Nubia RedMagic 6S Pro review - Gaming smartphone with integrated fan and 165 Hz
The Nubia RedMagic 6S Pro is all about gaming on the spec sheet and in its looks. The smartphone is powered by the cutting-edge Snapdragon 888+ with at least 12 GB of working memory. All models feature fan-assisted cooling, which is supposed to ensure stable frame rates. Furthermore, the manufacturer provides an AMOLED display with a refresh rate of 165 Hz and a scan rate of 720 Hz. There are also two shoulder buttons on the long edge and an additional sensor button on the back to control games even more efficiently and quickly.
The RedMagic 6S Pro starts at 599 Euros (~$696) with 12 GB RAM as well as 128 GB internal storage. For 100 Euros (~$116) more, 16 or 256 GB are integrated and those who pay 729 Euros (~$847) get the Ghost variant with a transparent back and illuminated fan.
Possible competitors in comparison
Rating | Date | Model | Weight | Drive | Size | Resolution | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 83.6 % v7 (old) | 10 / 2021 | Nubia RedMagic 6S Pro SD 888+ 5G, Adreno 660 | 220 g | 128 GB UFS 3.1 Flash | 6.80" | 2400x1080 | |
| 88 % v7 (old) | 04 / 2021 | Asus ROG Phone 5 SD 888 5G, Adreno 660 | 239 g | 256 GB UFS 3.1 Flash | 6.78" | 2448x1080 | |
| 87.7 % v7 (old) | 04 / 2021 | Lenovo Legion Phone Duel 2 SD 888 5G, Adreno 660 | 259 g | 512 GB UFS 3.1 Flash | 6.92" | 2460x1080 | |
| 86.3 % v7 (old) | 07 / 2021 | Xiaomi Black Shark 4 SD 870, Adreno 650 | 210 g | 128 GB UFS 3.1 Flash | 6.67" | 2400x1080 |
Case - RedMagic 6S Pro with discreet fan outlet
The RedMagic 6S Pro comes in the Cyborg variant with a fairly discreet look and a comparatively small camera hump that barely protrudes from the casing. The front-facing camera is not integrated into the display, which makes for a slightly thicker bezel, but does not interfere with gaming.
The smartphone's build quality is good and leaves a very robust impression. The frame is made of aluminum and unspecified Corning Gorilla Glass is also used. The additional plastic frame around the display is not annoying, but not visually appealing either.
The Nubia smartphone does not have any special protection against dust and water.
Features - With USB 3.2, but without microSD support
The USB 3.2 port (Gen. 1, up to 5 GBit/s) not only supports OTG, but also enables wired image output to HDMI as well as DisplayPorts, which allows mirroring the content to external displays.
There are two touch sensors on the upper long edge, which are similar to those of the ROG Phone 5, and can be configured to control games. The red toggle switch on the lower long edge activates a gaming mode with its own surface.
Bluetooth 5.2, NFC and an audio jack are also on board.
Software - RedMagic OS 4.5 based on Android-11
Google Android 11 is used as the operating system, over which the manufacturer has spread its own RedMagic OS 4.5. However, the changes are mainly minor visual adjustments as well as the integration of the fan control and Game Space.
It is pleasing that Nubia does not install third-party apps and provides DRM certification. However, the translation is as bumpy as in the RedMagic 6R in some places.
Communication and GNSS - RedMagic 6S Pro with few frequency bands
The RedMagic 6S Pro supports all current mobile standards, but the supported frequency bands are limited to the bare essentials and are regionally very restricted. The bands N1, N3 and N28, which are important in this country, are also missing for 5G Sub6.
The smartphone supports the most modern Wi-Fi standard with Wi-Fi 6E, but in combination with our reference router, the Netgear Nighthawk AX12, it falls short of expectations, even though the data transfer is still very fast.
| Networking | |
| iperf3 transmit AX12 | |
| Asus ROG Phone 5 | |
| Nubia RedMagic 6S Pro | |
| Lenovo Legion Phone Duel 2 | |
| Xiaomi Black Shark 4 | |
| iperf3 receive AX12 | |
| Nubia RedMagic 6S Pro | |
| Xiaomi Black Shark 4 | |
| Lenovo Legion Phone Duel 2 | |
| Asus ROG Phone 5 | |
The RedMagic 6S Pro enables a fast satellite fix both outdoors and indoors.
The smartphone has to be compared with the Garmin Edge 500 during a short bike tour. Thereby, the gaming phone shows a quite accurate route recording. Unfortunately, however, this was not completely performed, because it was ended prematurely by the system, although corresponding energy-saving mechanisms were disabled, so the last one and a half kilometers are missing.
Phone features and voice quality
The RedMagic 6S Pro supports both VoLTE and WLAN calling. Users who want to use 5G have to enable it in the settings first. Dual-SIM is possible via two nano-SIM slots, but eSIM support is not available.
The voice quality is quite decent, but the user of the smartphone does not sound very natural and the provided performance is also rather average in noise suppression. Users who rely on the speaker have to put up with a rather short microphone range.
Cameras - Solid triple camera
The front-facing camera of the RedMagic 6S Pro delivers decent results, but it should work with more vivid colors and have more dynamics. Videos can be recorded in Full HD (30 FPS) at best.
The trio on the back consists of a 64 MP wide-angle (Samsung S5KGW3), an ultra-wide-angle and a macro lens. The main camera enables decent pictures, but lacks dynamics, which means that close-ups always look a bit too dark. The ultra-wide-angle lacks details and the peripheral areas are quite blurry. On the other hand, Nubia has done a good job with the macro lens software, since it additionally displays a magnifying glass for the center of the picture to check the sharpness. However, the details are also quite meager with only 2 MP.
Videos can even be recorded in 8k (30 FPS), but the electronic image stabilization has to be omitted in this case. Those who are content with Ultra HD and 60 FPS can still resort to it.
Image Comparison
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Accessories and warranty
The RedMagic 6S Pro comes with a modular power supply (up to 30 watts), a USB-C cable, SIM tool, quick start guide, and a transparent silicone case. The Ice Dock, screen protectors, and various cases are optionally available.
The warranty is 12 months.
Input devices & operation - With fingerprint sensor in the display
The capacitive touchscreen has a sampling rate of 720 Hz and implements inputs quickly and precisely. The two touch sensors on the long edge are also fast with a sampling rate of 450 Hz and react very reliably in the test. The touch-sensitive surface on the back, on the other hand, has to be searched for from time to time since it cannot be felt haptically, and touches are not always recognized.
An optical fingerprint sensor in the display is available for biometric security. It works reliably and quickly. Alternatively or additionally, unlocking via the front-facing camera can be used, but it is less secure. The fingerprint sensor can also be used for heart rate measurement.
Display - Bright AMOLED with 165 Hz
The 6.8-inch (17.27 cm, 111.6 cm²) AMOLED display offers a Full HD Plus resolution and a refresh rate of up to 165 Hz.
The brightness of the panel reaches up to 714 cd/m² in the center of the screen with the ambient light sensor enabled, and 505 cd/m² are still available when it is disabled. With an even distribution of bright and dark areas (APL50), the RedMagic smartphone even reaches up to 1,019 cd/m² and is thus perfectly equipped for displaying HDR content.
The OLED flickering shows an unsteady amplitude curve below 48% of the display brightness and flickers between 229.4 and 657.9 Hz. Beyond that, the panel operates constantly at 90 Hz. If DC dimming is activated, it is 90 Hz over the entire range.
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Brightness Distribution: 96 %
Center on Battery: 714 cd/m²
Contrast: ∞:1 (Black: 0 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 5.9 | 0.5-29.43 Ø4.9
ΔE Greyscale 6.8 | 0.5-98 Ø5.1
100% sRGB (Calman 2D)
Gamma: 2.25
| Nubia RedMagic 6S Pro AMOLED, 2400x1080, 6.8" | Asus ROG Phone 5 AMOLED, 2448x1080, 6.8" | Lenovo Legion Phone Duel 2 AMOLED, 2460x1080, 6.9" | Xiaomi Black Shark 4 Super AMOLED, 2400x1080, 6.7" | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Screen | 41% | 8% | 5% | |
| Brightness middle | 714 | 789 11% | 463 -35% | 676 -5% |
| Brightness | 705 | 795 13% | 466 -34% | 669 -5% |
| Brightness Distribution | 96 | 98 2% | 98 2% | 98 2% |
| Black Level * | ||||
| Colorchecker dE 2000 * | 5.9 | 1.4 76% | 3.24 45% | 5.77 2% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 max. * | 8.7 | 3 66% | 5.75 34% | 9.81 -13% |
| Greyscale dE 2000 * | 6.8 | 1.7 75% | 4.4 35% | 3.7 46% |
| Gamma | 2.25 98% | 2.27 97% | 2.201 100% | 1.959 112% |
| CCT | 7774 84% | 6596 99% | 7273 89% | 6584 99% |
* ... smaller is better
Screen Flickering / PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation)
| Screen flickering / PWM detected | 90.6 Hz | ≤ 100 % brightness setting |   |
The display backlight flickers at 90.6 Hz (worst case, e.g., utilizing PWM) Flickering detected at a brightness setting of 100 % and below. There should be no flickering or PWM above this brightness setting. The frequency of 90.6 Hz is very low, so the flickering may cause eyestrain and headaches after extended use. In comparison: 53 % of all tested devices do not use PWM to dim the display. If PWM was detected, an average of 8623 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 343500) Hz was measured. | |||
The color reproduction, which we checked with the photospectrometer and the CalMAN analysis software, is not particularly natural and very saturated. Thus, the white balance is too cool and the colors look a bit too bright. However, we could not detect color distortions.
Display Response Times
| ↔ Response Time Black to White | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2.4 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 1.2 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 1.2 ms fall | ||
| The screen shows very fast response rates in our tests and should be very well suited for fast-paced gaming. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.1 (minimum) to 240 (maximum) ms. » 9 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (20.9 ms). | ||
| ↔ Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey | ||
| 2.4 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 1.2 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 1.2 ms fall | ||
| The screen shows very fast response rates in our tests and should be very well suited for fast-paced gaming. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.165 (minimum) to 636 (maximum) ms. » 8 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (32.7 ms). | ||
The RedMagic 6S Pro remains easy to read outdoors, and the smartphone's luminosity reserves might only be insufficient in strong sunlight. However, the very reflective surface is more annoying here.
The viewing-angle stability of the AMOLED panel is very good. A slight turquoise tint covers the display in very flat viewing angles and the brightness decreases a bit.
Performance - Snapdragon 888+ hardly brings more power
The RedMagic 6S Pro is equipped with the fastest SoC from Qualcomm: the Snapdragon 888 Plus, which is supported by 12 GB LPDDR5 working memory. For the graphics calculations, an Adreno 660 is responsible. Compared with the Snapdragon 888 the new Plus model is only a small upgrade. The clock frequency of the CPU's prime core has been increased to 3.0 GHz and the Hexagon 780 DSP chip in particular has experienced a strong performance increase.
The Nubia smartphone can hardly benefit from the stronger X1 Cortex and only shows a slight plus in a few benchmarks. In the GFXBench, even the ROG Phone 5 is faster most of the time, which is mainly due to the better cooling, as we will see in the emissions.
| GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7 | |
| T-Rex Onscreen (sort by value) | |
| Nubia RedMagic 6S Pro | |
| Asus ROG Phone 5 | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus 5G (91 - 121, n=3) | |
| Average of class Smartphone (23 - 166, n=170, last 2 years) | |
| 1920x1080 T-Rex Offscreen (sort by value) | |
| Nubia RedMagic 6S Pro | |
| Asus ROG Phone 5 | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus 5G (161 - 197, n=3) | |
| Average of class Smartphone (22 - 791, n=170, last 2 years) | |
| GFXBench 3.0 | |
| on screen Manhattan Onscreen OGL (sort by value) | |
| Nubia RedMagic 6S Pro | |
| Asus ROG Phone 5 | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus 5G (81 - 127, n=4) | |
| Average of class Smartphone (15 - 166, n=170, last 2 years) | |
| 1920x1080 1080p Manhattan Offscreen (sort by value) | |
| Nubia RedMagic 6S Pro | |
| Asus ROG Phone 5 | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus 5G (92 - 141, n=4) | |
| Average of class Smartphone (12 - 502, n=170, last 2 years) | |
| GFXBench 3.1 | |
| on screen Manhattan ES 3.1 Onscreen (sort by value) | |
| Nubia RedMagic 6S Pro | |
| Asus ROG Phone 5 | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus 5G (54 - 94, n=4) | |
| Average of class Smartphone (8.9 - 166, n=170, last 2 years) | |
| 1920x1080 Manhattan ES 3.1 Offscreen (sort by value) | |
| Nubia RedMagic 6S Pro | |
| Asus ROG Phone 5 | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus 5G (62 - 95, n=4) | |
| Average of class Smartphone (8.3 - 365, n=170, last 2 years) | |
| Antutu v9 - Total Score (sort by value) | |
| Asus ROG Phone 5 | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus 5G (794271 - 829929, n=3) | |
| Average of class Smartphone (99654 - 2056989, n=92, last 2 years) | |
| AnTuTu v8 - Total Score (sort by value) | |
| Nubia RedMagic 6S Pro | |
| Asus ROG Phone 5 | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus 5G (695964 - 725649, n=3) | |
| AImark - Score v2.x (sort by value) | |
| Nubia RedMagic 6S Pro | |
| Asus ROG Phone 5 | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus 5G (27321 - 286905, n=3) | |
| Basemark GPU 1.2 | |
| 1920x1080 OpenGL Medium Offscreen (sort by value) | |
| Nubia RedMagic 6S Pro | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus 5G () | |
| Average of class Smartphone (9.08 - 382, n=62, last 2 years) | |
| OpenGL Medium Native (sort by value) | |
| Nubia RedMagic 6S Pro | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus 5G () | |
| Average of class Smartphone (9.3 - 284, n=59, last 2 years) | |
| 1280x720 Vulkan Simple Offscreen (sort by value) | |
| Nubia RedMagic 6S Pro | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus 5G () | |
| Average of class Smartphone (70.3 - 1796, n=61, last 2 years) | |
| 1920x1080 Vulkan Medium Offscreen (sort by value) | |
| Nubia RedMagic 6S Pro | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus 5G () | |
| Average of class Smartphone (8.75 - 355, n=61, last 2 years) | |
| Vulkan Medium Native (sort by value) | |
| Nubia RedMagic 6S Pro | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus 5G () | |
| Average of class Smartphone (10 - 303, n=61, last 2 years) | |
| Jetstream 2 - Total Score | |
| Average of class Smartphone (13.8 - 387, n=169, last 2 years) | |
| Asus ROG Phone 5 (Chrome 89) | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus 5G (75.9 - 125.4, n=4) | |
| Nubia RedMagic 6S Pro (Chrome 92) | |
| JetStream 1.1 - Total Score | |
| Asus ROG Phone 5 (Chrome 89) | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus 5G (108.5 - 218, n=3) | |
| Nubia RedMagic 6S Pro (Chrome 92) | |
| Speedometer 2.0 - Result | |
| Average of class Smartphone (15.2 - 569, n=151, last 2 years) | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus 5G (79.8 - 114, n=3) | |
| Asus ROG Phone 5 (Chrome 89) | |
| Nubia RedMagic 6S Pro (Chrome 92) | |
| WebXPRT 3 - Overall | |
| Asus ROG Phone 5 (Chrome 89) | |
| Average of class Smartphone (38 - 347, n=78, last 2 years) | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus 5G (120 - 165, n=3) | |
| Nubia RedMagic 6S Pro (Chrome 92) | |
| Octane V2 - Total Score | |
| Average of class Smartphone (2228 - 100368, n=207, last 2 years) | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus 5G (28695 - 49046, n=4) | |
| Nubia RedMagic 6S Pro (Chrome 92) | |
| Asus ROG Phone 5 (Chrome 89) | |
| Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Total | |
| Average of class Smartphone (277 - 28190, n=167, last 2 years) | |
| Nubia RedMagic 6S Pro (Chrome 92) | |
| Asus ROG Phone 5 (Chrome 89) | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus 5G (1118 - 1443, n=4) | |
* ... smaller is better
| Nubia RedMagic 6S Pro | Asus ROG Phone 5 | Lenovo Legion Phone Duel 2 | Xiaomi Black Shark 4 | Average 128 GB UFS 3.1 Flash | Average of class Smartphone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AndroBench 3-5 | 7% | 5% | 1% | -5% | 36% | |
| Sequential Read 256KB | 1607 | 1779 11% | 1999 24% | 1663 3% | 1602 ? 0% | 1931 ? 20% |
| Sequential Write 256KB | 765 | 795 4% | 754 -1% | 760 -1% | 748 ? -2% | 1549 ? 102% |
| Random Read 4KB | 285.8 | 291.4 2% | 262.6 -8% | 283.1 -1% | 243 ? -15% | 279 ? -2% |
| Random Write 4KB | 254.9 | 278 9% | 261.5 3% | 259.9 2% | 244 ? -4% | 319 ? 25% |
Games - Rock 'n' Roll for Gamers
The RedMagic 6S Pro can convince in its core competence and delivers a lot of performance with nimble input surfaces. The two touch sensors on the long side work reliably and are a real plus in all games where maximum overview is important. However, the configuration is a bit confusing.
