Nubia Red Magic 5G: Gaming monster with 144 Hz display, active cooler and brutal performance

19. March 2020

Gaming smartphones are starting to appear on the market more and more. nubian, a brand that originally started as a model line at ZTE, is now going its own way and has its own equipment.

Red Magic are gaming smartphones and a novelty comes every year. This time it is Red magic 5g with the best the market has to offer.

Summary of specifications:

6,65 ″ FHD + AMOLED
Fingerprint sensor in the display
144 Hz frequency, 240 Hz touch response
Snapdragon 865 | Adreno 650
8/12/16 GB LPDDR5 RAM
128/256 GB UFS 3.0 storage
4500 mAh battery
55 W fast charging
8 MPx front camera
64 + 8 + 2 MPx rear camera
WiFi 6, 3,5 mm audio jack, active cooling with fan
Red Magic OS (Android 10)
Buttons on the side of the construction

It works on its own Nubii superstructure - Red Magic OS, which is built on Android 10. Weighs 218 grams and dimensions are 168.56 x 78 x 9.75 mm.

144 Hz display and active smoother

It dominates the front 6,65 "AMOLED resolution display Full HD + (1080 x 2340 px). Apparently, a compromise of lower resolution was created despite the high refresh rate.

It has value 144 Hz, which will please especially players. The display is much faster and smoother, which gives you an advantage in gaming. The refresh rate of the touch is 240 Hz, which adds to the reaction speed.

Of great interest is active cooler inside the form fan. This, together with passive cooling, removes hot air away from the device and thus cools the device very efficiently.

The CPU can cool down to 18 ° C, has a lifespan 30 hours and cools the total area 4000 mm²which is an improvement up to 56% from the last model.

Top performance

He works inside Snapdragon 865, which is the most powerful mobile processor today. He is seconded to the Adreno 650 graphics chip.

The fastest RAMs of the type were used L with capacities 8, 12 and 16 GB. These are crazy numbers that we don't even have in our computers. There is a choice as storage 128 to 256 GB, type UFS 3.0.

Fast charging, better endurance

In order to quickly replenish energy and play again, Red Magic 5G supports 55 W fast charging. The appropriate adapter and cable included in the package are used for this.

The battery has already received better capacity 4500 mAh and special single cell structure, thanks to which it better tolerates charging cycles and has lower energy losses.

A good camera is not the intention

With gaming smartphones, quality cameras are not the intention. Still, he got Nubia 64 MPx Sony IMX686 rear sensor with 8 MPx widescreen and 2 MPx macro. The front camera has 8 MPx.

Special external buttons on the construction, audio jack

When gripping the landscape, you can use special touch buttons with a frequency of up to 300 Hz, which are used as bottom buttons on game gamepads.

There are also 3,5 mm audio jack to connect headphones. It also supports the latest standard WiFi 6, 5G connection, dual GPS or screencast with low delay. It also has a button on the side that switches the smartphone to game mode.

Available in four colors

Nubia is available in three basic colors and one special transparent. Prices for variants are as follows:

8GB + 128GB: 3799 yuan, which translates to 494 € / 13 650 CZK
12GB + 128GB: 4099 yuan, which translates to 533 € / 14 725 CZK
12GB + 256GB: 4399 yuan, which translates to 572 € / 15 800 CZK
16GB + 256GB: 4999 yuan, which translates to 650 € / 17 955 CZK

Beautiful transparent edition

This edition is unique in that it shows all the main components on the back. They were probably inspired by Xiaomi. Here is see even fan, what looks really brutal!