We at Gizmochina have been testing gaming smartphones for the past few years. We’ve played with and tested almost all the gaming phones released in 2020. And we don’t think there are any big gaming phones headed our way, in the final three months of the year. So, we decided to bring you guys a full comparison of the best 2020 gaming smartphones. The 4 candidates we selected are from the brands of Asus ROG, Black Shark, RedMagic, and Lenovo Legion. This is still a niche market, with only a handful of brands focused on the mobile-gaming segment.

The devices we selected are all the latest models from these brands: the ASUS ROG 3 vs Lenovo Legion Pro vs RedMagic 5S vs Black Shark 3S. Thanks to Snapdragon 865 platform, they’re all excellent game phones in 2020 with superb performance. But so far we haven’t brought all the latest models together to pit against each other. Let’s change that today and let’s check out which one sits on the throne of smartphone gaming in 2020.

ASUS ROG vs RedMagic vs Black Shark vs Lenovo Legion: Design

Let’s start with their designs. All the models have distinct rear designs inherited from PC-gaming hardware such as customized RGB Logo and straight-line metal shells, which set them apart from those ordinary flagships.

The Black Shark 3S, the ROG Phone 3, and the RedMagic all inherit the brands’ identifiable design from their respective predecessors, while the Legion Phone is Lenovo’s first gaming model, which has a very special design. Unlike the three others, the motherboard and main hardware including camera setups were placed in the middle. Although it looks a bit strange, the Legion Phone is the most effective model to solve the heating problem while holding the phone. And it creatively applies dual-battery and dual-charging design to top up its 5000mAh with the superb charging efficiency of up to 90W.

Display

And looking at their front displays, they all are equipped with an e-sports friendly large display. The sizes of their displays range from 6.6 to 6.7 inches. For the RedMagic 5S and the Legion Pro, their 6.65-inch displays share a lot of common features. They have the same 1080P resolution with the same 19.5:9 aspect ratio, both feature a 144Hz refresh rate and a 240Hz sampling rate and have very similar color reproduction. On the other hand, the Black Shark 3S is the only one featuring a 6.67-inch 120Hz display with a special 20:9 ratio and also features MEMC Frequency Doubling Technique to boost the framerate of regular streaming content at the hardware level. This means that the Black Shark model can provide a smoother visual experience for video playback. But we found that the effect is not always stable even in the same video. The MEMC technology can handle some simple images but is not very useful for highly dynamic images.

However, among all the gaming phones, we think the ROG Phone’s display is the best one. It’s the only one supporting 10-bit HDR and covering up to 113.3% of P3 color Gamut. And more importantly, the display can boost the refresh rate up to 160Hz using a developer tool, which is the highest refresh rate that we have on a smartphone so far. But pay attention here – under 160Hz mode, the color accuracy could be damaged. And its 270Hz sampling rate is also the highest option in the market, which also, unsurprisingly, made it the best model providing superb touch operation in our actual gaming tests.

ASUS ROG 3 vs RedMagic 5S vs Black Shark 3S vs Lenovo Legion Pro: Shoulder Buttons

Talking about their optimizations for gaming, three of them come with shoulder buttons. But for the Black Shark 3S, the special button operation is composed of only two pressure-sensitive areas. This complete shift to pressure-sensitive buttons is a bit surprising given how we felt the best shoulder-button design ever was on its predecessor, the Black Shark 3 Pro that featured a pair of mechanical pop-up shoulder buttons. It gave users a similar experience as what we had on a gamepad. So, we are very confused as to why Black Shark didn’t retain the physical button design on the new 3S model.

Anyway, let’s look back at the Master-Touch pressure sensors, which is also an iconic design for every Black Shark model. However, compared to the shoulder buttons on the other models, the pressure touch buttons require a larger learning curve to get used to it. It will take some time to adjust to the sensors and sometimes it may come in between your gaming experience, especially in the initial period.

On the other hand, it’s much easier to get used to the shoulder buttons on the other models. But the experience over these three models is a bit different. For example, the RedMagic 5S shoulder buttons feature a super-high sampling rate of 320Hz, which is even higher than its 240Hz display sampling rate. And compared with other models, the position of the shoulder buttons on the RedMagic model is also more comfortable for our fingers. While for the Legion Phone, the buttons are not really in the right position for comfortable holding, and sometimes it was frustrating when we failed to touch on the designated area to activate the button while gaming.

