Hey ETA nice video! Can i suggest something? You do all these great tests with all these devices and show us the Geekbench scores which is all great. It would be even better if you somehow make a list or graph showing the performance of each new device compared to your previous devices to see where it stacks up. Idk if you ever saw Top Gear but they had a chart showing lap times on each new car they reviewed and it’s a great way to see where these new handhelds stack up
@@WilliamLeGod Yh your right. Sometimes I feel like his channel is basically only here to demo or show off products for companies and not actually review the products.
The geekbench multi core score is on par with a Ryzen 5600u. That’s definitely in the good enough category for laptops. If they just started having desktop mode as a base feature for Android with some proper desktop apps this would be all the average user needs. (Not a power user, 3d rendering or other workstations type uses, but office drones and grandma.)
First thing is no use dock mode for mobile phones. Because these phones are expensive and if a guy has money to buy these phones then definitely he have money to buy PC.
@@orvelipeikko3527 649$ is literally expensive for phones. If that is not expensive you can buy a 512GB Steam deck for that price or Rog Ally for 699$ to play native PC games on the go.
@@cletp758 honestly for it's price it's probably the best phone ever my only problem with it is the fact that they offer a tiny 2 years of software support with Very few major updates meaning that the phone won't be up to date with new yech
Awesome stuff! It’s stuff like this that makes me wonder why we aren’t getting more native “console level” games on our phones at this point (that are also high profile). We have all this power in our phones, that otherwise really goes to waste.
Because piracy in mobile games is way way worse. Most mobile gamers are kids and college students, they don't have money to purchase games. Making console level games for mobile is a waste of time because developers can make simple games or port famous PC games and add shit ton of micro-transactions and earn money easily. If they can earn very easily just by putting efforts on skins then why do they need to focus on game graphics? Because it is a headache to optimise games for mobile phones, if graphics were good.
Agreed. The Alien: Isolation mobile port is an incredible experience. It looks and performs better on my iPad than my Series X! I’m positive other games could be ported and run just as well. Any game on Switch should run just as well on modern iOS devices.
it's always been the touchscreen as the biggest negative for games, not the lack of developers. Android is still a platform to port good games to, not the best when it comes to original games; and even then, the "original" games are basically just "popular game", but portable and with horrible touchscreen controls. Having to make your game suitable for a touchscreen means your game will probably play better literally anywhere else, unless you are making a mobile-tailored game. That's just the facts of it. Developers are not going to be releasing big name stuff for Android that requires more hardware than the phone itself. Not gonna work. Windows lite or something needs to be brought to the mobile space because our phones are now powerful enough to run full-fledged desktop games. A high end phone today is more powerful than the Switch, a platform they continue to port huge games to. It's about what people play, and what they play it on. The switch is a gaming device that barely uses the touchscreen, even in handheld mode. Android gaming as a primary to me is more like "if I have to, I guess" currently, and a hard "no" to touchscreen controls for game that need real hardware to not be janky af.
No hole/notch in the screen, lovely metal sides and back, powerful as heck, AMOLED 120hz, bright, fat battery with superfast charge and no absurd price... What a bloody nice phone.
They always release a mid-cycle refresh, usually with Qualcomm's flagship processor's mid-cycle refresh, even though the Overclocked Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 kind of came out right after the standard one & hasn't technically been officially announced beyond Samsung & probably won't at this point.
@@boythanhda their phones are sold so cheap though, that you can literally get the latest one, each time & just sell the previous one to get most of your money back. I do it all the time.
Just found my next phone. The desktop mode is key for me. Not just for gaming, but even work related stuff. I hate lugging around laptops and such so this with a small portable monitor and keyboard would be magical.
I don't think I've ever really gamed on my phone since around 2014, and I don't plan to in the future. However, I'm seriously considering upgrading from my S21u to this, It has everything I want: A large, thin bezel screen with no notch or punch-hole, a headphone jack!, 120hz refresh, squared-off design, large battery, etc. I don't really care that much about camera quality, or even software. The only bummer for me is the lack of expandable storage. The power of that SOC is also a nice bonus ;)
The os is more stockish than android and emulation is great on it. Only issue I have is it’s a Chinese phone compared to Korean or American but maybe it’ll last a while
@@Whowasinparris but the phone is cheaper and has the highest screen to body ratio with under display camera and bigger battery and a decent set of cameras. Samsung has no excuse to charge almost double for something that gives you less like battery life and a hole punch really in 2023? And no audio jack. Just so that we have to fork out 233 quid for wireless earbuds which perform worse than my wired beyerdynamic dt770 pros lmao I don't know how you can recommend such farce. Sounds like Samsung has you wrapped underneath their finger already. Lost sheep's follow other lost sheeps😂
@@duc1755 bro samsung S23u is a way better phone then this glorified mobile "GAMING" phone a phone isn't meant to play games on and S23u is the best all rounder device there Is tell me better phone with better specs then S23u you can't
The front of this phone looks fantastic, loved the corners (even tho they're not symmetrical, but then I looked at the back and wow, I just loved the finish and the cameras. Looks so solid.
