Our quick take
Red Magic 6R - 4.0 / 5
Design & Display
- 6.67-inch AMOLED panel, 1080 x 2400 resolution, 20:9 aspect ratio 144Hz maximum refresh rate, 360Hz touch sampling rate Dimensions: 163 x 75.3 x 7.8 mm / Weight: 186g Finish options: Cosmos Black / Mercury Silver Under-display fingerprint scanner Built-in shoulder triggers
Performance & Battery
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 platform, 12GB LPDDR5 RAM 128GB/256GB UFS 3.1 storage, no microSD card slot 4200mAh battery capacity, 30W fast-charge Red Magic OS 4.0 (over Google Android 11) Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5G connectivity
Cameras
Quad rear camera system: Main (26mm): 64-megapixel, f/1.8 aperture, 0.8µm pixel size Wide (13mm): 8 MP, f/2.0, 1.12µm Macro: 5MP, f/2.4 Depth: 2MP, f/2.4 Selfie camera: 16-megapixel, f/2.0 aperture
Main (26mm): 64-megapixel, f/1.8 aperture, 0.8µm pixel size Wide (13mm): 8 MP, f/2.0, 1.12µm Macro: 5MP, f/2.4 Depth: 2MP, f/2.4
To recap
That this device blurs the meaning of what a gaming phone can be is more a moment of contemplation than negative. After all, at this asking price, you might not be bothered about the gaming angle at all - and just want an affordable alt-flagship without the in-your-face typical gaming aesthetics.