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Well for the ROG Phone, the buttons have more options for operations. For example, you can assign each of them into two shoulder buttons, or set them for sliding actions, or even reset each of them for Macro play. But to be honest, most of them were too complicated to use in most games. The reason we want more buttons is to simplify our operation beyond touching the small display when holding the phone, but it seems that these complicated options help little and not really lead to a good gaming experience.

Let’s take PUBG Mobile as an example. No doubt that ROG Phone has the best display operation as it has the highest sampling rate. Operating delay on the ROG model is almost imperceptible, which means that you may have the opportunity for a faster response, possibly knocking down the enemies faster than others in a gunfight. The experience of the RedMagic 5S is also not bad. The good and fast feedback of the shoulder buttons makes sure that your mapping operations like aiming and shooting can accurately locate enemies with a comfortable holding.

However, on the Legion Phone and the Black Shark 3S, the operation is not so comfortable. The additional buttons may cause miss touches. You have to be careful with the pressure level when setting the pressure sensing buttons on the display, or you may get confused between holding the pressure-touch and the normal display touch in intense fighting. On the Legion model, your fingers would easily get tired when holding the uncomfortable shoulder buttons or you could even miss the shooting and aiming operations by touching the wrong area of the buttons.

ASUS ROG vs RedMagic vs Black Shark vs Lenovo Legion: Performance

As for performance, all these 4 models are equipped with the Snapdragon 865 platform. But only the ROG Phone and the Legion Phone upgrade the chipset to the Plus version. But it brings little difference in daily use and even in most games. Especially, so far, considering heating issues, almost all the brands are pretty cautious about giving users access to the full power of the 865 platform. For example, the Black Shark 3S and the RedMagic 5S would warn you about heating when you turn on the best-performance mode, while the ROG Phone would even check whether you have attached a cooling fan when you try to turn on the best-performance mode for games. If you were not playing with a cooling fan attached, the ROG Phone would close it and automatically switch it to level 2 of the performance mode.

In the performance comparison, we are going to compare their highest performance as a single model without any accessories. First, let’s see how they performed in some benchmarks.

3DMark

In 3Dmark, although the two equipping the 865-Plus chipset did not reach the 10% improvement as claimed, they still achieved a 6% higher performance compared to the other two models running the 865 chipset.

GeekBench 5

In Geekbench 5, the improvement of the 865 Plus is mainly reflected on the single-core results. And the improvement is much closer to the claimed 10%. Specifically, the ROG phone still won the single-core race, while over the multi-core test, the results of the 4 models are pretty close. And what’s interesting is that the highest multi-core score belongs to the Black Shark 3S but not one of the two models with the 865 Plus chipset.

AnTuTu

In the Antutu benchmark, the ROG Phone still won the test. And the results were also similar to what we got in 3Dmark.

And then let’s check out their gaming performance.

ASUS ROG 3 vs RedMagic 5S vs Black Shark 3S vs Lenovo Legion Pro: Gaming

In PUBG mobile, as we tested at 120fps framerate, except for the ROG model, the other three can reach an excellent framerate at over 110fps. Especially for the Legion model, it remained at the most stable level without much fluctuation. However, another model running the 865 plus chipset, the ROG model was disappointing as it could only run at 99.9fps on an average without the ROG cooling fan. When we tested it last month, the framerate level was similar to what we got on the Legion model, but after a recent software update, things changed.

PUBG

In terms of the heating issue, we were not allowed to turn on the level 3 of performance mode on the ROG model without the cooling fan, and it seems that ASUS is forcing their users to buy the official accessory for the best performance of the phone.

NBA 2K20

While in 2k20, things got a bit better for the ROG model, which went up one place to NO.3, followed by the Black Shark 3S at the bottom, while the Legion phone and RedMagic 5S maintained their leading places. Especially for the RedMagic model, it amazingly reached at 117.3fps, but at the same time, heated up in a few minutes. But we will talk about the heating test later.

