RedMagic Nova Gaming pill – Overview

I’ve not too long ago gone a bit tablet-focused right here at Coolsmartphones Towers, reviewing two tablets from OnePlus, the OnePlus Pad Go and the more moderen OnePlus Pad 2. Nicely, it’s time for one more one. This time round we’re wanting on the RedMagic Nova Gaming Pill. It is a flagship pill that emphasises gaming as per the title and as such they’ve made some choices for the design which might be centered on this market.

I’ve already taken a while to undergo the design in my unboxing submit which may be discovered right here together with a video of the proceedings. I’ve been utilizing the Nova for just a few weeks as my go-to media and gaming gadget and I assumed it was time to drag my ideas right into a evaluate. In case you missed the final submit, I’ve included the video beneath.

So with out additional ado let’s try the specs of the pill.

So there are some fairly handsome specs and really comparable in some regard to the OnePlus Pad 2 I reviewed not too long ago. There are some vital variations, which I’ll go into extra element about afterward on this evaluate.

Given the gaming credentials of RedMagic and the earlier telephones that I’ve used, (RedMagic 9 Professional) I’m not that stunned concerning the specs which might be being proven above. What’s the actual crux right here is how the specs remodel into the precise use of the Nova pill. I’ve to say that it’s are great-feeling pill to make use of for gaming each in that hand and on a stand. I used to be unable to attempt the non-compulsory equipment of the REDMAGIC Nova Magnetic Keyboard or the REDMAGIC Nova Stylus which might improve the pill expertise to a Laptop computer substitute fashion gadget.

The pill has a widescreen facet ratio of 16:10 which permits for the gadget to be fairly vast. Which means that when you find yourself utilizing it for gaming and video the facet ratio of the content material being displayed suits the display screen very effectively. That is in fact depending on the gaming developer or content material creator making certain that they’ve used both a dynamic facet ratio setting for video games or the widescreen format for the content material.

I’ve discovered that YouTube and the likes of Prime Video, Netflix and Disney Plus all playback rather well with minimal “letterboxing” This creates a pleasant viewing expertise. and I can benefit from the content material with out distraction. If I’m being fully trustworthy that is one thing I haven’t actually observed on different tablets. The distinction the dearth of the letterboxing makes is important.

The sound from the 4 side-mounted audio system is of excellent high quality, and whereas it received’t essentially impress the audiophiles, it’s greater than sufficient to take heed to music and watch media with out having to resort to utilizing headphones. Should you do want to use headphones, then you will have to make use of both a pair of Bluetooth ones or a USB Sort C to three,5mm adaptor, as there isn’t any included headphone jack right here, which is hardly stunning.

Whereas speaking about ports we have now just one actual port to talk of and that’s in fact the USB Sort C that I’ve already talked about. This can assist Audio and Video out in addition to quick knowledge switch and as much as 8oW quick charging if used with the appropriately rated charger. The charger in my field was of the two-prong sort which isn’t appropriate for me within the UK so I’ve not examined this for charging velocity with the bundled charger, it’s nonetheless good that we nonetheless get a bundled charger as that is now absent from most tablets nowadays. The Video output doesn’t have any fancy “desktop modes” such as you see on Samsung and Honor tablets. Hopefully, that is one thing that might be carried out as a core Android characteristic within the subsequent model of Android which I count on the Nova to get nonetheless this may be confirmed because it hasn’t been formally said by Nubia (they personal the RedMagic model).

I did point out that the USB Sort C was the one actual port as we do even have the Pogo Pins on the underside fringe of the pill to permit the connection of the Magnetic Keyboard. I’m not sure what goes via this connection as I don’t have the keyboard to check. I might count on there may be some form of communication via the connection, even whether it is only a approach of triggering the connection to Bluetooth to activate then it’s one thing. What I’ve been capable of affirm is that there isn’t any battery on board the keyboard so it’s being powered by the Pogo pins connection (thanks Reddit).

Lastly, there may be additionally a magnetic part on the highest of the pill which is presumably for mounting and charging the Nova Stylus which can also be an non-compulsory accent.

In order that covers the externals however I’m eager to delve into the heart of the gadget at the least as a lot as I can with out taking it aside, I’ll depart that to Zack from JerryRigEverything. There are a few issues I need to level out that stand out to me as key factors.

-: PC degree Heatpipe expertise

The Nova makes use of a mixture of a 103mm x 9.3mm 3D warmth pipe conductive thermal paste and the 17173.4mm Excessive-Pace Turbine Centrifugal Fan to permit air to flow into across the pill to create a cooling system that improves the cooling of internals by 30%. This air is internally circulated and isn’t topic to exhausts or intakes like we have now seen earlier than from RedMagic so I used to be doubtful of the effectiveness of the system. I can say that from my time with the pill I’ve not skilled any extreme warmth build-up throughout gaming or media playback.

In fact, this cooling system is aided massively by the 9 layers of warmth dissipation which might be constructed into the very core of the gadget. It makes use of warmth dissipating supplies as warmth syncs in three locations, the Mainboard Superconducting Copper Foil which has a floor space of 9,268mm, an Underneath-Display Aluminium plate with 29,400mm floor space and at last the aluminium physique/shell which measures 89,114mm floor space.

This permits for lots of warmth to be set free of the system with out the necessity for an exhaust port. The dearth of an exit port or certainly consumption port implies that the probabilities of mud entering into the system are very low which is a bonus as this was a priority I had with the RedMagic 9 Cellphone

-: Snapdragon Chipset

Subsequent, I need to discuss what’s powering the Nova Pill. We’re wanting on the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Main version which is the cream of the crop relating to the 8 Gen 3 Era. The Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Main Model is basically an overclocked variant of the usual Snapdragon 8 Gen 3. Right here’s a breakdown of the important thing variations:

• CPU Clock Pace: The Main Model boosts the clock velocity of the first Cortex-X4 core from 3.3GHz in the usual model to three.4GHz. This interprets to barely increased efficiency in CPU-intensive duties.
• GPU Clock Pace: The Adreno 750 GPU within the Main Model operates at 1.0GHz, in comparison with 900MHz in the usual model. This leads to improved graphics efficiency and smoother gaming experiences.

Basically all this implies is that you’ll get a really slight bump in CPU and graphically intensive duties however this may solely be observed by essentially the most die-hard customers.

I’ve run a comparability utilizing 3D Mark between the Nova Pill and the OnePlus Pad 2 to indicate these variations. For the needs of the take a look at the tablets had been 11… absolutely charged and in addition had all different background apps closed (at the least as a lot as potential), they had been additionally operating at their highest efficiency settings as effectively.

Listed below are the outcomes of the Wild Life Excessive take a look at

• OnePlus Pad 2 4576
• RedMagic Nova Gaming Pill 5374

listed here are the I’m ages of the take a look at outcomes for every gadget.

As you’ll be able to see there’s a vital distinction with the Nova popping out on high. Have I observed that is real-world use when I’ve been gaming, effectively no, however I’m not essentially the most demanding of players on the earth so that’s hardly stunning. What I can say is that gaming is clean and pleasing. I additionally desire the expertise on the Nova over the Pad 2. That is most likely right down to the design of the pill and its form.

-: 10100 mAh battery

The one different space I need to cowl is the battery as this can be a large battery one of many largest I’ve ever seen on a pill. It’s 10,100mAh which is huge it’s bigger than the Pad 2. It additionally sports activities a dual-cell design permitting for quicker recharging as beforehand talked about. It should additionally assist Move via as effectively which can permit extended classes with out including to the battery put on and tear.

All of these items create some slightly compelling {hardware} options That implies that this pill ought to be as much as all however essentially the most demanding of duties. Nonetheless nice {hardware} doesn’t make for a terrific pill quite a lot of the texture for that may come from the software program.

Software program

Luckily aside from one huge gripe the software program that’s on the Nova Pill could be very good to make use of. It runs Android 14 on the time of writing and the pores and skin getting used could be very slight with out an excessive amount of in the way in which of overzealous additions. With it being a gaming-focused pill there are some nods to that which I’ll come onto in a second. All of the staples you’ll count on with Android 14 are current and proper and so they all work effectively.

The most important gripe I’ve is right down to the way in which it’s all scaled when you find yourself within the UI. The grid dimension getting used for icons and widgets can’t be modified from its default and because of this you can not benefit from the broader facet ratio of the display screen. That is nearly felony because the display screen is as beforehand talked about one of many excessive factors of the gadget. When you find yourself in among the Google Apps they are going to accommodate for the widescreen facet, Gmail will cut up to have your mail record on one aspect and the studying pane on the opposite for instance.

However the house display screen and app drawer appear to be reduce right down to a 4:3 facet ratio when being held in panorama orientation which is how the design of the pill suggests it ought to be used.

Don’t get me flawed RedMagic will not be the one model that’s responsible of this however it simply appears to be extra apparent right here and a disgrace as just by rising the grid dimension or decreasing the scaling of icons and so on it could possibly be so significantly better. It’s much more galling that the Grid dimension setting is absent from the show choices, I’ve by no means seen this lacking earlier than.

Nonetheless, when you get previous this slightly obvious (IMHO) subject then the remainder of the pill software program is superb and clear. I counted lower than 10 pre-installed bloatware apps which is very nice to see and fewer than from different manufacturers. Sure, there are nonetheless some duplicate apps however nowhere close to as many as you’ll get on a Samsung pill. I used to be happy to see that there aren’t any further Apps which have been shoehorned into existence solely to permit RedMagic to drive their very own AI instrument implementations down your throat.

The Nova makes use of Google’s inbuilt AI instruments similar to Gemini which work flawlessly and in addition picked up my subscription degree with no subject. There’s additionally no Gallery app relying solely on Google Pictures which I’m an enormous fan of.

