The Red magic 8s is truly what a gaiming phone should be👌. Love the squared off design and the full uninterrupted flat screen! The under display camera implementation is best put to use here on a gaiming phone. Because so far it seems a long way from being optimized. The stereo speakers are really good and the 90 hz refresh option is spot on. Appart from bugs Nubia have done a great job here. Thank you for reviewing this one Chris Sir✌🙂👍
Ordered mine from the Official UK RedMagic site today. They seem to be one of very few Asian brands that stock in the UK and other countries around the world themselves. Really helps avoid extra import taxes and they don't seem to have jacked up the price for different markets. Great screen, big storage, good main cameras, big battery, efficient chip and an ever elusive headphone jack! I'm not really into mobile games but I do travel a lot so watch a lot of downloaded content, wired headphones use a lot less power and of course the notchless/vibrant/hir-res screen on this is perfect for media. I'm sure I'll be very happy.
With Black Shark out of the game and ROG phone priced so high, Red Magic seems like the best choice for mobile gamers, with such a beautiful display and back cover. However the squared off sides doesn't help in holding the phone comfortably while playing games 🤔
The square edges prob wouldn't matter a whole lot if you had a case on it, it'd prob be harder to feel the pointy edge, and you can't really complain when it has triggers and that red button all on the side, and the fact that the phone already sounds like it's pretty compact inside with the cooling and crap. It feels like a perfect gaming device and smartphone besides that, and the only thing that I wish they added was a 144/165hz display rather then 120hz, like on black shark and rog phones.
To be honest, RedMagic 8 Pro is still the best choice, if people already have 8 Pro no need to change from 8 Pro to 8S Pro, plus I really love RedMagic 8 Pro matte black variant 😻
@@Techtablets I know right?, Slight performance boost and everything is the same, it's better to stay on 8 Pro if you have that, unless you don't then get 8S Pro, either way if there's price difference then get the cheaper one 😉
Great phone. Still got mine my biggest problem is the lack if Android auto. Unfortunately, not fix for that. I'll probably sell it so I can buy and review the Xiaimi Mix Fold 3.
Hey Chris, I have a suggestion for a new test category - especially for gaming phones: Touch Input Latency. This is something that phones from ROG struggled with in the past due to using inferior displays with a 23 millisecond long reaction time but also can be something manufacturers mess up with software even if the display is optimized for gaming. The nubia RM 7S Pro and ROG Phone 2 started getting much slower in this regard after updating to a new version of Android in the past for example. Idea for how to test this: Film yourself rapidly swiping left to right with a high frame- and refreshrate in a game like CoD Mobile's training mode (Ultra fps setting, medium or low graphical fidelity) and then slow down the footage. Gold standard should be the latest iPhone / iPad with support for 120Hz. You'd be the only tech reviewer testing this, which is weird because it's one of the most crucial metrics for a gaming phone and phones in general in my opinion.
I posses the redmagic 7 and its still going strong for me except for the battery meanwhile i am not upgrading until the Redmagic 9 is out and thats if it is worth upgrading
Good Evening, Thanks for The Effort and Review I myself has the Redmagic 8 Pro for a few months now. I would like to highlight a few factors, The battery and performance is highly respectable. The 3.5mm jack is a great addition. It resembles almost like The latest Galaxy Note S23 Ultra series in terms of size and width/shape. The performance I would say that it is on par (or better) considering the price, without the S pen and IP68 and so on. Therfore it is a trade off. Depending on where you are, you could buy 2 Redmagic Phones flagship tier level or 1 S23 Note Ultra. This you have to decide based on your budget. This phone is not for everybody. It is a great phone with a few drawbacks, The camera at the back, my model appears to be very glitchy. Yes it is problematic, this comes from a person who doesn't take photo of himself. I just dislike taking photos of myself. Photos are for work purposes only. So within 7 days or so, please check and return if it has such issues arises. This is case to case basis. Basically mine freezes very often and I can't take photos 70% of the time, I have to restart the phone a few times. And in the gallery, sometimes the taken photos vanish, if you take multiple shots in succession. You have to check to confirm that your photos is really there. So yeah this is my personal experience, not to scare you but please check for such occurrences. It has been more than 4 months so I cannot return it. Maybe I've just gotten a "faulty" model, I can't be too sure. Returning it back to China is quite complicated because my data is in the phone already. And the weight is quite hefty, but the fact you can survive an entire day without finding a charging port, it is a good trade off. This is probably the only phone I have used that I don't have to worry about bringing a battery pack, at all. I'm running 120Hz refresh with no holding back. The no notch screen is also a beautiful move forward into the future. Performance wise, hardware, it's really good. Just don't bring it under wet conditions. It is not a rugged phone like the 14 Pro Max. IP68 is just not very possible yet due to the air vents. It is a 6.1/7 for me. Once again please check the cameras if faults arises, I can't stress this enough. It's as if they focused on gaming performance and forgot about the basic camera functionalities. Hope this benefits someone (31 July 2023)
Personally, Red Magic 8 Pro is already a very good gaming phone, thus no reason for S variant to exist. I would rather wait for Red Magic 9 with SD 8 Gen 3 since SD 8 Gen 4 might be using new Nuvia GPU cores whereas SD 8 Gen 3 is just a minor upgrade to SD 8 Gen 2.
The only problem for Redmagic is their software. Had the RM6 that was a bugfest. Considering what I saw here and the longevity of the support, I'd say they didn't improve much on that department
Great review, I really want to know how good this phone is for non-gamers though, as the specs are amazing. I dont care for cameras much, so on paper it seems great, but how is the everyday, day to day use like? Would you recommend this as a phone for general day to day use?
Poor cameras for a flagship as mentioned. Every day use well it will be different for everyone if you take a lot of photos and selfies it's not the phone to get. But performance, battery life, screen, 3.5mm headphone jack and just the best gaming mobile there is then yes.
Could you run the wild life extreme stress test disabling the fan and give the throttling percentage? I fear that may be the first thing to go over time with nobody able to replace it and getting stuck with lower performance.
i ordered the offical redmagic shadow blade gampad but people say it has a right analog stick issue with stock key mapping software . I tested the stock key mapping software with my xbox one s controller and it seems what are they saying is true 😢 It costs me 85$+
As far as I know, Vivo's and Motorola's game mode only have a high performance mode, but they don't lock the maximum clocks. Even on Redmagic you have to enable this mode dialing a code, it's not on the gaming settings
Hi, chris good review like always, will be great a comparative whith the nubia z50 ultra because it must have better camera but worst gaming performance.
Crazy i was having that exact same glitch with trying to view my pics on my galaxy s23. It seems to working since the last update but it was really annoying for awhile.
@Techtablets maybe it was an actual android issue and not the actual phone? Not sure but My camera still has issues. Like, I'll turn it on and it'll just be a black picture. I'll have to either switch it to selfie mode and back to fix it or just close it and reopen it.
Is it worth it to get for someone that has been using an LG V60 for three years? I don’t intend to play much, but I like the 16gb of ram, and the 528 internal storage. I’m only on the fence because of the camera…. I use it quite a lot, so it is kind of important, especially cause the V60 has a great camera that still holds up today… the headphone jack is kind of a big deal to me too… all the other flagships are just too expensive and I can’t justify paying those prices, even the Pixel 8 is 1k with only 128 of internal storage…
@@Techtablets I'll look at that one... it's a bummer about the Red magic... the V60 has too many things I love that would make it hard to get a device that's mid range I guess, especially cause I intend to get something that can last 3 or 4 years. The main names are way too pricey and I don't even think it's worth it... not 1k worth it at least...
Thanks u to sir @ TECH TABLETS for reviews it and explained about really high class quality technology ingeneered Smarts Gaming phone NUBIA RED MAGIC 8 S PRO.yes really Superior Really powerful and really good Style's designs.yes really im respects it and yes really my favorites dreamed targeted to I'm buys it.yes no comments to Sir @ TECH TABLETS.🌹🤩🤩👌💪✌️💥💯👍
Oh god that frontal camera ... Each time i want to buy a redmagic and see a review of that ugly shining frontal camera , i postpone this purchase .... How can they release that
The Red magic 8s is truly what a gaiming phone should be👌. Love the squared off design and the full uninterrupted flat screen! The under display camera implementation is best put to use here on a gaiming phone. Because so far it seems a long way from being optimized. The stereo speakers are really good and the 90 hz refresh option is spot on.
Appart from bugs Nubia have done a great job here.
Thank you for reviewing this one Chris Sir✌🙂👍
Thanks for the comment and watching as always!
Ordered mine from the Official UK RedMagic site today. They seem to be one of very few Asian brands that stock in the UK and other countries around the world themselves. Really helps avoid extra import taxes and they don't seem to have jacked up the price for different markets. Great screen, big storage, good main cameras, big battery, efficient chip and an ever elusive headphone jack! I'm not really into mobile games but I do travel a lot so watch a lot of downloaded content, wired headphones use a lot less power and of course the notchless/vibrant/hir-res screen on this is perfect for media. I'm sure I'll be very happy.
With Black Shark out of the game and ROG phone priced so high, Red Magic seems like the best choice for mobile gamers, with such a beautiful display and back cover. However the squared off sides doesn't help in holding the phone comfortably while playing games 🤔
Actually I don't have any problem with it 🤣
The square edges prob wouldn't matter a whole lot if you had a case on it, it'd prob be harder to feel the pointy edge, and you can't really complain when it has triggers and that red button all on the side, and the fact that the phone already sounds like it's pretty compact inside with the cooling and crap. It feels like a perfect gaming device and smartphone besides that, and the only thing that I wish they added was a 144/165hz display rather then 120hz, like on black shark and rog phones.
Its sad that only rog and redmagic survive until now
What happened with BlackShark?
blackshark and lenovo gaming phones fell off@@stevepogue1124
If only this has a great camera, I'll buy this in a heartbeat.
Yeah it's a potato
Glad you're covering this!
Same here. Almost didn't get it! Glad it did eventually show up.
To be honest, RedMagic 8 Pro is still the best choice, if people already have 8 Pro no need to change from 8 Pro to 8S Pro, plus I really love RedMagic 8 Pro matte black variant 😻
Yes no need to upgrade from the 8 Pro. Would be a waste!
@@Techtablets I know right?, Slight performance boost and everything is the same, it's better to stay on 8 Pro if you have that, unless you don't then get 8S Pro, either way if there's price difference then get the cheaper one 😉
@@Techtabletshi I would like to ask you about these phone
Plz which one would i buy 8spro or 8ro
Because I don’t have one
Hi Chris. Another Brilliant review. I got my vivo x fold 2 after watching your review. I trust your opinion 💯%
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Great phone. Still got mine my biggest problem is the lack if Android auto. Unfortunately, not fix for that. I'll probably sell it so I can buy and review the Xiaimi Mix Fold 3.
Ive been waiting this review from you and finally its here!!!
Hola Chris 0:15 Good day have a nice day.. What another beast from RedMagic
Much like the older model, exactly the same almost but even more power and better cooling!
Hey Chris, I have a suggestion for a new test category - especially for gaming phones: Touch Input Latency.
This is something that phones from ROG struggled with in the past due to using inferior displays with a 23 millisecond long reaction time but also can be something manufacturers mess up with software even if the display is optimized for gaming. The nubia RM 7S Pro and ROG Phone 2 started getting much slower in this regard after updating to a new version of Android in the past for example.
