Finally someone points out the ir blaster on the top. 90% of people who review this phone don’t mention it. One of the most amazing features of this phone imo. Old but powerful tech.
@@ahmedtarek321 it’s like having a universal remote in your phone. You can control just about any device that has infrared. I think most manufacturers took the feature away because it can be abused.
I got this and it’s an amazing phone. i’ve seen some people say bad things about it, but they need to realize this is a gaming phone, not a camera phone or a underwater phone. It’s for gaming. It’s a bit expensive, but when compared to any other phone on the market, it’s cheaper and more powerful. It also comes with a really nice 80 W charger and the cord. That being said, there’s a cool fan on the back, which helps cool, the phone, but that also makes it completely vulnerable to water. I wouldn’t even have this in the bathroom while I’m showering.
I been thinking about getting one, but I see a lot of complaints with the phone side of things for western customers. From what I see is people complaining that this phone does not support a lot networks here in USA, so I'm curious if you have had any problems with this.
@@zalin2000 I haven’t had any problems, but that’s because I only use this phone for gaming. I don’t take this phone outside ever because of the vent for the fan. If any dust or water got in there, it would trash the phone.
I'm just curious wtf are people doing with devices nowadays where IP rating and waterproofing mean so much, call me crazy but I've had an Android ever since the first prepaid was released (it was the Motorola Triumph through Virgin Mobile for $450 back in the day) and only on a handful of situations was waterproofing or dust proofing ever needed and that's even after I dropped it in a 5 gallon bucket of pizza sauce, let it dry out in a bag of rice for a week and everything was fine, now I get the fan situation with this phone and not wanting to get it wet, but wtf are people doing using it in a typhoon ? Like really, smdh, everything about this phone is top notch, especially if your coming from an LG V20 like I was except for the audio, yes the audio is great when using the outer speakers but once headphones are connected to the headphone jack is where it becomes lackluster, they claim it has Qualcomm audio (Dual DAC) but sure doesn't sound like or has the power of a DAC let alone a Dual DAC setup and unfortunately I took a chance with this device because of the pricing and audio available to any device available on the market, that was until April 28th when MoonDrop released the MIAD 01 (Smartphone/DAC/DAP/Dual DAC) It's by far the best audio phone or device I've come across or ever heard of/tried so it was a no brainer for me
@@suk4ed I think this is the Nubia Redmagic cause I saw before the concept. However yeah. I am glad those phones are going to change the display and selfie camera tech in the mobile phone industry.
Here in the Philippines, RedMagic are nailing it with sales more than ROG Phones do. It's cheaper, and had so much to offer without breaking the bank. For those planning to buy ROG Phones here, beware of buying that overpriced sh1+. I was a former ROG phone user from 3 Strix, 5S and 6D. All of my ROG phones had motherboard issues just after several months of usage. I now am a happy user of RedMagic 8Pro for almost a year and loving it! RM9Pro is an even more BEAST!! UPDATES HUH? Most Rog phones are having bootloop issues after Asus releases a Major Update on ROG phones, goodluck with that. RedMagic might be slower on updates, but I encountered no major issues so far with every update. Aside from losing the Gallery app on my RM8Pro which can be fix easily lol.
Thanks. I was looking a review for the sleet version (most of the reviews are for the plus version). The cons are things that not impact my usage. I can't wait to receive this phone
It's hard to argue that it isn't worse than the S24 Ultra. The S24 has everything. Better software with longer support, wireless charging, AI features, significantly improved camera, improved gorilla glass, stylus and so on. The S24 Ultra is also double the price of the base model of this phone, so it's a really unfair comparison to begin with. If you don't care about the camera, then you're not losing too much. If you want the overall best android phone and don't care about the price, this isn't it.
@Chigz Tech Reviews Do you know how many garanteed updates it will get? As I know it often is a problem with Redmagic... Probably only one or two, if the update policy is still the same as with older phones from Redmagic. Had the Redmagic 6S Pro before and there where way less updates compared to on the ROG Phones and especially less Android upgrades...
@@jiaododojiao3513 Hi bro, they've improved so far on updating since RM7 series. My old RM7 is still being updated until now 2024. I got 2 updates this year, security patches + gaming features upgrades(RM9Pro features.) It's not that far from ROG phones as I am a former owner of those. ROG gives 2 OS updates and 2-3 yrs of security updates. While RM gives 1-2OS updates and same 3yrs security/features updates.
Do you think the selfie camera is really necessary ? I really want to buy this smartphone but I worried about the face camera, i don't take selfies, but sometimes I need to
Thanks for your great review always maybe one day soon I may get the money to buy some of this great phones it's really expensive here now. I still stock with my inginix note 7... But the ba3 is killing I have to charge every 2hours
bro i am from xiaomi redmi series note. and at first i thought xiaomi system is fine but it worst after 2 months. it has system crash even updated miui and slow system navigation. i go back to OPPO. and this redmagic this more powerful than sthupid Xiaomi system fail dhick
@Deadenne I agree, ROG Phones really have material and build quality issues... -> I have the ROG Phone 2; fell, and broke it's screen, even though having a good cover and good glass on top, but is still usable up to today. -> I have the ROG Phone 3; fell completely flat on the ground from about 1,5 meters. Doesn't function anymore at all, even if externally looks perfect; so broke something inside of it. (even the screen looks intact...) -> I have the ROG Phone 6D; fell from about 1 meter and broke its unlock (power on) button, even though the rest was functioning, by onlocking it with the finger sensor. Powered it down once and couldn't restart it anymore 😅 Now I sent it in to ASUS (in Germany, I hope the German RMA process is more reliable then the US one...) and asked them to exchange the battery, as it does only last 0,75 days, even though if using it less... I used it a lot, but after less then 1,5 hours owning it an aweful result... -> From a built quality standpoint Redmagic is way better, that is why I bought it. Also the extended 6500 mAh battery is way better then the shrinked 5500 mAh battery one of the ASUS ROG Phone 8 and 8 Pro. WHY ASUS ARE YOU SHRINKING BATTERIES!!!! -> I also like the built in active cooler, which the ROG Phone 8 doesn't have and is a big plus -> For camera, picture quality, sound and for it's system I would have tended to an ROG Phone 8, if it wouldn't have had a shrinked battery, a further increased price, and that terrible build quality... -> I just ordered this exact same Redmagic 8 Pro phone, and really hope Redmagic will fix the Netflix resolution. As I've seen the photos and videos are ok. Great the have OIS built in now. A real pity they didn't improve their selfie cam... As I am a streamer I will still be able to live with it I think. Luckily I don't do a lot of selfies and my wife has an Iphone which makes way better photos for on the go.
What immediately gets my attention is that only Apple builds on 3nm but even then it can't hold up the speed of the competition. Imagine Mediatek and Qualcomm would also have build there latest on 3nm.
Processor nm stopped meaning anything a few years ago. Some companies advertise lower nm than the actual transistor size. Architecture and design of the chips also play a big role.
@ChigzTech Just seen benchmark table list and Poco X6 pro at £234. Could you please refer to a link where it's possible to buy that device at that price? Thanks
I would have asked you to bless me with this phone ... I actually almost did until I hear its over 550k pounds that's whooping over a million naira in my country... Haaaaa
I wouldn't use those when having the active cooling system turned on, as in my opinion this could brake the phone. As long as you don't keep it open under the running rain, nothing should happen.
Not even powerful 👎. It can't even handle Fortnite at 90fps only goes 60fps I know because I bought one and returned it for that reason. Rog 8 pro for Fortnite at least goes 90fps
Finally someone points out the ir blaster on the top. 90% of people who review this phone don’t mention it.
One of the most amazing features of this phone imo. Old but powerful tech.
What doest ir. Blaster do
@@ahmedtarek321 it’s like having a universal remote in your phone. You can control just about any device that has infrared. I think most manufacturers took the feature away because it can be abused.