With this being a gaming pill, you do, in fact, have the de facto customisation apps, this time known as Sport House. In a slight distinction to the telephones from RedMagic, there isn’t any devoted change, and you may entry this from the Fast Settings menu however not the app drawer, which is a bit unusual, I assumed. You possibly can’t even get it up from the settings menu. Nonetheless, as soon as opened, you’ll be able to tweak your settings to your coronary heart’s content material.

I discovered that utilizing the pill for gaming I used to be capable of absolutely immerse myself right into a recreation for a good length of time and there was no discomfort skilled from issues like warmth build-up or fatigue from holding the pill. The display screen has a as you’ll count on clean really feel to it which is necessary when utilizing it as your essential enter for instructions. There are two haptic motors within the decrease proper and left corners which permit a component of suggestions within the recreation that are a pleasant contact as they add to the immersion feeling. i additionally discovered that the sound from the audio system was crisp and punchy all through the session. I’ve not recorded body charges and so on because the video games I’ve been enjoying weren’t precisely essentially the most tasking titles however I by no means observed any jarring results. for those who do need to see your metrics then you’ll be able to allow a efficiency monitor overlay from the Sport House controls that are accessed from a swipe in from the precise hand aspect while in a recreation setting.

All in all, I’ve been very happy with this as a gaming pill and I might be more than pleased to make use of it as one. I’ve additionally been making an attempt to make use of it for issues apart from gaming and I’ve discovered that it’s appropriate to be used for gentle searching and electronic mail work. Nonetheless, this is able to be higher suited to the addition of the keyboard case and pen which as I’ve talked about I don’t have obtainable to me. The place I’ve discovered that it has shone for me is the usage of it as a media consumption gadget. I actually just like the widescreen facet ratio which makes for a very nice viewing expertise for films and TV reveals. Beneath is a comparability of the Nova in opposition to the Pad 2 from, now clearly the display screen sizes are completely different however the precise space is taken up by the content material is what I’m specializing in. On the Nova, there are fewer black bars in the way in which which makes for a nicer viewing expertise total.

So that’s the {hardware} and the software program mentioned let’s shortly go over the cameras.

There are two cameras one on the entrance and one on the rear. On the entrance we have now bought a 2oMP digicam which is greater than appropriate for video calling and so on, I’ve included a pattern image and video beneath so that you can see what it’s like.

When it comes to the rear digicam, we have now bought a 50MP unit which can assist as much as 10 x zoom however something over 5x will get actually tousled. There are completely different modes on your digicam together with Gradual movement, Timelapse, Video(which might go as much as Extremely HD 4k) Common Photograph, Panorama, Doc, and Full Dimension (presumably a 50MP picture, as a substitute of an interpolated picture with decrease resolutiopn the conventional picture mode will produce) Once more I’ve taken some pattern photographs beneath so that you can try.

I additionally tried taking the beneath shot which was in tough lighting circumstances and it got here out fairly effectively, to be trustworthy. I think that the digicam has been lifted from the principle shooter of the Redmagic 9 Professional as that was a reasonably good digicam sensor and the outcomes do appear comparable.

Troublesome gentle shot

I might be glad to make use of this digicam in pinch or if I had been given this pill as a piece instrument and I needed to seize some photos of paperwork of wider panorama photographs however like with all tablets you’ll undoubtedly have a greater digicam in your cellphone which can most probably be in your pocket already so greatest to make use of that over the pill.

Nicely with that out of the way in which we have now now bought to return to some form of a conclusion.

Conclusion

The Redmagic Nova Gaming Pill is a robust and well-designed gadget that excels in gaming and media consumption. Its spectacular {hardware}, together with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Main Version chipset and superior cooling system, ensures clean efficiency and comfy prolonged use. The 16:10 widescreen facet ratio supplies an immersive viewing expertise, additional enhanced by the standard of the 4 side-mounted audio system.

Whereas the software program expertise is usually constructive, with minimal bloatware and a clear Android 14 implementation, the rigid UI scaling is a notable downside. The dearth of a headphone jack and restricted port choice may also be a priority for some customers.

General, the Redmagic Nova Gaming Pill is a robust contender within the gaming pill market, providing glorious efficiency and a compelling widescreen show. Nonetheless, the UI scaling subject and restricted connectivity choices stop it from being a really good gadget.

If I had been out there for a selected pill for Android gaming and that was my essential drive then I would definitely be contemplating the RedMagic Nova Gaming pill nonetheless if productiveness is your factor then a extra sq. facet ratio just like the OnePlus Pad 2 could also be extra up your road One factor that I would definitely advocate is that whichever pill you go for for those who intend on doing any work get the keyboard case choices as effectively.

You should buy the Redmagic Nova Gaming Pill now from RedMagic’s web site. in case you are trying to get the equipment then these are additionally to be discovered on the identical web site. The pill I’ve reviewed right here was the 512GB 16GB RAM model and that may be purchased for £559 as soon as they’ve renewed the inventory as is the case for the cheaper 256GB 12GB RAM model which sells for £439.