

It's loaded up with glyphs and specs, seemingly every bit of information – from the phone's chipset to the screen's refresh rate and fan rotation speed – is proudly blazoned across the glass. The Magic 7 clearly wants everyone to know what it's touting. There’s no second USB-C port along the Red Magic 7's side, which would have made gaming more comfortable, but there is a 3.5mm headphone jack so you can plug in your headphones.Īround the back is a curved glass panel that's basically a glorified spec sheet. The power button sits along the right side, the volume rocker on the left, and the USB-C port is at the base.
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The phone measures 170.6 x 78.3 x 9.5mm and weighs 215g, making it one of the biggest and beefiest options around – but it's still significantly lighter than an iPhone 13 Pro Max (238g).Ī red metal slider on the right sight catapults you into a gaming interface that centralizes your games. What sets the Supernova apart from the rest of the Red Magic 7s is the window that sits alongside the camera, so you can peek into the fan, which is lit up by LED lights when gaming. Each configuration is available in a different color.

The front of the phone is a big flat screen that's notch-free the sides are composed of flat, stark metal with grilles and the back is curved glass. It's got touch-sensitive triggers, but that's about it. When we consider the evolution of gaming phones since the ROG Phone and original Black Shark were launched, Nubia's Red Magic 7 doesn't push the envelope too far when it comes to physical gaming tools. Available in Obsidian, Pulsar, and Supernova color options.The phone went on sale in early February 2022 and is available SIM-free exclusively, with no major carriers or networks tethering it to a plan or contract. The Supernova color option, which features the RGB fan window and 18GB RAM costs $799 / £679 (roughly AU$1,200). The 16GB RAM / 256GB storage model costs $729 / £619 (roughly AU$1,090) and is available in Pulsar – a pink/purple reflective color scheme. You can pick it up for $629 / £529 (roughly AU$900) with 12GB RAM and 128GB in an Obsidian color: this is the entry-level configuration. The Red Magic 7 price falls well below most Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 smartphones.
