Nubia Releases Red Magic 5S Gaming Phone

Nubia was one of the first smartphone companies to have a dedicated sub-brand just for gaming smartphones. With the Red Magic 5G, it manages to achieve a couple of feats that no other smartphone can currently boast of.

According to techradar.com, Nubia launched a new gaming smartphone in China, Nubia Red Magic 5S is the successor to the Red Magic 5G with an upgraded cooling system.

Nubia Red Magic 5S comes with 12GB RAM and 256GB storage which retails at CNY 4,399 . The smartphone is powered by the same Snapdragon 865 chipset as opposed to the Snapdragon 865+ SoC rumoured earlier.

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The gaming phone runs Red Magic OS 3.0 based on Android 10. The smartphone packs a 4,500mAh battery with support for 55W charging speed.

For photos and videos, the Nubia Red Magic 5S carries a similar triple rear camera setup that was available on the Red Magic 5G. It has the 64-megapixel Sony IMX686 primary sensor along with an f/1.8 lens.

It paired with an 8-megapixel secondary sensor that has a 120-degree ultra-wide-angle lens, and a 2-megapixel macro shooter. The phone also comes with an 8-megapixel selfie camera sensor at the front.

Also, there is a dedicated connector for the Ice Dock. Sensors on board include an accelerometer, ambient light sensor, gyroscope, magnetometer, and a proximity sensor. There is also an in-display fingerprint sensor.

According to androidauthority.com, Sliding the small red switch on the side of the phone activates Game Space, a dedicated launcher for gaming. In addition to putting games front and center, the launcher also gives you controls for the fan, the LED lights, the shoulder gaming buttons, and the in-game notification controls.

One of the most useful gaming features is the capacitive shoulder triggers. Thanks to some clever software, the buttons are surprisingly useful.

You can map any point on the screen to the shoulder buttons, and save the settings on a per-game basis. Want to use your Nitro while playing Asphalt 9? Just use the shoulder triggers.

Noteworthy, the phone has the centrifugal fan that is paired with a silver-plated heat sink. Also, there is an L-shaped liquid cooling tube to dissipate heat from various components.