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Nubia RedMagic 9S Pro review: The flat-back fan-cooled gamer, refreshed with Leading-Version silicon.

SpecEagle Editorial·Jul 2024·$649
Overall
80/100
Class rank
#2 of 2
Tier
Gaming flagship
Buy?
At the right price
The verdict, up front

Frames per dollar, nothing else close.

9S Pro buys the binned Gen 3, a physical fan and a giant battery for the price of a vanilla flagship. If your phone is primarily a Genshin/PUBG machine it's the rational pick; if you take photos, it isn't.

01Display

84/100

84/100 — right at the average for gaming flagship phones of 2024.

TypeAMOLED (BOE Q9+), 120 Hz, under-display selfie
Size6.8 inches
Resolution2,480 × 1,116 px
Touch960 Hz multi-finger sampling

02Camera

68/100

68/100 — right at the average for gaming flagship phones of 2024.

Main50 MP, f/1.9, OIS
Ultrawide50 MP
Macro2 MP
Selfie16 MP under-display

03Performance

92/100

92/100 — right at the average for gaming flagship phones of 2024.

ChipsetSnapdragon 8 Gen 3 Leading Version
CoolingICE 13.5 + 22,000 rpm internal fan
RAM12 / 16 GB
Storage256 / 512 GB
Triggers520 Hz shoulder touch

04Battery

88/100

88/100 — right at the average for gaming flagship phones of 2024.

Capacity6,500 mAh
Wired80 W

05Build

78/100

78/100 — right at the average for gaming flagship phones of 2024.

06Value

84/100

84/100 — right at the average for gaming flagship phones of 2024.

What works
  • Sustained-fps champion — fan cooling means no throttle.
  • 6,500 mAh + 80 W.
  • Uninterrupted display: under-panel selfie.
  • Shoulder triggers + 3.5 mm jack.
What doesn't
  • 229 g slab.
  • Camera processing far behind same-price Pixels.
  • RedMagic OS translation rough edges.
  • Two OS updates only.

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 2-phone cohort of gaming flagship devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .