Older flagship · 2019

ZTE nubia RedMagic 3S

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent lower-mid phones like the Samsung Galaxy A25 Camera shares the OnePlus 8's main sensor

Best for

Strength All-day battery (measured), AMOLED screen

Extras Gaming controls, Cooling system

Watch out No more updates, 18W charging (slow)

Skip if Heavy gaming or multitasking

6.65″ AMOLED · 90Hz

855+ 8 / 128 GB

5000 mAh 18W charging

48 MP 16 MP selfie

4G LTE

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In the Real World

See how the ZTE nubia RedMagic 3S looks and feels in everyday use.

Full specifications

Display

6.65″ · AMOLED · 1080 × 2340 · 90 Hz · HDR

OLED display

A clean OLED panel — colours pop and sunlight visibility is solid.

Screen size

6.65"

Panel type

AMOLED

OLED

Resolution

1080 × 2340 px

Refresh rate

90 Hz

HDR

Supported

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 4

Performance

Qualcomm SM8150 Snapdragon 855+ (7 nm) · 8-core 2.96 GHz · Adreno 640 (700 MHz)

Light-use CPU

Fine for messaging, calls, and browsing. Heavy multitasking will feel slow.

Chipset

Qualcomm SM8150 Snapdragon 855+ (7 nm)

Current CPU tier

Lower mid-range

Launch class

Flagship

AnTuTu

495,229

GeekBench

11,310

Graphics test

GFXBench 37 fps

CPU

8-core, 2.96 GHz

GPU

Adreno 640 (700 MHz)

Process

7 nm

RAM type

LPDDR4X RAM

Storage type

UFS Storage 3.0

CPU layout

1x Kryo 485 2.96 GHz + 3x Kryo 485 2.4 GHz + 4x Kryo 485 1.8 GHz

Software & updates

Android 9.0 (Pie), Redmagic 2.0 · 2-year support (brand estimate)

Likely end of life

This phone is past its update window — it still works, but new Android versions and most security patches have stopped.

Operating system

Android 9.0 (Pie), Redmagic 2.0

Software support

2 years of updates (brand estimate)

Updates remaining

None — past its update window

Camera

48 MP f/1.7 main · 16 MP selfie

A standard camera setup — sharp in daylight, expect noise in low light.

Main camera

48 MP f/1.7

Front camera

16 MP f/2.0

Main sensor

Sony IMX586 Exmor RS, 1/2", 0.8µm

Mainstream sensor

Same sensor in

OnePlus 8 , OnePlus 7 Pro

Slow motion

Yes, 1920 fps

Video

8K @ 15 fps

Battery

5000 mAh · 18 W wired

All-day

A genuinely all-day battery — comfortably handles streaming and social.

Capacity

5000 mAh

Lab endurance

115:00h

Wired charging

18 W

Slow for 2026

Removable

Audio

Stereo

Stereo speakers

Speakers

Stereo

Audio features

Hi-Res audio

Memory

8 GB RAM · 128 GB

RAM

8 GB

Storage

128 GB

Configurations

8/128GB · 12/256GB

Storage type

UFS 3.0

Expandable

Connectivity

4G LTE · Wi-Fi 5

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 5

Bluetooth

5.0

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou

USB

USB-C 3.1

USB OTG

Yes

Accessory connector

Yes

3.5mm jack

Yes

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Network bands

4G works on all four carriers — no 5G

Radio bands decide whether this phone sees MTN, Glo, Airtel or 9mobile towers — and how strong the signal holds indoors.

M MTN

4G full · no 5G

Full

A Airtel

4G full · no 5G

Full

G Glo

4G works No B28 — signal can get weak indoors and outside the big cities.

Works

9 9mobile

4G full

Full

The bands Nigerian networks use

B3 main band

M A G 9

B7 extra speed

B20 indoor reach

B28 indoor reach

n78 the 5G band

M A

The dots show which network uses each band. ✓ means this phone has it, ✗ means it doesn't.

All reported bands

2G BC0, BC1, B2, B3, B5, B8

3G B1, B2, B5, B8, B19

4G B1, B2, B3, B5, B7, B8, B12, B17, B18, B19, B20, B26

Build & Design

215 g · 9.7 mm

Height

171.7 mm

Width

78.5 mm

Thickness

9.7 mm

Weight

215 g

Sensors

Fingerprint (rear-mounted) · accelerometer · gyro · proximity

Sensors

Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Images and battery life estimates from GSMArena · Read full review

How it stacks up against the rest.

A few phones around the same price, so you can see what this one does better and what it gives up.

Apple iPhone 11

Trades blows 2 wins 3 losses

Smoother display

AMOLED vs IPS LCD panel · 90 Hz vs 60 Hz refresh · 1080 × 2340 vs 828 × 1792 resolution

61% larger battery capacity

5,000 mAh vs 3,110 mAh battery

Lower benchmark score

495k vs 816k AnTuTu · Lower mid-range vs Mid-range tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · 48 MP · f/1.7 vs 12 MP · f/1.8 main

No NFC

No NFC vs NFC

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S10e

Trades blows 3 wins 2 losses

Smoother display

90 Hz vs 60 Hz refresh · 6.65″ vs 5.8″ screen · Tradeoff: AMOLED vs Dynamic AMOLED panel

Higher benchmark score

495k vs 390k AnTuTu

61% larger battery capacity

5,000 mAh vs 3,100 mAh battery

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · 48 MP · f/1.7 vs 12 MP · f/1.5 main

No NFC

No NFC vs NFC

Full comparison

Where to buy

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ZTE nubia RedMagic 3S

In the Real World

Full specifications

Display

Performance

Software & updates

Camera

Battery

Audio

Memory

Connectivity

Network bands

The bands Nigerian networks use

All reported bands

Build & Design

Sensors

How it stacks up against the rest.

Apple iPhone 11

Samsung Galaxy S10e

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