Nimian Legend

And then we ran the Nimian legend as a stress test. The Legion phone was dominant over all the other models with the framerate of 75.29. The Black Shark 3S caught up with the RedMagic model and ranked in second place. The ROG model without the fan accessory was still a bit left behind with a framerate of 67.6.

ASUS ROG 3 vs Red Magic 5S vs Black Shark 3S vs Lenovo Legion Pro: Battery Life

As an e-sports smartphone, battery life and charging performance are also what gamers are concerned with. They are all equipped with large batteries and fast charging. Especially for the Legion Phone, along with the 5000mAh dual-battery, it surprisingly features dual-USB-C charging channels and the charging can be up to 90W.

Although the ROG Phone sports the largest 6000mAh battery, it only supports up to 30W PD fast-charging. The other two models also had great charging performance with over 50W charging efficiency. In the race to full charge, the Legion no doubt took the lead. The Black Shark model and the RedMagic models were only 4 mins and 9 mins behind the Legion Pro, respectively, but unlike the Legion Phone, they only require one charging port. As for the ROG model, the whole charging test took us over 1hour and 40mins, which is too slow for a gaming phone.

And then we did a test about their power consumption for gaming. After 30mins of NBA 2K20 gaming and another 30mins PUBG Mobile gaming, the Black Shark 3S won the competition consuming only 22% of power, even though it didn’t have the largest battery. So it was pretty efficient. The ROG model’s largest battery also performed well with 75% power left. Well, the RedMagic model was in the bottom place with an unbelievable 42% of power consumption, which is really unacceptable.

So overall, if you are a gamer who cares about battery and charging, just forget about the RedMagic model and make your choice between the ROG and Black Shark. Especially for Black Shark 3S, we really liked the phone and would pick it as our first choice.

Over Heating TEST

In addition, we were also curious about the heating issue of the Snapdragon chipset. So we recorded all of the four model’s temperatures after 30mins gaming. We could see that both the ROG and the Black Shark models had good temp-control, while the other two models easily got heated up at over 46℃. But on the Legion Phone, we didn’t really feel the heat when holding it as the internals are placed smartly to avoid radiating heat to your hands.

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ASUS ROG 3 vs RedMagic 5S vs Black Shark 3S vs Lenovo Legion Pro: Verdict 

So overall, we believe that the Legion Phone can work independently unleashing its max performance among the four, while the ROG phone also has the potential to challenge the Legion phone but you need to attach the cooling fan. But if you care more about operating optimization, the ROG and RedMagic models should be the better choices. The RedMagic model has excellent performance for a gaming phone but it does heat up very quickly.

The Black Shark model provided a balanced performance, even though it didn’t come out on top in most of our tests. As you can see, each of the four models have their own set of positives and drawbacks. Picking up the best gaming phone among these four would require you to focus on what’s most important to you.

We hope this ASUS ROG 3 vs RedMagic 5S vs Black Shark 3S vs Lenovo Legion Pro comparison and review will help you to find the perfect gaming smartphone. If you want more such in-depth comparisons between specific models, feel free to mention them in the comments section down below.

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Nubia has released its Red Magic 5S gaming smartphone outside China. The device was launched in the manufacturer’s home country about a month ago as an upgraded version of the Red Magic 5G that was announced in the first half of the year.

The Red Magic 5S has brought its affordable price tag from China. In the US, it will sell for $579 for the base model with 8GB of LPDDR5 RAM and 128GB of UFS 3.1 storage. That is roughly $35 more than the price in China. You can also grab the 12GB RAM + 256GB version that is priced at $649. Unfortunately, Nubia has not brought the 16GB RAM version to international markets.

The device has a 6.65-inch HD+ AMOLED display that has a 144Hz refresh rate and a 240Hz touch sampling rate. There are no notches or holes in this screen. Under the hood is the Snapdragon 865 and not the more powerful Snapdragon 865 Plus. However, you get GPU Boost, a proprietary technology that allows for smoother gameplay without lags.

On the back of the Red Magic 5G are three rear cameras – a 64MP Sony IMX686 primary sensor, an 8MP ultrawide angle camera, and a 2MP macro camera. For selfies and video calls, you get an 8MP selfie camera. The rear camera has OIS and there is a Super Night Scene Mode for taking better low-light pictures.

The phone has a 4500mAh battery with support for 55W fast charging (ships with an 18W charger). It uses a triple cooling technology that consists of a built-in cooling fan, ICE 4.0 liquid cooling system, and the Ice Dock (needed for GPU Boost to work) which has to be purchased separately. The Red Magic 5S also has two shoulder triggers with a 320Hz touch sampling rate and 2ms touch delay. There are stereo speakers with a dual Smart PA, DTS:X Ultra, and 4D Shock to make gaming more enjoyable. It also runs Android 10 out of the box.

The phone will also be sold in Europe and the UK for €579/£539 for the base model and €649/£599 for the 12GB + 256GB version. The Ice Dock can be purchased for $44.90/€44.90/£40.90, there is a protective case that is $14.90/€14.90/£13.90, and a controller called the Pro Handle with a special case included that is $39.90/€39.90/£35.90. Unfortunately, the 55W charger is not yet available. You can pre-order the device now before it goes on sale on September 2.

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If you thought Asus ROG Phone 3 and Lenovo Legion Duel would be the only gaming phones of the second half of 2020 you were so wrong. Nubia and Xiaomi came up with two other gaming-centric devices: the Nubia Red Magic 5S and the Black Shark 3S. Both come with an S in their name because both are upgrades of previous models released earlier this year. Unfortunately, they do not bring all the power of the new Snapdragon 865+, unlike Asus and Lenovo’s solutions, but on the other hand, they carry more affordable prices while still offering stunning hardware departments. In this comparison, you will learn which of these two gaming phones has more potential depending on your needs. ù

Nubia Red Magic 5S vs Xiaomi Black Shark 3S

Design

When it comes to aesthetics, it is a matter of tastes, but I personally love the design of the Nubia Red Magic 5S. Despite coming with a built-in cooling fan, it is thinner and lighter, as well as more attractive in terms of look. Its design is still gaming-centric, but according to my tastes, it is more elegant and stylish than the Black Shark 3S. Both the Black Shark 3S and Nubia Red Magic 5S offer support to interesting external accessories which make them better choices for gamers than other phones.

Display

Do you only care about gaming or you also need a phone with a great display quality to watch videos and streaming platforms? If you just want the best performance while playing games, get a Nubia Red Magic 5S. It has a higher refresh rate for the display, as well as a higher touch sampling rate for its pressure sensitive zones which can be used as air triggers. If you need a better image quality, then choose the Black Shark 3S which offers the HDR10+ certification, but note that its refresh rate is lower (120 Hz).

Specs & Software

Nubia Red Magic 5S and Black Shark 3S are both powered by the Snapdragon 865 mobile platform. But there is a difference in memory configurations: you can get max 12 GB of RAM with the Black Shark 3S, while Nubia Red Magic 5S goes up to 16 GB of RAM. Further, Nubia Red Magic 5S has a better cooling system which adopts silver and a built-in cooling fan to dissipate the heat for better performance in long gaming sessions. So, at least on the paper, Nubia Red Magic 5S looks more convincing in terms of hardware. On the software side, you get a gaming-centric user interface based on Android 10 on both the devices.

Camera

Despite Nubia Red Magic 5S offers an option to record video with an 8K resolution, Black Shark 3S should provide a better photo quality because it sports better secondary sensors. Both the ultrawide camera and the macro lens have higher resolutions and they are better sensors overall. Even the front camera is better on the Black Shark 3S (20 MP vs 8 MP). Obviously, none of these devices is a real camera phone and usually, gamers do not care a lot about cameras, but we think it is still worth highlighting the differences given that cameras can be used for AR games and live streaming.

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Battery

The Black Shark 3S has a slightly bigger battery (more than 200 mAh of difference compared to the Nubia Red Magic 5S) and, given the lower refresh rate and the absence of a physical cooling fan, we believe it will offer a longer battery life. It also packs a faster charging technology. Further, the USB-C port of the Black Shark 3S can be used for wired screen mirroring allowing to connect the handset to an external monitor with a low latency.