ETA I'm a big fan of your channel and as a benchmarker for niche gaming devices nobody does videos like you. You give my TH-cam notifications life lol. Was wondering where I can get that animated Screensaver of the R34 on a drift loop?! That's f#$%n awesome. I gotta have it!!
wow, so cool. im with a new SD 8+1 and im in love with it (1.1k antutu), cant even believe how smooth this 1.6k antutu chip can be. already looking forward to new SD high end chip sets hands on.
Agreed. Mainstream phones like the S23 can do everything that was shown in this video, while having a more useful desktop interface (Dex) if we're being honest. Let's see that thing play fluid Switch games for an extended period of time without becoming a molten puddle. Then I will be impressed.
I'm looking forward to your expanded emulation video on this device. I know you don't read the comments very often; but, if you read this one would you please try sticking a Verizon network sim into it and maybe mention as a quick aside in the next video if it works or not. Thank you.
Could you put up another video with this phone that shows back-to-back runs of the benchmarks without the fan and then back-to-back runs with the fan?? This will allow us to see how much the fan helps and also heat saturation and how much that affects the performance.... Thank you for your time; Monte
It'd be cool to see how well it can run actual pc games (older ones like Half Life 2/ CSGO/ Bioshock). They have an emulation program called Box 86 that allows you to run x86 programs on ARM. Maybe at some point you'll be able to install something similar to Steam OS.
@@LongBeach88ol, why would you want to get an Android phone and emulate x86 games get inferior performance, when you can get a better experience with handheld pc hardware such as Steam Deck, ROG ally etc for about ~$700 Your argument makes no sense. Zen 4 and RDNA 3 are leagues ahead in performance compared any smartphone.
@@Saif0412 my argument? I never even made an argument dmb fk. I’m saying it’s not pointless to show what these phones can do for people that already have them or are getting new phones.
I'm probably alone on this hill, but I would prefer having my cameras inside my phone instead of sticking out like that and I have to blame Apple for starting this stupid trend: now all of our rear-facing cameras have to stick out the back of our phones. Our phones don't sit flat on a table anymore and our cameras are more susceptible to damage. Wheeeee!
Kap, the most of the designs before were flushed. Like the red magic 5g/5s for an example. I have both models 8s pro and 5S and even till this day the 5S is still A+ quality compared to apple and others. All while shooting 4k 60fps and 8k video quality with 45-50mp rear camera which is still better than the iPhone 14
I hope there will be the same red magic gaming phone but also in an android gaming tablet with the bezel less display as the red magic 8 gaming phone, under the display camera and under the display finger print scanner while still retaining the headphone jack, 120 hz display and 1,300 nits brightness with an optional physical dual sim with full 5g support.
Interestingly enough; RedMagic announced a gaming tablet a day or two ago. It's currently only for China and, oddly for a RedMagic device, doesn't have a cooling fan.
Can you please make a video showcasing the camera... also, how warm does this phone get when you game? two very important factors, but I'm tempted to buy this phone after your review. Also, please review battery life and which monitor are you using in this specific video?
Hi, this is really something. We are getting closer to one device does it all, it seems. In an emulation-video I would love to see PS3- and XBox360 games and how they perform on this beast of a smartphone. Thanks a lot for your effort :-) ...
Lol 😂. Bro even PC is struggling to emulate PS3 and Xbox 360 lol. Emulating PS3 and Xbox 360 is that difficult. For phones, you have to wait for up to 10 years to emulate PS3 games. Before that cloud gaming will be developed and people move to cloud gaming. So I don't think anyone tries to make an app to emulate PS3 & Xbox 360 games on mobile phones.
I bought this phone to play my favourite pc games like fallout 4 and dying light 2. I cant wait for it to come in 😋 might even have to buy more steam games for this little pc. Thanks for confirming in title
I must have missed the part about this phone being like a desktop pc? I see the game console part not anything showing a desktop pc mode similar to DEX?
ETA prime does the 8s Pro work with Nreal glasses ?? Also does this phone have android desktop mode or something similarly ?? I purchased a moto edge plus 2023 yesterday, how does it come pare to the 8S Pro in regard to been a phone and desktop mode?
damn, how is it even that price? All in all, great phone, amazing specs, and good capabilities. I really liked the desktop mode, and the emulation capabilities is just amazing, I hope we can see switch emulation in the future, and just adding a game pass ultimate subscription, you got all your gaming needs fullfilled in one device.
Good review, I just wonder if you use the keyboard and mouse by mapping them while hdmi connected to monitor, do you connect the keyboard and mouse to the phone or the monitor? Also wonder if third party monitor, keyboard, and mouse are available for hdmi and mapping
Can you please benchmark Resident Evil Outbreak 1 & 2 in your next emulation benchmark videos?? I've noticed that this game is one of the hardest to emulate at 1080p with full speed. This game really pushes the emulation of PS2 in any hardware.
If you are buying this just to play games, get a aROG Ally, if you are getting this to use as a phone as well, take note that their are only a few frequency bands that work with T-mobile and ATT and other USA phone companies, unless those frequencies can be unlocked under a hidden menu, the phone is almost useless here in the United States of America.
I have been watching a while and it would be really nice if you include other phones to compare to when you benchmark such as geekbench score for this phone and the new iphone is... or a midrange phone is... so we can get some context. I am really into phones and PC but I dont memorize whats a good score at a given time. :)
I would love to see a decent emulation of Xenosaga 1 I've never found a good way to emulate it, and would love to be able to play it without lugging my old PS2 around. Love the videos. Keep doing what you do
I would love to see some Red Dead Redemption emulated on this phone.. Not sure if there an 360 android emulator or a ps3 one, but if such an emulator exist, it would be pretty cool watching RDR on a phone.. Another emulator you could try is EGGNS, or some switch emulator.. I'm pretty sure this phone can handle switch emulation at 4k resolutions
Just curious on how capcut will run on desktop mode? Planning to buy and use it as my desktop editing as I don't own a PC and just started as a TH-cam channel. Thanks
@@progger1638 Yeah but the Redmagic only really does gaming well. If you want to take good photos too that's where the S23U wins, especially since it will get updates for much longer
@@xPandamon 95% of the ppl dont even use camera that often nor do they use it properly...they just call message and use social media...ive been using camera on redmagic like any other person and its decent enough for its purpose...23 ultra is overkill for any regular person just like redmagic...but then again mobile gamers are the ones buying redmagic which actually makes sense due to the phone serving its purpose imo
Hi, pardon if my question has been previously asked in the thread, but have you checked if "pause USB power delivery / battery bypass charging" is working when the device is connected to the monitor via Type C to Type C cable?
Hi Eta. Been watching yout content for a while, and this video made up my mind on my next phone. And for the most part it is great. I see in this you use an XBox controller. Did you have to take any specific steps to get it to work? My controller works fine on my tab s8, and ive done the usual off/on unpair/pair, was wondering how you got it connected?
Can you try rogue squadron as well and other hard to emulate games? I’ve seen iphone and iPad running this game at higher resolutions even 3x or higher even on iPhone 13 no dips but it seems the latest android just started to be able to handle it at native res
Hey ETA, Can do also do a review on the Red Magic Gaming Tablet. They just released the device. And If you could get your hand on the Xaomi Pad6 Pro and do a review on it would be also great. I love your videos and your emulation testing 🙌
If it doesn't have front facing speakers or direct accessories allowing front facing audio, it's not a gaming phone. In fact, the under-display selfie cam was a perfect opportunity to add speakers without significant bezels. The lack of LTPO is also a shame because there's no adaptive VRR.
Buy an old razer phone 2 and kishi/kishi 2 controller. You get a 1440p 120hz display at 16:9, and incredible speakers. Set up moonlight and use it as a cloud gaming device. It's a better experience than the G cloud, and you can do it for less than $200
i play genshin using samsung S20 ultra with the samsung dex using 15.6 inch Uperfect touchscreen, and i put x9 cooler on the phone. the weakness is just the type c cable port on the right side of the display not good for right hand
What’s your take so far for this game on android vs iPhone and iPads? It seems the apple devices run rogue sqaudron 2 better and even at higher resolutions. There’s a old video of iPhone 13 emulation and it’s running rogue squadron 2 at 1080p res and no dips. I believe he’s running this at native 480p on the redmagic and s23 ultra.
