Red Magic 5S
Price: £539 (inc VAT) from fave.co/2RV5vRY
Five months after its release, the Red Magic 5G is still sporting the joint-highest refresh rate of any phone currently available and its Snapdragon 865 processor is still the greatest around.
Why, then, has Nubia already decided to launch a follow-up in the Red Magic 5S? Upon hearing of its launch, that was the exact same question I was asking.
The minuscule changes don’t justify a new release, so this review has to be approached without leaning on its predecessor too much. Is the latest Red Magic phone still among the best gaming handsets you can buy, or has the competition caught up?
DESIGN
Before you even open the packaging, it’s clear that the Red Magic 5S is a gaming phone through and through. The comic-book style design on the box really sets the tone for what to expect, and makes for a premium unboxing experience.
The design of the phone is largely unchanged from the Red Magic 5G, with one key exception. The colour options. While we’ve seen variations of silver many times before, the wacky
