The gaming phones segment is currently so wide that it even includes affordable gaming-centric devices besides expensive flagships. We are talking about old-gen devices about Nubia Red Magic Mars and Xiaomi Black Shark Helo, but also about the newly-announced Vivo iQOO Neo which comes as an affordable variant of the vanilla iQOO. After its release, Nubia slashed the price of the Red Magic Mars in order to better compete with its Chinese rival and several people are wondering which one to buy. That is why we think now it is the perfect moment to make a comparison between affordable gaming phones. Enjoy.

Vivo iQOO Neo vs Xiaomi Black Shark Helo vs Nubia Red Magic Mars

Design

While both Nubia Red Magic Mars and Xiaomi Black Shark Helo boast a gaming-centric design (they even got gorgeous RGB strips), the Vivo iQOO Neo looks like a normal smartphone. So if you do not want everyone to know you got a gaming phone or you still desire an elegant handset, go for the Vivo iQOO Neo. But if you are a real advanced gamer who wants all the comforts, then you should choose the Nubia Red Magic Mars because of its physical rear keys which are very helpful in a lot of games.

Display

Do not expect a flagship class display from these gaming phones, but not even a disappointing panel. Xiaomi Black Shark Helo comes with the highest DCI-P3 coverage and it has very brilliant colors: it is definitely the most suitable display for a gamer with its AMOLED technology and the absence of a notch. Vivo iQOO Neo offers an important advantage: it is the only with an in-display fingerprint reader, but it is not a so relevant thing for gamers.

Specs & Software

Despite they are gaming-centric phones, these devices do not feature the most powerful SoC of 2019, but they have an old-gen Snapdragon 845. It is still an amazing SoC and it is more than sufficient for every kind of game, especially when it comes to Nubia Red Magic Mars and Xiaomi Black Shark which boast up to 10 GB of RAM and a very advanced cooling system. These two handsets win the hardware comparison because of these reasons, but I personally prefer the Nubia Red Magic Mars as, unlike the Black Shark Helo, it has Android 9 Pie out of the box.

Camera

Unfortunately, we still did not test the Vivo iQOO Neo, but we can tell you that on the paper Xiaomi Black Shark Helo looks like the best camera phone of this trio. It has a dual rear camera including 2x optical zoom, as well as a pretty nice 20 MP front camera. Vivo iQOO Neo has a triple rear camera with an ultrawide lens, but it comes with lower resolutions for both rear cameras and the selfie camera. Stay away from the Nubia Red Magic Mars if you need the best camera phone.

Battery

The battery is the strongest point of the Vivo iQOO Neo: it is equipped with a huge 4500 mAh and it can last up to two days on a single charge even with intensive usage. Vivo iQOO Neo even comes with a faster charging technology than both Xiaomi Black Shark Helo and ZTE Nubia Red Magic Mars. The second place goes to the Xiaomi Black Shark Helo and its 4000 mAh battery.

Price

Vivo iQOO Neo hitten the market with a $260/€290 price tag, while you can find both Nubia Red Magic and Xiaomi Black Shark Helo for more than $270/€300. Overall, on the paper, if we only consider the specifications, Vivo iQOO Neo looks better. But for real gamers, maybe Nubia Red Magic Mars is a better choice because of its physical keys on the back, more RAM, and a better cooling system.

• Read More: Nubia Red Magic Mars goes official with 10 GB RAM and trigger buttons for gaming

Vivo iQOO Neo vs Xiaomi Black Shark Helo vs Nubia Red Magic Mars: PROs and CONS

Nubia Red Magic Mars

PROs

• Physical keys on the back
• Great hardware and cooling system
• Affordable price
• Wide availability

CONS

• Smaller battery

Xiaomi Black Shark Helo

PROs

• Good display
• Affordable price
• Big battery
• Stereo speakers

CONS

• Uglier design (tastes)

Vivo iQOO Neo

PROs

• Best (but not so gaming-centric) design
• In-display fingerprint reader
• Bigger battery and very fast charging
• Very affordable price

CONS

• Notched display

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AnTuTu benchmarking platform has released its list of top 10 best performing smartphones in China for the month of April 2019. The list has been compiled on the basis of average AnTuTu benchmark scores between April 1 and April 30. The benchmarking platform has carried out benchmark tests on at least 100 units per model. The list is mainly dominated by the Snapdragon 855 SoC powered phones and the top three devices in the list belongs to Xiaomi.

The first position in the list is occupied by Xiaomi Mi 9 Explorer Edition with an average benchmarking score of 373,715. The second position is acquired by Xiaomi Mi 9 that has scored 373,511 on AnTuTu. Xiaomi’s Black Shark 2 gaming phone comes third with an AnTuTu score of 371,837.

