Looking for an ultimate gaming phone? The jury is still out but this might be it, the Redmi Magic 7 series.
The Red Magic 7 and 7 Pro picks up from where its predecessors left off and improved from it. For one, both models now have an improved air fan cooling system. The new ICE 8.0 system still has the fan spinning at 20,000rpm but is now partnered with something called the canyon air duct that goes to a second air inlet.
With the new system, the airflow has increased by 35%, making the chipset cooler by 3-degrees celsius. That’s also thanks to its nine-layer cooling structure that consists of a new gel that’s thermally conductive, a composite phase heat dissipation material, vapor chamber, and graphite sheet.
Speaking which, the device is powered by — you guessed it — one of today’s most powerful chipsets, the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 processor.
So, what’s the difference between the two? Let’s start with the display. While both models have 6.8-inch FHD+ AMOLED screens, the Pro model gets to have 10-bit support and is brighter at 700-nits (vs 600-nits).
The refresh and touch sampling rates combinations are quite bizarre. The Pro model refreshes at 120Hz and has touch responsiveness up to a whopping 960Hz. The vanilla model unsurprisingly has a slower 720Hz touch sampling rate, but does have a smoother 165Hz refresh rate.
Possibly the key difference in the screens is the UD front camera, which hides the selfie sensor underneath the screen. That’s for the Pro model, while the standard Red Magic 7 has it on the top bezel.
Other distinct differences between the Red Magic 7 and 7 Pro are the charging. The former has a 4,500mAh battery with 120W charging — which is already mighty impressive, but the Pro model takes it up a notch further by having a 135W charging support that can top-up its 5,000mAh battery in just 15 minutes.
The Red Magic 7 is available in Cyber Neon and Night Knight that has RGB logo and breathing lights. There’s also a Deuterium Transparent Edition that has additional RGB lights on the fan. The Pro model has the same color, albeit the black looks slightly different and is called Polar Black Night.
Following ASUS ROG, Nubia is also selling proprietary accessories to spice things up. There’s the Turbo Cooler accessory that ups the heat dissipation by 17% and has RGB lights, too.
The Red Magic 7 and 7 Pro are now up for pre-order in China and will be available starting February 21. The global versions of both models will be unveiled on the 22nd and shall be available on March 10. Official prices are listed below:
- Red Magic 7 (8GB/128GB): CNY3,999 (around Php32,500)
- Red Magic 7 (12GB/256GB): CNY4,899 (around Php39,800)
- Red Magic 7 Pro (12GB/128GB): CNY4,699 (around Php38,200)
- Red Magic 7 Pro (12GB/256GB): CNY5,299 (around Php43,100)
- Red Magic 7 Pro (18GB/1TB): CNY7,499 (around Php70,000)
Red Magic 7 Specs
- Android 12, Redmagic 5.0
- Dual SIM, Dual standby
- 6.8-inch FHD+ AMOLED display, 2400 x 1080 pixel resolution, 387ppi
- 165Hz refresh rate, 720Hz touch sampling
- 600-nits peak brightness, DCI-P3 100%
- Corning Gorilla Glass 5
- 3.0GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 octa-core processor
- ICE 8.0 cooling, 20,000rpm fans
- 8GB/12GB RAM
- Adreno 730 GPU
- 128GB/256GB UFS 3.1 internal storage, non-expandable
- 8-megapixel front camera
- 64-megapixel (f/1.8, PDAF) + 8-megapixel (ultra-wide, f/2.0) + 2-megapixel (macro) rear cameras, LED flash
- Under-display fingerprint scanner
- Stereo speakers
- Headphone jack
- HSPA+, 4G LTE, 5G
- WiFi 6e, dual-band
- Bluetooth 5.2
- dual-band GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
- NFC
- USB Type-C
- Dimensions: 170.6 x 78.3 x 9.5mm
- Weight: 215g
- Colors: Cyber Neon, Night Knight, Transparent Edition
- 4,500mAh non-removable battery, 120W wired fast charging
Red Magic 7 Pro Specs
- Android 12, Redmagic 5.0
- Dual SIM, Dual standby
- 6.8-inch FHD+ AMOLED display, 2400 x 1080 pixel resolution, 387ppi
- 10-bit color, 700-nits
- 120Hz refresh rate, 960Hz touch sampling
- Corning Gorilla Glass 5
- 3.0GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 octa-core processor
- ICE 8.0 cooling, 20,000rpm fans
- 12GB/18GB RAM
- 128GB/256GB/1TB UFS 3.1 internal storage, non-expandable
- 16-megapixel under-display front camera
- 64-megapixel (f/1.8, PDAF) + 8-megapixel (ultra-wide) + 2-megapixel (macro) rear cameras, LED flash
- Under-display fingerprint scanner
- Stereo speakers
- Headphone jack
- HSPA+, 4G LTE, 5G
- WiFi 6e, dual-band
- Bluetooth 5.2
- dual-band GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
- NFC
- USB Type-C
- Dimensions: 166.3 x 77.1 x 10mm
- Weight: 235g
- Colors: Cyber Neon, Polar Black Night, Transparent Edition
- 5,000mAh non-removable battery, 135W fast charging