RedMagic 9 Pro review Comments
- Dhancheet
- XG7
algae , 12 Feb 2024Well it's cheaper than its competitor (ROG phone 8) so naturally, people will always poin... moreYou are right, I think red magic will not go a long way with these issues. Most people praising this phone don't have it, but when they buy it they will soon realize it's the wrong choice unless they care only about gaming.
- TT
- XMk
algae , 12 Feb 2024Well it's cheaper than its competitor (ROG phone 8) so naturally, people will always poin... moremaybe you ROG user, i think u a bit jealous coz u cant sell ur ROG phone haha
- algae
- vaS
Dhancheet, 05 Feb 2024I see a lot of people praising this phone but actually they do not tell you all, specially the... moreWell it's cheaper than its competitor (ROG phone 8) so naturally, people will always point out it's advantages over its counterpart, which makes sense considering people who buy these phones only cares about gaming, but recently, the ROG phone lineup had made a switch towards an all rounder phone ( but with gaming features still, it's ROG, obviously) rather than a gaming centric one, while REDMAGIC still seems to tread through that path, so what I'm trying to say is - you should've bought other flagship phones rather than this one, the extra numbers on benchmarks won't suffice the gap in it's overall quality (either hardware and software), considering REDMAGIC rarely updates it's software you'll be stuck with those bugs for a while, and that screen? cope lol
- Dhancheet
- fu%
I see a lot of people praising this phone but actually they do not tell you all, specially the bad points. I have been using the RM9 pro for around a month and I have encountered so much problems and bugs. Some are listed below.
1, the display accuracy is so bad. There are only three color options to choose with two completely unusable due to the overly yellowish tint. If you want reading mode you don't need to switch it on, these two color options are enough. People owning this phone can confirm it.
2, people say it has good battery backup but actually the power drain when idle is very high, around 4% every 6 hours. The weirdest part is that the screen consumes more power when off than the apps.
3, sometimes the 120fps refresh rate stops working on its own, and I have to leave the phone idle for like 15mins for it to work again.
4, the scheduled power on/off does not work properly. Sometimes it works and sometimes not.
5, In gamespace, the first wallpaper when we enter is zoomed in instead of the actual size and other wallpapers sometimes takes time to load.
6. The tiny screen over the front camera is poor quality. On the first day of use there was no issue at all but when I ran wildlife extreme stress test for the first time the phone turned off due to overheating. When I switched back on, there was a noticeable greenish tint on the tiny screen. It was obvious that it got damaged and its permanent. So, be careful with overheating.
The above are only a few issues, I am sure if I use the phone for like a year the amount of bugs and problems encountered will increase. If we list all here, am sure those who were planning to buy this phone will change their mind.
I am just a basic user, thats why I chose this phone, but after using it, it doesn't feels like a flagship at all. It just feels like a mid range with an 8gen3 chip.
- Dhancheet
- rv8
Why GSMArena did not test the display accuracy and no one talking about it. I have the red magic 9 pro and the display accuracy is so bad. There are only three color options to choose with only the colorful preset useable. The others are too yellowish as if reading mode is on and no way usable. The previous Red magic 8 pro had much more color options and better display accuracy. This one is a complete downgrade and disappointing. Maybe that's why GSMArena did not talk about it.
- Lee
- ksx
Yaseen.97, 02 Feb 2024What's the band 71 for?Band n71 is for extended range 5G for T-Mobile in the US, so basically if you have a Redmagic phone with T-Mobile (or related MVNOs) you'll pretty much only get 5G in the centers of major cities.
https://www.t-mobile.com/support/coverage/t-mobile-network
- Yaseen.97
- iJD
Maina, 25 Dec 2023If price in the US is similar to the one shown here this definately will be my next phone. The... moreWhat's the band 71 for?
- Anonymous
- P@c
JayRoar, 17 Jan 2024I just learned that the battery is LiPo. Is LiPo better than Li-on?Really? Wow, that is so much better. better battery longevity.
- Max
- 3YK
JayRoar, 17 Jan 2024I just learned that the battery is LiPo. Is LiPo better than Li-on?Yes is better is 6500 mSh bro
- radafus
- nHX
Anonymous, 12 Jan 2024I just bought the Redmagic 9 and version 0.11 solved all the heating issue and throttling issu... morethe 0.11 version is it the Chinese version of the redmagic 9 pro? Cause i don't think i have it on mine?
- Nero123
- nFW
"One of the new Redmagic OS features is the ability to adjust volume on per app basis"
Stop lying about features GSM arena. This isn't an option nor do your screenshots show it to be an option.
- TheSwifttGlitch
- k7K
SlayML, 07 Jan 2024How are you going to make me "NEXT PAGE" through this entire "REVIEW" and ... moreI just got my pro 9 and it rocks also works on Verizon, and Google Fi! Dual sim and working with both! No camera bezels is a plus!
- Anonymous
- vx7
I just bought the Redmagic 9 and version 0.11 solved all the heating issue and throttling issue. Coming from Poco F5, couldn't help but marvel at the stability of all games I played at max settings. No frame drops and lags whatsoever, no heating issues even at games on max settings (temperatures hover at 36-39c), battery life is stellar and the UI is similar to stock android, very refreshing coming from MIUI. front cam is terrible, main cam is decent but don't expect much. The snowfall version is very aesthetically pleasing. Overall 11/10
- SlayML
- jZK
How are you going to make me "NEXT PAGE" through this entire "REVIEW" and not mention anything about connectivity or network compatibility???
- Anonymous
- gDf
DroidBoye, 29 Dec 2023This phone was released this Dec 27 where I lived. There's no point making a single softw... moreIf a benchmark crashes on a gaming phone that's supposed to be well cooled it is an issue, even if it's just "one software".
- Sean
- yJt
SkyFX, 26 Dec 2023A gaming phone with an active fan can't complete 3DMark Wild Life stress test without ove... moreIt's most likely due to less throttling because they have designed the phone to work all day in games, this means in the test its more then likely putting more into the framerates and throttling less, iPhone can throttle to lower fps and still pass... I have seen iPhone go form 60 to 12 fps after playing certain games for an hour
- DroidBoye
- Tit
Anonymous, 29 Dec 2023So why don't they? ZTE phones are the one of if not the worst when it comes to software u... moreThis phone was released this Dec 27 where I lived. There's no point making a single software crashing a big deal when other else run just fine. I would buy this phone to run Genshin Impact (for example) and even that won't be an issue. Are you going to run Wild Life GPU stress test daily as your smartphone usage requirement?
- Anonymous
- 0xU
DroidBoye, 28 Dec 2023It's just a single test it cannot complete. It's only a major concern is if you are ... moreSo why don't they? ZTE phones are the one of if not the worst when it comes to software updates/upgrades. Heck even exynos has more software updates/upgrades than anything ZTE related and i've read a lot about how bad exynos is on xda (mostly gs3/note2).
- DroidBoye
- Tit
SkyFX, 26 Dec 2023A gaming phone with an active fan can't complete 3DMark Wild Life stress test without ove... moreIt's just a single test it cannot complete. It's only a major concern is if you are going to run Wild Life GPU Stress test on a daily basis. A single software upgrade can easily fix that issue if they wanted to.
