Update: nubia has now confirmed that the Red Magic 3S will be launched in India on October 17th and will be available on Flipkart. It will come in Mecha Silver and Cyber Shade colors. It has also confirmed that the phone will be priced at Rs. 35,999 for the 8GB RAM with 128GB storage version. We should know the price of the 12GB RAM with 256GB storage version and the sale date tomorrow.
ZTE’s Nubia brand announced the Red Magic 3S gaming smartphone last month in China which is an upgrade to the Red Magic 3 that was launched in India in June, and also recently announced the global roll out of 3s too. Today, the company has officially started teasing the India launch of Red Magic 3S and is set to launch soon in India.
The teaser posted by Red Magic India reads “The wait is almost over #Faster #Cooler #Smarter #GodModeOnPlus #RedMagic3S #ArrivingSoon #StayTuned” and the hashtags clearly indicate that the Red Magic 3S is indeed launching soon in India.
To recall, Nubia Redmi Magic 3S flaunts a 6.65-inch FHD+ HDR AMOLED display with 90hz refresh rate, HDR support, is powered by Snapdragon 855 Plus with up to 12GB of RAM and features UFS 3.0 storage. It also retains the active cooling system that uses liquid cooling technology along with an internal turbo fan with upgraded air inlet, making active cooling more efficient to dramatically improving thermal performance.
The phone packs a 48-megapixel rear camera with Sony IMX586 sensor offering 12MP output and a 16-megapixel front-facing camera. It has dual front-facing stereo speakers, DTS:X, and 3D sound technologies that create a cinematic soundscape, with or without headphones. It packs a 5,000mAh battery with 27W quick charging.
Nubia Red Magic 3S specifications
- 6.65-inch (2340 × 1080 pixels) Full HD+ 19.5:9 AMOLED display with 90Hz refresh rate, 430 nits brightness
- Octa-Core Snapdragon 855 Plus (1 x Kryo 485 at 2.96GHz + 3 x Kryo 485 at 2.42GHz + 4 x Kryo 385 at 1.8GHz) 7nm Mobile Platform with 675MHz Adreno 640 GPU
- 8GB LPDDR4x RAM with 128GB (UFS 3.0) storage / 12GB LPDDR4x RAM with 256GB (UFS 3.0) internal storage
- Android 9.0 (Pie) with Redmagic OS 2.1
- Dual SIM (nano + nano)
- 48MP rear camera with 1/2.0″ Sony IMX586, 0.8μm pixel size, f/1.75 aperture, Dual LED flash
- 16MP front-facing camera with f/2.0 aperture
- Fingerprint sensor
- 3.5mm audio jack, Stereo front-facing speakers, DTS:X
- Dimensions: 171.7× 78.5x 9.65mm; Weight: 215g
- Dual 4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11ac dual-band (2×2 MU-MIMO ), Bluetooth 5, GPS/GLONASS/Beidou, USB Type-C
- 5000mAh battery with 27W QC4.0, USB-PD fast charging