ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro: 6.8-inch AMOLED gaming smartphone with Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, up to 12GB RAM, 50MP triple primary camera and huge 6000 mAh battery

ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro is the first gaming smartphone with the latest Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset being released. What’s so great about it, you might ask? Read on to find out more.

But before we begin, let’s take a trip down memory lane where earlier this year, the Nubia Red Magic 7 was released, and this is what it has to offer:

• 6.8-inch Full HD+ AMOLED screen with 1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio or ~387 ppi density
• 165Hz refresh rate
• 700 nits (typical) brightness
• Fingerprint sensor (under display, optical)
• Glass front, glass back, aluminum frame
• Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection
• Pressure sensitive zones (500Hz touch-sensing)
• Built-in cooling fan
• Aviation aluminum middle frame
• Qualcomm SM8450 Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 (4 nm) chipset, Octa-core (1x3.00 GHz Cortex-X2 & 3x2.50 GHz Cortex-A710 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A510) processor, Adreno 730 graphics and 8GB/12GB/16GB/18GB RAM
• Triple primary camera: 64MP with f/1.8 aperture, 26mm (wide), 1/1.97", 0.7µm and PDAF + 8MP with f/2.0 aperture, 120˚, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/4.0" and 1.12µm + 2MP with (macro), LED flash, HDR and panorama
• 8MP selfie camera with f/2.0 aperture, (wide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm and HDR
• 128GB/256GB/512GB internal storage with no expansion slot
• Non-removable Li-Po 4500 mAh battery with Fast battery charging 120W, 100% in just 17 minutes, Power Delivery 3.0
• Android 12 operating system
• Dual-sim and 5G
• February 2022 expected release date
• 47,999 Indian Rupee or ~640 USD price tag

ZTE Nubia Red Magic 7 was every gamer’s dream come true. It is a gaming machine first and a smartphone second. If you want the absolute best to help you achieve your mission objectives, then look no further than this piece.

Having said that, here comes the successor, ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro. There doesn’t seem to be a ‘normal’ version though, I wonder why:

• 6.8-inch Full HD+ AMOLED screen with 1116 x 2480 pixels, 20:9 ratio or ~400 ppi density
• 1B colors
• 120Hz refresh rate
• 1300 nits (peak) brightness
• Glass front, glass back, aluminum frame
• Pressure sensitive zones (520Hz touch-sensing)
• Built-in cooling fan
• Aviation aluminum middle frame
• Qualcomm SM8550 Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (4 nm) chipset, Octa-core (1x3.2 GHz Cortex-X3 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A715 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A710 & 3x2.0 GHz Cortex-A510) processor, Adreno 740 graphics and 8GB/12GB RAM
• Triple primary camera: 50MP with f/1.8 aperture, (wide), 1/1.57", 1.0µm and PDAF + 8MP with f/2.2 aperture, 120˚, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/4.0" and 1.12µm + 2MP with f/2.4 aperture, (macro), LED flash, HDR and panorama
• 16MP selfie camera with (wide), under display and HDR
• 128GB/256GB internal storage with no expansion slot
• Non-removable Li-Po 6000 mAh battery with Fast battery charging 80W, 100% in just 35 minutes, Power Delivery 3.0
• Android 13 operating system
• Dual-sim and 5G
• December 28^th 2022 expected release date
• Starts from 5,199 Chinese Yuan or ~745 USD price tag

As you can see, the Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro is the timely update that most gamers have been waiting for. We all know how the previous Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 had many issues, namely overheating and throttling when it gets hot. But most of its other specs are similar, so let’s go through it.

The Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro comes in with a large 6.8-inch Full HD+ AMOLED screen with 120Hz refresh rate and insanely high peak brightness of 1300 nits. There’s plenty of gaming features available here, such as the pressure sensitive zones, built-in cooling fan, and aluminum middle frame.

All these features are needed to keep the beast underneath it as cool as possible.

With the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset being paired with a very fast Cortex octa-core processor, powerful graphics and up to 12GB RAM, this combination can easily run any games or apps that you throw at it – and still hungry for more.

You still remember that this a smartphone, and what would a smartphone be without a good camera? Here you can find the Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro sporting a 50MP+8MP+2MP triple primary camera that is fully loaded with all the nice features and functions that you expect from a great point-and-shoot camera. While you are taking a break from gaming, immerse yourself with its camera prowess. Then there’s also the 16MP selfie camera making the package complete.

With no expansion slot, you get to choose either 128GB or 256GB of internal storage. Just go with whatever your budget permits. But since most games are very huge these days, you won’t go wrong with the biggest option.

Battery-wise, the 6000 mAh rated battery is more than capable to power up the smartphone for a good day of intense gaming. When the time comes to plug it in, you can rest a while and come back in 35 minutes to find it fully charged.

Finally, the latest Android 13 operating system, dual-sim capability and 5G connectivity further adds more value to an already exciting gaming smartphone.

Conclusion:

ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro is a very powerful gaming smartphone which is great if you are into mobile gaming. You will be sure to get the best possible hardware, latest software, many other gaming features that will give you an edge over your competitors. For existing Nubia Red Magic 7 users, you might not want to upgrade just yet. But for all other users, perhaps the time has come to get yourself this beast.

ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro had just been released on December 28^th, 2022, with a price tag starts from 5,199 Chinese Yuan or ~745 USD. There are two colors available, namely Black, and Transparent.