As soon as a game is started, the integrated fan starts up. If you don't want this, you can change it in the settings, but we noticed that the GPU's displayed clock is actually lowered in this case.
In the benchmarks, which we performed with GameBench and enabled fan, the RedMagic smartphone does not leave anything to be desired. The frame rates are stable or on such a high level that a drop is not noticed.
Emissions - Loud fan and shaky without it
Noise emissions
The integrated fan is already audible in idle mode and whistles at a high frequency. It spins up early during gaming and then works constantly at full power. Especially in games where noise plays a role, it is drowned out, so it is best to use headphones.
Noise Level
| Idle |
| 39.9 / / dB(A) |
| Load |
| / 44.68 dB(A) |
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30 dB silent 40 dB(A) audible 50 dB(A) loud |
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min:  , med:  , max:  Earthworks M23R, Arta (15 cm distance) environment noise: 25.5 dB(A) | ||
Temperature
The surface temperatures stay within limits and reach up to 38 °C (100.4 °F) under permanent load, which is absolutely harmless.
The SoC's cooling is in dire need of airflow. The frame stability turns out quite stable in the 3DMark stress test, but the performance is lower than that of the ROG Phone 5 with the nominally somewhat weaker SoC. If the fan is also disabled, the RedMagic 6S Pro threatens to overheat and restarts. Unfortunately, we could not read the results from the battery test of GFXBench because the app crashed during the attempt, but the test as such ran through.
3DMark Wild Life Stress Test
(+) The maximum temperature on the upper side is 37.1 °C / 99 F, compared to the average of 35.1 °C / 95 F, ranging from 21.9 to 63.7 °C for the class Smartphone.
(+) The bottom heats up to a maximum of 38 °C / 100 F, compared to the average of 33.9 °C / 93 F
(+) In idle usage, the average temperature for the upper side is 27.9 °C / 82 F, compared to the device average of 32.8 °C / 91 F.
Speaker
The two speakers of the RedMagic 6S Pro have a rather treble-heavy sound output, sound a bit hollow at high volumes and then tend to distort. However, the sound is quite alright in the medium volume range.
If you use the smartphone's audio jack, you get an average sound output (SNR: 78.57 dBFS), where the lack of a powerful DAC is quite noticeable. All common audio codecs can be used via Bluetooth.
Nubia RedMagic 6S Pro audio analysis
(+) | speakers can play relatively loud (92.8 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(-) | nearly no bass - on average 17.5% lower than median
(+) | bass is linear (5.2% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 4.7% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (4.4% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(±) | higher highs - on average 9.8% higher than median
(+) | highs are linear (6.2% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(±) | linearity of overall sound is average (18.4% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 16% of all tested devices in this class were better, 9% similar, 75% worse
» The best had a delta of 12%, average was 36%, worst was 134%
Compared to all devices tested
» 37% of all tested devices were better, 8% similar, 55% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 24%, worst was 134%
Asus ROG Phone 5 audio analysis
(+) | speakers can play relatively loud (92.4 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(-) | nearly no bass - on average 20.8% lower than median
(+) | bass is linear (4.4% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 2.9% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (4.9% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 4.1% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (3% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(+) | overall sound is linear (14% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 1% of all tested devices in this class were better, 1% similar, 99% worse
» The best had a delta of 12%, average was 36%, worst was 134%
Compared to all devices tested
» 14% of all tested devices were better, 4% similar, 82% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 24%, worst was 134%
Battery life - RedMagic 6S Pro with optional 66-watt charge
Energy consumption
The power consumption of the RedMagic 6S Pro is quite high when idling with minimum panel brightness, which is probably due to the 165 Hz panel. However, it is very low under load despite an activated fan. However, looking at the benchmarks, the performance is also lower here than for example in the ROG Phone 5.