Placed on the fourth is the new entrant Meizu 16s smartphone with a score of 370,306. The Vivo iQOO Monster edition gaming-focused smartphone with 12 GB of RAM has recorded 363,360 on the benchmarking platform. The Samsung Galaxy S10+ and Galaxy S10 smartphones have respectively scored 395,936 and 358,726 on AnTuTu.

The Vivo iQOO standard edition is placed on the eighth position with 354,138 score. All the aforementioned smartphones mentioned in the list are powered by Snapdragon 855 mobile platform. The Snapdragon 845 SoC powered Nubia Red Magic Mars gaming smartphone is on the ninth position with a score of 310,612. The last phone in the list is the Honor V20 that is equipped with Kirin 980 SoC. It has scored 306,289 on AnTuTu.

• Read More: ZTE Axon 10 Pro 5G floors all other models on AnTuTu as a result of a faster storage

Flagship phone such as Huawei P30, Huawei P30 Pro, OPPO Reno 10x Zoom, Lenovo Z6 Pro and Nubia Red Magic 3 that were unveiled in the previous month in April haven’t made it to the top 10 list of best performing smartphones for the month April. Hopefully, these phones will rank higher on the May month’s best performance smartphones list that will be released in the coming month.

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Nubia had launched Red Magic Mars in December last year. The device featuring high-end specification received a first price cut for 8GB+128GB internal storage variant, whereas the price of other variants – 6GB RAM+128GB, 6GB RAM+64GB and 10GB RAM+256GB remains the same. Users can own it for the revised retail price of 2999 Yuan which roughly translates to $446.

Nubia Red Magic Mars carries high-end specifications featuring special nano-scale liquid cooling system. It carries a 6-inch Full HD+ LCD display with the resolution of 2160 x 1080 pixels. Under the hood, it is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 chipset and Adreno 630 GPU coupled with 6/8/10GB RAM.

Its two-sided touch game buttons offer 4D gaming experience. The new intelligent system supports 40 game scenes along with DTS 7.1 channel + 3D surround sound.

In-camera department, Nubia Red Magic Mars packs a single camera shooter of 16 megapixels with f/1.8 aperture. An 8-megapixel camera is present on the front side for selfies and video calling.

Nubia Red Magic Mars runs on custom Nubia Red Magic 1.6 UI backed Android 9.0 Pie operating system out-of-the-box. The device packs 3800 mAh battery with Neocharge fast charging technology. The devices measure 158.25× 75×9.85mm and weigh 193 grams.

• See More: Nubia Red Magic Mars gaming smartphone is now available in the US, Canada, and Europe

Nubia offers it in three different colours of Meteorite Black, Flame Red and camouflage edition.

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Each month AnTuTu releases the list of top 10 best performance Android smartphones in China. Today, it has shared the list of top performing phone for March 2019. The February month’s list was led Xiaomi Mi 9 and Lenovo Z5 Pro GT that were powered by Snapdragon 855. The top 10 list for March month has coupe of new Snapdragon 855 powered phones. The list is now led by Xiaomi Mi 9 Transparent Edition (Explorer Edition) with an average benchmarking score of 372,072 points. The regular edition of Xiaomi Mi 9 has ranked second with a slightly low score of 371,878. The Vivo iQOO Monster edition with 12 GB RAM and 256 GB of storage is placed on the third with an average score of 365,430.

The Snapdragon 855 powered Galaxy S10+ and Galaxy S10 have ranked fourth and fifth with respective AnTuTu scores of 359,987 and 359,217. The Vivo iQOO gaming phone and Lenovo Z5 Pro GT are the other Snapdragon 855 mobile platform powered smartphones on the list. These phones that have ranked sixth and seventh have respectively scored 356,510 and 348,591.

The Nubia Red Magic Mars gaming with Snapdragon 845 SoC onboard is on the eighth position with an AnTuTu score of 315,200. The Honor V20 fueled by the Kirin 980 SoC is on the ninth place with 306,306 score. Placed on the tenth position is the Huawei Mate 20 X phone. The Kirin 980 SoC driven phone has scored 303,174 on AnTuTu.

• Read More: Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 Pro 6 GB RAM + 128 GB officially listed in India; Will go on sale soon

Some new Snapdragon 855 powered phones are poised to debut in April. The Meizu 16s has been recently spotted with an impressive score on AnTuTu. The upcoming Red Magic 3 was spotted earlier today with highest benchmarking score on AnTuTu. These phones are expected to rank high on AnTuTu’s top 10 list of best performing Android phones for April 2019. The list will also include the recently announced Kirin 980 powered Huawei P30 and Huawei P30 Pro smartphones.

