The Nubia brand formalized the new Red Magic 8 Pro gaming smartphone in China at the end of last year and now it’s time to look at the conditions of sale on the French market since the device will be available from from February 2, 2023 at a very aggressive price to try to seduce as wide an audience as possible. Here are all the details.
Nubia’s gaming division now offers the new smartphone for gaming, Red Magic 8 Pro. This succeeds the recent Red Magic 7 Pro et Red Magic 7S Pro. Already announced for the Chinese marketit is declined in two versions, one transparent and the other opaque. Indeed, the Red Magic 8 Pro sports a totally flat back cover some parts of which reveal what could be inside, including the fan which cools the internal components. The hot air evacuation chamber is also transverse, at the level of the upper part. What is different from previous models is that rectangular side giving the impression of holding a monolith in one’s hands with very salient angles but with an extremely pleasant grip. The profiles are also flat. The dimensions are still large since the Red Magic 8 Pro measures 163.98×76.36 mm with a thinness of 8.9 mm against 9.98 mm for the Red Magic 7S Pro of which you can read our test. In hand it does 228 grammeswhich is less than the previous ones.
A Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset on board
The new Red Magic 8 Pro smartphone is powered by a puce Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 with 12 GB (opaque version) or 16 GB (transparent version) of RAM in LPDDR5X format, the fastest standard available today. He proposes 256 Go (version opaque) ou 512 Go (version transparente) storage space in UFS 4.0 format. Its battery is in progress compared to previous models carrying 5000 mAh against 6000 mAh here, which should give it greater autonomy. Note the 65 watt supported charging speed for the European model. In China, the device is able to support a charge at 165 watts, so much faster. No question of wireless or reverse charging here. The mobile is compatible with 5G, Wi-Fi 6E and NFC. Note that it is already prepared for the Wi-Fi 7 standard when this network is available.
The mobile is equipped with a fingerprint reader under the screen which also houses a heart rate sensor and thus makes it possible to measure the speed of the user’s heartbeat. The smartphone is stereo, DTS:X compatible. It supports Bluetooth 5.3. You can also count on the presence of a dedicated Red Core 2 chip which manages the sensitive triggers available on the profile, the vibrations, the tactile response and the sound effects in real time during the gaming sessions in order to offer the most successful gaming experience. Everything is cooled by a fan associated with an extraction chamber and several layers of materials.
A camera under the screen to take a selfie
The Nubia brand is a subsidiary of the Chinese company ZTE, which is the first to have marketed smartphones with a selfie camera under the screen. The Red Magic 8 Pro, like its predecessor, benefits from this. This is the second generation of this technology for Nubia and avoids any visual discomfort.
In addition, we can count on extremely thin screen edges, which allows the manufacturer to claim that there is a ratio of 93.7% of the display surface on the front, the largest on the market at this time. day. The screen benefits from a 6.8-inch diagonal AMOLED panel, totally flat. It displays a definition of 1116×2480 pixels with a 120 Hz maximum refresh ratewhich can vary dynamically depending on the application in use.
Finally, for the photo part, we can count on the presence of a 50-megapixel Samsung GN5 main sensor, an 8-megapixel sensor for ultra wide-angle shots, a 2-megapixel sensor for macro photos. In the front there is a 16-megapixel sensor under the screen. The smartphone is capable of filming with a definition Ultra HD 8K at 30 frames per second.
The new smartphone Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro opaque version 12+256 GB will be available for a price of 649 € from February 2, 2023. The transparent version of the Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro transparent version 16+512 GB will be offered at a price of 749 € on the same date.