nubia RedMagic 8 Pro

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66th best phone of 2022 (~$549)

6.8-inch

228g

8.9mm

80W

waterproof

76

Click to open full specs on GSMArena.com:
nubia-Red-Magic-8-Pro

* Screen covers 89.1% of body.

Reviews  

Overall phone rating and the reviews that impact it.

74

1st review by

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6th review by

60

2nd review by

76

GSMCritic Score

90

5th review by

80

3rd review by

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* how the score is calculated?

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