The Nubia Red Magic 3 Review: A 90Hz Gaming Phone With Active Cooling
by Andrei Frumusanu on September 27, 2019 9:00 AM EST- Posted in
- Mobile
- Smartphones
- ZTE
- Nubia
- Snapdragon 855
- Nubia RedMagic 3
Battery Life
We’re not too sure what to expect of the RM3’s battery life. On one hand, we shouldn’t be expecting too much due o the screen’s 90Hz refresh rate, but on the other hand, the Red Magic 3 has a 5000mAh battery to compensate for any increased power draw by the panel.
Looking at the web browsing test results, it seems that the RM3 is indeed able to pretty much negate the screen’s higher power draw with the increased battery capacity. It ends up in line with above-average battery life and equal to some of the better phones in the market. It edges out the OnePlus 7 Pro, which also comes with a 90Hz screen (albeit 1440p) by an hour and 45 minutes.
In the PCMark test, the phone similarly does very well for itself. Albeit short of the best results, it’s again above average and pretty much compensates any negative aspect of the 90Hz mode.
The RM3’s 5000mAh battery is a definitive win for the phone as its battery life is excellent.
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abufrejoval - Friday, September 27, 2019 - link
Nice to read that the fan can be turned off without any negative effect.Already wishing that rubber cases might actually cover that "dust pipe".
Is there any indication of the USB-C speed or if it supports display port alt mode?
Does the device support developer mode and an unlocked boot-loader?
tiwi1391 - Friday, September 27, 2019 - link
Have the RM3. It supports developer mode (currently using it to speed up animations), but I didn't look into the bootloader. XDA have a small RM3 community that could answer that question.nerdydesi - Friday, September 27, 2019 - link
Yes, I've unlocked the bootloader, rooted my device and installed twrp. No custom roms yet though as far as I know.Wardrive86 - Friday, September 27, 2019 - link
Where i think Nvidia had it right, back in the days of the Tegra Note 7, was shipping with the ability to map a gamepad to any game. If its a gaming phone it needs this capabilityXex360 - Friday, September 27, 2019 - link
We live in strange times, cheaper phones are the premium ones and expensive ones have less features and design flaws.PeachNCream - Friday, September 27, 2019 - link
I agree that taken in the context of the Black Shark 2 review, the Red Magic 3 looks considerably better in all aspects. It further detracts from any possible value the BS2 might offer.Total Meltdowner - Friday, September 27, 2019 - link
It's all the same crap. "gaming phone" is just a new marketing term.Release a phone with some INNOVATION. They are all the same and it's boring.
Try a 12000mAH battery
Maybe make the phone like a lego kit where you can continuously upgrade the pieces over time.
Anything to make your phone stand out from the others may be worth the risk.
PeachNCream - Friday, September 27, 2019 - link
I vaguely recall there was a lego-like phone project that allowed modular replacement of various sub-components, but it never made it into production. Like you, I agree that a larger battery would be a useful feature. I miss the days of removable back panels that could be replaced with a thicker/bigger panel to allow double or triple the battery capacity.ingwe - Friday, September 27, 2019 - link
I think the real thing with a phone that has removable parts is that the interfaces just take up a lot of room that could be going to other things. When it comes down to have 2/3 or less of the battery capacity (at the same size phone) with a replaceable battery vs a non replaceable battery.patel21 - Friday, September 27, 2019 - link
Actually MOTO Z series was really innovative on this part, but I guess people didn't rewarded their LEGO-ability.