beast. As I said before, bravo Nubia, thank you for increasing the battery capacity, more battery is ALWAYS better. 20-30 more grams for 1-2 more hours of SOT? Yes please. I like how Chinese manufacturers are pushing for higher capacity, hopefully everyone else would do this as well, more battery means more time spent using the phone rather than thinking of charging the phone. AND this phone has faster charging than the ROG phone 7? Amazing! ZTE deserves a pat on the back for this amazing battery.
                  4. Finally, I'm unable to listen to the speakers right now but if the past is something to judge by then these speakers won't be THAT good, mid frequency response with a pretty bad amount of distortion. That's the only other hardware fault I can find besides the currently bad throttling/heat dissipation. The speakers aren't bad, but it's a gaming phone yk, Xiaomi's Black shark 5 and Asus's Rog phones have basically set the standard for phone audio.

                  I'm nitpicking about the speaker, it's easy to forgive, thermals aren't horrible either because most likely it'll be great in the real world. But the lack of HRR gaming is a huge bummer. I can't play PUBG at 90 fps for that much time due to the battery, and this phone has an amazing battery but can't play at 90 fps.

                  On a side note, due to how powerful phones are now, do you guys think PUBG and Genshin should add higher fps modes? I don't understand why they lock these features, this is the android world, give us the option even if it sucks the life out of the phone, why buy a phone with a flagship chip yk?

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                    • 18 Dec 2023

                    No camera bump, no camera hole, 6500mah battery. This phone has a great design. Shame I'm not interested in gaming that much and I prefer better cameras.

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                      • 18 Dec 2023

                      IpsDisplay, 18 Dec 2023Why do they lock at 60 fps everytime?It has been years. Gsmarena should already have asked Zte why.

                        Does anyone have experience with using Gcam on previous red magic generation phones and if it helped the image quality?

                          Too many quality of life compromises to achieve a very niche gaming hour

                            Anonymous, 18 Dec 2023I knew Zte would again lock some games to lower framerates.... moreWhy do they lock at 60 fps everytime?

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                              • 18 Dec 2023

                              Thing has infra red and headphone jack. So called dinosaur tech by gmsarena updooter fans. Couldn't put an sd card to avoid 1tb variants from taking a hit lol.

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                                What, 18 Dec 2023Dimensity 9300 is the undisputable king of next generation.... moreD9300: Vivo X100, Vivo X100 Pro, Oppo X7 and Xiaomi 14T Pro.

                                Now tells how many with 8g3 for 2024. 20, 30 or 40 devices?

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                                  Dimensity 9300 is the undisputable king of next generation. Period.

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                                    • 18 Dec 2023

                                    That battery life is certainly impressive, same on the iqoo 12. My S23 Ultra is already a beast and it seems the 8 Gen 3 is another massive improvement. Does it reach Apple levels of performance? No, but it is better in so many regards and actually uses the available performance as you'd expect, unlike iPhones!

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                                      • 18 Dec 2023

                                      I knew Zte would again lock some games to lower framerates.
                                      Some here got 😡😡😡😡.
                                      Same games that run 120fps at same resolution of much older phones.

                                      Zte should only make Axon series. This one is huge failure again.

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                                        • 18 Dec 2023

                                        Its not that it has worse cooling its that the chipset consumes more power

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