Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro review: Active-fan gaming flagship with notchless UDC display.
Notchless gaming flagship.
Red Magic 8 Pro removed the punch hole via UDC, kept the cooling fan and shoulder triggers, and added a 6000 mAh battery — making it the first foldable-free uninterrupted gaming display.
01Display
90/10090/100 puts it above the 88-point average for flagship phones of 2023.
02Camera
72/10072/100 is one of the weaker camera results among flagship phones of 2023 — 9 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
03Performance
92/10092/100 puts it above the 88-point average for flagship phones of 2023.
04Battery
88/10088/100 puts it above the 83-point average for flagship phones of 2023.
05Build
84/10084/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2023.
- Internal active fan + UDC notchless display
- 6000 mAh in a gaming phone
- 3.5 mm jack retained for gaming headsets
- Camera is an afterthought
- Heavy 228 g
- Gamer aesthetics niche
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 241-phone cohort of flagship devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .