The perfect smartphone for mobile gamers

Modern-day gaming smartphones have come a long way, rivaling tablets and even the Nintendo Switch when it comes to gaming performance.

Ideally, when picking out a smartphone for gaming you’ll need one with a big, high-resolution screen, a high refresh rate, plenty of power, and decent battery life.

While the latest Samsung and iPhone offerings tick many of these boxes, a gaming dedicated smartphone can give you a lot more bang for your buck.

We believe that the Nubia RedMagic 6S Pro 5G is the perfect gaming smartphone for the modern mobile gamer, and its key features are detailed below.

Specs

The RedMagic 6S Pro has a Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 processor and an Adreno 650 graphics processor, which will run any modern mobile game on the highest possible settings with ease.

Its eight-core chip design accommodates 5G connectivity for fast download and upload speeds, which makes installing new gamers faster, and online gameplay smoother.

The RedMagic 6S Pro has 12GB of RAM and 128GB of storage capacity, with an HDMI connector so you can connect and watch your favourite games on your TV.

The phone also integrates an ICE 7.0 ventilation system inside, which works using a high-powered fan and a liquid cooling system that dissipates heat quickly even if you spend hours gaming.

Design

The RedMagic 6S Pro features two shoulder buttons on the right-hand side alongside a power button, volume control, and one of the fan vents.

On the left-hand side, you have the other fan vent, a port for a docking station, and a toggle switch for Game Space, which is Nubia’s dedicated game launcher.

On the bottom, you get one of its speakers, the SIM tray, and a USB-C charging port.

The top of the phone has a headphone jack, while the second speaker sits at the top of the screen.

On the back, you have a triple camera setup, with a 64MP main camera as well as an 8MP ultra-wide shooter and a 2MP macro camera.

Additionally, there’s a RedMagic icon and customizable RGB lighting strip, which can be set to light up when you’re gaming, receive notifications, or it can be turned off completely.

The phone also has a ‘4D Shock’ feature that adds vibration to games.

Display

The RedMagic 6S Pro features a 6.8-inch AMOLED display with full HD resolution.

The phone has the world’s first 165Hz smartphone screen, which is perfect for gaming as it provides a silky-smooth refresh rate, with a touch sampling rate of up to 720 Hz.

Although not many mobile games support a 165Hz display, mobile gaming is growing at such a fast rate that developers may soon embrace this feature – meaning this could be one seriously future-proofed smartphone.

The phone also comes with a DCI-P3 colour gamut, so you can view content with a sharper quality.

The Nubia RedMagic 6S Pro 5G is currently available on Connected Devices for R14,499.

You can also opt for a higher spec model with 16GB of RAM and 256GB storage capacity for R17,499.

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