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Nubia Red Magic Summary

Nubia Red Magic mobile was launched in April 2018. The phone comes with a 6.00-inch touchscreen display offering a resolution of 1080x2160 pixels at a pixel density of 403 pixels per inch (ppi). Nubia Red Magic is powered by a 1.9GHz octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 processor. It comes with 8GB of RAM. The Nubia Red Magic runs Android 8.1 and is powered by a 3800mAh non-removable battery.

As far as the cameras are concerned, the Nubia Red Magic on the rear packs 24-megapixel camera. It sports an 8-megapixel camera on the front for selfies.

The Nubia Red Magic runs Nubia Red Magic OS is based on Android 8.1 and packs 128GB of inbuilt storage. The Nubia Red Magic is a dual-SIM (GSM and GSM) mobile that accepts Nano-SIM and Nano-SIM cards. The Nubia Red Magic measures 158.10 x 74.90 x 6.85mm (height x width x thickness) and weighs 185.00 grams.

Connectivity options on the Nubia Red Magic include Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, GPS, Bluetooth v5.00, USB OTG, 3G, and 4G. Sensors on the phone include accelerometer, ambient light sensor, gyroscope, proximity sensor, and compass/ magnetometer.

As of 19th January 2026, Nubia Red Magic price in India starts at Rs. 28,990.

Nubia Red Magic (8GB RAM, 128GB) - Black

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Nubia Red Magic Full Specifications

General

Brand	Nubia
Model	Red Magic
Price in India	₹28,990
Release date	April 2018
Form factor	Touchscreen
Dimensions (mm)	158.10 x 74.90 x 6.85
Weight (g)	185.00
Battery capacity (mAh)	3800
Removable battery	No

Display

Screen size (inches)	6.00
Touchscreen	Yes
Resolution	1080x2160 pixels
Pixels per inch (PPI)	403

Hardware

Processor	1.9GHz octa-core
Processor make	Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
RAM	8GB
Internal storage	128GB
Expandable storage	No

Camera

Rear camera	24-megapixel
Rear flash	Dual LED
Front camera	8-megapixel

Software

Operating system	Android 8.1
Skin	Nubia Red Magic OS

Connectivity

Wi-Fi	Yes
Wi-Fi standards supported	802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
GPS	Yes
Bluetooth	Yes, v 5.00
USB OTG	Yes
Headphones	3.5mm
Number of SIMs	2
SIM 1
SIM Type	Nano-SIM
GSM/CDMA	GSM
3G	Yes
4G/ LTE	Yes
SIM 2
SIM Type	Nano-SIM
GSM/CDMA	GSM
3G	Yes
4G/ LTE	Yes

Sensors

Compass/ Magnetometer	Yes
Proximity sensor	Yes
Accelerometer	Yes
Ambient light sensor	Yes
Gyroscope	Yes

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Sathish Selvaraj (Mar 23, 2021) on Gadgets 360

I am searching the value of below 1 star...Nothing worth. Before buying pls check the buy back value in amazon or fliplkart. its not showing....

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Best Phone with best gaming features

Pratiyush S. (Jun 20, 2019) on Amazon

This phone is gaming beast

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Best phone for pubg

Sathish K (Jul 10, 2019) on Amazon

No lag while playing pubg, performance is the ultimate...

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It's a decent device. Beast on it's own. Yeah I am insane that I bought this. Lol.

Methuselah (Jan 6, 2019) on Amazon

The overall is a beast. Working perfectly fine. It's winter now. I don't know about phone getting hot in summer. But like I have Asus Rog laptop, hope this as named gaming will be good. I didn't go for poco loco because 835 is decent processor and I just wanted to stay away from recent processor yet 835 is a great processor. Afaik people will call you crazy for buying this device. But the thing is stock Android. And there will be only pie update for this device. But device holds lot of love for gsi are going to be available sooner or later. Or I will work out myself as Omni is there. But it's far better than other phones... I waited for cover to arrive and it took me around 4 days wait to actually use this phone. Still holding good. Hope there will be more service centers from ZTE after Trump went after them. Device holds promise. Love the device. The ROM feels like crafted by Some LineageOs Dev.

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Best!!!

Kunalpareek2003 (Dec 29, 2018) on Amazon

Best phones for heavy usersI am not a guy who's fascinated about gaming but ya I am a sort of a pretty heavy user I use to run many applications at same time...and this phone it's a beast in it's price range....ya snapdragon 845 would be a better pick but believe me you won't get this read and write speed(it's because of ufs storage)I am super impressed and with performance....ya camera could be a problem for some I'll not say it's bad it's decent, I have no problem with camera.., I use phone camera rarely as I always carry a digital slr with me...I'll recommend this to everyone who wants design, performance, productivity, and speed and a decent camera performance

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