REDMAGIC 8 Pro Review: Overkill Gaming Phone?

Nubia's launched the new REDMAGIC 8 Pro, a top spec'ed gaming phone with the new Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, new LPDDR5X RAM, a bright new display, a bigger battery and a new cooling system.

There's some new software too, which you may or may not like. The front facing under-display camera's been improved too. Right now, this is the fastest, most powerful phone of 2023.

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[NehemYah]

I don’t even game on my phone more than probably a couple hours a year but this is my ideal phone period.

[bas]

Great review!

There's actually a hidden fourth mode called "Diablo mode" it locks both cpu and gpu to their maximum clock speed.

[OopsMissedMando]

Just ordered one on Amazon!! It is on sale currently for prime day!

[Garrettdx]

The only thing that concerns me is that it's only getting 75% stability in the extended 3D test with a fan. I know it might sound picky af but I was hoping we'd be back up to the 90s like the 855 and to some extent the 865
Anywho, great review dude!

[doctorpd]

I am debating whether to get this phone or the Samsung S23 Ultra. I really like the display and do not care much about camera function. I care most about the display (no visible notch), long battery life, and headphone jack. Now, I do not play game on the phone so is there a way to turn off all the RGB lights and also turn off the fan so that the phone is quiet and also has more battery life? I mainly use the phone to browse the internet and watching youtube videos. I like to know how is the battery life with normal internet usage without gaming.

[dorherbesman]

First time seeing one of your reviews I enjoyed it.
I love the fact you talked about things other talked about less, would still like to see what you thought about the gaming and to hear some conclusions.

[Talon.d.Achille]

How long to be shipped in france ? I ordered it 3 or 4 days ago

[Daisuke]

3:10 on minute why's the display glitching like that?

[RanenPo]

Is the software stable? Any weird bugs or instability? I read the review piece on XDA and whoever reviewed it claimed the software was near unusable.

[BeeBombard]

I understand you can't make this phone water resistant but it would've been cool if they could figure that out while keeping the fan

[ansonho]

How about the NFC function? Any difference from Chinese Version?

[jarjarbinks]

How dare you laugh at Mora! Understand she is a necessity for a lot of us! !
Kidding aside this is ONE FAST phone and great review as always

[Movieclipper]

Seems like a great phone. I had a look at the s23 ultra and when comparing it im deffo going for red magic 8 pro as its way cheaper then a s23 ultra 512gb 12gbram compared to a red magic 8 pro transparent void 512gb 16gb ram. Will have better performance compared to s23 ultra due to also having better cooling as well. Only maybe downside on the red magic 8 pro is camera but its good enough for me. Upgrading from a s21 ultra. Have been using samsung for 10 years and it seems its time to start fresh with rm 8 pro. Thanks for the review.

[tupazshazz]

I heard that it wont let other launcher to be install on it... true?

[GlandenGamingYT]

Why is the update still a year old?💀, wanting to buy it as a future gaming phone but don’t wanna spend that much money a phone that won’t last long update wise

[ManTimeT.V.]

Is this a reliable and long lasting phone? How would it compare to something like a new Samsung? Obviously it's cheaper... But how long will it last? Also can you get full wrap around protective cases for this?

[webfili]

Please help, how to use dual app, twin app like 2 WhatsApp 2 facebook, can’t find in settings 😢

[nelnior]

How many updates it have out of the box

[abwahab]

YES THANKS U VERY MUCH TO SIR @ JARED BUSCH, FOR REVIEW'S IT AND EXPLAINED ABOUT REALLY HIGH CLASS QUALITY TECHNOLOGY ENGINEERED SMARTS PHONE'S GAMERS, ZTE NUBIA RED MAGIC 8 PRO.YES REALLY SUPERIORS, REALLY POWERFUL.YES REALLY I'M RESPECT'S IT.YES REALLY RED MAGIC 8 PRO+ MY FAVORITE DREAMED TARGETED TO I'M BUY'S IT .( P/S : YES SIR, WHENS THE DEVICE ZTE NUBIA RED MAGIC 8 PRO + WILL BE TO SALE IT'S IN TO MALAYSIAN MARKET'S .???. YES NO COMMENTS.)🤩🔥💯💪✌️🌹👍

[CttageChees]

I'm thankful for that 20k mah RPM fan lol