New gaming smartphones from ZTE's Nubia sub-brand debuted in China, which in turn uses the Red Magic sub-brand in the gaming world. It's a bit twisted - but Red Magic 9 Pro and Red Magic 9 Pro+ they offer a simple shape and interesting equipment.
As befits gaming smartphones, Red Magic 9 Pro and Red Magic 9 Pro+ features the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 processor along with LPDDR5X and UFS 4.0 memories. Next to it, there is a special co-processor supporting gaming performance - Red Core R2 PRO, and all this is cooled by the active ICE 13 system with a fan. The smartphones feature 6.8-inch rectangular narrow-bezel Q9+ OLED displays supplied by BOE. The screens have a resolution of 2480x1116 pixels, 10-bit colors, brightness up to 1600 nits, image refreshment of 120 Hz, touch refreshment of 960 Hz and dimming of 2160 Hz PWM. Not only fingerprint readers but also selfie cameras are hidden under the screens. These are 16-megapixel Omnivision OV16E1Q modules.
photo: Nubia
Compared to the previous generation, Nubia has modified the rear cameras. The main and wide-angle cameras now have 50 megapixels each. The main one is the S5KGN5 matrix with optical image stabilization, and the wide-angle one is the S5KJN1. Next to it, a 2-megapixel GC02M1 macro camera has been added. The equipment also includes additional triggers for players with 520 Hz refresh rate, three microphones, stereo speakers, a minijack and X-axis vibration. There are 5G, Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 5.3, NFC and USB 3.2 communication modules and an infrared transmitter. The system is Red Magic OS 9.0 based on Android 14.
photo: Nubia
The price list, as is typical for Nubia, is quite complicated:
- Red Magic 9 Pro 8+256 GB - 4399 yuan, USD 620
- Red Magic 9 Pro 12+256 GB - 4,799 yuan, USD 677
- Red Magic 9 Pro 12+512 GB - 5,199 yuan, USD 734
- Red Magic 9 Pro Transparent 12+256 GB - 4999 yuan, USD 705
- Red Magic 9 Pro Transparent 12+512 GB - 5,399 yuan, USD 762
- Red Magic 9 Pro+ 16+256 GB - 5,499 yuan, USD 775
- Red Magic 9 Pro+ 16+512 GB - 5,799 yuan, USD 818
- Red Magic 9 Pro+ 24GB + 1TB - 6,999 yuan, USD 987
- Red Magic 9 Pro+ Transparent 16+256 GB - 5699 yuan, USD 803
- Red Magic 9 Pro+ Transparent 16+512 GB - 5999 yuan, USD 845
photo: Nubia
