Nubia Red Magic 7 review: 165W charging gaming beast with Snapdragon 8 Gen 1.
Fastest-charging gaming phone.
Red Magic 7 added optional 165W charging — a full top-up in about 15 minutes — to its 165Hz display, active cooling fan and Snapdragon 8 Gen 1. The fan tamed the notoriously hot chip while the camera stayed a clear afterthought.
01Display
90/10090/100 puts it above the 86-point average for flagship phones of 2022.
02Camera
70/10070/100 is one of the weaker camera results among flagship phones of 2022 — 9 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
03Performance
94/100At 94/100 this is one of the strongest performance showings among flagship phones of 2022 — 9 points above the cohort average.
04Battery
86/10086/100 puts it above the 81-point average for flagship phones of 2022.
05Build
80/10080/100 trails the 82-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2022.
- 165W charging — 0 to 100 in ~15 minutes
- 165Hz display + 500Hz triggers
- Active fan keeps 8 Gen 1 cool, 3.5 mm jack
- Camera remains an afterthought
- Heavy 215 g
- Bulky gamer aesthetic
How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 210-phone cohort of flagship devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .