The Most Powerful Phone Right Now, The New Redmagic 9 Pro Has The Edge We Needed

[@anonamos225]

It never ceases to amaze me the way technology keeps racing forward.

[@deepin2u]

It shouldn't. Humanity keeps pushing forward as we all should!! Going backwards is NOT an option nor is standing still. Forward always and always forward!!

[@UltimateChocoWy1]

and also the price

[@Blox117]

racing? its 120hz. literally outdated in the 90s

[@WinterInTheForest]

@@deepin2u The industrial revolution and its consequences have been a disaster for the human race. Keep racing forward, like lemmings off a cliff.

[@sulmanshah]

Yeah technology keeps progressing. Meanwhile people still have to work three or four jobs just to survive. Amazing isn't it?

[@wood6454]

A thermal throttle test would be a good addition to these videos

[@kUdtiHaEX]

ETAPrime is not Into testing, but into selling you stuff :)

[@Kierocterin88]

@@kUdtiHaEX yeah, not exactly, but good try though

[@victorlincurve675]

98% stability

[@Zagredof]

Max 400 to 300 lowest

[@DaGreenDestroyer]

​@@kUdtiHaEXexactly

[@Fusion05]

The cooling fans are becoming necessary with these new chips. These new chips get thermal throttled pretty easy because they just produce tons of heat. I’ve seen many newer phones that lose performance after 2-3 minutes of stress.

[@Jo21]

is iphone 15 pro max is 3nm and heats like crazy

[@shirotonbo6315]

what kind of phone do you own sir may I ask...

[@peejae082004]

I hope lower end brands like Poco adds active cooling to their devices soon.

[@Fusion05]

@@shirotonbo6315 currently I’m on iPhone 13, but my last phone was the Galaxy S10. Both of which got hot whenever you did any intensive work on them such as video editing or high end games. My iPhone seems to throttle at just the right temp where as my android would occasionally only throttle once it was real hot and would throttle really terribly. It is most likely the software and not the hardware.

[@BzeePT]

Yes it's true. I have the redmagic 8pro and I can tell you the micro fan inside helps a lot wen you play long matches like PUBG or MLBB

[@JoshuaFeliz]

kudos to that skyline drifting wallpaper. over the past few months im seeing more and more youre into cars and racing games. same here! sick vid as always. finally we are at the generation of chips where they are giving consoles a run for their money in the gaming scene.

[@Asifur_Rahman]

I fall in love with Red magic products... Thanks for the video.

[@mr559]

It was nice seeing phone channels review this, but your gaming review is the best and proper way of reviewing this device.

[@asydia5026]

I would love to see a video on the normal everyday phone uses for this phone, i know some older gen red magic phones people were saying have weird issues with push notifications, etc

[@GammaAkutabi]

Yeah old Red Magic owner here. Red Magic 5 G to be exact. If your phone locks and you reboot it, there's a chance they'll delete everything. I lost everything in it and the phone asking you randomly to input your pattern didn't help. I shouldn't have to put the pattern if I use the finger scanner. Battery didn't last the whole day either. Ended up getting a different phone and have the Lil one use it for YT kids.

[@robmalcolm8042]

Red magic and any Chinese android sucks. The performance is good but something like Samsung or Google or Apple is going to have way better support and longer. These niche brands don’t hold up too cheaply made.

[@codyrap95]

​@@robmalcolm8042Keep in mind Huawei, OnePlus and Xiaomi are also chinese. And their software is not only flawless now, but has also been a road-opener for the other manufacturers

[@jlm2648]

Red Magic 6 Pro here for two years now, the first 6ish months were a little rough with a handful of weird quirks that I considered annoying but not game breaking. After a few updates i'd say the last year of use has been pretty clean and the insane specs of the phone have held up really well. I've turned this thing into a gamecube(complete with video out and real GC controllers), a laptop(external displau strapped to 10,000 mah bank for roughly a month w/ 3-5 hrs daily use), and had it using the hotspot feature gave my laptop 200mbs down for hours while my internet provider was down for a couple days.

[@israelramirez0202]

@@robmalcolm8042 nah the Chinese brands are way better than the American, Japanese, or Korean brands. Huawei, Honor, Oppo, and Vivo are dominating the market with superb camera hardware, software, and hardware. no contest.

