Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro Price, Specifications, and release date

Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro Price: The starting price of the Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro with 8GB RAM + 128GB storage is $699 (€699). The Red Magic 8 Pro is one of the best gaming smartphones from ZTE in 2023. It features some of the latest specifications and it’ll compete with other gaming phones in 2023.

In this article, we’ll be sharing more about this smartphone. Aside from its price, we’ll also be sharing the specifications of the Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro, its release date, and where you can buy the gaming smartphone.

Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro

Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro is a premium gaming smartphone from ZTE/Nubia. It is the successor/upgrade of the Red Magic 7 Pro released by the company last year. This phone shares some similar features as the Red Magic 7 Pro but now features a chipset that has newer CPU cores and a more powerful GPU.

Chipset, CPU, and GPU

Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro features the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset. This 5G chipset is built on TSMC’s second-generation 4nm process technology. It features an octa-core CPU and the Adreno 740 GPU. The CPU has one Cortex-X3 performance core, two Cortex-A715 prime cores, two Cortex-A710 prime cores, and three Cortex-A510 efficiency cores.

The chipset in this phone is powerful and features a fast 5G MODEM, fast Wi-Fi, and a powerful ISP and AI engine. The ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro has:

ISP: Qualcomm Spectra packs 18-bit triple Cognitive ISPs and an Always-Sensing camera with AI.
AI Engine: AI Engine which includes the Qualcomm Hexagon Processor.
5G MODEM: Snapdragon X70 5G Modem-RF system is equipped with Qualcomm 5G AI Processor, Qualcomm Smart Transmit, and Qualcomm 5G PowerSave
Wi-Fi: Qualcomm FastConnect 7800 Mobile Connectivity System.

Cameras

Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro has a triple rear camera system and a single front camera. It has a 50MP main camera that is supported by an 8MP ultra-wide lens, a 2MP macro lens, and a 16MP selfie camera. The 16MP front camera is placed under the display of the phone.

The 50MP main camera can record steady videos in 8K resolution while the 16MP front camera can record videos in 1080p resolution. Other camera features are Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama, gyro-EIS, etc.

Display, Design, and Durability

Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro has a 6.8-inch AMOLED display with FHD+ 1080 x 2400 pixels display resolution that supports a 120Hz refresh rate. The front screen is flat, has very tiny bezels, and has an under-display camera technology. This allows users to have access to the full screen as there is no punch-hole or cut-out notch on the screen.

The phone is made of a Glass front, glass back, and aluminum frame. It has an Aviation aluminum middle frame and the display is protected by Gorilla Glass. The rear camera module is located in the top center, the REDMAGIC text is written in the middle of the rear pane while the REDMAGIC logo is printed on the bottom of the rear panel.

The phone has Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) and stereo speakers (one at the bottom the other at the top). The volume and power buttons are on the right side of the frame while the USB Type-C port and microphone are at the bottom frame of the phone. There is no microSD card slot but there is a 3.5mm headphone jack port.

RAM, Storage, and Battery

Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro comes in various storage models. It has 8GB RAM + 128GB storage, 8GB RAM + 256GB, and 12GB RAM + 256GB storage. To get the 16/18 GB RAM model, you’ll have to buy the Red Magic Pro+ Model. There is no microSD card slot hence users can expand storage once they exhaust the internal storage.

The battery inside the phone is a 6,000mAh battery (dual 3000mAh) and it supports 80W wired fast charging. It does not support wireless charging and you can charge the phone from 0 to 100% in about 35 minutes using the 80W wired charger.

Software and Other Features

Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro boots Redmagic UI based on Android 13 out of the box. This gaming phone will get about three years of major software updates and security patches from ZTE/Nubia. You can download and install apps from the Google Play Store on this phone and even download major updates over OTA. Other features available are:

Fingerprint (under display, optical)
USB Type-C 3.0, USB On-The-Go
Pressure-sensitive zones (520Hz touch-sensing)
Built-in cooling fan
NFC
Aviation aluminum middle frame
GPS
32-bit/384kHz audio
3.5mm headphone jack port
Bluetooth 5.3, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, etc.

Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro Specifications

Display	6.8-inches, AMOLED
Display Features	120Hz, HDR10+
Software	Android 13, Redmagic UI
Chipset	Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 5G
GPU	Adreno 740
Back Camera	50MP + 8MP + 2MP
Front Camera	16MP
RAM	up to 12GB
Storage	up to 256GB
Battery	6,000mAh (80W)
Network	2G, 3G, 4G & 5G
Price	$699
Colors	Black & Transparent

Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro Price

The Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro Price is about $699 for the model with 8GB RAM and 128GB of storage while the models with 8GB + 256GB and 12GB + 256GB are sold for $769 and $869 respectively. Available colors are Black and Cyber Neon and could also have a transparent model too.

For those living in Canada, the Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro Price in Canada is C$971 for the 8GB + 128GB model, C$1068 for the 8GB + 256GB, and C$1207 for the 12GB + 256GB model. Details of how to buy the Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro are available in the table below.

Buy Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro

Red Magic 8 Pro	Price
Buy on Giztop	$699.00

Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro Release Date

The Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro was released in China on December 26, 2022. Preorders for the phone start immediately and the phone is expected to start shipping out by January 2023. Details of how and where to buy this new ZTE/Nubia gaming phone are available in the table above. But tell us, what do you think of the Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro price? Let us know via the comment section below.