Price

There is not a definitive winner of this comparison. With the Nubia Red Magic 5S, you can get a higher refresh rate, a better hardware, and better cooling system, as well as a more interesting design. The Black Shark 3S offers a bigger battery, better camera, and the option to use USB screen mirroring. But while Black Shark 3S starts from about €600/$707, the Nubia Red Magic 5S costs just €460/$542 in its base variant. So it actually has a higher value for money. We think the pros of the Black Shark 3S do not justify the price difference.

Red Magic 5S vs Xiaomi Black Shark 3S: PRO and CONS

Red Magic 5S

PRO

• Best cooling system
• 144 Hz display
• 8K video recording
• 300 Hz pressure sensitive zones

CONS

• Nothing particular

Xiaomi Black Shark 3S

PRO

• Faster charging
• Bigger battery
• Potentially better photo quality
• HDR10+ display
• Screen mirroring through USB-C

CONS

• Lower refresh rate and touch sampling rate

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Three flagship gaming phones made their debut in the same month. And two of them went official on the same day: Asus ROG Phone 3 and Lenovo Legion Duel (the latter is the very first gaming phone by Lenovo). A few days after, Nubia unveiled its new gaming device: the Red Magic 5S, which is an upgraded version of the Red Magic 5G released earlier this year in the global market. Is the Red Magic 5S at the same level as the most awaited gaming phones of the month or you would better consider the Asus and Lenovo solutions? This comparison between their specifications will clear your ideas in regards.

Nubia Red Magic 5S vs Asus ROG Phone 3 vs Lenovo Legion Duel

Design

Nubia Red Magic 5S, Asus ROG Phone 3, and Lenovo Legion Duel are real gaming phone, so they come with a gaming-centric design. But you still get premium materials, including a glass back and an aluminum frame. The most interesting is the Lenovo Legion Duel because it was designed with landscape usage in mind. It sports a side-mounted pop-up camera for live streams and you can hold it while playing games without touching the rear cameras as they are placed at the center of the phone. Thanks to a secondary USB-C port placed at the side, you can even charge the phone while playing without touching the cable.

Display

These three phones offer the best displays you can get for gaming since they have the highest refresh rate even seen on a phone: 144 Hz. Among these devices, Asus ROG Phone 3 is the one which stands out due to its full DCI-P3 coverage, HDR10+ certification and a very high brightness. Its AMOLED panel should offer a better overall quality compared to its two rivals. Right after, there should be Lenovo Legion Duel with its 144 Hz and HDR10+ AMOLED panel. In each case, you also get stereo speakers and capacitive triggers.

Specs & Software

Asus ROG Phone 3 and Lenovo Legion Duel come with a stronger hardware since they are equipped with a better processor: the Snapdragon 865+ found on these two devices offers up to 10% performance boost compared to the Snapdragon 865 found on the Red Magic 5S. On the other hand, Nubia Red Magic 5S has a more advanced cooling system including silver cooling and a physical cooling fan running at 15,000 rpm. This should be enough to guarantee great results in long gaming sessions. Naturally, Android 10 is installed out of the box.

Camera

None of these devices is a real camera phone, but the most advanced camera setup belongs to the Asus ROG Phone 3 which sports a main 64 MP sensor, a 13 MP ultrawide camera and a 5 MP macro lens, as well as a good 24 MP selfie camera. Lenovo Legion Duel lacks the macro camera, but we believe it will click better photos (especially better selfies) than Nubia Red Magic 5S.

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Battery

With its amazing 6000 mAh battery, the Asus ROG Phone 3 naturally lasts more on a single charge. The silver medal goes to the Lenovo Legion Duel with its 5000 mAh battery, and it also gets the first place when it comes to charging, thanks to its 90W fast charging technology.

Price

Asus ROG Phone 3 has a starting price of €899 in the global market, while we still do not know the global prices of the Lenovo Legion Duel and the Nubia Red Magic 5S. We know that they start at €425/$500 and €460/$541 in China, respectively. Our verdict goes in favor of the ROG Phone 3 due to its big battery and the support for more external accessories. But if you are a live streamer and you want a more comfortable gaming experience, then Lenovo Legion Duel may be a better option for you.