[@monkeymanstones1]

Ah, good. I was looking for a new phone at a reasonable price and spotted this one. I compared it to all my other options and it won. I bought it 2 days ago and is supposed to arrive today. Now that I'm seeing your video I feel extremely confident in my purchase. Waiting for Amazon to say it was delivered so I can drive to the UPS store my mailbox is at, to pick it and a few other packages up. Thanks for this video.

[@monkeymanstones1]

I bought an Anker USB-C SD 4.0 Card Reader when I bought it (and screen protectors) so I can use my cellular telephone Micro SD card with it (that's where my music, videos and Here Maps live).

[@kysierkevin]

how was it now? I've seen videos that this phone albeit L1 is only 480P playback on Netflix and DIsney+. Can't take advantage of this all screen phone if you can't use it decently on entertainment apps

[@monkeymanstones1]

@@kysierkevin I don't trust it as far as I can throw it. When it's made in that country you're at the will of the Gov't... They say "Give us every single detail on that individual" and the people respond "How high". I created a new email address just to be able to sign it using it. When my network lights started flashing after getting it (and never stopped - The benefit of playing sound to it 24/7 is I know they're stealing data from me) I knew to give in to the mountain of stupid which comes with it. What I can say is, thank goodness for network bridges.

[@monkeymanstones1]

@@kysierkevin I hate to say that I don't know. I don't use either of these services and as such I am unable to say. I can say that as a Mint Mobile customer (therefore on T-Mobile antennas) I don't receive any 5G reception anyplace. I just tried Comcast/Xfinity Stream application and by WiFi received 1080P. I'll try cellular and write another comment providing the result, but is there a point when it isn't the 2 you asked about? If you ask me too I will but otherwise I don't know if there's cause considering it's not either you specifically asked for.

[@youraveragedillon5958]

I've had the 8 pro for less than a year so I'm gonna wait for the 10 pro next year

[@elbert5208]

If you’re done, give it to me. I just want a phone with snapdragon sound + aptx lossless, since only Nubia, Vivo, Xperia and iqoo are the only phones that has the best Bluetooth audio I have heard of..

[@LeonegasHolmes]

How well is it performing? Any issues so far? Maybe with the fan?

[@elbasado481]

Do find any issue with the 8 pro?

[@ReplicanSnake]

I'm in the situation, I have a RM8 pro too. I will probably wait for the RM 10 pro next year.

[@MarinHristov]

thats interesting, how many negative fake statements from BOTs appears

[@brunesi]

Would love to see updates on this unit being able to just run desktop mode Linux eg Ubuntu, and perhaps Windows on arm. For when combined with cloud based SW, this device definitely looks like a portable PC.

[@familyguyfunnymoments9952]

Based!

[@codyrap95]

I'm also hoping for a future where That's a thing bud it's sadly not easy to do. Getting non-android Linux distros working natively on snapdragon devices is a pain.

[@bangers4942]

Getting steamos on this would be insane

[@shlokshah5379]

​@@bangers4942steam os was made for the deck. Something similar like chimera is what will be available on any other machine. Also Even if you have the steam os game compatibility is kinda wishy washy.

[@shrub9677]

@@bangers4942 i doubt steam themselves would make a phone but i would love an officially licensed steam os phone

[@jonnir4149]

The new Snapdragon 8 gen 3 is the ultimate chip for gaming and emulation! You don't need more power.

[@techjunkie1815]

Just needs a working n stable ps4 emulator 😊

[@unoriginalname771]

@@techjunkie1815That won’t happen anytime soon

[@logicstone1661]

​@@techjunkie1815 still no ps3 emulator for android

[@jeanvaljean6433]

Shame it cant actually play any real games like the iphone 15 pro..

[@highlow8683]

@@jeanvaljean6433 no switch emulation, can't play RE:V without it heating like crazy 1 minute in. I have the 15PM and wish I went for this redmagic instead, a shame I didn't know about these devices back then. Genshin at 120fps is a gimmick, it throttles and heats a lot it doesn't even reach stable 100+ fps, low/medium@60fps also heats the damn thing. Either you stay at medium@30fps or you're gonna be playing with a hot brick

[@BananaGeekLord]

You know, I would love this phone. I would get it. I keep seeing it, and they sound awesome... But they joined everyone with taking out the SD cards, and now they wont give us 1tb. If I cant have my expandable storage, then they need to step up the storage game. At this rate we will have some companies offering 2tb and others like this will still be staying at the lower ends. Its a gaming phone. Games take up space. Give me more.

