REDMAGIC 10S Pro: Powerful gaming phone but not for the majority

(Dan Tri) - REDMAGIC 10S Pro is currently one of the few high-end gaming smartphones still available in the Vietnamese market. However, this model may not be suitable for ordinary users.

+ Advantages:

- Unique, rugged design.

- Good screen quality, strong performance, strong battery.

- Integrates many features to serve specific gaming needs.

+ Limitations:

- Average camera quality.

- Water resistance is not high.

+ Editor's Advice:

REDMAGIC 10S Pro offers a relatively good user experience when considered as a gaming phone. This model has strong performance, a borderless screen, strong battery life and many features specifically supporting gaming needs.

However, the device still has many limitations. The main camera is only of sufficient quality, with few lens options. The bulky appearance of the product will not be suitable for ordinary users who need a thin and light device.

Design and display

REDMAGIC 10S Pro brings an almost completely different look when placed next to the high-end smartphones currently on the market. This product has broken all common standards in current smartphone design such as thinness, curved lines or large camera clusters.

The device has a square design with flat edges like a rectangular block. The entire camera system is located below the glass surface, making the overall appearance of the device monolithic and unified.

The highlight of this design is the transparent back, revealing the internal components such as the processor chip, the frame or screws. At the same time, many areas on the back also integrate RGB LED lights that can customize the color when the user plays games. These details create the difference and uniqueness of the product.

However, this distinctive style can cause different opinions. For gamers, the above design details bring a personalized, optimized experience when entertaining and playing games. Meanwhile, many ordinary users may think that they are unnecessary.

The device's screen is 6.85 inches in size, using an AMOLED panel with a resolution of 1.5K (1,216 x 2,688 pixels). The display quality of this screen is comparable to most high-end smartphones currently on the market, with bright, flattering colors and wide viewing angles.

The screen of the device is also designed to be completely borderless and without defects, the screen-to-body ratio reaches 95.3%. The surrounding edges are also evenly thinned, providing a good visual experience.

To do this, the company equipped the device with a selfie camera hidden under the screen. Of course, this equipment also makes users have to trade off that the quality of the selfie camera will not be good.

The device is integrated with a cooling fan system along with two heat dissipation slots on both sides. This is one of the few smartphones on the market that supports this technology. This equipment helps the device achieve better heat dissipation efficiency, thereby maintaining stable performance, especially when playing games for a long time.

In return, the device only supports IP54 water and dust resistance. Meanwhile, many lower-end smartphone models have achieved IP68 and IP69 standards with better water and dust resistance.

The device's external speakers are located on both the top and bottom edges. The positions of the two speakers are placed alternately. This ensures that users limit covering the speakers while playing games when holding the device horizontally.

In addition, the device still integrates a 3.5mm headphone jack to connect to wired headphones. This feature is especially important when users play fast-paced FPS games, requiring wired headphones to avoid audio lag like when using wireless headphones.

Performance and battery

As a device dedicated to gaming, REDMAGIC 10S Pro is equipped with the highest-end Snapdragon 8 Elite Leading Edition processor available in the Android smartphone world . This version has a higher clock speed than the regular Snapdragon 8 Elite chip.

Evaluating through the AnTuTu Benchmark performance scoring software, REDMAGIC 10S Pro recorded more than 2.75 million points. This is also the highest number ever recorded in Antutu's ranking system.

With other performance evaluation software such as Geekbench or 3D Mark, the device's score is also among the highest in the world. Not many phones can surpass Nubia's products in terms of performance and stability. It can be seen that the large and heavy design has contributed significantly to the stable performance of this product.

Real-life experience with the most demanding games on smartphones today such as Genshin Impact, Zenless Zone Zero or Wuthering Waves, the device can handle smoothly at maximum graphics settings. In addition, the device can also easily handle heavy tasks such as 4K video editing or multitasking multiple applications at the same time.

Temperature is also not an issue on gaming phones like the REDMAGIC 10S Pro. With a liquid metal heatsink, high-speed fans, and a large frame that supports passive cooling, performance degradation during use is almost non-existent. However, the metal frame of the device heats up quite quickly when playing games.

In addition to powerful hardware, the REDMAGIC 10S Pro is also equipped with a series of features specifically for gaming needs. The device integrates a slider key on the side, allowing the phone to quickly access Game Lobby mode. This is the area where users can manage games, customize performance settings and access REDMAGIC's virtual assistant Mora.

This toolkit allows for detailed control over various performance parameters, such as CPU and GPU clock speeds, fan speeds, and screen refresh rates. Additionally, Game Lobby supports the use of plug-ins, allowing users to add various special features to games.

The device also features two touch-sensitive triggers on the right side, which can be customized to perform different actions in games. These features offer significant advantages over players who rely solely on conventional touch screen controls.

REDMAGIC 10S Pro is currently one of the smartphones with the best battery life in the mid-high-end segment. The device is equipped with a large capacity 7,050mAh battery, supporting 100W fast charging technology.

With the actual needs of daily tasks such as calling, web browsing, entertainment and heavy gaming, the device can easily meet the needs of 1.5-2 days of use without the user needing to charge it again.

In addition, the device will also automatically activate the cooling fan when the user plugs in the charger. This feature will stabilize the temperature during the charging process, thereby limiting the impact on battery life.

On the REDMAGIC 10S Pro version, Nubia has worked more closely with Google to integrate the AI toolkit into the device, thereby adding features such as AI photo editing, AI photo search, real-time translation, etc. These features help the device usage experience become closer and easier for the general user group.

Summary

Currently, gaming phone brands such as Asus ROG or Black Shark have gradually disappeared from the Vietnamese market. REDMAGIC 10S Pro has become a rare name developed specifically for gamers.

Positioning itself as a gaming phone, this product is certainly not for all users. The device has a rugged appearance, high configuration, suitable for young male customers with professional gaming needs.

In fact, these specialized devices are not only for gamers, just like gaming laptops are still chosen by many people for daily use. REDMAGIC 10S Pro is also suitable for users who need a device with powerful performance, full-screen display, strong battery life and many unique features.

However, this model still has many limitations when considered as a high-end smartphone. The main camera is only of sufficient quality, with few lens options. The product's bulky appearance will not be suitable for ordinary users who need a thin and light device.

For customers who do not prioritize gaming needs, the iPhone 16 Pro, Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra, Xiaomi 15 or Oppo Find X8 Pro will be more accessible options.

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