The Nubia Red Magic 5G has just been announced in China. The new smartphone might as well be the most stylish gaming phone released this year. However, it does more than just look good. It also packs some really impressive specs under the hood including a cooling fan.
Red Magic 5G Design
Gaming smartphones have never been designed to look simple and the Red Magic 5G sticks to that tradition. There are lots of lines as well as colors. It doesn’t matter if you choose the Cyber Neon color variant, the Iron Man-inspired Mars Red, or the classic Hacker Black; this phone will definitely turn heads. Just don’t put it in a case. There is also a transparent edition that is literally cooler as you get to see the built-in cooling fan do its job.
Red Magic 5G Specifications
The Red Magic 5G is the first phone in the world with a 144Hz refresh rate. It is an AMOLED panel that measures 6.65-inches and has a resolution of 2340 x 1080. There is no notch or punch hole in the screen. However, there is a pretty slim bezel at the top and bottom of the screen. Nubia has also gone with an in-display fingerprint scanner this time around. The display also has a TUV Rheinland certification for blue-light protection.
The Snapdragon 865 processor and its Adreno 650 GPU takes works with the high-refresh-rate display and 340Hz touch sampling rate to provide the best gaming experience on a mobile phone. Nubia says the high refresh rate experience is not limited to just gaming phones but also tens of other apps including browsers, chat apps, and social media apps. The phone comes with up to 16GB LPDDR5 RAM and up to 256GB UFS 3.0 storage.
The Red Magic 5G has three rear cameras. The primary sensor is a 64MP Sony IMX686 camera and the other two sensors are an 8MP ultrawide angle camera and a 2MP macro camera. In front is an 8MP camera for selfies.
This a gaming phone after all, so it is no surprise that the phone has two touch control shoulder buttons. Nubia says these buttons have a 300Hz pressure sensitivity.
Nubia has added a set of 7 contact pins on the left side of the phone. These pins are for a dock which when connected allows you to charge, connect earphones and also connect a network cable all at the same time.
The phone has dual cooling technology that is termed ICE 3.0 and it is a combination of air cooling and liquid cooling. There is a cooling fan with a maximum speed of 15000 RPM that can reduce the CPU’s temperature by up to 18°C (along with liquid cooling). Nubia says the air duct area for the cooling fan has been increased by up to 56% compared to that of the previous generation. There is also a liquid cooling system with an L-shaped cooling pipe, thermal gel, multi-layer graphite, and a high-conductivity copper foil.
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The phone supports SA and NSA bands n41, n78, and n79. While it has dual SIM support, you can only use 5G on the primary SIM slot only. There is also Wi-Fi 6 and dual-frequency GPS.
The Red Magic 5G has stereo speakers with DTS X Ultra and an audio jack at the top. There is 4D game shock and it is now improved thanks to the linear motor inside the phone.
The phone packs a 4500mAh battery with support for 55W (10A high-current) air-cooled turbo fast charging. The Red Magic 5G’s charger also supports PPS fast charging as well as Quick Charge 4.0 and Power Delivery 3.0. The phone ships with an elbow-shaped fast charging cable that allows you to play games while charging without it getting in the way.
The phone is preinstalled with Red Magic OS Cyber Edition based on Android 10. It has more features and has been designed to appeal to the younger generation. There are also lots of customization options including sound effects and game performance.
Red Magic 5G Price and Availability
The Red Magic 5G is priced at ¥3799 (~$541) for the 8GB RAM + 128G version; ¥4099 (~$584) for the 12GB RAM + 128GB version; ¥4399 (~$627) for the 12GB RAM + 256GB version; and ¥4999 (~$712) for the variant with 16GB RAM and 256GB of storage. You will be able to purchase any of the above configurations in Cyber Neon, Mars Red, and Hacker Black.
The Transparent Editon comes in 12GB RAM +256GB and 16GB RAM + 256GB and is priced at ¥4599 (~$655) and ¥5199 (~$740) respectively.
Pre-orders begin today and the first sale is scheduled for March 19.
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