[@_DashingAdi_]

BRO HOW MUCH YOU WANT. it's already 512 ☠️

[@BananaGeekLord]

@_DashingAdi_ I have emulators for all the old systems, PS2, N64, GameCube, Wii. All that shit adds up. Not to mention other actual mobile games. Like Im gonna get Warzone when they comes out. Add on photos, videos, and other apps, and it adds ip. Do I need it? Probably not. But at the same time, 1tb has been offered for at least a few years now from other companies. A gaming phone needs to step it up. Or bring back the SD card slot, cause there really wasn't a reason for companies to ditch that outside of saving themselves money.

[@polarbear1713]

You took the words right out of my mouth.

[@PSYCHOV3N0M]

​@@_DashingAdi_512GB isn't a lot at all. That's a joke. Power users have large files for music, movies, games, and that's not counting 4K 60fps video recording.

[@PSYCHOV3N0M]

​@@BananaGeekLordEven 1TB is too low. Power users need 2TB phones to start coming out.

[@ThePaulKM]

I should have waited. I purchased the 8S Pro back in November. I don't need the extra power exactly, as this one runs everything I can throw at it without a problem, but I definitely like the design of the 9 better.

[@kylebelle246]

Thats funny because i actually like the design of the silver redmagic 8s pro more

[@Aluze]

I feel you two could solve each other's problems, lol. I love this new phone though it looks sick

[@ThePaulKM]

@@Aluze If he would like to trade, I'm all for it.

[@kylebelle246]

@@ThePaulKM sadly i dont have either lol. But if you're willing to trade for a nothing phone 1 I'm down

[@ThePaulKM]

@@kylebelle246 Nah, I specifically got this phone to avoid the whole punch on the screen.

[@teemo5409]

As a future customer of the Redmagic gaming phones , I did one would look forward to a video with more in depth " gaming console" information . I'm on the Redmagic site now, looking at their countdown for the early bird, the early access and the official release dates, so yeah I'd like to learn more. Thank you for your content 🙏👍‼️

[@xenram4637]

Bro just buy retro handhelds like Ayn Odin 2 if your purpose is emulation. It's much cheaper lol

[@shlokshah5379]

​@@xenram4637they ment to use it as a phone probably because they aren't made of money.

[@muhammadyusuf5155]

Great review, i think it would be great if you start including windows emulation also in your mobile devices reviews.

[@azizaladwani000]

I loved this phone, it is amazing and I now have the Red Magic 7

[@adityapathak2046]

1:58 The Drifting Live Wallpaper 👌❤️

[@sh0wtim3studios]

Do you kno where to get live wallpapers? I’ve only ever had iPhones until this so I have no idea where to start 😂

[@nikkeipvck8529]

Where to get it??

[@nazarick963]

@@nikkeipvck8529 You can get it through Wallpaper Engine. You need it on a Pc as well though.

[@nazarick963]

@@nikkeipvck8529 You get it through Wallpaper Engine. You will need it on Pc as well though.

[@arjwangheem1737]

with the big big gap between Redmagic 8 and 9 i might wait for Redmagic 10 , iphone going so crazy to pass he new CPU and compare to snapdragon 8 gen 3 so i'm feel there is something will be so huge with next year , i will stay with my OnePlus 7T till next year

[@noctambule9032]

I have a galaxy s24 ultra and even I'm considering this phone for its cooling capabilities. Like another commentor already mentioned, these phones are thermo throttling pretty fast due to the chips being so powerful. I love the S24 Ultra, but emulation is taking a hit due to its lack of cooling. For the price I paid, it kinda sucks I'm already looking at another phone.

[@jakub.slovacek]

Hi. I'm loving your videos. I'm a long time DEX user. Before dex i was using Continuum on Microsoft Lumia phones loved that also. Q: Do you thing there will be some revolution with this space with planned X-elite release and microsoft on arm pushthru? Any guesses if there will be more performing DEX with full fat windows bootable or any other way to use our phones even better? I'm still waiting for PC replacement in my pocket... Why do you think there are not more companies pushing this forward? There are just MOTOROLA, SAMSUNG, HUAWEI for a while and no other players in this space. We need competition to improve :) This phone is so powerful. It could be used as "desktop replacement" for office work for shure as well as samsung is ... Hope we will se more companies supporting desktop like experience with our phones. Have a nice day.

[@ViraL_FootprinT.ex.e]

Crazy that the "lower end" _Sleet_ version is the best looking one to me. The other two are a little *too* dorky looking for me 🤣🤣😭💀 ASUS phone 8 Pro really got the balance of subtle nerdiness right this year imo. *ETA:* The console mode in this phone is great.

