nubia Red Magic 9S Pro review

18 July 2024


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A gaming phone seems like a very specific slice of the phone market. How many of these will sell? How many ROGs? How many small form factors [4.5 - 5in screen] would sell from a company like ZTE or Asus or Samsung [rather than unihertz (jelly max)]?

We keep getting told no one wants small phones but how many want this hot rod phone? can't we have both ?

    Anonymous, 19 Jul 2024You're not the only audience. Just ignore them if you ... moreGoing by that logic, you shouldn't even reply to that comment in the first place.

      Forever20, 19 Jul 2024well duh, gaming phones are gimmick above anything else, th... moresorry guys my cat stepped on my keyboard I mean to say they have zephyrus dual screen and non-gaming version that's almost the same

        justasmile, 19 Jul 2024Even gaming phones aren't good anymore. Just get norma... morewell duh, gaming phones are gimmick above anything else, that also applies to gaming laptop and everything "gaming" like zephyrus dual screen is the Dqqqq sam\\\\\\''l0\l.90ijy-hhjhghhnb

          CamoGeko-XDA, 18 Jul 2024The definition of a MEH phone. Just buy a ROG Phone 6 in... moreEven gaming phones aren't good anymore. Just get normal phones that'll do the job.

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            • Garmarna
            • Sqr
            • 19 Jul 2024

            Expect no software update at all. ZTE is known for abandoning already released models.

              The phone has flaws, but it is the only one without a punch hole, with a 3.5mm jack, and no camera bump. When my Poco F2 Pro finally dies, I guess I will have no choice but to buy this phone or its successor.

                Like always Snapdragon didnt disappoint in throttling the crap out of any device... as its nothing better than overclocking old chips put few useless "AI" features that do nothing(like, really they do nothing as they are just some words on paper) and sell it as new...

                After all everyone want to spend more money on phone with "latest" chip that after 30min of using act like Snapdragon 885 from 2018 and after another 30min act like Snapdragon 778

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                  • FR4M3
                  • fCP
                  • 19 Jul 2024

                  Does nubia/ZTE allow bootloader unlocking? How are the spare parts market? What's the price of the display assembly? Can someone please answer me these?

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                    • Anonymous
                    • vaS
                    • 19 Jul 2024

                    Anonymous, 19 Jul 2024Gaming phones became a joke after Blackshark, Lenovo Legion... moreBlackshark lost money on some VR trash investment. The others probably could not compete well. Remember the Legion phone 2 splitting apart?

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                      • Anonymous
                      • vaS
                      • 19 Jul 2024

                      joy, 19 Jul 2024I really like the look, its refreshing like a "Nothing... moreBecause it was not made exclusively for you. 🤣

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                        • WhatsUpD
                        • JYb
                        • 19 Jul 2024

                        Is it me or this thread is full of bots lol

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                          • Anonymous
                          • nFP
                          • 19 Jul 2024

                          DroidBoye, 19 Jul 2024IDK why Samsung and Apple can't give us 3.5mm jack, in... moreLarge batteries and fan cooling would eat into their profit margins. Also, only a small % of Apple users are hardcore gamers. The vast majority are just scrolling through TikTok.

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                            • Anonymous
                            • tu6
                            • 19 Jul 2024

                            How bad can REDMAGIC go when a famous PC YouTuber make a video our of it. Those who say it sucks, either never have it, or it doesn't meet your fantasies.

                              CamoGeko-XDA, 18 Jul 2024The definition of a MEH phone. Just buy a ROG Phone 6 in... moreYuck, Asus ROG Phones are prone to dead motherboard issues after several months of use due to poor board quality and lack of internal cooling. Goodluck with that. RedMagic is still the best in its class. Don't underestimate a brand because its "Chinese". Note that OnePlus, Huawei, Nothing brand and Xiaomi are chinese brands too but can rival that of Samsung or Apple. Only CCP needs to go but these brands are all competitive lol

                                I've used several RedMagic devices starting from the 5G, 6SPro, 8Pro and now I have my 9Pro. If you're looking for a solid well rounded Gaming phone that you can use as a daily driver, Go for RedMagic. Yes, this phones are built like a tank and has very good battery life.

                                Speakers are super crisp and loud with that 1.xx CC cavity size magnets inside, Cam is good for daily captures. Oh, I enjoyed the Console mode too, where you can play your games upscaled up to 2K resolution on a widescreen TV/monitor. Pass on ROG phones, I've had several dead motherboard issues after months of usage with my old ROG 3Strix, 5S and 6D, so expensive yet so frail Asus.

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                                  • RedMagic x ROG User
                                  • y6V
                                  • 19 Jul 2024

                                  I've been using RedMagic devices since there RM7SPro series and now I have the RM9Pro. I can say that it is very well built with super premium materials, and very good thermals.

                                  GSMArena might be using a preproduction software RM9SPro as other reviews from Tech Youtubers like TechSpurt, ETAPrime, TechTablets, etc are showing it should've 90+% stability on stress tests.

                                  I can say that the UDC selfie cam have really improved. Battery life is also been good with my 9Pro.
                                  I don't really like ROG phones as I had 3S, 5 and 6D all got screen and board burnt issues.

                                    IDK why Samsung and Apple can't give us 3.5mm jack, internal fan cooling, 6500mAh battery all in one package at the pricepoint they're selling. This Redmagic phone has all that at even lower pricing. At this point the only justification that Sammy and the fruit has is feature gatekeeping just to have slightly higher "feature" just enough for the next generation to be "worth it".

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                                      • joy
                                      • U@6
                                      • 19 Jul 2024

                                      I really like the look, its refreshing like a "Nothing phones" but ruined by a gaming moniker heavily compromising the ingress protection via Fan tunnel and a horrible camera quality.

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • asm
                                        • 19 Jul 2024

                                        Gaming phones became a joke after Blackshark, Lenovo Legion and Razer quit the game
                                        Now we stuck with overpriced ROG and Chinese e-waste factory ZTE

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