Nubia Red Magic 5S vs Asus ROG Phone 3 vs Lenovo Legion Duel: PRO and CONS

Asus ROG Phone 3

PRO

• More external accessories
• 8K video recording
• Bigger battery
• Switchable UI

CONS

• Slower charging

Lenovo Legion Duel

PRO

• Faster charging
• Water-repellent
• Front-facing LED flash
• FM radio

CONS

• Smaller battery

Nubia Red Magic 5S

PRO

• Affordable
• Great cooling system
• Great air triggers

CONS

• Inferior chipset

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Nubia has announced the Red Magic 5S gaming smartphone and it arrives with some really amazing features but skips the Snapdragon 865 Plus processor that its competitors have and will be using. It also keeps the design largely unchanged. So what’s new about this refreshed model?

Better Cooling and GPU Boost

The big change is the cooling system which includes a silver-plated heat sink sheet that is dubbed ICE Ag (Ice Age) and a nanosilver glass back. The advantage this brings is better cooling compared to other phones that use copper. Nubia says the air duct is also 56% larger than that of the previous generation. It maintains that the duct is resistant to corrosion and doesn’t accumulate dust.

The phone still packs a cooling fan with a lifespan of 30,000 hours and a speed of 15,000 RPM.

Another significant upgrade is the GPU Boost which Nubia says is a self-developed technology that allows games to play more smoothly without lagging during gameplay. The spec sheet says that users will need to use the new cooling fan accessory to make use of GPU Boost.

The new cooling fan called Ice Wind Cooling Box actually freezes as seen in the video above. Nubia says it helps to increase cooling efficiency by up to 56% (temperature drop of up to 25°C). It takes 10 minutes to freeze under conditions where the humidity is at 80% and the room temperature is 10°C. The fan has an audio jack and supports 30W PD fast charging.

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Red Magic 5S Specs

The Red Magic 5S has a 6.65-inch FHD+ AMOLED TUV Rheinland-certified display with a 144Hz refresh rate and a 240Hz touch sampling rate that can even go as high as 320Hz. The Snapdragon 865 processor is paired with 8GB, 12GB, or 16GB of LPDDR5 RAM and 128GB or 256GB of UFS 3.1 storage.

There are three cameras on the back of the Red Magic 5S just like we have on the Red Magic 5G. The primary camera is a 64MP Sony IMX686 sensor and it comes along with an 8MP ultrawide angle camera, and a 2MP macro camera. The camera packs features such as OIS, PDAF, and a Super Night Scene mode. For the selfie camera, the phone comes with an 8MP sensor.

The Red Magic 5S ships with an improved version of Red Magic OS based on Android 10 which brings new multitasking features and support for wireless projection with low latency. There is DTS X Ultra audio, an audio jack, capacitive trigger buttons, Wi-Fi 6, an in-display fingerprint scanner, and dual-frequency GPS. The phone packs a 4500mAh battery with support for 55W (10A) fast charging.

Price and Availability

The Red Magic 5S will sell for ¥3799 (~$543) for the 8GB RAM + 128GB version, ¥4399 (~$628) for the 12GB RAM + 256GB version, and ¥4999 (~$714) for the 16GB RAM + 256GB version. Buyers will be able to choose from Cyber Neon and  Ice Wind Silver.

It is already available for pre-order and will go on sale on the 1st of August at 10 AM on Nubia’s own online store, offline experience stores, and on JD.com.

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AnTuTu score is a bragging right for several manufacturers, and with the second set of flagships for the year beginning to arrive, the battle has been rekindled. Today, Ni Fei, the CEO of Nubia, has shared the AnTuTu score of the upcoming Red Magic 5S gaming smartphone.

According to a screenshot of the AnTuTu score shared on Weibo, the Red Magic 5 scored a total of 659,586 points. That is even higher than the 648,871 points scored by the Lenovo Legion Phone Duel.

The Red Magic 5G’s higher score may be as a result of its GPU which is said to be overclocked. The CEO also shared the device’s Master Lu benchmark score which is 616,085 points. Unfortunately, neither of the screenshots include the specs of the phone.