[@marshallwhite202]

❤❤❤ gonna get one for my birthday next month since i dont have the cash to spare atm unfortunately but im super excited since im a huge Honkai Star Rail player and also Wuthering Waves will also be releasing later this year.

[@steakbaguette]

Still waiting on other android games than just Genshin, CODMobile, GTA and Minecraft!

[@youraveragedillon5958]

Gta, alien isolation, little nightmares...the list goes on

[@DeepteshLovesTECH]

Yea it's sad but the problem is the extreme range of hardware. However it's also true that most modern budget Android phones are atleast about as powerful as a Nintendo Switch - so Devs shouldn't have a huge challenge to atleast port the Switch version of AAA games over to Android.

[@youraveragedillon5958]

@@DeepteshLovesTECH yeah really true but I don't think android is a main option for anyone. Asassins creed mirage, resident evil 8 is coming soon so that's big I guess

[@TheRealGigaCat]

name?

[@TheRealGigaCat]

name?

[@themixgenius1993]

wow, Genshin Impact STILL don't have controller support on Android, despite they're on version 4.3 now as of this writing

[@busby01]

I've purchased this phone but when emulating games in console mode I'm getting very bad performance!!

[@harrychenhaoxia7621]

This phone has the best battery life in the world. It can last for 3 days under normal use. I don’t play games on a phone but I might get this phone just because of battery life.

[@Jason_Greenwood]

This is exactly me! Single most important aspect of a phone for me as a heavy business user of my phone.

[@SymphoColors]

I upgraded from red magic 7 to 9 and the brightness on 9 is way worse than my 7... almost by 30% worse. I don't understand why you put 1600 nits

[@TopherIsDaMan]

Having a very hard time deciding between this and iPhone 15 pro max. I have been strictly iPhone since 4s. Last android I had was the old galaxy vibrant. This phone is tempting me so much.

[@atodamadre3197]

If you're in the US and with tmobile you should be good

[@sheikhedward9399]

read the reviews and complaints about Redmagic products and customer care. There is nothing magic about that. Don't like or want Apple products but in this case these will do

[@TekuzuGV]

Minecraft Bedrock now allows shaders in their beta version. Would love to see how capable RedMagic can run those shaders.

[@pIayamane]

I've seen videos from third parties on discord, it can run it extremely well. Even better if you use minecraft patched to run third party shsders

[@hackthis02]

Where did you get that drifting wallpaper at 1:25?!

[@annybodykila]

Plz n ty

[@cameronweston1038]

Would also like to know thanks

[@SRC267]

I just found it on TikToK

[@hoangleminh3763]

I would love to get that wallpaper

[@OnkelMori]

Hi ETA Prime, I recently got that phone a few weeks ago and your video was the reason I bought it. I'm really enjoying using it. There's just one tiny problem. When I wanna play Warzone Mobile and the phone is connected to a TV, or a monitor via usb-c to HDMI adapter, I don't hear any audio while playing Warzone Mobile, no matter if in "console mode" or not. At first I thought maybe it's the adapter I use, but since Warzone Mobile is the only game that gives me this audio problem and all the other games work, I think I can rule this out. I already waited for game updates, but nothing changed. I also checked my settings and I also tried restarting and reinstalling. Unfortunately nothing worked. There's a Redmagic Studio app for PC and Audio works fine there, but the picture / video quality is worse. So if possible, I'd like to use it on my TV and maybe create some content with my capture card, a Elgato 4K X (I almost forgot I also tried this on another TV without a capture card between my phone and the TV and I had the same audio problems.)... Do you have an idea what I could try out? Or maybe someone from the community? I apologize for my English. I'm German and didn't have to use English for a long time, so I got a little rusty, especially with grammar. Greetings from Germany!

[@Geo255420]

I am loving mine. It has changed the way I play games. Got the razer kishi v2 and with steam link and a few emulators I can play anything I want almost anywhere.

[@novak8370]

I saw that the phone is not considered waterproof because of the fan holes. Does this pose a problem in daily use? with the rain for example?

[@mhh3]

needs an micro sd slot

[@hotdognobun]

No notch, no holepunch, and no huge oval hole just all screen baby!

[@giovanni2910]

This phone always makes me wanna get one, I'll probably wait for the Red Magic 10 Pro bcuz my current phone is still fairly new. Also, where do you go to get those live wallpapers? they look awesome!

