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ZTE nubia Red Magic 5G

ZTE nubia Red Magic 5G
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  • Released 2020, March 19
    218g, 9.8mm thickness
    Android 10, Redmagic 3.0
    128GB/256GB storage, no card slot
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  • 6.65"
    1080x2340 pixels
  • 64MP
    4320p
  • 8-16GB RAM
    Snapdragon 865 5G
  • 4500mAh
    Li-Po
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Network Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
  CDMA 800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1800 / 1900 / 2100
  CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 12, 17, 18, 19, 26, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41
5G bands 41, 78, 79 SA/NSA
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G 7.5 Gbps DL
Launch Announced 2020, March 12
Status Available. Released 2020, March 19
Body Dimensions 168.6 x 78 x 9.8 mm (6.64 x 3.07 x 0.39 in)
Weight 218 g (7.69 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass), glass back (Gorilla Glass), aluminum frame
SIM Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
 RGB light panel (on the back)
Pressure sensitive zones (300Hz touch-sensing)
Built-in cooling fan
Display Type AMOLED, 144Hz
Size 6.65 inches, 108.6 cm2 (~82.5% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~388 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass
Platform OS Android 10, Redmagic 3.0
Chipset Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865 5G (7 nm+)
CPU Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 585 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 585)
GPU Adreno 650
Memory Card slot No
Internal 128GB 8GB RAM, 128GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 16GB RAM
 UFS 3.0
Main Camera Triple 64 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.72", 0.8µm, PDAF
8 MP, f/2.0, 13mm (ultrawide), 1.12µm
2 MP, (macro)
Features LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 8K@15fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps
Selfie camera Single 8 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1.12µm
Features HDR
Video 1080p@30fps
Sound Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack Yes
 32-bit/384kHz audio
Comms WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth 5.1, A2DP, aptX, LE
GPS Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC Yes
Radio No
USB USB Type-C 3.0, USB On-The-Go; accessory connector
Features Sensors Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Battery Type Li-Po 4500 mAh, non-removable
Charging Fast charging 55W, 56% in 15 min, 100% in 40 min (advertised)
Misc Colors Eclipse Black, Hot Rod Red, Black, Mars Red, Cyber Neon, Transparent
Models NX659J
Price $ 589.99
Tests Performance AnTuTu: 557056 (v8)
GeekBench: 13370 (v4.4), 3387 (v5.1)
GFXBench: 46fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal)
Camera Photo / Video
Loudspeaker -22.6 LUFS (Excellent)
Battery life
Endurance rating 83h

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ZTE nubia Red Magic 5G - user opinions and reviews

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  • Haji
  • 6Qg
  • 18 Apr 2022

No heating faced at all while gaming for several hrs

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  • Newb
  • sxr
  • 16 Apr 2022

Hi I know this phone has a blower cooler but are there heating issues on this phone or maybe what are the temps when you guys are playing?

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  • newb
  • C9a
  • 11 Apr 2022

try going back to older version theres probably bugs on the new one.

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