Today the highly anticipated Red Magic 8S Pro smartphone unveiled in China, along with a powerful gaming tablet. The Red Magic 8S Pro takes the crown as the world’s most powerful smartphone with 24GB RAM.
It boasts the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 2 chipset, featuring a supercore clocked at an impressive 3.36 GHz. With a robust cooling system that includes a fan, it achieves an exceptional AnTuTu benchmark score of 1.71 million points. Notably, the Red Magic 8S Pro offers an unprecedented 24GB of physical RAM, setting a new standard in the industry. The top-of-the-line model also comes with a staggering 1TB of flash memory.
Blend of Perfect Security and Display
The 8S Pro features a captivating OLED screen, measuring 6.8 inches with a resolution of 2480 x 1116 pixels. With a high refresh rate of 120Hz, it delivers smooth and fluid visuals. The display boasts a maximum brightness of 1300 cd/sq.m. and a PWM adjustment frequency of 1440 Hz, ensuring a vivid and immersive viewing experience. Covering 100% of the DCI-P3 color space, the screen showcases vibrant and accurate colors.
The smartphone incorporates an advanced under-screen fingerprint scanner of the seventh generation, which not only unlocks the device but also doubles as a heart rate monitor. The developers have paid attention to detail, creating a slim frame with minimal bezels of just 1.48 mm on the sides, 1.68 mm on the top, and 2.28 mm on the bottom.
With an impressive screen-to-body ratio of nearly 94%, it has a display without any distracting notches or cutouts. The 16-megapixel front camera is hidden beneath the screen.
Red Magic 8S Pro Battery and Charging
Equipped with a robust 6000 mAh battery, the phone offers exceptional battery life for extended gaming sessions and multimedia consumption. What sets it apart is the support for an incredible 80W charging, allowing you to achieve a full charge in just 25 minutes.
The 8S Pro+ variant takes it a step further with a 5000 mAh battery and an astonishing 165W charging capability. This allows it to completely charge in a mere 14 minutes.
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Camera and User Interface
It features a remarkable 50-megapixel Samsung main sensor that captures stunning images with exceptional detail. Accompanying sensors include 8-megapixel and 2-megapixel resolutions, although optical stabilization is absent. The smartphone runs on RedMagic OS 8.0, based on Android 13, and offers a gaming-focused user interface.
The revamped interface enhances smoothness by 30% compared to its predecessor, ensuring a seamless and immersive gaming experience.
Availability and Pricing
Pre-sales for the phone will begin in China on July 5, with official sales commencing on July 11. Here are the prices for the different variants:
Red Magic 8S Pro:
- 8/128 GB – $550
- 8/256 GB – $610
- 12/256 GB – $690
- 12/512 GB – $790
Red Magic 8S Pro+:
- 16/256 GB – $760
- 16/512 GB – $800
- 16GB/1TB – $965
- 24GB/1TB – $1035
The Red Magic 8S Pro is a gamer’s phone, but does 24GB of RAM really make a difference in real life, we will look into it when it launches.
News Source: iXBT