The Red Magic 5S will have a 144Hz refresh rate, a 320Hz touch-sampling rate, shoulder buttons, LPDDR5 RAM, UFS 3.1 storage, liquid cooling, and be powered by a Snapdragon 865 Plus processor. It is expected to run Android 10 out of the box and Nubia has also confirmed it will have a screen-casting feature along with a new low-latency virtual remote controller.

The phone is scheduled to launch on Tuesday, the 28th of July. The gaming phone will be announced alongside the Nubia Watch.

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With Nubia gearing up for the launch of its next gaming smartphone Red Magic 5S, the Co-founder and President, Ni Fei, shared more promotional images. These indicate that the upcoming device might feature an overclocked GPU for better gaming performance.

Looking at the shared image poster, the Red Magic 5S is confirmed to support GPU Boost. While GPU boosts conventionally hint at a software tweak, a known blogger on Weibo @数码闲聊站 (Chinese microblogging website) stated that the device will feature an overclocked Adreno GPU in its Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ SoC. The overclocked variant of the base Snapdragon 865 chip has a 670MHz GPU clock speed, and the Red Magic 5S will have an even higher frequency.

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Unfortunately, this seems like speculation at the moment, so take it with a pinch of salt for now. But since the upcoming Nubia handset is made specifically with gaming in mind, it won’t come as a surprise if the company tweaked with its hardware as well as the software. Although, we will have to wait for an official launch before making any concrete statements, so stay tuned.

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Earlier today (21st July 2020), the Nubia Red Magic 5S was officially revealed to launch on 28th July 2020. Although, despite being a week away from launch, the device was spotted for registration on JD.com, which also teased a new Silver/Grey variant.

Notably, the previously launched Red Magic 5G only featured a Neon, Red, and Black variant. So it would seem that the upcoming launch is also offering a new Silver color variant. Even the promotional image for the device teased the color, although, both the image and the listing do not reveal any specifics in regards to the design. At the moment, we only get a slight glimpse of the new flagship.

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For those unaware, the Nubia Red Magic 5S is the latest gaming smartphone from the company. It will feature Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 865 SoC along with a fast 144Hz refresh rate display on the front with a 240Hz touch sampling rate and support for dual shoulder buttons on the sides for gaming which also has a 320Hz touch sampling rate as well.

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Last week, Nubia started teasing on the arrival of the Red Magic 5S smartphone. Today, the company officially confirmed that the Red Magic 5S will be breaking cover on July 28. It will be the fourth smartphone after the Lenovo Legion gaming phone, ASUS ROG Phone 3 and Samsung Galaxy Z Flip to go official in China with Snapdragon 865 Plus onboard.

In March, Nubia unveiled the Red Magic 5G as the company’s 5G-ready gaming smartphone. The Red Magic 5S debuting next week will be arriving as an upgraded version of the Red Magic 5G. Apart from the new chipset that can deliver clocking speeds of up to 3.09GHz, the Red Magic 5S will be arriving with some other improvements.

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Yesterday, the Chinese firm confirmed that the display of the Red Magic 5S will support a refresh rate of up to 144Hz and a touch sampling rate of 240Hz. For better gaming experience, the phone will continue to sport side-facing gaming trigger buttons. The Red Magic 5G featured 300Hz touch sampling trigger buttons. The upcoming gaming phone from the brand is equipped with 320Hz touch sampling rate shoulder buttons.

The Red Magic 5S is also equipped with LPPDR5 RAM and UFS 3.1 storage. For enhanced heat dissipation, the Red Magic 5S has an advanced cooling system with silver since it offers the highest thermal conductivity.

The other specifications of the Red Magic 5S are currently under wraps. It is speculated that it will borrow other specs from the Red Magic 5G. The latter had debuted with specs like 6.65-inch AMOLED Full HD+ display, Android 10 OS, 64-megapixel + 8-megapixel + 2-megapixel triple camera system, 8-megapixel front camera, in-screen fingerprint reader, and 4,500mAh battery with 55W fast charging support.

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Ever since Ni Fei, the president of Nubia brand revealed the arrival of Red Magic 5S, he has been teasing the features of the handset every day. Earlier today, he confirmed the touch sampling rate of the display and shoulder buttons along with the refresh rate of the screen.

The upcoming Red Magic 5S will be Nubia’s third gaming smartphone of 2020 after Red Magic 5G and Nubia Play 5G (aka Red Magic 5G Lite). It is expected to be a minor update to its predecessor just like Red Magic 3 and Red Magic 3S from last year.

As part of pre-launch marketing, the brand’s president has been revealing the features of the phone one by one. Today, he confirmed the device to feature 320Hz touch sampling rate shoulder buttons and 144Hz refresh rate display with a 240Hz touch sampling rate.

For those unaware, touch sampling rate can be simply called as the number of times the screen can sense touch inputs in a second. Just like the display refresh rate, more the value better the performance, which in turn should offer stellar gaming experience, at least in theory.

Though the new teaser does not reveal the type of the display, it should be AMOLED just like its predecessor. Apart from this, the handset is confirmed to come with Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Plus, LPDDRR5 RAM, UFS 3.1 storage, and silver cooling system.

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The President of Nubia, Ni Fei, revealed that the upcoming Red Magic 5S will feature a cooling system with silver in it earlier today (17th July 2020). Silver has the highest thermal conductivity in the world and we can expect to see great temperatures on the device.

The senior executive shared a post on Weibo, a Chinese microblogging website, which revealed the Red Magic 5S’ cooling solution. Alongside this, the President also shared two images, one depicting the upcoming smartphone’s cooling system while the other listed a ranking for material and their thermal conductivity. Silver topped the charts with a thermal conductivity of 420, which is higher than copper and even gold.

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Unfortunately, this was just a slight promotional material that the company official shared and finer details regarding the smartphone are still unknown. However, previous reports have pointed at Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 865+ being equipped in the gaming phone that will launch soon. We will be providing more updates regarding the device, so stay tuned.

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Yesterday, Ni Fei, the president of Nubia brand teased the arrival of Red Magic 5S, the company’s third gaming smartphone of 2020. Today, he dropped the second teaser revealing the type of RAM and storage used by the handset.

Nubia launched Red Magic 5G earlier this year as the world’s first smartphone with 144Hz refresh rate AMOLED display. This phone comes with LPDDR5 RAM and UFS 3.0 storage.

Whereas, the upcoming Red Magic 5S has been confirmed to feature faster UFS 3.1 storage and will also retain LPDDR5 RAM. The handset will also feature “Magic Write”, a patented proprietary read-write optimization technology to “deliver long-lasting performance”.

Apart from this, the device is confirmed to be powered by the newly announced Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Plus with 3.1GHz clock rate. The much-awaited Asus ROG Phone 3 and Lenovo Legion Gaming Phone will also come with the same processor.

Ni Fei was recently appointed as the president of ZTE Mobile devices, in addition to his position as the president of the Nubia brand. The forthcoming Red Magic 5S will be the first smartphone from Nubia under his dual-leadership.

He has been teasing the features of this phone for about two days now. We expect him to reveal more about this device in the coming days including the launch date.

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Nubia launched Red Magic 5G gaming smartphone earlier this year with 144Hz AMOLED display, Snapdragon 865, and a cooling fan. Now, after 5 months after its release, the brand’s president Ni Fei teases the arrival of Red Magic 5S powered by the recently announced Snapdragon 865 Plus chipset.

This is the first time we are hearing about Red Magic 5S and the information comes from Nubia itself. Hence, nothing else is known about this handset except for the fact that it will launch soon with the slogan “Beyond Plus”.

Going by last year’s Red Magic 3S, which was a minor update to Red Magic 3 from earlier that year, we can expect the same trend with the upcoming Red Magic 5S. That means apart from the new 3.1GHz Qualcomm SoC, other features will be identical to Red Magic 5G.

So we can expect the forthcoming Nubia gaming smartphone to feature 144Hz AMOLED display, in-screen fingerprint sensor, shoulder buttons, cooling fan, liquid cooling system, at least triple camera setup, 4,500mAh or larger battery, fast charging, WiFi 6,  5G connectivity, and an affordable price tag compared to competitors.

The Nubia Red Magic 5G will go against the likes of Asus ROG Phone 3 and Lenovo Legion Gaming Phone, both of which are much popular gaming brands.

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