Older flagship · 2023

ZTE nubia RedMagic 8S Pro

From ₦550,000 to ₦750,000 · 3 sellers·Last checked 8d ago

Our Take

CPU capability matches high-end phones like Google Pixel 10a Camera shares the Samsung Galaxy S22 5G's main sensor

Best for

Strength , 80W fast charging

Extras All-screen front, Gaming controls

Watch out No more updates

6.8″ AMOLED · 120Hz

8 Gen 2 8 / 128 GB

6000 mAh 80W charging

50 MP 3 rear · 16 MP selfie

5G Wi-Fi 6 · NFC

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In the Real World

See how the ZTE nubia RedMagic 8S Pro looks and feels in everyday use.

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Full specifications

Display

6.8″ · AMOLED · 1116 × 2480 · 120 Hz · HDR

OLED + smooth

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

Screen size

6.8"

Panel type

AMOLED

OLED

Resolution

1116 × 2480 px

Refresh rate

120 Hz

Smooth

Colour depth

10-bit (1B colours)

10-bit

Brightness

784 nits

HDR

Supported

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Performance

Qualcomm SM8550-AC Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (4 nm) · 8-core 3.36 GHz · Adreno 740 (719 MHz)

High performance

Comfortably handles demanding games and heavy multitasking.

Chipset

Qualcomm SM8550-AC Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (4 nm)

Current CPU tier

High-end

AnTuTu

1,633,002

Kimovil · Antutu v10

1,326,652

GSMArena · v9

GeekBench

5,129

Graphics test

GFXBench 60 fps

CPU

8-core, 3.36 GHz

GPU

Adreno 740 (719 MHz)

Process

4 nm

RAM type

RAM LPDDR5X

Storage type

UFS Storage 4.0

CPU layout

1x3.36GHz Cortex X3 + 4x2.8 GHz Cortex A715 + 3x2.02 GHz Cortex A510

Software & updates

Android 13, Redmagic OS 8 · 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 13, Redmagic OS 8

Software support

2 years of updates (brand estimate)

Updates remaining

None — past its update window

Camera

50 MP f/1.9 main · 16 MP selfie

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

Main camera

50 MP f/1.9

Ultrawide

8 MP f/2.2

Macro

2 MP

Front camera

16 MP f/2.0

Main sensor

Samsung GN5, 1/1.57", 1µm

Premium sensor

Same sensor in

Samsung Galaxy S22 5G , Samsung Galaxy S23

Slow motion

Yes, 240 fps

Camera extras

8K video, Night mode, laser AF, manual focus

Video

8K @ 30 fps

Battery

6000 mAh · 80 W wired

Plenty

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

Capacity

6000 mAh

Lab endurance

132:00h

Wired charging

80 W

Fast

Removable

Audio

Very good (-24.3 LUFS) · Stereo

Stereo speakers

Loudspeaker

Very good (-24.3 LUFS)

Speakers

Stereo

Audio features

Hi-Res audio

Microphones

Memory

8 GB RAM · 128 GB

RAM

8 GB

Storage

128 GB

Configurations

8/128GB · 8/256GB · 12/256GB · 12/512GB · 16/512GB

Storage type

UFS 4.0

Expandable

Connectivity

5G · NFC · Wi-Fi 7

Modern radios

Yes

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 7

Modern Wi-Fi

Bluetooth

5.3

GPS systems

A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BeiDou (B1), Galileo (E1+E5a), BeiDou (B2), NavIC System, QZSS (L1 + L5)

USB

USB-C 3.2

USB OTG

Yes

Video out

DisplayPort

Screen out

Accessory connector

Yes

3.5mm jack

Yes

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Network bands

4G works on all four carriers — 5G on MTN & Airtel

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

M MTN

4G full · 5G works

Full

A Airtel

4G full · 5G works

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, B2, B3, B5, B8

3G B1, B2, B5, B6, B8, B19

4G B1, B2, B3, B5, B7, B8, B12, B17, B18, B19, B20, B26, B28b, B28a

5G n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n28b, n28a, n38, n41, n66, n77, n78

Build & Design

228 g · 9.5 mm

Height

164.0 mm

Width

76.4 mm

Thickness

9.5 mm

Weight

228 g

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, optical) · accelerometer · gyro · proximity

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, optical), 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 15

Trades blows 2 wins 2 losses

Smoother display

120 Hz vs 60 Hz refresh · 6.8″ vs 6.1″ screen · Tradeoff: 1116 × 2480 vs 1179 × 2556 resolution

79% larger battery capacity

80 W vs 20 W charging · 6,000 mAh vs 3,349 mAh battery

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · 50 MP · f/1.9 vs 48 MP · f/1.6 main

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 228 g vs 171 g

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S23

Trades blows 1 win 2 losses

54% larger battery capacity

80 W vs 25 W charging · 6,000 mAh vs 3,900 mAh battery

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · — vs Telephoto · OIS

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 228 g vs 168 g

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Where to buy

3 sellers·Used from ₦550,000

Prices move fast. Open the seller's page and confirm before you pay.

Jiji Used

₦700,000

Fair for used

Sbase gadget

7.8 yrs · 11 feedback · 512GB

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Jiji Used

₦750,000

Just Fones NG

2.7 yrs · 512GB

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Jiji Used

₦550,000

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256GB

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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.

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