Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro review: Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 gaming phone with flat back.
Flat back, max power.
Red Magic 9 Pro replaced the usual camera bump with a flush flat back — the camera sensors integrate into the body. Add Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, an internal fan and a 6500 mAh battery, and you get the most undistracted gaming slab of 2024.
01Display
90/10090/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2023.
02Camera
74/10074/100 is one of the weaker camera results among flagship phones of 2023 — 8 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
03Performance
94/10094/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2023.
04Battery
90/10090/100 puts it above the 87-point average for flagship phones of 2023.
05Build
84/10084/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2023.
- Flat back with no camera bump — sits flush
- 6500 mAh + active fan + 8 Gen 3
- 24 GB RAM ceiling, Wi-Fi 7
- Camera still a step behind
- Bulky 229 g + 8.9 mm
- Gaming aesthetic divides
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? .