The world of smartphones has witnessed a great development in recent years. ZTE Nubia, which wants to climb to the top in the sector, almost took a rest. The company introduced the Red Magic 8S Pro series in December of last year. The company made an ambitious comeback with the “S” version of the series.
Red Magic 8S Pro Plus features 24GB RAM and Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy
Nubia introduced the Red Magic 8S Pro and Pro Plus models. The series includes a customized processor that is currently shown as the most powerful Android processor. The overclocked Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 was previously used in Samsung’s S23 series. “Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for GalaxyThe processor called ” has only been included in the Samsung Galaxy S23 series until now.
The processor, which will be produced with the standard Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, 4 nm technology, uses 1 x 3.19 GHz ARM Cortex-X3, 2 x 2.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A715, 2 x 2.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A710 and 3 x 2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A510 cores. Qualcomm includes the Adreno 740 graphics interface that supports Ray Tracing technology in its chipset.
Nubia offers up to 12GB of LPDDR5X RAM and up to 512GB of UFS 4.0 storage options in its standard model. Red Magic 8S Pro Plus introduced the version with 16 GB to 24 GB RAM and 512 GB to 1 TB storage. In addition, the devices take the stage with the ICE 12.0 cooling system, which consists of measures such as 3D vapor chamber cooling and graphene heat sink.
Red Magic 8S Pro features
Processor | Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy |
Screen | 1,116 x 2,480 pixel resolution (20:9); 100% DCI-P3; 6.8” AMOLED display; 1,300 nits of brightness |
rear camera | -50 Megapixel GN5 main camera; -8 Megapixel ultra wide;(not yet announced) -2 Megapixel macro (not yet announced) |
Front camera | 16 Megapixels (under display) |
OS | OxygenOS 13.1 based on Android 13 |
RAM and storage | -Standard model (8GB+128GB, 8+256GB, 12GB+256GB, 12GB+512GB) -Pro Plus model (16GB+256GB, 16GB+512GB, 16GB+1TB, 24GB+1TB) RAMs: LPDDR5X |
Battery | Standard model: 6,000mAh with 80W wired charging speed Pro Plus model: 6,000mAh with 165W fast charging |
Features | Gorilla Glass 5 protection; ICE 12.0 cooling system; 3.5mm port; dtsX Ultra support; three microphones; Wi-Fi 7 |
Prices and availability
The series is expected to go on sale in the coming days. There is no clear information about which markets it will take the stage. However, previous Red Magic series had performed in the global market. Such an ambitious series is also expected to hit the global market. The sales prices of the device and the possible fees if it comes to Turkey are as follows;
note: Türkiye prices are calculated taking into account all telephone taxes.
Red Magic 8S Pro;
- 8GB+128GB: $552 (28,700)
- 8+256GB: 607 dollars (31 thousand 560 TL)
- 12GB+256GB: $662 (34,400)
- 12GB+512GB: $760 (39,500 TL)
Red Magic 8S Pro Plus;
- 16GB+256GB: 786 dollars (40 thousand 870 TL)
- 16GB+512GB; 828 dollars (43 thousand TL)
- 16GB+1TB: 966 dollars (50 thousand 300 TL)
- 24GB+1TB: $1035 (53,800)