Qualcomm never really made an announcement that this is the Snapdragon 8th+ gen 2. This is simply a over clocked version of 8th gen 2. Although that's how it is in reality. But this was never officially called the + version of 8th gen.
Hey ETA nice video! Can i suggest something? You do all these great tests with all these devices and show us the Geekbench scores which is all great. It would be even better if you somehow make a list or graph showing the performance of each new device compared to your previous devices to see where it stacks up. Idk if you ever saw Top Gear but they had a chart showing lap times on each new car they reviewed and it’s a great way to see where these new handhelds stack up
Please do this ETA .
I would definitely love to see that on this channel.
@@WilliamLeGod Yh your right. Sometimes I feel like his channel is basically only here to demo or show off products for companies and not actually review the products.
Agreed
THIS!
The geekbench multi core score is on par with a Ryzen 5600u.
That’s definitely in the good enough category for laptops.
If they just started having desktop mode as a base feature for Android with some proper desktop apps this would be all the average user needs. (Not a power user, 3d rendering or other workstations type uses, but office drones and grandma.)
First thing is no use dock mode for mobile phones. Because these phones are expensive and if a guy has money to buy these phones then definitely he have money to buy PC.
@@karthikeyan53This one starts at just 649 so i wouldn't call it that expensive.
@@orvelipeikko3527 649$ is literally expensive for phones. If that is not expensive you can buy a 512GB Steam deck for that price or Rog Ally for 699$ to play native PC games on the go.
@@karthikeyan53 what about I phone
@@Bluephoenixz Can iPhone run PC games? 🙂. But definitely the Steam deck and Asus Rog Ally can.
They've come a long way. It's a nice looking phone. Got everything the premium phones have for a great price. Would consider getting it.
@@cletp758 honestly for it's price it's probably the best phone ever my only problem with it is the fact that they offer a tiny 2 years of software support with Very few major updates meaning that the phone won't be up to date with new yech
Awesome stuff!
It’s stuff like this that makes me wonder why we aren’t getting more native “console level” games on our phones at this point (that are also high profile). We have all this power in our phones, that otherwise really goes to waste.
That is my dream micro sd cards go over 1tb now a days... we can get full games on cart (micro sd) to save our storage
Because piracy in mobile games is way way worse.
Most mobile gamers are kids and college students, they don't have money to purchase games.
Making console level games for mobile is a waste of time because developers can make simple games or port famous PC games and add shit ton of micro-transactions and earn money easily.
If they can earn very easily just by putting efforts on skins then why do they need to focus on game graphics? Because it is a headache to optimise games for mobile phones, if graphics were good.
Agreed. The Alien: Isolation mobile port is an incredible experience. It looks and performs better on my iPad than my Series X! I’m positive other games could be ported and run just as well. Any game on Switch should run just as well on modern iOS devices.
@@Funnylittleman Bro what? You said that Alien isolation looks better on ipad than Series S are you in drug?
Let's go! Super excited what phones can achieve. We just need more developers to jump into Android Gaming.
Android is trash. Mobile gaming is garbage.
@@ransackedThe billions of dollars it generates says otherwise
it's always been the touchscreen as the biggest negative for games, not the lack of developers. Android is still a platform to port good games to, not the best when it comes to original games; and even then, the "original" games are basically just "popular game", but portable and with horrible touchscreen controls.
Having to make your game suitable for a touchscreen means your game will probably play better literally anywhere else, unless you are making a mobile-tailored game. That's just the facts of it.
Developers are not going to be releasing big name stuff for Android that requires more hardware than the phone itself. Not gonna work.
Windows lite or something needs to be brought to the mobile space because our phones are now powerful enough to run full-fledged desktop games. A high end phone today is more powerful than the Switch, a platform they continue to port huge games to. It's about what people play, and what they play it on. The switch is a gaming device that barely uses the touchscreen, even in handheld mode.
Android gaming as a primary to me is more like "if I have to, I guess" currently, and a hard "no" to touchscreen controls for game that need real hardware to not be janky af.
Android gaming might get better. EU voted to have removable battery in smartphones by 2027.
Mobile gaming is shit. Because most mobile games are nothing creative, just a copy or port of PC/Console games.
No hole/notch in the screen, lovely metal sides and back, powerful as heck, AMOLED 120hz, bright, fat battery with superfast charge and no absurd price... What a bloody nice phone.
Looking at this comment through it, it sure is
Im actually surprised that redmagic decided to release another high end gaming phone, the previous phone was already good
They always release a mid-cycle refresh, usually with Qualcomm's flagship processor's mid-cycle refresh, even though the Overclocked Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 kind of came out right after the standard one & hasn't technically been officially announced beyond Samsung & probably won't at this point.
let's think about it like another version of 8 pro, it'll be ok, don't mind that small update worth or not
@@boythanhda their phones are sold so cheap though, that you can literally get the latest one, each time & just sell the previous one to get most of your money back. I do it all the time.
haven't you noticed? they do that every year...so will next year...release 9 pro and later on will release 9s pro...
Gonna be the new aya neo of phones😂
Just found my next phone. The desktop mode is key for me. Not just for gaming, but even work related stuff. I hate lugging around laptops and such so this with a small portable monitor and keyboard would be magical.
Or you know buy a laptop for the same price
@@dimitrygoloza6403 You obviously didn't read my comment.
“Portable monitor and keyboard“ bro that’s a laptop
🤦♂️🤡
@@kalin1786 he really thinks a phone with a monitor and keyboard is more portable a laptop 🤣🤣
@@kalin1786 You can get small monitors that are the size of something like an iPad mini that easily fit into pockets. Don't be a goober.
For $650 this is an impressive little device!
Little?
@@blues05 ya little bud bc it's a phone you know very tiny compared to pc console or even a tablet lol 😆
i dont think these "gaming phones" can handle all ps2 emu games let alone ps3....or can it?
@@scarfaceReaper It can handle PS2 easily.
@@scarfaceReaperPS3 emu doesn't exist on phones, but if it was the phone can easily emulate this
I don't think I've ever really gamed on my phone since around 2014, and I don't plan to in the future. However, I'm seriously considering upgrading from my S21u to this, It has everything I want:
A large, thin bezel screen with no notch or punch-hole, a headphone jack!, 120hz refresh, squared-off design, large battery, etc.
I don't really care that much about camera quality, or even software. The only bummer for me is the lack of expandable storage. The power of that SOC is also a nice bonus ;)
The os is more stockish than android and emulation is great on it. Only issue I have is it’s a Chinese phone compared to Korean or American but maybe it’ll last a while
You can get a S23u it has a way better camera and as you said you don't game on mobile it's like getting a 4090 just to play Minecraft
@@Whowasinparris but the phone is cheaper and has the highest screen to body ratio with under display camera and bigger battery and a decent set of cameras. Samsung has no excuse to charge almost double for something that gives you less like battery life and a hole punch really in 2023? And no audio jack. Just so that we have to fork out 233 quid for wireless earbuds which perform worse than my wired beyerdynamic dt770 pros lmao I don't know how you can recommend such farce. Sounds like Samsung has you wrapped underneath their finger already. Lost sheep's follow other lost sheeps😂
@@duc1755 bro samsung S23u is a way better phone then this glorified mobile "GAMING" phone a phone isn't meant to play games on and S23u is the best all rounder device there Is tell me better phone with better specs then S23u you can't
@@duc1755 if you really want bank for the buck you can just get Xiaomi or Motorola phone
The front of this phone looks fantastic, loved the corners (even tho they're not symmetrical, but then I looked at the back and wow, I just loved the finish and the cameras. Looks so solid.
Yeah it has the iPhone/Samsung quality going for it from the looks.
ETA I'm a big fan of your channel and as a benchmarker for niche gaming devices nobody does videos like you. You give my TH-cam notifications life lol. Was wondering where I can get that animated Screensaver of the R34 on a drift loop?! That's f#$%n awesome. I gotta have it!!
def need that too, looks too sick!
wow, so cool. im with a new SD 8+1 and im in love with it (1.1k antutu), cant even believe how smooth this 1.6k antutu chip can be. already looking forward to new SD high end chip sets hands on.
Great vid, I would love to see how YUZU runs on it thou, see you got it installed so I hope you show it off a little bit.
Agreed. Mainstream phones like the S23 can do everything that was shown in this video, while having a more useful desktop interface (Dex) if we're being honest. Let's see that thing play fluid Switch games for an extended period of time without becoming a molten puddle. Then I will be impressed.
I'm looking forward to your expanded emulation video on this device. I know you don't read the comments very often; but, if you read this one would you please try sticking a Verizon network sim into it and maybe mention as a quick aside in the next video if it works or not. Thank you.
What do you use for all the live wallpapers you have in these videos? Also think you can showcase some later Arcade games in emulation?
That GPU score is mental, does the device run hotter than 8 Pro?
Hmm I would love to see this run the exagear windows emulator for PC games
Been trying to run AVP 2 and I think this could run it very good
Could you put up another video with this phone that shows back-to-back runs of the benchmarks without the fan and then back-to-back runs with the fan??
This will allow us to see how much the fan helps and also heat saturation and how much that affects the performance....
Thank you for your time;
Monte
How well the phone work as a Desktop PC replacement? It would be cool to have a 3 way switch that has phone mode, gaming mode and desktop mode.
The redmagic 8 series phones do all that
It'd be cool to see how well it can run actual pc games (older ones like Half Life 2/ CSGO/ Bioshock).
They have an emulation program called Box 86 that allows you to run x86 programs on ARM.
Maybe at some point you'll be able to install something similar to Steam OS.
That's a waste of time. Handheld PCs are there now.
@@karthikeyan53 no it’s not
@@LongBeach88 It's there. Handheld PCs are way more powerful than you think.
@@LongBeach88ol, why would you want to get an Android phone and emulate x86 games get inferior performance, when you can get a better experience with handheld pc hardware such as Steam Deck, ROG ally etc for about ~$700
Your argument makes no sense.
Zen 4 and RDNA 3 are leagues ahead in performance compared any smartphone.
@@Saif0412 my argument? I never even made an argument dmb fk. I’m saying it’s not pointless to show what these phones can do for people that already have them or are getting new phones.
I'm probably alone on this hill, but I would prefer having my cameras inside my phone instead of sticking out like that and I have to blame Apple for starting this stupid trend: now all of our rear-facing cameras have to stick out the back of our phones. Our phones don't sit flat on a table anymore and our cameras are more susceptible to damage. Wheeeee!
Kap, the most of the designs before were flushed. Like the red magic 5g/5s for an example. I have both models 8s pro and 5S and even till this day the 5S is still A+ quality compared to apple and others. All while shooting 4k 60fps and 8k video quality with 45-50mp rear camera which is still better than the iPhone 14
I hope there will be the same red magic gaming phone but also in an android gaming tablet with the bezel less display as the red magic 8 gaming phone, under the display camera and under the display finger print scanner while still retaining the headphone jack, 120 hz display and 1,300 nits brightness with an optional physical dual sim with full 5g support.
Interestingly enough; RedMagic announced a gaming tablet a day or two ago. It's currently only for China and, oddly for a RedMagic device, doesn't have a cooling fan.
Can you please make a video showcasing the camera... also, how warm does this phone get when you game? two very important factors, but I'm tempted to buy this phone after your review.
Also, please review battery life and which monitor are you using in this specific video?
Hi, this is really something. We are getting closer to one device does it all, it seems. In an emulation-video I would love to see PS3- and XBox360 games and how they perform on this beast of a smartphone. Thanks a lot for your effort :-) ...
Probably like 5-10 years later lol given someone actually has the brain to emulate ps3 layer
Lol 😂. Bro even PC is struggling to emulate PS3 and Xbox 360 lol. Emulating PS3 and Xbox 360 is that difficult.
For phones, you have to wait for up to 10 years to emulate PS3 games.
Before that cloud gaming will be developed and people move to cloud gaming. So I don't think anyone tries to make an app to emulate PS3 & Xbox 360 games on mobile phones.
Very impressive performance inside such a small space. It's a winder that nobody has yet put one f these SOC's in an SBC or Mini PC.
Which live wallpaper app do you use eta prime sir 😮
There's a red magic tablet too, any chance we see a review of it?
How about battery perfomance? How many hours we can play with this phone? and I am curious about playing Nintendo Switch games
A yes another video that solidifies Redmagic as the best gaming phone brand. Thanks for the video Eta Prime. God bless u and your channel
Wow - have a blackshark 3 - and after seeing how rogue squadron runs on this beauty im sold - thanks for the review :) 👍
Really interested in seeing how yuzu in general and botw runs on high end phones
20-25 FPS. 865-gen2 have +- same result
Got mine 8S Pro & its awesome so far.
How it's not even on sale
WOW powerfull phone ETA goodluck😀
I bought this phone to play my favourite pc games like fallout 4 and dying light 2. I cant wait for it to come in 😋 might even have to buy more steam games for this little pc. Thanks for confirming in title
I must have missed the part about this phone being like a desktop pc? I see the game console part not anything showing a desktop pc mode similar to DEX?
Looks like they went with less RGB on this one compared to the 8 Pro
ETA prime does the 8s Pro work with Nreal glasses ??