[@giovanni2910]

Update: I found it. It's Wallpaper Engine.

[@aliawahab723]

Good choice of waiting cause 8gen 4 is gonna have new nuvea cores which I heard it will reach to 12 cores

[@giovanni2910]

@@aliawahab723 yeaa, even though there's not really any game that does over 60 fps yet. It'll definitely be overkill for any mobile game you play on it, (unless you emulate) but also future proofing.

[@beidoumainforever1356]

@@aliawahab723 i have 8pro and i think i try get 10 pro when is come maybe if is really come whit 8gen 4

[@aliawahab723]

@@giovanni2910 mobile gaming is on it,s way for fame Netflix gaming services looking good companies porting AAA games ,mobile games getting reworked like ark mobile getting a higher graphics version of switch port and further on so mobile gaming is going on a good road also emulation is sooooooo good

[@Phanbot01]

I love these phones, I just picked up the 8S Pro and now they've announced this model. Just an FYI this is not a phone for camera junkies, if you like to take a lot of selfies and photos, the cameras are lacking, not awful but not on the level of the Pixel or iphone picture quality. Your level of acceptance is all that matters. Other than that I get a kick out of emulating PS1, GBA and a couple of switch games on my commute to work. Add an external controller like the Gamesir X2, I play games that eliminate the issue with trying to play a game using the onscreen controls block your view of some of the screen. Try playing Cuphead with the onscreen controls and you'll know what I mean.

[@PSYCHOV3N0M]

iPhones aren't top tier for photography anymore. Even Samsung has destroyed iPhone years ago for photography with better dynamic range.

[@Phanbot01]

@@PSYCHOV3N0M Just an overpriced, over hyped piece of tech. If I really cared about photography, I'd invest in a decent camera over relying on a phone to fulfill that purpose. Don't think there's a phone out there that outperform a Nikon, Sony or Canon camera.

[@nitrionixx]

@@PSYCHOV3N0M Yeah. Still kings of video though

[@chrisf9738]

Any chance of you making that console mode video? That would be awesome especially if there are any weird emulator setup requirements.

[@Raderade1-pt3om]

This is kind of phone I used to dream of having since decades! From design to performance, what more u can ask for in a phone! But unfortunately I still cant get one lmao

[@fajarkurniawan9434]

All of the power aside, I just love the flushed camera design

[@MrNikrulesu]

Imagine this phone with flagship level cameras . It will be almost perfect !

[@drifter6870]

disagree, I like the no camera bump.

[@Bread_n_Butter.]

@@drifter6870 I disagree with you disagreement. A phone doesn't have to have a camera bump to have flagship quality cameras. 🤦‍♂

[@vardaankaushal8560]

Dedicated video for just game testing will be awesome

[@eltsunamitropical9020]

does it have "pause usb power delivery" function, or something like that? like, when you connect the phone to a charger, you can just send energy to the phone directly, and not to the battery? awesone for larger gamer sessions!! Give me a shotout for this, jajajaja

[@datacoda]

Just had to return mine for a refund, software was very buggy. Be aware that i had to send to Czech Republic via DHL, which they kindly took £25 out of my refund to pay the postage. Not impressed with that, returning a faulty handset shouldn't cost ya. Won't be buying from this company again. To cheer myself up I went for the S24 ultra, I have no regrets.

[@AM_1300]

I bought a faulty unit as well and can't even return it because of Canadian postal rules (battery) . So it lost $1000. CAD dollars!!!!

[@datacoda]

@@AM_1300 I won't ever buy from that company again.

[@MrFlashpan]

I have the RM 8 Pro and it's a great emulator phone with a backbone or Kishi V2 It's a PS2 & Gamecube monster BUT I now prefer the Odin 2, I see little use for a mega powerful phone.

[@jaschaamielmalik2245]

Its still a smartphone so you can still use it normally for browing, texting, Calls unlike a dedicated handheld since it has controllers

[@MrFlashpan]

There's something about the Odin 2, I just choose it over my redmagic 8 pro & Kishi 2, It's great to have but the Odin 2 is more all in one, no nonesens device, no messing around, it's their ready to go. performance wise, they are very similar. @@jaschaamielmalik2245

[@user-qy2wf2lt6v]

​@@jaschaamielmalik2245 Yeah, but we are talking about gaming here.

