Red Magic has just launched the Red Magic 9 Pro series gaming smartphones in China. The lineup consists of two models: Red Magic 9 Pro and Red Magic 9 Pro+. Here’s a detailed breakdown of the specs and features onboard these smartphones.
Design & display
The Red Magic 9 Pro series is said to be the ultimate candy bar phone. It has a completely flat back and a full-screen display, meaning no camera bump on the back and no front camera cutout on the screen. The camera setup on these devices is protected by a layer of custom-made glass which does not interfere with the light entering the sensors.
Measuring 8.9mm in thickness, the series offers three color options: Dark Knight, Deuterium Front Transparent Dark Night, and Deuterium Front Transparent Silver Wings.
On the front, the devices feature a 6.8-inch 2480 x 1116 resolution full-screen AMOLED display. The screen-to-body ratio is an impressive 93.7%. They offer a 120Hz refresh rate, with 2160Hz ultra-high frequency PWM dimming + DC dimming, a 960Hz multi-finger touch sampling rate, and a peak brightness of 1600nit. The display has full coverage of the DCI-P3 color gamut and supports HDR10+. As mentioned above, these phones come with an under-display camera that’s covered with BOE’s under-screen Q9+ luminescent material to camouflage the under-display camera.
Performance & specs
Under the hood, the Red Magic 9 Pro (and 9 Pro+) packs a Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC paired with LPDDR5X RAM and UFS4.0 storage. It includes a 10,182mm² vapor chamber, a new alloy fan + waterfall air duct, and the CUBE energy engine claiming to reduce the heat generated by the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chip by up to 25°C. Thanks to this cooling system, the phone achieves an impressive AnTuTu score of 2,291,328 points at room temperature and 2,321,054 points in lab conditions. The brand has claimed that the phone can easily sustain 60FPS in Genshin Impact for 60 minutes.
The device is hinted to include Red Magic’s in-house game chip, known as the Red Core R2 Pro. This chip is designed to improve gaming by enhancing features such as haptic feedback, audio, and touch-sampling rate.
On the software front, the Red Magic 9 Pro series comes with REDMAGIC OS 9.0 based on Android 14. A key feature coming with the new OS is X Gravity 2.0 software, which will be used for seamless mapping of external devices like a controller or keyboard and mouse to on-screen controls.
The Red Magic 9 Pro houses a 6500mAh battery + 80W fast charge that can fully charge the device in just 35 minutes. The Red Magic 9 Pro+, on the other hand, comes with a 5500mAh battery + 165W ultra-fast flash charging, providing a full charge in a mere 16 minutes. Both models support the USB 3.2 gen2 protocol and full-featured TYPE-C.
Other features onboard include 520Hz touch shoulder buttons for gaming, Magic Sound stereo dual speakers, 3 inbuilt mics, Wi-Fi 7, IR remote control, 3.5mm headphone jack, and NFC.
Camera
When it comes to cameras, the primary 50-megapixel Samsung GN5 camera features OIS. Instead of the previous 8-megapixel wide sensor, the Red Magic 9 Pro series features a 50-megapixel JN1 ultra-wide sensor. Interestingly, there’s also a 2-megapixel macro lens included for some reason.
Pricing & availability
The Red Magic 9 Pro series will be available on JD.com, starting at 4,399 yuan (~$620) for the 8/256 GB variant. If you opt for the higher-end Red Magic 9 Pro+ with 16/256 GB, the cost goes up to 5,499 yuan (~$775). Pre-sales begin immediately across all platforms, with official sales starting at 10 a.m. on the 28th. Prices vary according to the model and specifications.
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