The Vivo iQOO Pro 5G smartphone that was made official in August last year is the first 5G-ready gaming-centric handset. Smartphone OEMs are expected to announce 5G ready gaming phones this year. While Xiaomi is rumored to be working on its next iteration of Black Shark gaming phone, Nubia has already jumped the gun to confirm the arrival of its 5G-ready gaming phone. Today, it took to Weibo to reveal that the next Red Magic phone will carry support for 5G connectivity.
As the poster reveals, the forthcoming Red Magic smartphone will be fueled by Snapdragon 865 mobile platform that will tag along X55 5G modem for 5G connectivity. Thus, the next Red Magic phone will arrive with support Non-Standalone (NSA) and Standalone (SA) 5G networks in the home market. Apart from these details, nothing is known about the upcoming Red Magic phone. It is likely to come preloaded with the latest Android 10 OS. The iQOO Pro 5G didn’t carry support for dual-mode 5G, but the next Red Magic phone will feature it.
The name of the device is also currently under the wraps. Could be called Red Magic 4? Well, Chinese manufacturers are known for skipping number 4 on the names of their products as it is looked upon as a bad omen. Probably, the successor of the Red Magic 3 and Red Magic 3s will break cover as Red Magic 5.
At the start of December, Qualcomm had unleashed the Snapdragon 865 mobile platform. After its announcement, some smartphone manufacturers including Nubia confirmed to launch SD865 fueled flagship phones in 2020. The Chinese firm had claimed that the 5G enabled Red Magic phone with SD865 will be made official as soon as early 2020. The Red Magic 3 was announced in April last year. Since Nubia has teased its next gaming phone on the very first day of year 2020, it appears that it may get an early debut this year.
India will be amongst the first markets to receive the new Red Magic phone. Since it is not a 5G-ready country yet, it may receive only the 4G LTE version of the phone. In the coming days, the Chinese firm will hopefully release more teasers of the next Red Magic 5G phone to confirm on its specs and features.
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