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Nubia Red Magic 5G review: First phone with a 144Hz display.

SpecEagle Editorial·Mar 2020·$580
Overall
84/100
Class rank
#3 of 8
Tier
Flagship
Buy?
At the right price
The verdict, up front

The 144Hz pioneer.

Red Magic 5G was the first phone with a 144Hz display — a refresh rate the rest of the industry took years to follow. With 5G, an internal fan and a 3.5 mm jack, it was the gaming flagship that set the high-refresh standard.

01Display

88/100

88/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2020.

TypeAMOLED, 144Hz (first ever), 240Hz touch
Size6.65 inches
Resolution1080 x 2340 px

02Camera

74/100

74/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2020.

Main64 MP Sony IMX686, f/1.8
Ultrawide8 MP, 120 deg
Macro2 MP
Selfie8 MP

03Performance

92/100

92/100 puts it above the 90-point average for flagship phones of 2020.

ChipsetSnapdragon 865 (7nm)
GPUAdreno 650
CoolingICE 3.0 + internal turbofan

04Battery

84/100

84/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2020.

Capacity4500 mAh
Charging55W

05Build

80/100

80/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2020.

What works
  • First 144Hz phone display
  • Internal fan + 5G + 3.5 mm jack
  • Up to 16 GB RAM
What doesn't
  • Heavy 218 g
  • Camera average
  • Redmagic OS niche
Cross-shop it against
Galaxy Note 10+
$1099 · score 90/100

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