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Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro review: Active-fan gaming flagship with notchless UDC display.

SpecEagle Editorial·Jan 2023·$650
Overall
87/100
Class rank
#19 of 32
Tier
Flagship
Buy?
Yes
The verdict, up front

Notchless gaming flagship.

Red Magic 8 Pro removed the punch hole via UDC, kept the cooling fan and shoulder triggers, and added a 6000 mAh battery — making it the first foldable-free uninterrupted gaming display.

01Display

90/100

90/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2023.

TypeAMOLED, 120Hz, 960Hz touch sampling, UDC
Size6.8 inches
Resolution1116 x 2480 px

02Camera

72/100

72/100 is one of the weaker camera results among flagship phones of 2023 — 10 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

Main50 MP, f/1.9
Ultrawide8 MP
Macro2 MP
Selfie16 MP under-display

03Performance

92/100

92/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2023.

ChipsetSnapdragon 8 Gen 2 (4nm)
GPUAdreno 740
CoolingICE 11 with 20000 rpm internal fan
Triggers520Hz shoulder triggers

04Battery

88/100

88/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2023.

Capacity6000 mAh dual-cell
Charging65W wired

05Build

84/100

84/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2023.

What works
  • Internal active fan + UDC notchless display
  • 6000 mAh in a gaming phone
  • 3.5 mm jack retained for gaming headsets
What doesn't
  • Camera is an afterthought
  • Heavy 228 g
  • Gamer aesthetics niche
Cross-shop it against
iQOO 12
$580 · score 92/100

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 32-phone cohort of flagship devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .