The ZTE nubia Red Magic 7 Pro has been enjoying life in China since February, but now you can also order it globally. And it’s time to add some practical impressions to these specs.
The nubia Red Magic 7 Pro comes in a retail box that comes with a USB cable, a stylish case, a 65W charger and a SIM tool. In China the phone gets a 135W charger, along with the holder, which is the only change on the global model.
Like the nubia Red Magic 7, the Pro has an integrated fan. At maximum, it produces only 28 dB of noise and can lower the CPU temperature by up to 16 degrees C. It is part of nubia’s ICE 8.0 cooling solution, which features nine layers, including a composite material for in-phase heat dissipation , a new thermal conductive gel material, a vapor chamber and a graphite sheet.
nubia Red Magic 7 Pro unboxing, integrated fan
Compared to the nubia Red Magic 7, the 7 Pro is not drastically different. Our unit comes with 512GB of storage and 16GB of RAM and then there’s also an Obsidian version with half the storage, but the same amount of RAM.
You get a top-of-the-line Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chip and a 6.8-inch 1080x2400px display with 120Hz refresh rate (the vanilla 7 does 165Hz). Compensate with a larger 5,000mAh battery.
Compared to the nubia Red Magic 7
The final difference is not easily discernible with the naked eye. We needed to take out the macro lens to show it off. It’s the selfie camera under the 16MP display, a step back from the traditional 8MP selfie with a cutout on the Red Magic 7.
The camera is almost invisible when the screen is on or off. You should aim the front glass in direct sunlight to locate the scattered array of pixels above the hidden lens. When you use the camera, the pixels are turned off to provide it with more light.
Selfies taken with this under-display camera that prioritizes invisibility are predictably bad. They lack any kind of meaningful detail and have poor contrast and definition. The dynamic range is also rather poor. We would only resort to using this camera for video calling and would take selfies with the main cameras on the back.
Samples from the camera below the display
We’ve already delivered the Red Magic 7 Pro to our review team and you can expect them to report their findings shortly!
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