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Honor V20: Giztop, GearBest, Banggood, GeekBuying, Aliexpress

Huawei Mate 20 X: Giztop, Banggood, GeekBuying, Aliexpress

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We love how most of the gaming phones come with flagship-class hardware and the fastest gaming experience at a pretty affordable price. For people with a low budget seeking the best performance in terms of speed, frame rate, and reactivity, they are the among greatest alternatives. Xiaomi Black Shark 2 is the latest gaming phone out there and it comes with one of the most impressive hardware departments you can ever expect on a mobile phone. In this article, we compared it with the best gaming phones from other smartphones manufacturers which are sold in the same price range: the recent Vivo iQOO and the Nubia Red Magic Mars which recently hitten even the European market.

Xiaomi Black Shark 2 vs Vivo iQOO vs Nubia Red Magic Mars

Design

Usually, smartphones dedicated to gamers also come with a gaming-centric design that consists of aggressive lines and a unique look. However, that is the farthest thing from an elegant design. That is why I would choose the Vivo iQOO from this trio: here, it is the only gaming-centric phone to come with an elegant and flagship-like design. It has a stunning and clean glass back with gradient colors, as well as a display with a very high screen-to-body ratio, a small waterdrop notch, and an in-display fingerprint reader. But if you are a gaming-addicted and you prefer a gaming-centric design, Nubia Red Magic Mars may impress you with its RGB LED strip on the rear side and that is the same with the RGB LEDs found on the Black Shark 2.

Display

On the paper, Xiaomi Black Shark 2 has the most convincing display as well as the most suitable one for gaming. It is an AMOLED panel with 100 percent of DCI-P3 coverage, the fastest response time ever seen on a smartphone display, and brilliant color reproduction. The not so narrow bezels around the display should help to deliver a solid grip making it more suitable for long gaming sessions. On the other hand, some may find the Nubia Red Magic Mars more comfortable due to its shorter and larger 18:9 aspect ratio.

Specs & Software

Nubia Red Magic Mars loses the hardware comparison due to a lower-end chipset and less impressive memory configurations. It will be a hard fight between Xiaomi Black Shark and Vivo iQOO: they both come with the best Qualcomm’s chipset for 2019. We are talking about the Snapdragon 855, paired with up to 12 GB of RAM, something insane! Xiaomi Black Shark 2 has a very efficient liquid cooling system and its display will also deliver a very low latency thanks to the 43,5 ms response rate, while Vivo iQOO comes with several technologies which improve gaming performance, connection reliability and cooling.

Camera

It may seem odd for a gaming phone, but Xiaomi Black Shark 2 even comes with an impressive camera department, so it wins the camera comparison. It has an amazing dual camera with a 48 MP main sensor and a secondary telephoto lens with 2x optical zoom. It can record video in 4K resolution and it even has a great 20 MP selfie camera. The second place in the ranking goes to the Vivo iQOO with its dual camera including an ultrawide lens.

Battery

All of these devices come with a big battery, but the one of the Red Magic Mars is slightly smaller. Due to their higher capacity, their efficient components and their AMOLED displays, Xiaomi Black Shark 2 and Vivo iQOO should deliver a longer battery life and they should last more or less the same in many scenarios, but software optimization (that we have to test) will play an important role in regards to the battery life. I would go for the Vivo iQOO for its faster charging technology: it can reach 50% in just 15 mins and 100% in just 45 mins!

Price

Xiaomi Black Shark 2’s starting price is €450, while Vivo iQOO and Nubia Red Magic Mars cost about €400 and €420, respectively. At the end of the day, Xiaomi Black Shark 2 looks the most impressive device due to its better cameras, stereo speakers and outstanding hardware department, even though some may prefer the Vivo iQOO due to its more elegant design.

• Read More: Nubia Red Magic Mars goes official with 10 GB RAM and trigger buttons for gaming

Xiaomi Black Shark 2 vs Vivo iQOO vs Nubia Red Magic Mars: PROs and CONS

Nubia Red Magic Mars

PROs

• Physical keys on the back
• RGB lights
• Affordable price
• Wide availability

CONS

• Smaller battery

Xiaomi Black Shark 2

PROs

• Good display
• Great hardware
• Big battery
• Stereo speakers
• RGB LED lights

CONS

• Nothing particular

Vivo iQOO

PROs

• Best (but not so gaming-centric) design
• Great hardware + cooling system
• Big battery and very fast charging
• Good price

CONS

• Limited availability

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Despite it looks very elegant just like normal flagship phones, the first phone from the new Vivo’s sub-brand iQOO is a gaming-centric device, as stated by the company. Indeed, it has plenty of technologies that are meant to enhance performance while playing games. That is why it is natural comparing it with the latest gaming smartphones released by other companies. In this article, we will offer you an in depth specs comparison between the new beast, Xiaomi Black Shark Helo and Nubia Red Magic Mars which recently hitten the European market after an initial release in China. We still do not know whether or not iQOO will follow the same legacy, but this comparison should leave no doubts about which phone is perfect for your needs.

Vivo iQOO vs Xiaomi Black Shark Helo vs Nubia Red Magic Mars

Design

As we said above, Vivo iQOO is the handset that looks more like a normal flagship phone instead of a gaming device. And it is much more elegant, it has a wonderful glass back as well as a higher screen-to-body ratio. So if you do not want to distinguish yourself as an advanced gamer and you just want a normal phone with gaming capabilities, go for the iOOO. If you are looking for a gaming-centric design, then Nubia Red Magic Mars and Black Shark Helo are better for you. The former has an RGB LED strip and physical keys on the back that are very useful while playing games, while the latter has LED strips at the sides and it supports a detachable controller.

Display

Xiaomi Black Shark Helo’s display should deliver a better viewing quality. It comes with 100 percent DCI-P3 coverage, so its color reproduction should be better. Further, it has no notch unlike the Vivo iQOO, and it comes with an 18:9 aspect ratio: I define these things better for people who often play games. Indeed, a very tall screen and the notch may represent a disadvantage in some games. Nubia Red Magic Mars has a good display too for games, that is also scratch resistant thanks to the Dinorex technology by NEG. However, it is just an average panel when it comes to quality. Vivo iQOO is the only with a UD fingerprint reader, but it is not that useful for a gamer.

Specs & Software

Here Vivo iQOO wins because it is equipped with a stronger chipset: the new Snapdragon 855 by Qualcomm that is up to 45 percent faster than its predecessor Snapdragon 845 found on the Xiaomi Black Shark Helo and Nubia Red Magic Mars. Last but not least, Vivo iQOO has up to 12 GB of RAM while its rivals stop at 10 GB. Vivo iQOO is also equipped with interesting gaming-centric technologies such as Net Turbo seamlessly switching between Wi-Fi and 4G when needed in order to offer better gaming performance, Cooling Turbo to avoid heating issues and Center turbo to boost app startup and frame rate.

Camera

Given that it comes with a triple camera setup including an ultrawide sensor and a depth sensor, Vivo iQOO should be able to shoot more interesting photos. But Xiaomi Black Shark Helo is all but a joke as a camera phone, thanks to its bright dual camera including a telephoto lens for 2x optical zoom. Nubia Red Magic Mars is not an excellent camera phone and it comes with a midrange-class setup consisting of a single 16 MP rear camera and a classic 8 MP selfie snapper. Do not expect so much from it.

Battery

Thanks to its big 4000 mAh battery and its efficient Snapdragon 855 chipset, we believe that Vivo iQOO should deliver a longer battery life. But its opponent should not be far away as their battery capacity is high as well. Vivo iQOO is also better when it comes to fast charging: thanks to its fast charging technology it can go up to 50 percent in just 15 minutes and it can fully charge in just 45 minutes. Note that the base version with 6 GB of RAM and 128 GB of internal storage has a slower charging technology.

Price

The new Vivo iQOO debuted with a price tag of just €400 (translating into $455 at the actual change) and it wins this comparison for its better hardware, software technologies, and overall specs. Xiaomi Black Shark and Nubia Red Magic Mars have listing prices of about €450 and €420, respectively, that is equivalent to about $511 and $477.

• Read More: Nubia Red Magic Mars goes official with 10 GB RAM and trigger buttons for gaming

Vivo iQOO vs Xiaomi Black Shark Helo vs Nubia Red Magic Mars: PROs and CONS

Nubia Red Magic Mars

PROs

• Physical keys on the back
• Great hardware and cooling system
• Affordable price
• Wide availability

CONS

• Smaller battery

Xiaomi Black Shark Helo

PROs

• Good display
• Affordable price
• Big battery
• Stereo speakers

CONS

• Uglier design (tastes)

Vivo iQOO

PROs

• Best (but not so gaming-centric) design
• Better hardware + cooling system
• In-display fingerprint reader
• Big battery and very fast charging

CONS

• Notched display

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Last year, in November, ZTE’s sub-brand Nubia launched its second gaming smartphone, dubbed Nubia Red Magic Mars. Last month, i.e. in January, the phone was made available for pre-order in the US, Canada, and Europe.