[@trevorveillette8415]

@@user-qy2wf2lt6v yeah and it's at most 800$ for this vs a new Samsung or iPhone being 1k for their newer models. Then the same arguments apply against those phones advantages. Why would we care about having nicer cameras when they're already nice in general? Want professional photography then get an actual dedicated camera. And this phone aside from being cheaper by multiple hundreds of dollars, has better charging speed and battery capacity, in addition to running games smoother and being good at emulation. There's not much of a reason to buy a Samsung or iPhone that's new gen when compared to this cheaper option that achieves the same except in camera quality but outperforms in battery and gaming.

[@nojuanatall3281]

Odin 2 has one of the best price v performance values. I definitely want to get one in the future.

[@shivaramsay3283]

What about the redmagic 9 pro plus?

[@reallone5]

Yes please do a deeper dive on the phone pls . If you could compare this phone and the last phone the released before this one . I have the red magic 8s pro and would like a comparison.

[@voisking3257]

It's pretty much the same phone no difference bro

[@hamzasultan96]

WOOOO. This plus a NexDock. I'm done.

[@暇人-t6j]

I think the use case and performance of cp`s are already at peak. Theres no use anymore upgrading cuz mobile games runs already at high framerates, good graphics, and good screen. My thoughts would change if they remove the mobile part and can run pc games, cuz the benchmarks of these cp gets are already on par with mid tier pc cpu`s chips. If windows can install android apps natively, vice versa should be possible like wine/proton on linux.

[@quarteratom]

Put a case and screenprotector on it.

[@rkdm84]

Wish reviews would cover what 5g and 4g bands the phone covers.

[@shaunmackie2272]

could you test Nubia RedMagic Phone Cooler 4 Pro, RGB Cell Phone Cooling Fan on this phone in desktop and phone mode with diffrent profiles plz

[@benlee9133]

I have always loved the design of the red magic 8 and 9 ... however the software has always been hit and miss. I also think the screen is too big .. but I understand why they do it.

[@PSYCHOV3N0M]

Screen size and aspect ratio are two completely different things. Stop confusing the two. This screen is smaller than a Nintendo Switch OLED. 🤣🤣🤣

[@Dysaniaa]

Does the phone charge while using usb type C to HDMI? Or can you still activate bypass/sep charging while using HDMI?

[@jeffersonarquero4643]

Is this sponsored because you didn't show us how hot it is saw it last night on other youtubers and it reaches 53-55 degrees

[@Raven3one]

Too bad android games are to gaming as tiktoks are to the film industry

[@Wicked_He_Bad]

What game was the fighting game and what emulator was it??????????????

[@Achllyss]

Looks great, performance wise it definitely max out! but I'm more excited for future chipset, cause they will switching their architecture from arm-cortex to phoenix! Probably big gains cause of 3nm die! that's my next phone upgrade XD

[@chrisl5097]

what a total beast of a phone so definitely gonna get one

[@eamonndoyle4753]

It pisses me off when a company releases a top product like this gaming phone and decides not to include a built-in SD card slot, TV remotes without a backlight is another one🤨

[@deepin2u]

@ETAPrime wallpapers youve used in this video please source oe provide a download link PLEASE!! Love & Subscribed to thr channel keep up thr solid work!

[@Viddough]

Console mode,does need its own video..very interesting.

[@atodamadre3197]

Unfortunately I'm in the US and I have at&t and I'm not willing to switch to tmobile but if I was with them I'd def pull the trigger. Looks awesome

[@theBlueFox2]

Where do you get your animated wallpapers? They are beautiful.

[@MACJR890125578]

And still no expandable storage

[@grimmreaper3533]

Love phones without hole punch. That's why I still rock twin Galaxy Note 9's. One for work and one for play. For the same price as a new phone, I can get two refurbished like new 6GB Ram 512GB Rom phones, with no hole punch, SD card slot, Super AMOLED 2960x1440 px resolution, S-Pen, a SD 845 chip that can still do games medium, do all multimedia, and Dex for running my Xreal glasses. The two batteries together give you 8000 mah. I wish they'd just make another Note 9 phone with triggers and a new chip.

[@Nayr7928]

When testing Genshin Impact, try going to Sumeru City as that place is CPU heavy compared to other locations.

[@kuyakuma]

I think the explosion of handhelds has kinda made gaming phones even more niche. I always thought id get a red phone but now not so sure

[@chemergency]

I'd definitely consider investing in a PC handheld before getting a high-end phone at this point if you intend to get one for gaming. Software support on Android is becoming increasingly lackluster when it comes to games and emulators.

