ZTE Nubia Red Magic 7 Pro Smartphone Review – The ZTE company recently launched the ZTE Nubia Red Magic 7 Pro smartphone in February 2022 in the flagship segment. The company launched this phone with one thing in mind and that is power. It means power in every sense of ways like charging, processing, gaming, display, and more.
The Nubia Red Magic 7 Pro smartphone is the updated version of the Red Magic 7. It is a true gaming smartphone and is available in both Global and Chaines variants with slight differences in specs. without further ado, let’s start the detailed review of the ZTE Nubia Red Magic 7 Pro smartphone.
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ZTE Nubia Red Magic 7 Pro Smartphone Review
Highlights
- The ZTE Nubia Red Magic 7 Pro features 6.8 inches AMOLED display panel with an impressive 120Hz refresh rate, and a bright 600 nits display panel.
- Nubia Red Magic 7 Pro is powered by the latest flagship Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 processor chipset.
- The smartphone is pre-loaded with the latest Android 12 OS out of the box and has the RedMagic 5.0 UI.
- The new and improved triple camera system features a 64MP rear camera and a 16MP selfie camera.
- The phone has a Li-Po 5000 mAh battery accompanied by 65W/135W fast charging for Global/China variants.
Design and Display
Being a gaming smartphone, the design of the ZTE Nubia Red Magic 7 Pro smartphone will impress the gamers out there with its impressive design and RGB LEDs that light up while you charge or play games. All of the lights are fully customizable and you set them according to your preference. The tiny internal fan that is supposed to keep the processor cool is also visible in the transparent variant, which looks very cool, to be honest.
The edges of the phone are completely flat with various buttons and grill holes. Apart from the power and volume buttons, you get two more buttons called pressure-sensitive trigger buttons that can be used while playing games. The weight of the Nubia Red Magic 7 Pro is 235g, which can come in the heavy phone category.
The display of the smartphone features 6.8 inches of AMOLED Full HD+ display with 1 billion colors and a 120Hz refresh rate for smoother scrolling and operations. Furthermore, the display supports 600 nits brightness so you don’t face trouble using the phone outdoors. The phone comes in 3 colors in total and they are Obsidian, Pulsar, and Supernova.
Memory and Internal
The ZTE Nubia Red Magic 7 Pro features a 4nm Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 processor that is going to power all your gaming needs. To improve cooling, the phone also has an active internal cooling fan that sucks in cold air from the drill holes in the back and uses it to push the heat out from the side grills.
This has allowed the company to run the processor as fast as possible without throttling even during peak gaming hours. Many smartphone makers lower the highest clock speed to 2.84GHz to help lower any possible chances of heating, but since this phone has active cooling, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 in this phone runs at its full 1x 3GHz clock speed.
The Adreno 730 GPU of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 can run games with its full potential. Games like BGMI and COD mobile runs flawlessly with this chipset. The phone runs on the latest Android 12 out of the box with the RedMagic 5.0 UI and comes in a total of 7 storage variants. These variants start from 8GB to 18GB RAM with 128GB to 1TB internal storage.
Camera
The phone’s new and improved triple camera system is designed in the form of a 64MP wide sensor, 8MP ultra-wide, and a 2MP macro camera which shouldn’t be included in a phone of the premium segment. The 64MP camera is quite good and takes decent pictures with colors that look on point and very true to life. The ultra-wide camera has lower details in images but has decent color science along with a 120-degree field of view.
The 16MP selfie camera is an under-display camera that is optimized to take very decent selfies with a good amount of detail. You can record 8K videos @30fps with the main camera setup but the gyro-EIS support is not provided on the phone. The phone has 3 camera sensors on the back, but in reality, only 2 of them are actually usable. The macro sensor is useless unless you happen to like blurry, pixelated macro images.
Battery and Others
The ZTE Nubia Red Magic 7 Pro smartphone has Li-Po 5000 mAh, which provides adequate battery backup and can easily last a whole day. When it comes to charging your smartphone, you get a very powerful 135W fast charging support in the China variant and 65W fast charging support in the Global variant.
The under-display optical fingerprint sensor is fast, accurate, and responsive and the device also comes equipped with Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth 5.2, and GPS, among other sensors. The phone starts at a price of $765 (Rs 56,900 in India) approx.
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 7 Pro Pros and Cons
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 7 Pro Specifications Detail
Down below you can see the full specifications of the ZTE Nubia Red Magic 7 Pro smartphone.
| Specifications | ZTE nubia Red Magic 7 Pro |
| Network | 2G, 3G, 4G, 5G |
| Announced | February 2022 |
| SIM | Dual SIM |
| Dimensions | 6.55 x 3.04 x 0.39 inches |
| Weight | 235 g |
| Size | 6.8 inches |
| Display | AMOLED 1B colors 120Hz 600 nits brightness 20:9 ratio ~387 PPI density |
| Protection/Other | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Pressure sensitive zones Built-in cooling fan Aviation aluminum middle frame |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
| OS | Android 12, Redmagic 5.0 |
| Chipset | 4nm – Qualcomm SM8450 Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 |
| CPU | Octa-core 1×3.00 GHz Cortex-X2 3×2.50 GHz Cortex-A710 4×1.80 GHz Cortex-A510 |
| GPU | Adreno 730 |
| Card slot | No |
| RAM | 8GB, 12GB, 16GB, 18GB |
| Internal | 128GB, 256GB, 512GB, 1TB UFS 3.1 |
| Camera | 64 MP (wide), PDAF 8 MP (120Ëšultrawide) 2 MP (macro) LED flash, HDR, panorama Max – 8K@30fps |
| Selfie | 16 MP (under display) HDR Max – 1080p@30fps |
| Loudspeaker | Yes (stereo speakers) |
| 3.5mm jack | Yes 32-bit/384kHz audio |
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot |
| Bluetooth | 5.2, A2DP, aptX, LE |
| GPS | Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO |
| NFC | Yes |
| Infrared port | No |
| Radio | No |
| USB | USB Type-C 3.0, USB On-The-Go, accessory connector |
| Sensors | under-display fingerprint, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass |
| Battery | Li-Po 5000 mAh Fast charging 135W (China) Fast charging 65W (Global) Power Delivery 3.0 |
| Colors | Obsidian, Pulsar, Supernova |
| Expected Price | $765 (Rs 56,900 in India) approx. |
Conclusion
The ZTE Nubia Red Magic 7 Pro smartphone will provide you with the best possible gaming specs in the world of Android as of yet. The phone offers RGB lights and looks very futuristic and miles ahead of any other competitors, especially in terms of battery and fast charging. Still, you will miss wireless charging and reverse charging support.
The Nubia Red Magic 7 Pro smartphone easily holds the crown of one of the best Android phones for gamers and no other phone is coming close anytime soon. So, if you are a hardcore gamer, I don’t see any reason this phone can disappoint you unless you are looking at the next-gen version. If you are looking for an alternative option with the latest specs and decent camera support, then the Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro is a good choice, but the final decision is up to you.