The Nubia smartphone can be charged with up to 66 watts, but the fan also starts. This is also the case with the included, weaker power supply.
| Off / Standby | 0.12 / 0.41 Watt |
| Idle | 1.05 / 1.75 / 1.78 Watt |
| Load |
3.31 / 7.18 Watt |
   
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Key:
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med: ,
max: Metrahit Energy | |
| Nubia RedMagic 6S Pro 5050 mAh | Asus ROG Phone 5 6000 mAh | Nubia RedMagic 6R 4200 mAh | Xiaomi Mi 11i 4520 mAh | Average Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus 5G | Average of class Smartphone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power Consumption | -0% | -26% | -15% | 9% | -20% | |
| Idle Minimum * | 1.05 | 0.59 44% | 1.21 -15% | 0.98 7% | 0.65 ? 38% | 0.877 ? 16% |
| Idle Average * | 1.75 | 1.08 38% | 1.65 6% | 1.4 20% | 1.353 ? 23% | 1.456 ? 17% |
| Idle Maximum * | 1.78 | 1.14 36% | 1.73 3% | 1.46 18% | 1.565 ? 12% | 1.607 ? 10% |
| Load Average * | 3.31 | 5.29 -60% | 5.73 -73% | 6.21 -88% | 4.03 ? -22% | 6.72 ? -103% |
| Load Maximum * | 7.18 | 11.44 -59% | 10.97 -53% | 9.62 -34% | 7.54 ? -5% | 10.1 ? -41% |
* ... smaller is better
Power consumption: Geekbench (150 cd/m²)
Power consumption: GFXBench (150 cd/m²)
Battery life
The battery runtimes are really good and show a clear advantage over the RedMagic 6R. The 6S Pro does not have to shy away from a comparison with the competition either.
| Nubia RedMagic 6S Pro 5050 mAh | Nubia RedMagic 6R 4200 mAh | Asus ROG Phone 5 6000 mAh | Lenovo Legion Phone Duel 2 5500 mAh | Xiaomi Black Shark 4 4500 mAh | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battery Runtime | -35% | -9% | 9% | -14% | |
| WiFi v1.3 | 829 | 541 -35% | 754 -9% | 907 9% | 710 -14% |
| Reader / Idle | 1476 | ||||
| H.264 | 832 | ||||
| Load | 406 |
Pros
Cons
Verdict- Good gamer with weaknesses
As expected, Nubia focuses completely on gaming with the RedMagic 6S Pro. The spec sheet promises a lot of performance, and it is also the first of its kind to be equipped with a 165 Hz panel. The additional shoulder keys and the strong battery round off the overall package sensibly.
The RedMagic 6S Pro does a lot better than the 6R, but cannot tame the Snapdragon 888+ despite active ventilation.
The big advantage over the RedMagic 6R is the integrated fan, which gets quite loud, though. Despite this, the performance of the Snapdragon 888+ cannot be kept completely stable and the passive cooling reaches its limits in the stress test. We also have to make concessions in terms of the cameras, which offer rather average imaging performance. It is also a pity that RedMagic cuts the frequency bands in the European model so rigidly.
A good gaming smartphone is offered for almost 600 Euros (~$697), but there are some drawbacks beyond that. Last but not least, the system is idiosyncratic or missing translations. Even if these are not serious, this should not happen in this price range. The strongest alternative is the Asus ROG Phone 5, but it also costs more.
Price and availability
The RedMagic 6S Pro can only be purchased from the manufacturer's own online store at https://eu.redmagic.gg/de/pages/redmagic-6s-pro and is available there starting at 599 Euros (~$696). It can usually also be purchased from Amazon at a later date.
Nubia RedMagic 6S Pro
- 08/30/2022 v7 (old)
Daniel Schmidt
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