SpecEagle review · Nubia

Nubia RedMagic 9 Pro review: A flat all-screen gaming phone with an internal fan and 6,500 mAh.

SpecEagle Editorial·Jan 2024·$650
Overall
86/100
Class rank
#38 of 47
Tier
Flagship
Buy?
Yes
The verdict, up front

A sustained-performance gaming king.

RedMagic 9 Pro pairs the SD8 Gen 3 with an internal turbo fan and a huge 6,500 mAh battery behind a flat all-screen front — class-leading sustained gaming performance and battery life at ~$650.

01Display

86/100

86/100 trails the 90-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2024.

TypeAMOLED, 120 Hz, under-display camera
Size6.8 inches
Resolution2,480 × 1,116 px
Touch sampling960 Hz

02Camera

72/100

72/100 is one of the weaker camera results among flagship phones of 2024 — 13 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

Main50 MP Omnivision, f/1.88, OIS
Ultrawide50 MP
Selfie16 MP under-display

03Performance

96/100

96/100 puts it above the 93-point average for flagship phones of 2024.

ChipsetSnapdragon 8 Gen 3 (4 nm)
RAM12 / 16 / 24 GB
Storage256 / 512 GB / 1 TB
CoolingInternal turbo fan 20,000 rpm

04Battery

92/100

92/100 puts it above the 88-point average for flagship phones of 2024.

Capacity6,500 mAh
Wired80 W

05Build

80/100

80/100 trails the 86-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2024.

06Value

86/100

86/100 puts it above the 82-point average for flagship phones of 2024.

What works
  • SD8 Gen 3 + internal fan = top sustained performance.
  • Huge 6,500 mAh battery.
  • Flat all-screen (under-display camera).
  • Shoulder triggers + 960 Hz touch.
What doesn't
  • Heavy 229 g.
  • Under-display selfie is soft.
  • No wireless charging.
  • RedMagic OS quirks.
Cross-shop it against
iPhone 17 Pro Max
$1199 · score 93/100

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 47-phone cohort of flagship devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .