Powerful RedMagic 9S Pro gaming smartphones are now official

RedMagic has just announced two new smartphones, the RedMagic 9S Pro and RedMagic 9S Pro+. Both of these are gaming smartphones that come with an extremely powerful set of specs and a bevy of gaming features, of course.

Before we get to that, let’s talk about the design first. The two phones look the same, and their specifications are also quite similar. The only differences relate to RAM, storage, battery size, and charging speed.

Both the RedMagic 9S Pro & Pro+ include an under-display camera

These two smartphones feature an under-display camera and very thin bezels. They have a square shape, and flat frame on the sides… all around the phone. Shoulder triggers are still placed on the right-hand side, as is that red switch that fires up the fan and pushes the phone into heavy-duty gaming mode.

The phones have three cameras on the back, which are flush with the phone’s backplate. That’s always nice to see. You’ll also notice that they have a very nice-looking backplate, appropriate for a gaming smartphone. All of this is quite similar to their predecessor, though.

ICE 13.5 advanced cooling system is implemented here

These devices also come with the ICE 13.5 advanced cooling system. It features a 10,182mm² single-layer vapor chamber (VC) plate. It also includes a new frost cooling gel to reduce thermal resistance and lower the core temperature to 19.5°C.

RedMagic also included an upgraded 22,000 rpm high-speed turbofan with shark-fin blades. That fan is not that loud at all as it operates at just 4dB. That’s a notable improvement.

Custom RGB lights are once again a part of the package, and the display also offers high-frequency PWM dimming at 2,160Hz.

Qualcomm’s most powerful processor fuels both devices

The Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 fuels these phones, the overclocked version. The RedMagic 9S Pro includes 12GB of LPDDR5X RAM, while the Pro+ model comes with up to 24GB of LPDDR5X RAM. Storage goes up to 512GB inside the regular model, and up to 1TB inside the Pro+ model. UFS 4.0 is used, by the way.

You will find a 6.8-inch fullHD+ (2480 x 1116) OLED display here, which is flat. It has a 120Hz refresh rate, and up to 960Hz touch sampling rate. 10-bit color depth is also on offer as is 100% DCI-P3 color gamut. The peak brightness of this display is 1,600 nits.

Android 14 comes pre-installed on both phones with RedMagic OS 9.5. The RedMagic 9S Pro includes a 6,500mAh battery and supports 80W charging. The Pro+ model comes with a 5,500mAh battery and supports 165W charging. Wireless charging is not supported.

Dual 1115K speakers are here, and the same goes for DTS:X Ultra support

Both phones have dual 1115K speakers and DTS:X Ultra support. Three microphones are also included, and there is also an audio jack on each of the two phones. An optical in-display fingerprint scanner is also something you’ll find inside each of the phones.

A 50-megapixel main camera (Samsung’s GN5 sensor) is backed by a 50-megapixel ultrawide camera (Samsung JN1 sensor). The third camera on the back is a 2-megapixel macro unit (GigaDevice GC02M1 sensor). There is a 16-megapixel under-display camera included on the front.

5G is supported here, as is Wi-Fi 6E. The same goes for Bluetooth 5.4. Both smartphones come with two nano SIM card slots too. AI has a role to play in the software too, as it improves some of the company’s gaming features and various other aspects of the software.

The RedMagic 9S Pro pricing starts at CNY4,799 ($660) and goes up to CNY5,399 ($742). The RedMagic 9S Pro+ model starts at CNY5,799 ($797) in China, and its price goes up to CNY6,999 ($962). Do note that the global variant(s) is coming soon, on July 16, so stay tuned for that.