Idea for how to test this:
Film yourself rapidly swiping left to right with a high frame- and refreshrate in a game like CoD Mobile's training mode (Ultra fps setting, medium or low graphical fidelity) and then slow down the footage. Gold standard should be the latest iPhone / iPad with support for 120Hz.
You'd be the only tech reviewer testing this, which is weird because it's one of the most crucial metrics for a gaming phone and phones in general in my opinion.
IIRC one of the culprit of this is an app that has accessibility service and it has capabilities on either autofill or read the screen.
Wonderful review! Kept me hooked. Still deciding on the color to get but i think im most definitely ordering this phone next week.
It's a real monster the performance. Hopefully the bugs will be all fix next patch.
I posses the redmagic 7 and its still going strong for me except for the battery meanwhile i am not upgrading until the Redmagic 9 is out and thats if it is worth upgrading
Good Evening, Thanks for The Effort and Review
I myself has the Redmagic 8 Pro for a few months now.
I would like to highlight a few factors,
The battery and performance is highly respectable. The 3.5mm jack is a great addition. It resembles almost like The latest Galaxy Note S23 Ultra series in terms of size and width/shape. The performance I would say that it is on par (or better) considering the price, without the S pen and IP68 and so on. Therfore it is a trade off. Depending on where you are, you could buy 2 Redmagic Phones flagship tier level or 1 S23 Note Ultra. This you have to decide based on your budget.
This phone is not for everybody. It is a great phone with a few drawbacks,
The camera at the back, my model appears to be very glitchy. Yes it is problematic, this comes from a person who doesn't take photo of himself. I just dislike taking photos of myself. Photos are for work purposes only. So within 7 days or so, please check and return if it has such issues arises. This is case to case basis. Basically mine freezes very often and I can't take photos 70% of the time, I have to restart the phone a few times.
And in the gallery, sometimes the taken photos vanish, if you take multiple shots in succession. You have to check to confirm that your photos is really there. So yeah this is my personal experience, not to scare you but please check for such occurrences. It has been more than 4 months so I cannot return it. Maybe I've just gotten a "faulty" model, I can't be too sure. Returning it back to China is quite complicated because my data is in the phone already.
And the weight is quite hefty, but the fact you can survive an entire day without finding a charging port, it is a good trade off. This is probably the only phone I have used that I don't have to worry about bringing a battery pack, at all. I'm running 120Hz refresh with no holding back. The no notch screen is also a beautiful move forward into the future.
Performance wise, hardware, it's really good. Just don't bring it under wet conditions. It is not a rugged phone like the 14 Pro Max. IP68 is just not very possible yet due to the air vents.
It is a 6.1/7 for me. Once again please check the cameras if faults arises, I can't stress this enough. It's as if they focused on gaming performance and forgot about the basic camera functionalities.
Hope this benefits someone (31 July 2023)
Very useful info yes the cameras are the downside and weakness of the Redmagic gaming phones.
any new update with your issues? or would you recommend this phone for daily usage based on your experience? thank you
Awesome review as always Chris Sir
Thank you 👍
Love seeing Chris covering this. Cheers mate
Thanks for watching!
Personally, Red Magic 8 Pro is already a very good gaming phone, thus no reason for S variant to exist. I would rather wait for Red Magic 9 with SD 8 Gen 3 since SD 8 Gen 4 might be using new Nuvia GPU cores whereas SD 8 Gen 3 is just a minor upgrade to SD 8 Gen 2.
The only problem for Redmagic is their software. Had the RM6 that was a bugfest. Considering what I saw here and the longevity of the support, I'd say they didn't improve much on that department
whatbug u see
i also had tons of bugs on the global red magic 6
yea redmagic always had buggy software thats their only problem.
Yeah, agree - the question is how much it matters. I never had issues because of them
Thank you so much for the review Chris...
I guess this phone is a multimedia monster
It sure is!