I got this and it’s an amazing phone. i’ve seen some people say bad things about it, but they need to realize this is a gaming phone, not a camera phone or a underwater phone. It’s for gaming. It’s a bit expensive, but when compared to any other phone on the market, it’s cheaper and more powerful. It also comes with a really nice 80 W charger and the cord. That being said, there’s a cool fan on the back, which helps cool, the phone, but that also makes it completely vulnerable to water. I wouldn’t even have this in the bathroom while I’m showering.
I been thinking about getting one, but I see a lot of complaints with the phone side of things for western customers. From what I see is people complaining that this phone does not support a lot networks here in USA, so I'm curious if you have had any problems with this.
@@zalin2000 I haven’t had any problems, but that’s because I only use this phone for gaming. I don’t take this phone outside ever because of the vent for the fan. If any dust or water got in there, it would trash the phone.
the phone is not expensive😂😂😂 low iq.
I'm just curious wtf are people doing with devices nowadays where IP rating and waterproofing mean so much, call me crazy but I've had an Android ever since the first prepaid was released (it was the Motorola Triumph through Virgin Mobile for $450 back in the day) and only on a handful of situations was waterproofing or dust proofing ever needed and that's even after I dropped it in a 5 gallon bucket of pizza sauce, let it dry out in a bag of rice for a week and everything was fine, now I get the fan situation with this phone and not wanting to get it wet, but wtf are people doing using it in a typhoon ? Like really, smdh, everything about this phone is top notch, especially if your coming from an LG V20 like I was except for the audio, yes the audio is great when using the outer speakers but once headphones are connected to the headphone jack is where it becomes lackluster, they claim it has Qualcomm audio (Dual DAC) but sure doesn't sound like or has the power of a DAC let alone a Dual DAC setup and unfortunately I took a chance with this device because of the pricing and audio available to any device available on the market, that was until April 28th when MoonDrop released the MIAD 01 (Smartphone/DAC/DAP/Dual DAC) It's by far the best audio phone or device I've come across or ever heard of/tried so it was a no brainer for me
Nice to see a brighter future in the tech industry. First official released device with under display camera!
Nubia has also
@@suk4ed I think this is the Nubia Redmagic cause I saw before the concept. However yeah. I am glad those phones are going to change the display and selfie camera tech in the mobile phone industry.
What do you mean? I've had a ZTE Axon 30 5G for years and it has an UDC. Same with the Axon 20.
Or the Axon 40 Ultra, ZTE Nubia Z60 Ultra, ...
@@reflex3843nubia was ZTE till 2015. So it was the same company at one point
Here in the Philippines, RedMagic are nailing it with sales more than ROG Phones do. It's cheaper, and had so much to offer without breaking the bank.
For those planning to buy ROG Phones here, beware of buying that overpriced sh1+. I was a former ROG phone user from 3 Strix, 5S and 6D. All of my ROG phones had motherboard issues just after several months of usage. I now am a happy user of RedMagic 8Pro for almost a year and loving it! RM9Pro is an even more BEAST!!
UPDATES HUH? Most Rog phones are having bootloop issues after Asus releases a Major Update on ROG phones, goodluck with that. RedMagic might be slower on updates, but I encountered no major issues so far with every update. Aside from losing the Gallery app on my RM8Pro which can be fix easily lol.
Redmagic 9 pro or oneplus12 ?
@@smoochies5056 Redmagic 9 Pro if you prefer performance over camera quality. Especially for gaming!
@@BoomcoreIsLive OnePlus 12 can do both just slap on a redmagic cooler 😂
@@user-gq3eq5bf9tand lack of bypass charging actually
What do you value more ? Performance or cameras ? There's your answer
Thanks for the great video bro. Can the phone charge other phones via usbc port via usbc cable?
Thanks. I was looking a review for the sleet version (most of the reviews are for the plus version). The cons are things that not impact my usage. I can't wait to receive this phone
Red Magic 9 has DTS:X, very good!
Does it support MetroPCS
pretty sure it does, it works on tmobile and metro uses tmobile
Does it support either att or verizon?
When We will See Ugoos Am8 Pro Review ?
The intake vent is worrisome. It might accumulate lints and dusts overtime.
