Nubia has announced its new gaming smartphone, the Redmagic 10S Pro, which promises to provide top-level sustained performance for about half the price of the Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro.
Given that this is an S-class phone, there aren’t all that many changes from the Nubia Redmagic 10 Pro, which we reviewed at the tail end of 2024.
However, there has been a bit of a performance boost from a brand new component.
Does it live up to expectations? Read our full Redmagic 10S Pro review to find out.
Redmagic 10S Pro features a performance first
New features include a move to the Snapdragon 8 Elite Leading Version chip, making this the first smartphone to do so.
This is essentially an overclocked version of the Snapdragon 8 Elite chip that powers most of the 2025 flagship crowd (and indeed the Redmagic 10 Pro).
The CPU peak clock speed rises from 4.32GHz to 4.47GHz, while the GPU goes from 1,100MHz to 1,200MHz. Nubia claims that this will provide a 30% bump in performance, while NPU AI performance should rise by 40%.
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You can also count on a dedicated RedCore R3 Pro gaming chip to offload specialised gaming tasks for optimal responsiveness.
This is backed by 12, 16, or 24GB of speedy LPDDR5T RAM, depending on the model you go for.
Nubia has also provided a new and improved Liquid Metal 2.0 cooling system, which drops the running temperature by 5°C compared to its predecessor. As dedicated mobile gamers will know, the cooler, the better when it comes to performance.
As before, this is aided by a 23,000 RPM fan that kicks in during gaming applications and when recharging.
Redmagic 10S Pro specs
Elsewhere, things are much the same as before. The semi-transparent design looks nigh-on identical, with the same chunky dimensions of 163.42 x 76.14 x 8.9mm, and the same 229g weight. It’s another completely flat design, with no camera bump and a light spritz of programmable RGB lighting.
You have the same 6.85-inch 1.5K 144Hz notchless AMOLED display with a 2000 nits peak brightness, another huge 7,050mAh battery, and 80W wired charging support.
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This being a gaming phone, you’ll find a pair of 520Hz capacitive shoulder buttons that can be mapped to in-game controls.
The camera system seems unchanged, too, with a 50MP main camera, a 50MP ultrawide, and a 2MP macro. There’s the same 16MP in-display front cam too. Nubia claims that it’s improved its AI selfie algorithm, but we’re still not expecting great results.
Redmagic 10S Pro software and pricing
Android 15 is provided, with Nubia’s custom Redmagic OS 10.5 layered on top. We’ve always found this to be a little rough around the edges, so here’s hoping it’s been tidied up.
Gaming is clearly the focus here, with a GameSpace UI initiated by a physical slider switch. However, Nubia has included Google Gemini AI for AI-driven photo search and editing, real-time voice translation, contextual call subtitles, and conversational voice assistant capabilities. Circle to Search is also present.
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Nubia’s update promise has certainly improved. It’s offering three years of OS and security updates on the global and US models, and five years in the UK and EU.
The Redmagic 10S Pro will go on open sale from 18 June, with pricing starting from £579 for 12GB of RAM and 256GB of storage. Levelling up to 16/512GB will cost £579, while the full 24/1TB experience costs £879. That’s still a lot less than the £1,099 Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro.
You can sign up for some Early Bird discounts from 12 June, with the Early Bird purchases kicking off on 17 June.