Now, the smartphone is officially available for purchase in those countries for $399. Currently, only the 8GB RAM and 128GB internal storage model is available and that too in Black color only, and all other models are listed as “sold out.”

To those who pre-ordered the Nubia Red Magic Mars smartphone, the company is offering “reward crate” which could be a dbrand skin, Red Magic stickers, or a teammate gift card. Also, the company will choose 5 people from the pre-order customers who will receive a full refund of their purchase price.

Coming to the specifications of the gaming smartphone, Nubia Red Magic Mars features a 6-inch display Full HD+ LCD display that offers a screen resolution of 2160 x 1080 pixels. Under the hood, it is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 chipset, coupled with 6GB/8GB/10GB RAM.

The smartphone is equipped with a linear motor that enables 4D Shock haptic feedback. The dual heat pipe and convection cooling technology placed inside the phone ensures that the smartphone remains cool while playing high-end games.

The 6GB RAM model packs 64GB internal storage while the 8GB RAM model comes with 128GB internal storage. The top-end model with 10GB RAM is equipped with 256GB internal storage. For photography, there’s a 16-megapixel snapper with f/1.8 aperture and an 8-megapixel front-facing shooter.

Read More: Nubia sends out media invites for Nubia α launch, a flexible wearable device, on February 25 at MWC 2019

The Red Magic Mars has stereo speakers that are coupled with support for DTS 7.1 audio. In the software department, the phone runs Android 9.0 Pie operating system out-of-the-box with the company’s Red Magic OS UI on top. The phone is powered by a 3,800mAh battery.

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Each month, AnTuTu benchmarking platform releases the list of top 10 best performing Android phones. In November 2018, the top 10 best performance Android smartphones was dominated by Kirin 980 chipset powered Huawei and Honor phones. The other phones that made it to the list were fueled by Snapdragon 845. AnTuTu’s latest lists for December 2018 reveals has the Snapdragon 845 powered Nubia Red Magic Mars smartphone leading pack which is followed by Kirin 980 driven smartphones.

All the phones mentioned in the list below were benchmarked using AnTuTu version 7 between Dec. 1 and Dec. 31, 2018. The Nubia Red Magic Mars phone that is placed on the number one position recorded an average benchmarking score of 320,464. The next five phones in the list are all powered by Kirin 980 chipset. The Mate 20 Honor V20, Mate 20 X, Mate 20 Pro and Honor Magic 2 have respectively scored 309,310, 303,525, 304,096, 302,872 and 300,978 points

The Xiaomi Black Shark Helo phone is on the seventh position with a score of 300,211. On eighth is OnePlus 6T with 296,278 score. The original Xiaomi Black Shark gaming phone and Nubia X have made it to the top ten list of best performance Android phones by respectively scoring 294,193 and 294,032 points.

• Read More: Huawei, Xiaomi, OPPO and Vivo to maintain lead in China in 2019

In the coming months, multiple phones with Snapdragon 855 are expected to go official It remains to be seen whether it will be the Samsung Galaxy S10 or Sony Xperia XZ4 or any other phone will be the first Snapdragon 855 powered smartphone.

An unofficial listing of the Xperia XZ4 that was spotted earlier today revealed that it had scored over 395k points. Hence, it appears that Snapdragon 855 may start leading AnTuTu’s list of best performance Android phones by the end of first quarter of this year. Huawei is also rumored to be prepping up Kirin 985 chipset to power the Huawei P30 series that is expected to go official by the end of March. Hopefully, it could be a good rival for the Snapdragon 855 mobile platform.

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Nubia recently launched a new gaming phone dubbed Red Magic Mars in China with a pretty impressive price tag coupled with the hardware tailored to meet the expectations of gaming enthusiasts. The design of the Nubia Red Magic Mars is inspired by Mars, the God of War and is promoted as the latest weapon in mobile gaming. The device has since gone on sale in China but there has been no word on the global availability. Well, until now. Nubia has revealed that the Red Magic Mars will be available for the global market in the early part of 2019. The global availability is likely going to be focused on Europe but we do hope it spreads into other markets.

The Nubia Red Magic Mars is the second flagship gaming phone that the company is releasing and honestly, it is not very much different from the first mode – the Red Magic. The Mars, in fact, builds on all that was great about the first Red
Magic phone but with some awesome new features and fixes. Top of the pack is a Snapdragon 845 processor with the Adreno 616 GPU as well as a special nano-scale liquid cooling system. The new type of system will help the device to remain cool even while performing CPU/GPU intensive tasks. This will, in turn, boost the phone’s performance. You get a 3,800mAh battery onboard as well as the Android 9.0 Pie operating system out of the box.

