nubia introduced the new REDMAGIC 8 Pro smartphone for global markets, following its introduction in China last month. It is powered by the latest Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC, has LPDDR5X RAM and UFS4.0 storage. The company claims to have scored 1,348,653 points on AnTuTu.
It features a 6.8-inch OLED display with up to 120Hz refresh rate, 960Hz multi-finger touch sampling rate, 1440Hz PWM dimming + DC dimming, brightness of 1300 nits and a screen-to-body ratio of 93.7%, thanks to 1.48mm narrow side bezels.
There’s the Magic ICE 11.0 cooling system with built-in fan + pass-through air duct, the world’s first 2068mm³ 3D ice-level dual-pump VC liquid cooling, graphene under the display and up to 10 layers of materials cooling, so the surface temperature of the whole machine body drops 16°C. Magic GPU optimization automatically stabilizes the frame engine to optimize frame drop scenarios providing the best gaming experience.
There is a built-in independent “Red Core 2” game chip to improve shoulder touches, improve vibration, set game lighting effects and improve sound effects. It features 520Hz tactile sampling shoulder triggers, X-axis linear motor and 1115K+1216 ultra-linear stereo speakers, Snapdragon Sound technology for up to 96 output kHz with a low latency of 48 ms.
The phone features a 50 MP 1/1.57 inch Samsung GN5 sensor and a 16 MP under-screen front camera. It packs a 6000mAh battery with 65W fast charging.
RedMagic 8 Pro Specifications
- 6.8-inch Full HD+ OLED display (2480 x 1116 pixels) with 120Hz refresh rate, up to 960Hz touch sampling rate, 10-bit color depth and 100% DCI-P3 color gamut, brightness up to 1300 nits, DC dimming, PWM 1440 Hz attenuation
- Octa Core Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 4nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 740 GPU
- 12GB LPDDR5X RAM with 256GB storage (UFS 4.0) / 16GB LPDDR5X RAM with 512GB storage (UFS 4.0)
- Android 13 with Redmagic OS 6.0
- Dual-SIM
- Samsung GN5 50MP 1/1.57 sensor, 8MP 120-degree ultra-wide lens, 2MP macro camera
- 16MP under-screen front camera
- In-screen fingerprint sensor
- 3.5 mm audio jack, stereo speakers, Dual Smart PA, 3 microphones
- Dimensions: 163.98 × 76.35 × 8.9mm; weight: 228g
- 5G NSA/SA, Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 6E 802.11 ax (2.4GHz + 5GHz + 6GHz), Bluetooth 5.3, GPS (L1/L5)+ GLONASS, USB Type-C, NFC
- 6000mAh battery with 65W fast charging
Price and availability
The RedMagic 8 Pro Matte 12GB RAM + 256GB Storage version costs $649 (Rs. 52,945 approx) / Є649 / £579 / SG$906.9 and the Void 16GB RAM + 512GB Storage version costs $799 (Rs. 65,185 approx) / Є749 / £709 / S$1119.
The REDMAGIC 8 Pro will be ordered from February 2 on the official REDMAGIC website. On January 28, REDMAGIC will begin offering early bird discounts on the site
The REDMAGIC 8 Pro will be available in the following countries and regions:
- North America: Canada and United States
- Europe: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Lithuania, Croatia, Luxembourg, Republic of Cyprus, Czech Republic, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Denmark, Poland, Estonia, Portugal, Finland, Romania, France, Slovakia, Germany, Slovenia, Greece , Spain, Sweden, Ireland, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Malta
- Asia-Pacific: Hong Kong (SAR China), Indonesia, Macau (SAR China), Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia
- Middle East: Israel, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Egypt Latin America: Mexico, Peru and Chile