nubia RedMagic 8 Pro

 

66th best phone of 2022 (~$549)

Reviews  

Overall phone rating and the reviews that impact it.

74

1st review by

70

6th review by

60

2nd review by

76

GSMCritic Score

90

5th review by

80

3rd review by

81

4th review by

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Last update: 2024-06-04

Pros

Human Checked Mobile Phone Pros&Cons With Quality Mark
Performance
The new nubia Red Magic 8 Pro packs the latest and greatest chipset Qualcomm has to offer - the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2.
Everything about the Red Magic 8 Pro is designed around a single purpose - gaming.
The RedMagic 8 Pro is a solid gaming phone with top-notch gaming performance.
The RedMagic 8 Pro excels in what it promises — gaming. With active cooling and the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 under the hood, sustained performance is great.
Design
You get stellar hardware bundled in an attractive and sturdy chassis.
Display
The phone has great hardware, ranging from high-performance internals to the gorgeous 6.8-inch 120Hz AMOLED display and a gorgeous design to round it off.
Battery
The Red Magic 8 Pro has a new boxy design, a new Red Magic logo and improvements in a few key areas, like the display, which is now higher resolution and brighter and a bigger 6,000 mAh battery.
The battery life is great, and the phone is able to sustain gaming performance over longer sessions.
The RedMagic 8 Pro comes with all-day battery life, and 65W fast charging to get you back up and running quickly.
Cons
Human Checked Mobile Phone Pros&Cons With Quality Mark
Camera
Ultrawide camera quality is not very good. [source: gsmarena]

Selfie camera quality is downright bad. [source: gsmarena]

Display
While nice, the display lacks HDR video support. [source: gsmarena]

Its refresh rate is not as high nor as dynamic as some of the competition. [source: gsmarena]

Software
While helpful in practice, the internal fan can be quite noisy. [source: gsmarena]

Software has quite a few small bugs. [source: trustedreviews]

Rankings


ranking-point The Best Phone Of 2022: #66


ranking-point The Largest Screen Size Of 2022: #7

ranking-point The Smallest Screen Size Of 2022: #78

ranking-point The Lightest Phone Of 2022: #79

ranking-point The Thinnest Phone Of 2022: #65

ranking-point The Fastest Charging Speed Of 2022: #15

ranking-point The Highest Screen To Body Ratio Of 2022: #22

ranking-point The Cheapest Phone Of 2022: #61