On the camera end, the Red Magic Mars packs a single camera shooter of 16 megapixels with f/1.8 aperture. On the front, the device carries an 8-megapixel selfie shooter. The device also features a 4D shock haptic feedback along with two touch-sensitive shoulder buttons. Nubia has added stereo speakers for DTS 7.1 audio but removed the 3.5mm audio jack.

Read More: Nubia Red Magic Mars vs Razer Phone 2 vs Huawei Mate 20 X: Gaming Phones comparison

The company wasn’t specific with the global release date but we expect the device to drop in the first quarter of 2019. Whenever it does drop, it will be available in three different colors of Meteorite Black, Flame Red and camouflage edition. All the color variants are available with RGB LED strip on the rear along with impressive decals. The Red Magic Mars gaming rig will also be available in 6GB RAM, 8GB RAM and 10GB RAM variants.

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After announcing the Nubia Red Magic Mars last week, now the device is up for sale in China for a starting price of 2699 Yuan (~$392). Nubia Red Magic Mars is available in two variants of 6GB/8GB RAM, having an internal storage of 64GB/128 GB respectively. Both are available for a price of 2699 Yuan (64GB) and 3199 Yuan (128GB) respectively.

Buyers can head over to the Nubia online store in China to grab it in different variants.

Nubia has added high-end hardware in the device along with the special nano-scale liquid cooling system. The new type of system will help the device to remain cool even while performing CPU/GPU intensive tasks. It helps the device to attain much better performance.

Additionally, it is packed with a 6-inch full-screen display having an 18:9 aspect ratio with a resolution of 2160×1080 pixels. It is powered with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SoC along with Adreno 616 GPU. Nubia Red Magic Mars runs on Android 9.0 out of the box.

In-camera department, Nubia Red Magic Mars packs a single camera shooter of 16 megapixels with f/1.8 aperture. On the front, the device carries an 8-megapixel selfie shooter. Red Magic Mars is packed with a 3800 mAh battery. Surprisingly, Nubia has eliminated the 3.5 mm audio jack.

Further, there’s a 4D shock haptic feedback along with two touch-sensitive shoulder buttons. Nubia has added stereo speakers for DTS 7.1 audio in Red Magic Mars.

It is available in three different colors of Meteorite Black, Flame Red and camouflage edition. All the color variants are available with RGB LED strip on the rear along with impressive decals. Currently, its 6/8GB RAM variants are available, while 10 GB RAM will be made available later this month.

• Read More: Nubia Red Magic Mars vs Razer Phone 2 vs Huawei Mate 20 X: Gaming Phones comparison

Now get ready to enjoy the immersive gaming experience through the custom-made box which enabled the device to charge and plug in headphones at the same time. So, users who want to buy it can head over to the Nubia Store and grab your Nubia Red Magic Mars.

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Gaming phones are becoming more than just a niche of the smartphones market as manufacturers are focusing on this kind of device every day more. Nubia has just unveiled its new Red Magic Mars which provides flagship-level performance and unique gaming-related features at an affordable price. After comparing it with Asus ROG Phone and Xiaomi Black Shark Helo, here is the comparison with Razer Phone 2 and Huawei Mate 20 X: the rest of gaming phones released in the last period.

Nubia Red Magic Mars vs Razer Phone 2 vs Huawei Mate 20 X

Design

If you want a gaming-centric device even when it comes to aesthetics, then you should go for the Nubia Red Magic Mars which features an RGB illuminated LED strip and physical gaming keys on its backside. If you want the soberest and the most beautiful device, Huawei Mate 20 X looks like a normal phone but it is impressive because of its very high screen-to-body ratio. But it is a very big phablet due to its 7.2-inch display, while Razer Phone 2 is definitely the most equilibrated one for both gamers and normal users with its glass back and its water resistance (IP67).

Display

If you want the best gaming experience, the display of Razer Phone 2 is the best for you because it has a 120 Hz refresh ratio and a very high brightness, as well as a 2K resolution. It even reproduces colors in an excellent way. There are even loud stereo speakers. But if you want a bigger display for productivity, note that Huawei Mate 20 X has an almost tablet-like 7.2-inch panel.

Specs & Software

Huawei Mate 20 X has the most powerful chipset, but it comes with the lowest quantity of RAM: just 6 GB. Nubia Red Magic Mars has a still excellent SoC and it comes with up to 10 GB of RAM. These is what we read on the paper, but we will have to try the Red Magic Mars personally in order to see if there is a noticeable difference in performances.