Great review, I really want to know how good this phone is for non-gamers though, as the specs are amazing. I dont care for cameras much, so on paper it seems great, but how is the everyday, day to day use like? Would you recommend this as a phone for general day to day use?
Poor cameras for a flagship as mentioned. Every day use well it will be different for everyone if you take a lot of photos and selfies it's not the phone to get. But performance, battery life, screen, 3.5mm headphone jack and just the best gaming mobile there is then yes.
Great review, many thanks! How many hours of screen on time do you get with normal use?
Around 8 hours with it forced to 120hz.
@@Techtablets Thank you, very helpful!
The z50s pro is camera centric
I hope u get one review sampel aswell
Looks like a Xiaomi 13 ultra contender
Hopefully they send me one. It looks good!
Could you run the wild life extreme stress test disabling the fan and give the throttling percentage? I fear that may be the first thing to go over time with nobody able to replace it and getting stuck with lower performance.
Hi, 93.7% stability still very good but yes throttling a tiny bit.
Интересно насколько у этого монстра поднимается температура в играх? Например pubg, cod mobile, cod warzone, genshin impact. И в тротлинг тестах
WHAT A BEAST!
Sure is, the most powerful gaming phone there is period. Now if they fix those tiny bugs and improve the cameras it will be so good.
i ordered the offical redmagic shadow blade gampad but people say it has a right analog stick issue with stock key mapping software .
I tested the stock key mapping software with my xbox one s controller and it seems what are they saying is true 😢
It costs me 85$+
Oh 😲😭
is the carrier service good with the phone? like is it a reliable 5g connection or is it spotty. because i heard that its missing a 5g mmwave antenna
Thank you good explain 👌
Glad it was helpful!
Redmagic phones are also the only ones with Diablo Mode, which forces the CPU and GPU to maximum clocks. In emulation it can make a huge difference
motorola also has this feature
@@noah39353 but doesn't has the cooling capacity to keep it that way
Vivo I think also has a similar boost mode?
As far as I know, Vivo's and Motorola's game mode only have a high performance mode, but they don't lock the maximum clocks. Even on Redmagic you have to enable this mode dialing a code, it's not on the gaming settings
hi I would like to ask you about these phone
Plz which one would i buy 8spro or 8ro
Because I don’t have one
Hi, chris good review like always, will be great a comparative whith the nubia z50 ultra because it must have better camera but worst gaming performance.
Is the model you are looking at the global version?
Is that the global, US or Chinese version? I'm interested in the US bands.
Global model this unit but CN charger.
Watching this on my red magic 8s pro
Does it have a spot for a SIM card?
I imagine it does based off the little key at the beginning but so far no where I’ve looked has talked about it yet
I would get this... but the screen. 1440p and not going back. It's literally everything I want though. High spec, high battery, no cutout.
Crazy i was having that exact same glitch with trying to view my pics on my galaxy s23. It seems to working since the last update but it was really annoying for awhile.
Realltyhe same exact glitch like mine? Very strange
@Techtablets maybe it was an actual android issue and not the actual phone? Not sure but My camera still has issues. Like, I'll turn it on and it'll just be a black picture. I'll have to either switch it to selfie mode and back to fix it or just close it and reopen it.
Hi, Does the redmagic 8s pro have automatic call recording?
Can u tell me where did get that background please the astronaut
It part of the built in wallpapers and it looks really cool
Is it worth it to get for someone that has been using an LG V60 for three years? I don’t intend to play much, but I like the 16gb of ram, and the 528 internal storage. I’m only on the fence because of the camera…. I use it quite a lot, so it is kind of important, especially cause the V60 has a great camera that still holds up today… the headphone jack is kind of a big deal to me too… all the other flagships are just too expensive and I can’t justify paying those prices, even the Pixel 8 is 1k with only 128 of internal storage…
Only if you game a lot and don't need a good front camera I would get it. The front camera is utter garbage with this model. Why not an S23 FE maybe?