[@kuyakuma]

@chemergency right? I've been deciding between the steamdecks Linux or asus windows

[@chemergency]

@@kuyakuma I'm quite happy with my Steam Deck but if you want to skip the Linux learning curve and have the money I've heard good things about Windows handhelds too. ETA Prime has some good videos on many of those devices too.

[@PSYCHOV3N0M]

​@@kuyakumaSteam Deck OLED is the way to go. IPS LCD on Asus ROG Ally and Lenovo Legion Go look like washed out garbage. 🤮🤮🤮

[@chilzz5186]

But we don't have games for this power house... almost everything would run on my sd 778g so is there's a reason buying this?

[@nathankellogg2640]

I wanna see how it performs with Fortnite. The game is so poorly optimized on mobile that my Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra on gaming mode with max optimization for system settings can barely get 60 FPS on lowest settings and STILL lag spikes when near opponents. No reviews of this phone showcase it and it's possible it may not be available yet ane an APk could be needed directly.😊

[@doslover]

Console mode is super cool. Don't think I'd ever use it but I like the ability to play a video or something on the phone while gaming or otherwise

[@DarlingtonIyke]

The battery on this device is a beast...over 10hrs of SOT with light gaming....its amazing

[@irionuchiha3823]

I'm thinking of gettin it 😭😭 is it really worth it? I'm between this and the AR8 Pro, i mostly want a gaming beast but also good for photos it doesn't have to be AMAZING at it but atleast as good as my Samsung S8+

[@DarlingtonIyke]

@@irionuchiha3823 the rectangular shape may be a bit difficult for handling games and the camera is decent except the front facing camera. The front facing camera is very terrible. It is a gaming beast and do not forget about diablo mode that overclocks the phone as well and if you are not gaming be rest assured of 2 days of use without charging.

[@AM_1300]

I bought one and after 2 games of codm the phone is too hot too hold. Wanted to return it but I can't because of shipping rules. No stuck with a faulty unit and Nubia doesn't do anything about it. I don't recommend this phone!

[@TigerTT]

Finally a phone worth buying these days lmao.

[@MichaelStanton]

I can't... If it gets major updates for say 3 years within a few months of it's release and security updates within a couple weeks of it's release sure, but if the manufacturer doesn't care about their phones, neither can I. That being said I know nothing about RedMagic's software support, so this is all shot in the dark, but that's how it seems.

[@Simon-rf5jz]

They dont have the best track record regarding updates is my understanding.

[@kingzombie951]

The last one was already powerful enough. It could run every emulator on mobile at 4x settings

[@unpatitoRU]

Im more interested in daily life settings like app lock with the fingerprint, floating apps or app duplication(miui user :P) and paaain! It looks like companies are quitting from allowing us to root our devices We know that the community can bring to everyone a desktop mode 😢😢😢

[@TechTyrial]

ETA Prime ! What LENS are you using for your video's ?

[@enjay3698]

it gets hot upto 52 degree c. without cooling hardware. glass on the back and metal frame make it sizzling hot.

[@aminkhashm]

no sd card expansion? gaming phone? why is that? i almost got one and could not see sd card expansion on their website info. i wanted to get 1tb sd card to put ps2 and gamecube library on it. disappointment, i am not buying gaming phone with no sd expansion. it makes it just like any other phone on the market for me.

[@AntiGrieferGames]

Yeah except sony

[@TheSkorpyo4you]

No matter how good a phone is, if there are problems like not weatherproof, muddy speakers and limited software support, then there is no point in the existence of that phone, in my personal opinion.😅

[@PakoSt]

Bloody... Now we need this hardware with PostmarketOS or the like. PS3 emulation on mobile doesn't seem very far fetched anymore?

[@blacksecondmissionstillcan1027]

THE SCREEN IS SIMILAR TO PC SO YOU WILL NOW CAN SEE THE CORNER OF THE SCREEN WITHOUT BLOCKED VIEW THAT IS WHAT I NOTICE WITH SOME MODERN PHONE WITHOUT BRICK SCREEN STYLE

[@_bob_8170]

At that price point and the power it can produce better be gaming phone of the year.

[@KamiKazeD]

Asus is going to lose they changed the target of their next ROG phone, and they've made changes they shouldnt have done.

[@jeanvaljean6433]

It only costs 500$ though..

