This new gaming phone comes with Snapdragon 845, 10 GB RAM, nifty shoulder buttons
Unlike Nubia's first foray into gaming devices with the underpowered Red Magic, the Red Magic Mars throws everything but the kitchen sink as far as raw hardware goes. Here's what makes the Red Magic Mars click and tick:
| Specs | |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 158.25 mm × 75 mm × 9.85mm; 193g |
| Display | 6.0-inch, FHD+ (1080 x 2160 pixels), |
| Chipset | 64-bit Snapdragon 845 clocked at 2.8GHz |
| RAM | 6GB / 8GB /10GB LPDDR4 RAM |
| Storage | 64GB / 128GB / 256GB UFS 2.1 storage |
| Rear camera | 16MP, f/1.8, PDAF |
| Front camera | 8MP, f/2.0, wide-angle |
| Battery | 3,800mAh, fast-charging |
| Sensors and ports | USB Type-C port, fingerprint scanner at the rear |
| Software | Android 9.0 Pie, RedMagic OS 1.6 |
This hardware loadout is pretty similar to what other gaming devices are offering, but the Nubia Red Magic Mars has its own shticks. However, the Nubia Red Magic Mars has its own shtick - the device has capacitive shoulder buttons on the side of the device which are similar to overall function to the ultrasonic triggers on the ASUS ROG phone. There's also an add-on gamepad that sticks into the USB Type-C port at the bottom. Additionally, the device comes with force feedback, DTS 7.1 support, as well as a hardware monitoring tool.
As usual with most Chinese vendors, the Nubia Red Magic Mars wouldn't be launching in any Western markets. In China, however, the device will carry a very lucrative price tag - the handset will start at the local equivalent of roughly $389 for the base 6GB/64GB version, while the 8GB/128GB and 10GB/256GB versions would cost around $461 and $575, respectively.
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Nubia Red Magic Mars
11 Comments
1. CreeDiddy
Posts: 2103; Member since: Nov 04, 2011
So in essence, Note 9, XS Max, S9, Mate 20 Pro, One Plus are all considered gaming phones...lol!!! My question is where are the gaming developers if this considered a gaming phone? Makes no sense. It reminds me of the horse power bumper sticker on a Toyota Corolla.
posted on Nov 29, 2018, 6:41 AM 2
5. syntaxlord
Posts: 239; Member since: Oct 01, 2018
Not bad...I would rather get the Razer or ROG though
posted on Nov 29, 2018, 8:47 AM 2
8. KonaStang4.6
Posts: 284; Member since: Nov 04, 2011
My Razer Phone 2 is fine.
posted on Nov 29, 2018, 10:49 AM 0
9. monoke
Posts: 1115; Member since: Mar 14, 2015
Why they gotta make gaming devices so ugly? Is this what they think gamers want? An ugly, look at me I desperately seek attention devices.
I blame those ugly Alienware laptops for all this.
posted on Nov 29, 2018, 2:04 PM 1
11. worldpeace
Posts: 3077; Member since: Apr 15, 2016
They just following gamer's market, maybe you didn't like it, but gamer's market always use this edgy design, full with RGB LED.
Just look at PC gaming market look at their GPU, case, RAM, and mobo. all of them looks stupid and full of useless RGB.