@@Techtablets I'll look at that one... it's a bummer about the Red magic... the V60 has too many things I love that would make it hard to get a device that's mid range I guess, especially cause I intend to get something that can last 3 or 4 years. The main names are way too pricey and I don't even think it's worth it... not 1k worth it at least...
Get a sony xperia
@@allnighterist but those are quite pricey too right? I actually may look into Sony if there's a good sale
Did you put something on the screen? It seems really matte
No just the preapplied screen protector out of the box.
dose 8 pro and 8a pro have the same price ???
How to fix hertz greyed out on red magic 8s pro
Have a rog phone 2, looking to upgrade to this soon!
Nice upgrade for you.
does it have a split screen view
Performance wise, how does it compare to the S23 Ultra?
no comparison redmagic W
Not global version. is it cn version or just global rom
Nice 👍🏿
This is Denia,right?
Yes that's correct.
Does it support Google pay?
From a quick google search , yes it does
Wallpaper?
Camera through the screen is not a good idea in my opinion. I am good with proper bezels. Xperia!
I wish they would have vivo cameras lol that would beats all the phones out there
Noticed the X...rip twitter
Yeah what a stupid move. They should leave it and stop with the crappy rebranding!
os 8 ?
It's a gaming phone no body care about the camera
comparison of fold 5 vs magic vs2
Maybe but that's going ti he expensive 😬
From which country are you from sir?
From the Accent it sounds like either South Africa or Australia
@@DarlingtonIyke i wonder how did he ordered his unit if he's from Australia
@@kryptoknight4730 a lot of RUclipsrs get these devices directly from the company to review their products
You should add emulator in gaming test, specially on this gaming gaming phones. 😁
I used to do that and Nintendo slammed me for showing Mario 64.
It was so good until I saw front camera 😭
yis
thats why its a gaming phone..
@@dahdahdah you are aware that there are gamer phone with good quality front or back photo right ? :S
which one?@@Papa_chill
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👍 Thanks for watching!
Is it worth to replace i phone 14 with this ?
If you game a lot 100% but you might miss the iPhone cameras...
Its a smartphone...the cheaper performance for price the better
Snapdragon 8+ gen 2 fro 8s pro+
No more xiaomi?
Well that's up to them now. But I'll probably buy the MiX fold 3 if it's good.
Noticed there's also a version with Snapdragon 8+ Gen 2 for a higher price. But i guess that would already be overkill.
@TorchCTI I mean, there is a 8S Pro+ next to the 8S Pro. Pro = Snapdragon 8 Gen2 - Pro+ SD 8+ Gen2.
this or a samsung s22 ultra
5-10 minutes to remove some apps is unacctable ! !
Sure is luckily it's just booking. com installed and to uninstall it takes seconds.
If not for the bad camera, I would've purchased this.
Imagine buying a gaming phone for the camera 😂
its hceaper compared to the samsungs23 ultra@@marcorc5167
Thanks u to sir @ TECH TABLETS for reviews it and explained about really high class quality technology ingeneered Smarts Gaming phone NUBIA RED MAGIC 8 S PRO.yes really Superior Really powerful and really good Style's designs.yes really im respects it and yes really my favorites dreamed targeted to I'm buys it.yes no comments to Sir @ TECH TABLETS.🌹🤩🤩👌💪✌️💥💯👍
Please Give Me this 😅
Too late already sent it back to redmagic
Oh god that frontal camera ... Each time i want to buy a redmagic and see a review of that ugly shining frontal camera , i postpone this purchase .... How can they release that
Well it's all UDC cameras are like it. They all look blurry like the glass is dirty as it has to look through the pixels of the screen.
people buy this phone for high quality gaming experience, not for taking selfies 😂
@@dahdahdahhis broke haha
can you compare xiaomi 12t pro vs poco f5 pro
Do you think red magic users would like if camera improve with increase price of 150-200$ usd
Yes definitely
Hell no
No