[@ubacow7109]

CAN WE TALK ABOUT THAT BEAUTIFUL HEADPHONE JACK!!!!!!!!!! MWUUUAH, THE CHEFS KISS RIGHT THATS THE MONEY BABY~~~

[@Jbrimbelibap]

3:15 Everything is super smooth, he says while using the phone in 60Hz mode 😂

[@orangerightgold7512]

man the design is beautiful, almost reminds me of the original xiaomi mi mix pro.

[@kaosapprentice]

I purchased the redmagic 8 to replace my oneplus 7t pro, hardware wise the redmagic was fantastic, battery life for days BUT software was terrible compared to oneplus, one was texting, if I'm texting someone and they sent me a picture it'll start a whole new chat session, if I tried to send pictures even with full bars or on wifi it wouldn't send don't get me started on not receiving phone calls, yes I did check the bands for my network it supports all but one band, I just changed the battery in my old 7t pro and reactivated it. I hope they fixed these issues by now, I might try again, I really hate hole punch and notches.

[@PSYCHOV3N0M]

What carrier? I hear T-Mobile works great with Red Magic.

[@kaosapprentice]

@@PSYCHOV3N0M metro, they are using T-mobile towers.

[@BoomMC_Inc]

What a scummy practice not having an Micro SD card slot

[@hugosteps77]

ETA Prime making me spend money again 😂 Great review, would love to see a more in depth emulation video too 🙏

[@fattyrecca]

Where do you get your awesome live wallpapers from?

[@localblackman427]

I cant wait to see this chip in the fold 6. Playing old school crt games is going to be so much fun

[@TheCluelesspanda]

Would love to see this vs something like the s24 or ultra for example.

[@truksantzo6760]

What software are you using for your wallpaper?? Btw cool phone, I currently have the redmagic 7 and it's fine, has some flaws but still very powerful and still gets everyday phone activity done

[@silversonic1]

To be fair, it's not all about charging more for more storage. MicroSD isn't fast enough these days for a great gaming experience on phones. Lots of people buy the cheapest cards and expect miracles, blaming the phone when it's the card's fault. But modern storage chips are super fast in comparison. It's better to have the games on the internal storage of most flagship phones. The way I see it, 256GB or more is plenty for me. If I need more, I can slap an SSD onto my phone to offload anything unessential.

[@AntiGrieferGames]

Not true

[@TT-pi8ww]

That power is pretty useless for the few android games out there. They should implement a fork of steamdeck os or windows 11 on that device, with an android emulator (android sub system) for the android stuff.

[@Drejkol]

I kinda don't see the point in SD8 G3, at least not right now. The jump from SD8 G1 to G2+ (the one available in Fold5/S23U) was so huge, that you can run Genshin Max@60+, Honkai Max@60+, Punishing Gray Raven Max@60+ and pretty much anything else. Even Meta Quest 3 has SD8 XR G2+, and look what it can run in VR, at over 4k res (in total). Considering that all upcoming games like Zenless Zone, Wuthering Waves, new Ark Knight, etc. are all achieving stable over 60fps in their beta versions, I have no idea what you want to run on SD8 G3. If you are still having SD8 G1 device or below, upcoming generation is fine. SD8 G2 owners should just wait for G4 or G5.

[@DarlingtonIyke]

Genshin Impact is no more a challenge for these new soc's apparently CarX street should be the new Genshin. Even the 8G3 cannot run this game at a constant 60fps. As time goes newer games are going to be a challenge for SoC's and not every one would like to play games at 60fps instead 90fps should be the deal breaker for most games so Yes I always see the point for a new SoC

[@HYPERNEO9]

Unfortunately this company does not sell these phones in india. 😢 I want it so bad but its not available in india

[@AdmiralBison]

I think powerful phones like this ought to be rocking full on Linux OS. Have a real Desktop OS running when connecting to an external display.

[@Vav_01]

That screen without holes looks amazing

[@locklolz]

💀

[@daysgone3950]

The most badass phone out there. A bit concerned about Nubia quality control although RedMagic has a good track record.

[@mattdavis9601]

I enjoyed this review. Pretty much everything about the RedMagic phones is excellent, especially for the price, except for their reputation as not really supporting Verizon all that well. Has the 9 improved upon that?

[@pressxtojason]

I lowkey moved back to T-Mobile because I was bored with the phone choices on Verizon

[@amilcarmazariegos1638]

I've been with Metro since 2019 still have the red magic 3s