Nubia Releases the Red Magic 5G Smartphone in China
Nubia released its first 5G flagship gaming phone, the RedMagic 5G.
The smartphone is equipped with an 6.65-inch AMOLED (1080x2340 FHD+) with the industry's highest refresh rate of 144Hz, in order to provide a smoother gaming experience.
The device is equipped with Snapdragon 865 5G chip solution, 16GB ultra-large capacity LPDDR5 memory, UFS3.0 flash memory, and WiFi6 wireless module.
In addition, Nubia has added to the phone a new cooling system. Its board feaatures an L-shaped liquid cooling tube on the back, a large area of thermally conductive gel on the front of it, a multilayer graphite thermally conductive film, a large-sized thermally conductive copper foil, a built-in fan, and a newly designed air duct.
The Red Magic 5G has three rear cameras. The primary sensor is a 64MP Sony IMX686 camera and the other two sensors are an 8MP ultrawide angle camera and a 2MP macro camera. In front is an 8MP camera for selfies.
This a gaming phone after all, so it is no surprise that the phone has two touch control shoulder buttons. Nubia says these buttons have a 300Hz pressure sensitivity.
The Red Magic 5G has stereo speakers with DTS X Ultra and an audio jack at the top. There is 4D game shock and it is now improved thanks to the linear motor inside the phone.
The device also supports a 55W (PD3.0 PPS) fast charging solution that takes only 15 minutes to charge its 4500mAh to 56% and 40 minutes for a full charge.
The 8GB + 128GB version of the Nubia Red Devil 5G gaming phone is priced at 3799 yuan, the 12GB + 128GB version is priced at only 4,099 yuan, the 12GB + 256GB version is priced at 4399 yuan, and the 16GB + 256GB version is priced at 4999 yuan.
Prices for a transparent version of the device is set at 4,599 yuan (12GB + 256GB) and 5,199 yuan (16GB + 256GB). The device is currently available for pre-order and will be officially launched on March 19.