The iQOO Neo is one of the devices that launched this week. It packs a lot of features and tops it off with a really affordable price tag. That combination of specs and price may have gotten its competitors worried, prompting them to announce price cuts. The Nubia Red Magic Mars is one of such devices.

Yesterday, Nubia announced on Weibo that its Red Magic Mars gaming smartphone has received a price cut of ¥400 (~$58). The base model which has 6GB of RAM and 64GB of storage will now sell for ¥1899 (~$276) while the 8GB RAM + 128GB version will sell for ¥2099 (~$305).

When it launched last year, the Snapdragon 845-powered smartphone had a starting price of ¥2699 (~$392) while the 8GB + 128GB version sold for ¥3199 (~$466). The base model launched in the US at $399.

This isn’t its first price cut but even at the new prices, the Red Magic Mars doesn’t seem like the one to buy when you compare it to the iQOO Neo. The base model is still more expensive than that of the Neo which is ¥1798 (~$260). But that is barely even scratching the surface when it comes to where the iQOO Neo wins.

The Neo has a larger display which is AMOLED as against the Nubia’s smaller LCD screen. The Neo also has a much bigger battery, a faster-charging technology, and more cameras. Though it misses out on the Red Magic Mars’ RGB LED strip, surround sound and wider availability.

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Nubia’s Red Magic Mars comes in three color variants. They are Flame Red, Meteorite Black, and Camouflage. The first two variants have been available for purchase for about a month now. Nubia has announced that it has begun taking pre-orders for the camouflage edition ahead of its first sale tomorrow.

This version of the Red Magic Mars not only has a nice paint job, but it is also the only variant with 10GB of RAM and 256GB of storage. The camouflage edition also has a special anti-fingerprint coating. The price tag is ¥3999 (~$591) and pre-orders are already live on Jingdong.com for those interested in purchasing a unit.

The Nubia Red Magic Mars has a 6.0-inch 1080 x 2160 display, a Snapdragon 845 processor, 6GB/8GB/10GB of RAM and 64GB/128GB/256GB of storage. There is no support for storage expansion.

There is a 16MP f/1.8 sensor on the rear and an 8MP f/2.0 sensor in front for selfies. It has a rear-mounted fingerprint scanner, packs a 3,800mAh battery, and runs Android 9 Pie with Red Magic UI on top. There is an RGB strip on the back, two touch-sensitive shoulder buttons on the side, and stereo speakers with DTS 7.1 surround sound.

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Nubia will begin selling the Red Magic Mars from January 31 in the US and Europe. It will have a starting price of $399. The camouflage edition will be known as the Conqueror Limited Edition in these markets.

Popular phone skin maker dbrand has a camouflage skin for the Red Magic gaming phone that is sold on the Red Magic site. Nubia might partner with them again to offer a camouflage skin for the Red Magic Mars.

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Yesterday we reported that Nubia would be at this year’s edition of CES showing off its latest gaming smartphone, the Red Magic Mars. The manufacturer has now announced the release date for the phone in new markets.

If you live in the US, Nubia says the Red Magic Mars will be available for purchase starting January 31 for $399. This comes as a surprise since Nubia didn’t officially launch the original Red Magic in the US save for when people could pre-order it on Indiegogo.

Now, residents of the US will be able to buy the phone on the dedicated website for Nubia’s gaming smartphones, redmagic.gg. The $399 price is for the base model which has 6GB of RAM and 64GB of storage. Nubia says the 8GB RAM + 128GB and 10GB RAM + 256GB models will also be available but their prices have not been announced yet.

The phone will also go on sale in Europe on the same day but Nubia didn’t reveal the price. The official press statement also says it will be available in other regions too but doesn’t say when.

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The Nubia Red Magic Mars will compete with the Razer Phone 2 which sells for over $700 and the ROG Phone which starts at over $800. Both these phones have additional features and more RAM and storage that the Red Magic Mars lacks but all three are powered by the same chipset – the Snapdragon 845.

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CES 2019 officially begins tomorrow and Lenovo Mobile and Nubia just confirmed they will be at the event. Both manufacturers will be bringing their latest smartphones.