Camera

Gaming phones are never the best camera phones, but Huawei Mate 20 X is an exception. It has the same triple camera as the Mate 20 Pro, which is the best triple camera setup actually available, with a primary 40 MP sensor, a secondary 20 MP ultrawide lens and an 8 MP telephoto lens with 5x optical zoom.

Battery

Given that it is the biggest phablet of the trio, Huawei Mate 20 X has the biggest battery as well. We still had no chance to test Nubia Red Magic Mars’ battery life, but it is unlikely that it will offer a longer battery life than Huawei Mate 20 X.

Price

Overall, Huawei Mate 20 X is the best smartphone of the trio, but in my opinion Razer Phone 2 is the best one for gaming due to its high refresh ratio, Dolby Atmos stereo speakers, and other important gaming-centric features. However, while Huawei Mate 20 X and Razer Phone 2 have very high listing prices (€800/$905 and €850/$961 respectively), Nubia Red Magic Mars costs just €420/$475 and it is the best one in terms of quality-price ratio.

• Read More: Razer Phone 2 gaming phone is official with Snapdragon 845, Chroma lighting and wireless charging

Nubia Red Magic Mars vs Huawei Mate 20 X vs Razer Phone 2: PROs and CONS

Nubia Red Magic Mars

PROs

• Great hardware + cooling system
• Rear physical keys
• Affordable price
• Android Pie

CONS

• Worse display

Huawei Mate 20 X

PROs

• Big display
• More affordable price
• Pen
• Big battery
• Amazing cameras

CONS

• Big dimensions

Razer Phone 2

PROs

• Best display
• Great hardware and cooling system
• DAC dongle and stereo speakers
• Big battery, fast charging, and wireless charging
• Water resistant

CONS

• Bezels

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Even though it is not one of the most important companies in the global market, Nubia keeps releasing innovative phones every year. After the incredible Nubia X with two displays, the Chinese company released the successor of its first gaming phone: Nubia Red Magic Mars. As it is meant for gamers, it features flagship-class performance and gaming-centric features, but it is offered at a very modest price. Here, we compare it with the latest phones from its category: the new Xiaomi Black Shark Helo and Asus ROG Phone.

Nubia Red Magic Mars vs Xiaomi Black Shark Helo vs Asus ROG Phone

Design

What makes Red Magic Mars’ design wonderful is the RGB strip on the back side and the fact that it is offered in a very attractive camouflage edition with a fingerprint-resistant coating. Xiaomi Black Shark Helo is attractive as well with its LED strips at the sides, and Asus ROG Phone is another great device with a very original gaming-centric device. I would Asus ROG Phone because of its touch area on the rear side (with three ultrasonic pressure sensitive zones) and because it is water-resistant.

Display

Asus ROG Phone has the best display because it provides a better color accuracy and a higher refresh rate. It supports up to 108.6 percent DCI-P3 coverage, 90 Hz refresh rate with 1 ms response time, and the AMOLED and HDR technologies. Xiaomi Black Shark Helo takes the second place with its AMOLED panel with 100 percent DCI-P3 gamut.

Specs & Software

These handsets are very close in terms of performance, so it is essentially a draw. They all feature the octa-core Snapdragon 845 chipset by Qualcomm running at a max frequency of 2.8 GHz, but on the Asus ROG Phone it is overclocked and it reaches 2.95 GHz. On the other hand, Xiaomi Black Shark Helo and Nubia Red Magic Mars were launched in a configuration with 10 GB of RAM.

Camera

You should not choose one of these phones if you want the best camera performance, but they are not bad at shooting photos. The most convincing one overall is the Xiaomi Black Shark Helo with its rear 12 + 20 MP f/1.8 dual camera and its 20 MP selfie camera, but Asus ROG Phone’s rear camera is more or less at the same level and unlike the Xiaomi’s flagship it features OIS and a wide angle lens.

Battery

Asus ROG Phone and Xiaomi Black Shark Helo have the same battery capacity: 4000 mAh. Both can provide an above-average battery life, but at the end of the day, Xiaomi Black Shark Helo lasts a bit more (about 25 percent of remaining charge at the end of the evening). Nubia Red Magic Mars has a smaller 3800 mAh unit but we are yet to see how it is optimized as the phone is still not on the shelves.

Price

Asus ROG Phone is the best gaming phone of this trio because it has a better display, stereo speakers and a lot of additional accessories to connect to its secondary USB-C port, which are very interesting features for gaming. But it costs a lot more than its opponents. That is why Xiaomi Black Shark Helo has the best value for money. Asus ROG Phone costs about €900/$1023, while the launch prices of Xiaomi Black Shark Helo and Nubia Red Magic Mars are about €450/$511 and €420/$477, respectively.

