Red Magic 9 Pro, Red Magic 9 Pro+ With Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Chip, RGB Fans Launched: Price, Specifications

Red Magic 9 Pro series is equipped with up to 24GB of RAM and up to 1TB of inbuilt storage.

Written by David Delima, Edited by Siddharth Suvarna | Updated: 23 November 2023 16:28 IST

Red Magic 9 Pro, Red Magic 9 Pro+ With Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Chip, RGB Fans Launched: Price, Specifications

Red Magic 9 Pro series pricing starts at CNY 4,399 (roughly Rs. 51,700)

Highlights

Red Magic 9 Pro series runs on Red Magic OS 9.0 based on Android 14
The handsets are equipped with customisable RGB cooling fans
The Red Magic 9 Pro series is equipped with up to 1TB of UFS 4.0 storage

Red Magic 9 Pro series was launched in China on Thursday as the company's latest gaming smartphone lineup. The Chinese phone maker has announced two new phones in the series, the Red Magic 9 Pro and Red Magic 9 Pro+. These phones are powered by Qualcomm's latest Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chip paired with up to 24GB of RAM and up to 1TB of storage. It is also claimed to be the first smartphone with built in RGB fans to keep thermals in check.

Red Magic 9 Pro, Red Magic 9 Pro+ price, availability

Red Magic 9 Pro pricing starts at CNY 4,399 (roughly Rs. 51,700) for the 8GB+256GB RAM and storage configuration while the 12GB+256GB and 12GB+512GB variants are priced at CNY 4,799 (roughly Rs. 57,000) and CNY 5,199, (roughly Rs. 61,100) respectively.

On the other hand, pricing for the Red Magic 9 Pro+ begins at CNY 5,499 (roughly Rs. 64,600) for the 16GB+256GB RAM and storage model. The phone will also be available in a 16GB+512GB variant priced at CNY 5,799 (roughly Rs. 68,900) and a top-of-the-line 24GB+1TB model that costs CNY 6,999 (roughly Rs. 83,100).

Samsung Wins Patent for a Tri-Fold Smartphone With Specialised Barrier Layer for Improved Durability

Red Magic 9 Pro, Red Magic 9 Pro+ specifications

Both the Red Magic 9 Pro series models are dual-SIM (Nano) smartphones that run on Red Magic OS 9.0 based on Android 14 out-of-the-box. The handsets sport a 6.8-inch full-HD+ (1,116x2,480 pixels) BOE Q9+ display with a 120Hz refresh rate and a peak brightness of 1,600 nits.

The handsets are powered by a Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chip, paired with the dedicated Red Core R2 gaming chip. It is equipped with up to 24TB of LPDDR5x RAM. The company says that the phone is equipped with a 10,182 square millimetre vapour chamber and a new alloy fan with a waterfall air duct and this setup is claimed to reduce the temperature of the handset by up to 25 degrees Celsius, when combined with the firm's proprietary CUBE engine.

On the rear panel, the Red Magic 9 Pro series is equipped with a 50-megapixel primary camera with a Samsung GN5 sensor with optical image stabilisation (OIS) and a 50-megapixel ultra-wide angle camera with a Samsung JN1 sensor. The handsets also feature a 16-megapixel under-display camera for selfies and video chats.

How Future iPhone Models May Protect Your Screen From Snooping Eyes

You get up to 512GB of UFS 4.0 storage on the Red Magic 9 Pro and up to 1TB of UFS 4.0 storage on the Red Magic 9 Pro+. Connectivity options on the handsets include 5G, 4G LTE, Wi-Fi 7, GPS, NFC, a 3.5mm headphone jack, and USB 3.2 Type-C port. The Red Magic 9 Pro packs a 6,500mAh battery with support for 80W fast charging, while the Red Magic 9 Pro+ is equipped with a 5,500mAh battery with 165W fast charging support. It has an under-display fingerprint scanner for biometric authentication.

Is the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5 the best foldable phone you can buy in India right now? We discuss the company's new clamshell-style foldable handset on the latest episode of Orbital, the Gadgets 360 podcast. Orbital is available on Spotify, Gaana, JioSaavn, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music and wherever you get your podcasts.

Affiliate links may be automatically generated - see our ethics statement for details.

Red Magic 9 Pro

KEY SPECS
NEWS

Display 6.80-inch

Processor Snapdragon 8 Gen 3

Front Camera 16-megapixel

Rear Camera 50-megapixel + 50-megapixel

RAM 12GB

Storage 256GB

Battery Capacity 6500mAh

OS Android 14

Resolution 1116x2480 pixels

More Nubia mobiles Nubia mobiles price in India

Red Magic 9 Pro+

KEY SPECS
NEWS

Display 6.80-inch

Processor Snapdragon 8 Gen 3

Front Camera 16-megapixel

Rear Camera 50-megapixel + 50-megapixel

RAM 12GB

Storage 256GB

Battery Capacity 5500mAh

OS Android 14

Resolution 1116x2480 pixels

More Nubia mobiles Nubia mobiles price in India

Comments

For the latest tech news and reviews, follow Gadgets 360 on X, Facebook, WhatsApp, Threads and Google News. For the latest videos on gadgets and tech, subscribe to our YouTube channel. If you want to know everything about top influencers, follow our in-house Who'sThat360 on Instagram and YouTube.

Further reading: Red Magic 9 Pro, Red Magic 9 Pro Plus, Red Magic 9 Pro price, Red Magic 9 Pro Plus price, Red Magic 9 Pro series, Red Magic 9 Pro launch, Red Magic 9 Pro specifications, Red Magic 9 Pro Plus specifications

David Delima

Email David Delima

As a writer on technology with Gadgets 360, David Delima is interested in open-source technology, cybersecurity, consumer privacy, and loves to read and write about how the Internet works. David can be contacted via email at DavidD@ndtv.com, on Twitter at @DxDavey, and Mastodon at mstdn.social/@delima. More