Lenovo confirmed it will be at the show which holds in Las Vegas and they will be bringing along the Lenovo Z5s. The Lenovo Z5s was released last month as Lenovo’s first phone with triple rear cameras.

The Z5s sports a 6.3-inch 1080 x 2340 display with a water-drop notch. It is powered by the Snapdragon 710 processor with 4GB/6GB of RAM and 64GB/128GB of storage. The triple rear cameras are a 16MP f/1.8 wide angle sensor, an 8MP telephoto camera with 2x optical zoom, and a 5MP depth sensor. You also get a 16MP selfie camera, a rear-mounted fingerprint scanner, a 3,300mAh battery and ZUI 10 based on Android Pie.

Although Lenovo says it is taking the phone to the US, the possibility of it getting a North American launch is low or even non-existent. The Motorola brand is what Lenovo pushes in the US and there is no inclination that will change soon.

Nubia, on the other hand, will likely be taking its latest gaming phone, the Red Magic Mars, to CES 2019. It has been counting down to the event on its official Twitter and the posters say “Next-gen Mobile Gaming”.

The Red Magic Mars has a 6-inch 1080 x 2160 display, a Snapdragon 845 processor, 6GB/8GB/10GB of RAM and 64GB/128GB/256GB of storage. A single 16MP camera sits on its back and there is an 8MP camera for selfies.

The phone has a customizable LED strip on the back right below the fingerprint sensor. It also has a 3,800mAh battery, runs Android Pie, DTS surround audio, stereo speakers, 4D Shock haptic feedback, and two touch-sensitive buttons on the side that act as shoulder buttons.

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Nubia already said the Red Magic Mars will get a global launch but there is no confirmation the US will be one of the markets it will be available in.

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The Nubia Red Magic Mars (Red Magic 2) has been making its way across benchmark sites this month. Last week, it was benchmarked on Master Lu and AnTuTu, with scores higher than that of any Android Phone in the market at the moment. Now, it has been spotted on Geekbench.

The phone is benchmarked as the “nubia NX619J” once again. It runs Android 9 Pie, is powered by a Snapdragon 845 processor (sdm845) and has 6GB of RAM.

This is the third RAM variant we have seen. Teaser posters already confirmed the phone will have a 10GB RAM version while the version benchmarked on AnTuTu and Master Lu has 8GB of RAM.

The Red Magic Mars scored 2375 points in the single-core test and 9066 points in the multi-core test. The scores are similar to that of other gaming phones like the Razer Phone 2 and the Black Shark gaming phone.

The phone will come with a dual cooling system, shoulder buttons, 4D smart shock, DTS 7.1 surround sound, and a Smart PA amplifier.

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The Red Magic Mars is already up for crowdfunding and still has about three weeks more before it ends. Nubia will have a proper launch event on November 28 and it will begin to ship the phone to backers in December.

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Last week, Nubia announced the crowdfunding of its second gaming phone. Originally thought to be called the Red Magic 2, new info has revealed it will probably launch as the Red Magic Mars. The phone has now been benchmarked on Master Lu and AnTuTu.

The phone appears on both benchmark apps as the Nubia NX619J. The Red Magic Mars is powered by a Snapdragon 845 processor and 8GB of RAM. Based on the crowdfunding page and the bunch of teasers, there will also be a 10GB RAM variant with 256GB of storage. Its display size isn’t given but the resolution is said to be 2160 x 1080, the same as that of the Red Magic.

The phone scored a total of 361,730 points on the benchmark app, surpassing not by a small margin, the benchmark score of the Nubia X (311,441 points) which is powered by the same processor and also has the same amount of RAM. If this is the score of the 8GB version, expect the 10GB RAM model to score higher.

The Red Magic Mars also scores high on AnTuTu. Its benchmark score of 319,781 points puts it ahead of the Kirin 980-powered trio of the Mate 20, Mate 20 Pro, and the Mate 20 X and also the Snapdragon 845-powered Black Shark Helo.

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The phone already crossed its crowdfunding in 2 hours after the page went live. There should be a proper launch in December and the phone should start shipping to backers at the end of December.

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