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Nubia Red Magic Mars vs Xiaomi Black Shark Helo vs Asus ROG Phone: PROs and CONS

Nubia Red Magic Mars

PROs

• Physical keys on the back
• Great hardware and cooling system
• Affordable price
• Android Pie

CONS

• Smaller battery

Xiaomi Black Shark Helo

PROs

• 10 GB RAM
• Affordable price
• Big battery
• Stereo speakers

CONS

• Nothing particular

Asus ROG Phone

PROs

• Great hardware + cooling system
• Stereo speakers
• Outstanding display
• Big battery and fast charging

CONS

• Higher price

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Nubia has finally announced the Red Magic Mars gaming smartphone. Compared to its predecessor that came with Snapdragon 835 chipset, the newly announced Red Magic Mars comes equipped with improved Snapdragon 845 chipset. The handset also features 10 GB of RAM. It is also equipped with shoulder buttons for better gaming experience.

The Nubia Red Magic Mars houses a 6-inch display. The LCD screen produces Full HD+ resolution of 2160 x 1080 pixels. On the edge of the phone that features the volume rocker and power, the Red Magic Mars has two touch-sensitive shoulder buttons. The smartphone is equipped with a linear motor that enables 4D Shock haptic feedback. The dual heat pipe and convection cooling technology placed inside the phone ensures that the smartphone remains cool while playing high-end games.

The Red Magic Mars is packed with a 3,800mAh battery. The handset is loaded with Android 9.0 OS with nubia Red Magic OS UI placed on top of it. On the rear side of the phone is a 16-megapixel snapper with f/1.8 aperture. On the front of the phone is an 8-megapixel selfie shooter. The Red Magic Mars has stereo speakers that is coupled with support for DTS 7.1 audio.

The base model of the Red Magic Mars that features 6 GB of RAM and 64 GB of storage is priced at 2,699 Yuan. The second variant that features 8 GB of RAM and 128 GB of storage is priced at 3,199 Yuan. Lastly, the top variant that is packed with 10 GB of RAM and 256 GB of storage costs 3,999 Yuan. It can be bought in colors like Meteorite Black and Flame Red. There is a camouflage edition for the highest model which comes with a special fingerprint-resistant coating. The three color variants have RGB LED strip on the rear and impressive decals.

For enhanced gaming experience, users of Red Magic Mars can attach the optional Bluetooth enabled gaming controllers. There is a microphone enabled headset and a custom-made box that makes it possible to charge the phone through USB-C and listen to the music via 3.5mm audio jack simultaneously is also available for the smartphone.

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Today, Nubia has confirmed that it will be debuting the Nubia Red Magic Mars gaming smartphone on Nov. 28. The handset will be unveiled at the Shanghai VSPN E-Sports Center. Like the Xiaomi Black Shark Helo, Nubia Red Magic Mars will be arriving with Snapdragon 845 and 10 GB of RAM. Also, it will be some exciting features that are not available on Xiaomi’s gaming phone.

The AnTuTu and Master Lu benchmark scores of the Nubia Red Magic Mars were revealed in the previous week. The AnTuTu listing of the phone had revealed that the Red Magic Mars gaming phone had scored a very impressive score of 319,781 on AnTuTu. Key details such as display resolution, processor and RAM variants of the smartphone have been already revealed. However, the entire specs of the phone are still under the wraps.

Nubia has already made the smartphone available through its crowdfunding campaign. The crowdfunding price of the phone is 3,888 Yuan (~$560). Like the original Red Magic gaming phone, the upcoming Mars model will be featuring a display that supports 18:9 aspect ratio and Full HD+ resolution of 2160 x 1080 pixels.

The Snapdragon 845 chipset is present under the hood of the device. For heat dissipating and smoother gaming performance, it is equipped with dual air and liquid cooling technologies. Nubia has revealed that the heat dissipation system of the smartphone can reduce the temperature of the phone by 13.2 degrees. The handset is equipped with a dedicated button for GameBoost mode.

It is expected to arrive with 8 GB of RAM. The highest configuration variant of the smartphone will be featuring 10 GB of RAM and an inbuilt storage of 256 GB. The smartphone is preinstalled with the latest Android 9 Pie OS. Other details such as battery size and camera configurations of the smartphone are yet to be confirmed.

Shown above is a leaked photo that was reportedly snapped during a Nubia’s internal presentation. It shows that the Red Magic Mars phone includes some features that are not available on the Black Shark Helo gaming phone. These frame buttons for 4 finger operation for gaming, 4D smart shock, real-time ear feedback, dual cooling system, DTS 7.1 channel with 3D surround sound support and Smart PA amplifier.

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