The intake vent is like a lint party that never stops. Time to break out the vacuum!
Is this phone is worth buying from canada if we want great camera and great Gamimg experience??
Yes but not great front camera tho
@@criptyWill it give good video camera?
@@criptydude pls reply😅i want to buy it my old phone is damaged😢
@@criptybro pls reply😅i want to buy it because my old phone got damaged.
in video yes it is great but in camera pic it is above average quality@@Shining_Star917
This phone is insane I don't know if it's better than the s24 ultra
It's hard to argue that it isn't worse than the S24 Ultra. The S24 has everything. Better software with longer support, wireless charging, AI features, significantly improved camera, improved gorilla glass, stylus and so on. The S24 Ultra is also double the price of the base model of this phone, so it's a really unfair comparison to begin with. If you don't care about the camera, then you're not losing too much. If you want the overall best android phone and don't care about the price, this isn't it.
If we talk about gaming this is much better but in camera or slightly bigger (not better) display the s24tra wins in that category
@@JordanIdkredmagic has 2 years software support while s24 line has 7 years support
In terms of gaming by far yes , in everything else the s24 ultra is far superior
Is this available on Canada market
just watched a guy run gta 5 in one of these
yay im ur first like
and reply
@@TristanKirstatter ?
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@@TristanKirstatter you just said "and reply"
@Chigz Tech Reviews
Do you know how many garanteed updates it will get? As I know it often is a problem with Redmagic... Probably only one or two, if the update policy is still the same as with older phones from Redmagic. Had the Redmagic 6S Pro before and there where way less updates compared to on the ROG Phones and especially less Android upgrades...
@@jiaododojiao3513 Hi bro, they've improved so far on updating since RM7 series. My old RM7 is still being updated until now 2024. I got 2 updates this year, security patches + gaming features upgrades(RM9Pro features.)
It's not that far from ROG phones as I am a former owner of those. ROG gives 2 OS updates and 2-3 yrs of security updates. While RM gives 1-2OS updates and same 3yrs security/features updates.
Do you think the selfie camera is really necessary ? I really want to buy this smartphone but I worried about the face camera, i don't take selfies, but sometimes I need to
check other videos, couse this phone is not for taking selfies it is for gaming.
Good review on a nice phone 👍
Thanks for your great review always maybe one day soon I may get the money to buy some of this great phones it's really expensive here now. I still stock with my inginix note 7... But the ba3 is killing I have to charge every 2hours
Hi chigz.can you review budget phone like Poco x6 pro with powerful chipset...
Nice i order one suppose to reach tomorrow CODM here i come 😂
is this phone more powerfull then the Xiaomi 13 ?
Bro the phone in the video is a gaming phone, of course it's more powerful.
Hella more powerful
bro i am from xiaomi redmi series note. and at first i thought xiaomi system is fine but it worst after 2 months. it has system crash even updated miui and slow system navigation. i go back to OPPO. and this redmagic this more powerful than sthupid Xiaomi system fail dhick
i buyed the redmagic 9 its insane
Will it last for 3 or 4 years cuz idk nothing about it
As long as it doesn’t it break or gets overused like crazy than yeah
I have the 6s pro for ~3 years. Using it as a daily driver, and its just fine.
Planning to get the 9 though. I like the looks
@Deadenne
I agree, ROG Phones really have material and build quality issues...
-> I have the ROG Phone 2; fell, and broke it's screen, even though having a good cover and good glass on top, but is still usable up to today.
-> I have the ROG Phone 3; fell completely flat on the ground from about 1,5 meters. Doesn't function anymore at all, even if externally looks perfect; so broke something inside of it. (even the screen looks intact...)
-> I have the ROG Phone 6D; fell from about 1 meter and broke its unlock (power on) button, even though the rest was functioning, by onlocking it with the finger sensor. Powered it down once and couldn't restart it anymore 😅 Now I sent it in to ASUS (in Germany, I hope the German RMA process is more reliable then the US one...) and asked them to exchange the battery, as it does only last 0,75 days, even though if using it less... I used it a lot, but after less then 1,5 hours owning it an aweful result...