Also does this phone have android desktop mode or something similarly ??
I purchased a moto edge plus 2023 yesterday, how does it come pare to the 8S Pro in regard to been a phone and desktop mode?
damn, how is it even that price?
All in all, great phone, amazing specs, and good capabilities. I really liked the desktop mode, and the emulation capabilities is just amazing, I hope we can see switch emulation in the future, and just adding a game pass ultimate subscription, you got all your gaming needs fullfilled in one device.
Good review, I just wonder if you use the keyboard and mouse by mapping them while hdmi connected to monitor, do you connect the keyboard and mouse to the phone or the monitor? Also wonder if third party monitor, keyboard, and mouse are available for hdmi and mapping
how does the keybinding works? do you need 3rd party software ? does the game detected you're on keyboard mouse?
I told myself I will not buy any phone at least for 3yrs but seeing what that redmagic can do, I want one.
Only s8 pro have opction for use mouse and keyboard for mobile games?
how did you make that awesome introduction. the room and playing game on your mobile?
Would Love to see see a desktop box with this chip in it dedicated to emulation and android games.
Can you please benchmark Resident Evil Outbreak 1 & 2 in your next emulation benchmark videos??
I've noticed that this game is one of the hardest to emulate at 1080p with full speed. This game really pushes the emulation of PS2 in any hardware.
If you are buying this just to play games, get a aROG Ally, if you are getting this to use as a phone as well, take note that their are only a few frequency bands that work with T-mobile and ATT and other USA phone companies, unless those frequencies can be unlocked under a hidden menu, the phone is almost useless here in the United States of America.
I have a question I just got my red magic and when using the HDMI type c adapter can u direct to audio from the TV to your headphones jack instead???
I wish the iPhone pro max models got center stage or something like that. But that would pretty much kill all iPad sales then😂
iPhones are for women, men use android not gayphone 🍏
I have been watching a while and it would be really nice if you include other phones to compare to when you benchmark such as geekbench score for this phone and the new iphone is... or a midrange phone is... so we can get some context. I am really into phones and PC but I dont memorize whats a good score at a given time. :)
I would love to see a decent emulation of Xenosaga 1 I've never found a good way to emulate it, and would love to be able to play it without lugging my old PS2 around. Love the videos. Keep doing what you do
You are getting a lot at this price point. Yuzu for Android here I come.
desktop mode is it possible to edit videos using kinemaster or other applications?
or just specifically for games .
(5:10) I'm glad you said that because it's true... Its not about power anymore, its about optimization...
I would love to see some Red Dead Redemption emulated on this phone.. Not sure if there an 360 android emulator or a ps3 one, but if such an emulator exist, it would be pretty cool watching RDR on a phone.. Another emulator you could try is EGGNS, or some switch emulator.. I'm pretty sure this phone can handle switch emulation at 4k resolutions
No. Docked mod with double FPS it's maximum of 8 gen 2
Just curious on how capcut will run on desktop mode? Planning to buy and use it as my desktop editing as I don't own a PC and just started as a TH-cam channel. Thanks
What kind of usb type-c to hdmi adaptor or cable do you recomend? I'm strugling to find a correct one for this purpose
hey, that's a new cool phone design. it's been a minute since I've said that
So is the Galaxy S23 Ultra. Pretty similar performance, offers Dex which can do the same and is a much better phone overall
ye but it costs double and it has a camera hole...u could buy ps5 and this phone for the price of the s23 ultra :'D
@@progger1638 Yeah but the Redmagic only really does gaming well. If you want to take good photos too that's where the S23U wins, especially since it will get updates for much longer
@@xPandamon 95% of the ppl dont even use camera that often nor do they use it properly...they just call message and use social media...ive been using camera on redmagic like any other person and its decent enough for its purpose...23 ultra is overkill for any regular person just like redmagic...but then again mobile gamers are the ones buying redmagic which actually makes sense due to the phone serving its purpose imo
Thanks I bought this phone. Can't wait to get the accessories.
Hi. How did you connect the keyboard and the mouse? Thanks made 👍
Please try cloud gaming
GeForce now, maybe shadow pc
Whay is the first live wallpaper pictured? Looks awesome!
Do these have a more vanilla desktop mode, you know crunching some excels, editing photos, wasting time on socials, etc?
Another great episode! Thanks
Hi, pardon if my question has been previously asked in the thread, but have you checked if "pause USB power delivery / battery bypass charging" is working when the device is connected to the monitor via Type C to Type C cable?
