RED MAGIC 8S PRO

Red Magic 8s Pro Series Released | Bumblebee Super Warrior Edition

The Red Magic 8S Pro and Red Magic 8S Pro+ have officially made it to the market with so many variants it will make you dizzy. It comes with some of the best specifications you have seen in a long time and also a Bumblee Super Warrior Edition. The Red Magic 8s Pro has a 6.8 inches AMOLED display, Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 2 chipset, up to 512GB memory storage, a maximum of 12GB RAM, a triple camera setup on the back, under the screen 16MP front camera, 6000mAh battery and much more. The Red Magic 8s Pro+ has more RAM options up to 16GB and maximum device storage of 1TB.

Release Highlights

  • The Red Magic 8S Pro comes with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 2 chipset
  • It comes with RAM options of 8GB and 12GB
  • The device has memory storage options of 128GB, 256GB, and 512GB
  • It has a triple camera setup on the back (50MP, 8MP and 2MP)
  • The 16MP front camera is under the display
  • It has a 6000mAh battery that supports 80W fast charging
  • The Red Magic 8S Pro+ comes with RAM options of 16GB and 24GB
  • It has memory options of 256GB, 512GB, and 1TB

Display & Appearance

The Red Magic 8S Pro comes with a 6.8 inches AMOLED screen with a resolution of 1116 x 2480 pixels. It has a 120Hz refresh rate with a peak brightness of 1300nits. The front side of the device looks premium as there is no camera cutout; the camera is under the display. The device has Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection and an aluminum frame for durability. 

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The device has a thickness of 8.9mm with a weight of 228g. It also has pressure-sensitive zones that work as triggers. The variants of the Red Magic 8S Pro are

  • Night Knight
  • Dark Night
  • Frozen Silver Ring

The variants of the Red Magic 8S Pro + are as follows

  • Night Knight
  • Dark Night
  • Frozen Silver Ring

The outer look of both devices is identical, with the same color options and an RGB fan. The fan not only provides cooling to the device but also gives an aesthetic gaming look to the device. 

Processor & Storage

The Red Magic 8S Pro comes with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 2 chipset with 4nm architecture. It is an octa-core processor with 1 core of 3.36 GHz Cortex-X3,  2 cores of 2.8 GHz Cortex-A715 & 2 cores of 2.8 GHz Cortex-A710, and 3 cores of 2.0 GHz Cortex-A510. The device has Adreno 740 GPU and UFS4.0 flash memory. 

The Red Magic 8S Pro has 8GB and 12GB RAM options. As for device memory, it has options for 128GB, 256GB, and 512 GB. But things get super advanced for the Red Magic 8S Pro+, it has RAM options of 16GB and 24GB. The memory options for the Pro+ are 256GB, 512GB, and 1TB. 

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Camera

The 16MP front camera of the Red Magic 8S Pro series is hidden under the screen, leaving no cutout to nest the lens. It has a triple camera setup of primary 50MP (25mm wide), 8MP (13mm ultra-wide), and 2MP macro lens on the rear side.

Battery

The battery of Red Magic 8S Pro comes with a massive 6000mAh battery to power the components. It has 80W fast charging, which can fully charge the device in 35 minutes. 

Price & Availability

The Red Magic 8S Pro series has been officially released in China and will soon be available in other parts of the world. It has quite a list of options for users to choose from

Red Magic 8S Pro

  • Night Knight 8+128GB 3999 yuan ($553)
  • 8+256GB for 4399 yuan ($609)
  • Dark Night Knight/Frozen Silver Wing 12+256GB 4799 yuan ($664)
  • 12+512GB for 5499 yuan ($761)
  • deuterium front transparent Version 12+256GB 4999 yuan ($692)
  • 12+512GB for 5699 yuan ($789)
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Red Magic 8S Pro+

  • Night Knight/Frozen Silver Wing 16+256GB 5499 yuan ($761)
  • 16+512GB for 5799 yuan ($803)
  • deuterium front transparent version 16+256GB 5699 yuan ($789)
  • 16+512GB for 5999 yuan ($830)
  • 16GB+1TB 6999 yuan ($969)
  • 24GB+1TB 7499 yuan ($1038)
  • Bumblebee Super Warrior Collection Edition 16+512GB priced at 6499 yuan ($899) (The particular version will be available in August)

The device packs some of the craziest specifications you will see in a device, making it one of the best gaming phone options. Is it a suitable device, or is it too overpowered?

Source (Weibo, in Chinese)