RedMagic Nova Gaming tablet – Review

I’ve just lately gone a bit tablet-focused right here at Coolsmartphones Towers, reviewing two tablets from OnePlus, the OnePlus Pad Go and the newer OnePlus Pad 2. Properly, it’s time for one more one. This time round we’re trying on the RedMagic Nova Gaming Pill. This can be a flagship pill that emphasises gaming as per the identify 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 a number of weeks as my go-to media and gaming system and I believed it was a great time to drag my ideas right into a evaluate. In case you missed the final submit, I’ve included the video under.

So with out additional ado let’s take a look at the specs of the pill.

Identify	RedMagic Nova Gaming Pill
Dimensions	Peak: 164.6mm Width: 253.3mm Depth: 7.3mm
Weight	530g
Show	Display Sort: IPS LCD Display Dimension: 10.9 Inch Display Decision: 2.8K: 2880 x 1800 Most Display Refresh Charge: 144 Hz Brightness: 550 nits Prompt contact sampling price as much as: 840 Hz Contact sampling price: 240 Hz Eye Safety – SGS Licensed Ratio: 16:10
Again Materials	Metallic and glass
Colours	Midnight Black
Working System	Android 14 with Redmagic OS 9.5
SoC	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Main Version CPU Large Core Boosted to three.4 GHz GPU Frequency Elevated to 1 GHz
RAM	12GB or 16GB LDDR5X
Storage	256GB or 512GB UFS 4.0
Connectivity	WIFI 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax Bluetooth: BT 5.4
Battery	Si/C 5200 mAh, non-removable
Charging	100W wired, 60% in 15 min, 100% in 41 min (marketed), 66W wi-fi, 64% in 30 min (marketed), 5W reverse wired, Reverse wi-fi
Ports	USB 3.2, Sort-C, Twin nano-SIM slot
Audio	MP3,FLAC,APE,AAC,OGG,WAV,AMR,AWB
Video	mp4/3gp/3gpp/3gpp2/webm
Picture	bmp/jpeg/jpg/gif/png/webp/x-ms-bmp
Unlock Choices	Fingerprint reader on Energy key Face Unlock
Cooling	17173.4mm Excessive-Velocity Turbine Centrifugal Fan Fan Velocity: 20,000 RPM 9-Layer Cooling 29400 mm² Giant Space Underneath-Display Aerospace Aluminum 9268 mm² Giant Space Mainboard Superconducting Copper Foil 89114 mm² Giant Space Built-in Aerospace Aluminum Shell Thermal Conductivity: 6000 W/m·Okay 103mm x 9.3mm 3D Warmth Pipe
NFC	Sure
Cameras	Entrance: 20MP Again: 50MP
Audio	Immersive DTS-X Extremely Sound for a full vary 3D audio expertise 4 symmetrical audio system Twin 0815 motors for 4D vibration 3 built-in mics to select up each sound
In field	Nova Pill X1 80W Adapter X1 USB C to USB C Cable X1 Fast Information X1 REDMAGIC Sticker X1

So there are some fairly handsome specs and really comparable in some regard to the OnePlus Pad 2 I reviewed just lately. There are some important 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 rework 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 strive the optionally available equipment of the REDMAGIC Nova Magnetic Keyboard or the REDMAGIC Nova Stylus which might improve the pill expertise to a Laptop computer alternative fashion system.

The pill has a widescreen facet ratio of 16:10 which permits for the system to be fairly large. Which means if you end up utilizing it for gaming and video the facet ratio of the content material being displayed matches the display very nicely. 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 very 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 sincere that is one thing I haven’t actually observed on different tablets. The distinction the shortage of the letterboxing makes is important.

The sound from the 4 side-mounted audio system is of excellent high quality, and whereas it gained’t essentially impress the audiophiles, it’s greater than sufficient to hearken to music and watch media with out having to resort to utilizing headphones. In the event you do want to use headphones, then you’ll need 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 shocking.

Whereas speaking about ports now we have just one actual port to talk of and that’s in fact the USB Sort C that I’ve already talked about. This can help Audio and Video out in addition to quick information 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 kind which isn’t right for me within the UK so I’ve not examined this for charging pace with the bundled charger, it’s nonetheless good that we nonetheless get a bundled charger as that is now absent from most tablets today. 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 applied as a core Android characteristic within the subsequent model of Android which I anticipate 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 by means of this connection as I don’t have the keyboard to check. I might anticipate there may be some type of communication by means of 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 be an optionally available accent.

In order that covers the externals however I’m eager to delve into the center of the system 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 stage Heatpipe know-how

The Nova makes use of a mix of a 103mm x 9.3mm 3D warmth pipe conductive thermal paste and the 17173.4mm Excessive-Velocity 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 now we have 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.

After all, this cooling system is aided massively by the 9 layers of warmth dissipation which might be constructed into the very core of the system. 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 eventually the aluminium physique/shell which measures 89,114mm floor space.

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

-: Snapdragon Chipset

Subsequent, I need to discuss what’s powering the Nova Pill. We’re trying on the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Main version which is the cream of the crop with regards to the 8 Gen 3 Technology. 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 Velocity: The Main Model boosts the clock pace of the first Cortex-X4 core from 3.3GHz in the usual model to three.4GHz. This interprets to barely larger efficiency in CPU-intensive duties.
• GPU Clock Velocity: 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.

Primarily all this implies is that you’ll get a really slight bump in CPU and graphically intensive duties however it will solely be observed by probably 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 check the tablets had been 11… absolutely charged and in addition had all different background apps closed (at the least as a lot as doable), they had been additionally operating at their highest efficiency settings as nicely.