Yo! That Myles live wallpaper is amazing. Where can I get one of those? Thanks for another great video.
How did you map camera movement to mouse? I cant find that on my 9S pro anywhere :(
How long does a Minisforum UM790 Pro take to ship? I can’t wait much longer!
great review bro, btw i'm curious with the drifting car live wallpaper can someone give link/apps to get that wallpaper?
@ETAPrime where did you get that Spider-Man Miles Morales wallpaper? Thanks in advance!!!
Lovely concept. Every phone should have such a feature.
But what's the price of this? How come it's the one thing you never really specify in these videos? (Yes, i see the partner link in the desc.)
Because price depends on region, $650-$799 USA
No notch is enough reason for me, to FINALLY drop that Iphone 8 ...
Hi Eta. Been watching yout content for a while, and this video made up my mind on my next phone. And for the most part it is great. I see in this you use an XBox controller. Did you have to take any specific steps to get it to work? My controller works fine on my tab s8, and ive done the usual off/on unpair/pair, was wondering how you got it connected?
Brilliant video. Was wondering tho if in the future can you do a "zx spectrum" video?
This is about to be me soon. Can't wait to get my hands on this phone 👍
Think my oneplus 11 has similar stats so testing out it by doing something like this should be a lot of fun to try out 😅🤞
Can you try rogue squadron as well and other hard to emulate games? I’ve seen iphone and iPad running this game at higher resolutions even 3x or higher even on iPhone 13 no dips but it seems the latest android just started to be able to handle it at native res
Woah! Where did you get that moving background
They ship those phones actually running!😂 The battery life must be amazing!
Hey ETA, Can do also do a review on the Red Magic Gaming Tablet. They just released the device. And If you could get your hand on the Xaomi Pad6 Pro and do a review on it would be also great.
I love your videos and your emulation testing 🙌
Cool live wallpapers sir, can you give links on where to purchase or download or names of the wallpapers
0:27 bro i need that car drifting wallpaper! where can i get it?
If it doesn't have front facing speakers or direct accessories allowing front facing audio, it's not a gaming phone. In fact, the under-display selfie cam was a perfect opportunity to add speakers without significant bezels. The lack of LTPO is also a shame because there's no adaptive VRR.
lol bullshit its a gaming phone. it doesnt have to have your perfect blend of shit to be a gaming phone to the rest of the world lol
Webpage mentions ltpo
Buy an old razer phone 2 and kishi/kishi 2 controller.
You get a 1440p 120hz display at 16:9, and incredible speakers. Set up moonlight and use it as a cloud gaming device. It's a better experience than the G cloud, and you can do it for less than $200
Could you please also do a gaming review for the ZTE Nubia Red Magic Gaming Tablet?
Damn dude, do you get to keep these pre-release devices?
i play genshin using samsung S20 ultra with the samsung dex using 15.6 inch Uperfect touchscreen, and i put x9 cooler on the phone. the weakness is just the type c cable port on the right side of the display not good for right hand
How do you always get rogue squadron to to run so well? Everything try to run it on crashes, do you have recommended hardware?
is it at all better than the ss s23 ultra? im choosing between these two
Does this work with Canadian carriers. Seen red magic for years now. Always wanted one
Why don't you ever review Sony Xperia phones. It also does amazing job on native android gaming and emulation
All I wanna know is where do u get those dope af wallpapers
After i See Thais Video i ordered it, Tank you so much, After 2 Werks kam still so Impressed how incredible This phone is, Tank you 🎉🎉🎉🎉
for Rogue Squadron emulation testing you have to play Prisons of the Maw. Its way more intensive than the death star level.
What’s your take so far for this game on android vs iPhone and iPads? It seems the apple devices run rogue sqaudron 2 better and even at higher resolutions. There’s a old video of iPhone 13 emulation and it’s running rogue squadron 2 at 1080p res and no dips. I believe he’s running this at native 480p on the redmagic and s23 ultra.
Qualcomm never really made an announcement that this is the Snapdragon 8th+ gen 2.
This is simply a over clocked version of 8th gen 2.
Although that's how it is in reality.
But this was never officially called the + version of 8th gen.
im gonna be so hyped when the day comes where phones can run any game at like 4K 120 fps and be plugged in and turned into a PC basically
Will it play with the backbone controller, if it does it will make a soiled little device?
Damn. Wish the phone screen could be used as the bottom screen for NDS and 3DS games.
Great Video ❤, could you compare this with Samsung dex?