Nubia Red Magic 5S to launch soon with Snapdragon 865+ SoC, UFS 3.1 storage | Digital Web Review

Nubia Red Magic 5S to launch soon with Snapdragon 865+ SoC, UFS 3.1 storage

Nubia Red Magic series might have a new model very soon as Red Magic 5S smartphone has been teased on the Chinese microblogging site Weibo by the Nubia President Ni Fei.

Nubia Red Magic 5s

Nubia President Ni Fei took to Weibo to put teasers out for the Nubia Red Magic 5S, revealing key specifications of its upcoming gaming phone. According to the Weibo post, the upcoming Nubia phone will be called Red Magic 5S and the ‘beyond Plus’ text in the post hints that it will be fuelled by Qualcomm’s latest Snapdragon 865+ SoC clocked at 3.1GHz.

It has also been revealed that the handset will have an LPDDR5 RAM and UFS 3.1 storage. Unfortunately, other specifications and launch date of the Nubia Red Magic 5S haven’t been confirmed as of now and we can expect more information to be revealed in upcoming teasers heading towards the launch.

Nubia Red Magic 5G Specifications

To recall, the Nubia Red Magic 5G has a 6.65-inch AMOLED FHD+ display with a 144Hz refresh rate and a 240Hz screen touch reporting rate. The display has 1080 x 2340 pixels and an aspect ratio of 19.5:9. Under the hood, there is a Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SoC paired with Adreno 650 GPU. It has up to 16GB of RAM and up to 256GB of UFS 3.0 storage. 

In terms of optics, you get a triple camera setup at the back of the Red Magic 5G with a 64-megapixel Sony IMX686 sensor whereas the secondary camera comes with an 8-megapixel super-wide-angle sensor. There is also a 2-megapixel macro lens. Upfront, it has an 8-megapixel front camera with an f/2.0 aperture.Nubia Red Magic 5g

The device houses a 4,500mAh battery that supports 55W air-cooled fast charging. The company claims that with the 55W 10A charging support the handset will charge 56 percent in just 15 minutes. The smartphone supports 5G support, Wi-Fi 6, GPS, Bluetooth, and a 3.5mm headphone jack. The device measures 168.56x78x9.75mm in size and weigh 218 grams.

Nubia has also added an air and liquid-cooled dual cooling system that has a 1 gram ultra-light fan that can spin up to 15,000RPM to prevent overheating. The device comes with two IC shoulder buttons for up to 300Hz touch sampling rate which allows for a better gaming experience. It has 7 dock points on the side as well that allow you to connect accessories.

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