Listed here are the outcomes of the Wild Life Excessive check

• OnePlus Pad 2 4576
• RedMagic Nova Gaming Pill 5374

listed here are the I’m ages of the check outcomes for every system.

As you may see there’s a important distinction with the Nova popping out on high. Have I observed that is real-world use when I’ve been gaming, nicely no, however I’m not probably the most demanding of avid gamers on the planet so that’s hardly shocking. What I can say is that gaming is easy and pleasing. I additionally favor the expertise on the Nova over the Pad 2. That is most likely all the way 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 it is a large battery one of many greatest I’ve ever seen on a pill. It’s 10,100mAh which is very large it’s bigger than the Pad 2. It additionally sports activities a dual-cell design permitting for quicker recharging as beforehand talked about. It is going to additionally help Cross by means of as nicely which is able to enable extended classes with out including to the battery put on and tear.

All of this stuff create some relatively compelling {hardware} options That signifies that this pill ought to be as much as all however probably the most demanding of duties. Nevertheless nice {hardware} doesn’t make for an incredible pill numerous the texture for that may come from the software program.

Software program

Fortuitously other than one large gripe the software program that’s on the Nova Pill may be very good to make use of. It runs Android 14 on the time of writing and the pores and skin getting used may be very slight with out an excessive amount of in the best way 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’d anticipate with Android 14 are current and proper they usually all work nicely.

The largest gripe I’ve is all the way down to the best way it’s all scaled if you end up within the UI. The grid measurement getting used for icons and widgets can’t be modified from its default and which means you can’t benefit from the broader facet ratio of the display. That is virtually prison because the display is as beforehand talked about one of many excessive factors of the system. If you find yourself in among the Google Apps they may accommodate for the widescreen facet, Gmail will break up to have your mail listing on one aspect and the studying pane on the opposite for instance.

However the dwelling display and app drawer appear to be minimize all the way 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 improper RedMagic will not be the one model that’s responsible of this nevertheless it simply appears to be extra apparent right here and a disgrace as just by rising the grid measurement or lowering the scaling of icons and many others it could possibly be so a lot better. It’s much more galling that the Grid measurement setting is absent from the show choices, I’ve by no means seen this lacking earlier than.

Nevertheless, when you get previous this relatively evident (IMHO) concern then the remainder of the pill software program is excellent 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’d get on a Samsung pill. I used to be happy to see that there aren’t any extra Apps which have been shoehorned into existence solely to permit RedMagic to power their very own AI software implementations down your throat.

The Nova makes use of Google’s inbuilt AI instruments equivalent to Gemini which work flawlessly and in addition picked up my subscription stage with no concern. 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 referred to as Sport Area. In a slight distinction to the telephones from RedMagic, there isn’t any devoted swap, and you may entry this from the Fast Settings menu however not the app drawer, which is a bit unusual, I believed. You may’t even get it up from the settings menu. Nevertheless, as soon as opened, you may 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 period of time and there was no discomfort skilled from issues like warmth build-up or fatigue from holding the pill. The display has a as you’d anticipate easy really feel to it which is necessary when utilizing it as your foremost 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 many others because the video games I’ve been enjoying weren’t precisely probably the most tasking titles however I by no means observed any jarring results. when you do need to see your metrics then you may allow a efficiency monitor overlay from the Sport Area controls that are accessed from a swipe in from the proper hand aspect while in a recreation setting.

All in all, I’ve been more than happy with this as a gaming pill and I might be very happy to make use of it as one. I’ve additionally been attempting to make use of it for issues aside from gaming and I’ve discovered that it’s appropriate to be used for gentle searching and e mail work. Nevertheless, this could be higher suited to the addition of the keyboard case and pen which as I’ve talked about I don’t have accessible to me. The place I’ve discovered that it has shone for me is the usage of it as a media consumption system. I actually just like the widescreen facet ratio which makes for a very nice viewing expertise for motion pictures and TV exhibits. Under is a comparability of the Nova in opposition to the Pad 2 from, now clearly the display sizes are totally 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 best way 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 now we have acquired a 2oMP digicam which is greater than appropriate for video calling and many others, I’ve included a pattern image and video under so that you can see what it’s like.

When it comes to the rear digicam, now we have acquired a 50MP unit which is able to help as much as 10 x zoom however something over 5x will get actually tousled. There are totally different modes on your digicam together with Sluggish movement, Timelapse, Video(which might go as much as Extremely HD 4k) Common Picture, Panorama, Doc, and Full Dimension (presumably a 50MP picture, as an alternative of an interpolated picture with decrease resolutiopn the traditional photograph mode will produce) Once more I’ve taken some pattern photographs under so that you can take a look at.

I additionally tried taking the under shot which was in tough lighting circumstances and it got here out fairly nicely, to be sincere. 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.

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

Properly with that out of the best way now we have now acquired to come back to some type of a conclusion.

Conclusion

The Redmagic Nova Gaming Pill is a robust and well-designed system 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 easy efficiency and comfy prolonged use. The 16:10 widescreen facet ratio gives an immersive viewing expertise, additional enhanced by the standard of the 4 side-mounted audio system.

Whereas the software program expertise is usually optimistic, with minimal bloatware and a clear Android 14 implementation, the rigid UI scaling is a notable disadvantage. 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 wonderful efficiency and a compelling widescreen show. Nevertheless, the UI scaling concern and restricted connectivity choices stop it from being a really excellent system.

If I had been out there for a selected pill for Android gaming and that was my foremost drive then I will surely 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 avenue One factor that I will surely advocate is that whichever pill you go for when you intend on doing any work get the keyboard case choices as nicely.

You should buy the Redmagic Nova Gaming Pill now from RedMagic’s web site. in case you are seeking to get the equipment then these are additionally to be discovered on the identical website. 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.