-> From a built quality standpoint Redmagic is way better, that is why I bought it. Also the extended 6500 mAh battery is way better then the shrinked 5500 mAh battery one of the ASUS ROG Phone 8 and 8 Pro. WHY ASUS ARE YOU SHRINKING BATTERIES!!!!
-> I also like the built in active cooler, which the ROG Phone 8 doesn't have and is a big plus
-> For camera, picture quality, sound and for it's system I would have tended to an ROG Phone 8, if it wouldn't have had a shrinked battery, a further increased price, and that terrible build quality...
-> I just ordered this exact same Redmagic 8 Pro phone, and really hope Redmagic will fix the Netflix resolution. As I've seen the photos and videos are ok. Great the have OIS built in now. A real pity they didn't improve their selfie cam... As I am a streamer I will still be able to live with it I think. Luckily I don't do a lot of selfies and my wife has an Iphone which makes way better photos for on the go.
Thx mate Chiz
What immediately gets my attention is that only Apple builds on 3nm but even then it can't hold up the speed of the competition. Imagine Mediatek and Qualcomm would also have build there latest on 3nm.
Processor nm stopped meaning anything a few years ago. Some companies advertise lower nm than the actual transistor size. Architecture and design of the chips also play a big role.
@@MuttleyGames is's all about the production of heat.
if you want a high quality phone to be a little bit cheaper its ok for no hdr or netflix sd
Brilliant phone super fast
Pubg maximum frame rates increase when you drop the graphics just to let you know and now you should get up to 120fps
netflix HD is now Working 📽
The only constant are I'm in Europe so I can't use that 80 watt charged and cable, so I have to use a different charger 😭
Does it have a micro sd card slot?
no
why the trigger buttons are not physical buttons WHYYYY
So they last long??
Yes 🎉🎉🎉❤
If you want us to hear the fan, you have to stop talking and give us a chance to hear it lol
it weighs 229grams not 220grams
wait they dont do 165 hertz
sthupid iPhone 15 pro and samesung
@ChigzTech Just seen benchmark table list and Poco X6 pro at £234. Could you please refer to a link where it's possible to buy that device at that price? Thanks
Cons: No Gallery App
So what does it use ???? Goggle photos?? If so idc
@@Sinister_Sinox1 you will have to download a Gallery and Video App
There is Google Photos.
@@deathrodamus9608 neither is there a video app
sthupid
For sale brother my 6 months old pixel 7a is knackered mate 😄🤣🏆💚👊
Or last year's 8s pro let me know if do please bro🏆💚💚👊
bgmi low end device players like karo🥲
K70 pro is laughing
Like it
Gift to me plz
I would have asked you to bless me with this phone ... I actually almost did until I hear its over 550k pounds that's whooping over a million naira in my country... Haaaaa
First 🫡🫡
Also found stickers vents to keep water and dust out on ali express
it does not affect the phone?
I wouldn't use those when having the active cooling system turned on, as in my opinion this could brake the phone.
As long as you don't keep it open under the running rain, nothing should happen.
If only it folded.
eww no, foldable phones get an ugly "bend mark"
Motorola Razr 5g doesnt have that issue. @@DeliberateOfficeSlave
A useless gimmick IMO.
All phones have the potential of folding. Just can’t unfold lol 😉
The iPhone 6 folded easily.
Not even powerful 👎. It can't even handle Fortnite at 90fps only goes 60fps I know because I bought one and returned it for that reason. Rog 8 pro for Fortnite at least goes 90fps
I will comeback these comment after motherboard crash 😂
of course it can handle it.. it's just locked to 60. you really think snapdragon 8 gen 3 can't handle fortnite at 90??.. listen to yourself
@@LunaWaves the Red magic 9 can't go 90fps I returned it!!!!!!!!!! for that reason.
@@Vali-2014this is the most powerful device more then iphone or samsung in gpu yet cheaper than iphone or samsung
Red magic 9 pro run Fortnite 120 fps in some gaming tests in fortnite
gorilla glass 5