Red Magic 7S Launched, Specs & Price

The Red Magic 7 series was launched in February with Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 power. And today, the gaming brand announced an “S” refresh, which (predictably) makes the jump to Qualcomm’s revamped flagship chip.

The Red Magic 7S and 7S Pro are both powered by the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1. Both models have a built-in cooling fan, which not only keeps the chipset running at optimal temperatures, it also helps cool the charging system and battery.

Red Magic 7S Unveiled

The Red Magic 7S flaunts a 6.8-inch AMOLED Full HD+ display with LTM and DC dimming. Interestingly, it has a 165hz refresh rate which is higher than the Pro model. The handset is powered by the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 chipset, paired with up to 16GB RAM and 512GB storage.

To keep the phone cool during heavy gaming, the company has equipped the smartphone with ICE 9.0 liquid-cooling technology. Moreover, the device also has a built-in fan that can circulate air at speed of up to 20,000RPM.

Additionally, the smartphone is equipped with a Magic GPU stable frame engine that supports rendering and imaging synchronization, a five-fold rendering buffer, and intelligent recognition of TC supplementary frames.

It’s not a photography-focused phone but still has some decent camera specs. The device is equipped with a triple rear camera setup consisting of a 64MP primary camera accompanied by an 8MP wide-angle lens and a 2MP macro lens along with an LED Flash.

At the front, the handset offers an 8MP under-display camera sensor for selfies and video calls. The gaming phone is backed up by a 4,500mAh battery with 120W fast charging support. Talking about the software, the Red Magic 7S runs Red Magic 5.0 based on Android 12.

Red Magic 7S Specifications

Network Properties

• 2G bands: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 – SIM 1 & SIM 2
• CDMA 800 / 1900
• 3G bands: HSDPA 800 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
• CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
• 4G bands: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66
• 5G bands: 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA – International, China
• Speed: HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G

Launch

• Announced: 2022, July 11
• Status: Exp. release 2022, July 15

Design

• Dimensions: 170.6 x 78.3 x 9.5 mm (6.72 x 3.08 x 0.37 in)
• Weight: 235 g (8.29 oz)
• Build: Glass front, glass back, aluminum frame
• Colors: Black, Gray, Silver, Yellow
• SIM: Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
• Pressure sensitive zones (520Hz touch-sensing)
• Built-in cooling fan
• Aviation aluminum middle frame

Display

• Type: AMOLED, 1B colors, 165Hz, 700 nits (typ)
• Size: 6.8 inches, 111.6 cm2 (~83.6% screen-to-body ratio)
• Resolution: 1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~387 ppi density)

Operating System

• Android 12, Redmagic 5.5

Hardware

• Chipset: Qualcomm SM8450 Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 (4 nm)
• CPU: Octa-core (1×3.19 GHz Cortex-X2 & 3×2.75 GHz Cortex-A710 & 4×1.80 GHz Cortex-A510)
• GPU: Adreno 730
• Memory Card slot: No
• Internal: 128GB 8GB RAM, 128GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 16GB RAM
• UFS 3.1

Cameras

• Main Camera: Triple
  • 64 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.97″, 0.7µm, PDAF
  • 8 MP, f/2.0, 120˚, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/4.0″, 1.12µm
  • 2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
• Features: LED flash, HDR, panorama
• Video: 8K@30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps
• Selfie Camera: Single – 8 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1/4.0″, 1.12µm
• Features: HDR
• Video: 1080p@30fps

Multimedia

• Radio: No
• Loudspeaker: Yes, with stereo speakers
• Audio 3.5mm jack: Yes
• 32-bit/384kHz audio

Connectivity

• WLAN: Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
• Bluetooth: 5.2, A2DP, aptX, LE
• GPS: Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
• NFC: Yes
• USB: USB Type-C 3.0, USB On-The-Go, accessory connector

Features

• Sensors: Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Battery

• Battery Type and Capacity: Li-Po 4500 mAh, non-removable
• Charging: Fast charging 120W, 100% in 17 min (advertised)
• Power Delivery 3.0

Red Magic 7S Price and Availability

The Red Magic 7S starts at CNY 4,000 for the 8/128GB model (that converts to $600/€590/₹47,500), the 12/256GB one is CNY 4,800. Add CNY 100 on top of that if you want the Deuterium Transparent Edition. The 16/512GB model is available only in Deuterium trim for CNY 5,500.