Nubia RedMagic 9 Pro review: A flat all-screen gaming phone with an internal fan and 6,500 mAh.
A sustained-performance gaming king.
RedMagic 9 Pro pairs the SD8 Gen 3 with an internal turbo fan and a huge 6,500 mAh battery behind a flat all-screen front — class-leading sustained gaming performance and battery life at ~$650.
01Display
86/10086/100 trails the 89-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2024.
02Camera
72/10072/100 is one of the weaker camera results among flagship phones of 2024 — 11 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
03Performance
96/100At 96/100 this is one of the strongest performance showings among flagship phones of 2024 — 6 points above the cohort average.
04Battery
92/100At 92/100 this is one of the strongest battery showings among flagship phones of 2024 — 7 points above the cohort average.
05Build
80/10080/100 trails the 85-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2024.
06Value
86/10086/100 puts it above the 80-point average for flagship phones of 2024.
- SD8 Gen 3 + internal fan = top sustained performance.
- Huge 6,500 mAh battery.
- Flat all-screen (under-display camera).
- Shoulder triggers + 960 Hz touch.
- Heavy 229 g.
- Under-display selfie is soft.
- No wireless charging.
- RedMagic OS quirks.
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 248-phone cohort of flagship devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .