{"id":348839,"date":"2021-10-05T17:24:32","date_gmt":"2021-10-05T14:24:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/a-solid-choice-for-specific-mobile-gamers-review-geek\/"},"modified":"2021-10-05T17:24:32","modified_gmt":"2021-10-05T14:24:32","slug":"a-solid-choice-for-specific-mobile-gamers-review-geek","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/a-solid-choice-for-specific-mobile-gamers-review-geek\/","title":{"rendered":"#A Solid Choice for Specific Mobile Gamers \u2013 Review Geek"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2966d76bb27\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2966d76bb27\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/a-solid-choice-for-specific-mobile-gamers-review-geek\/#Heres_What_We_Like\" >Here&#8217;s What We Like<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/a-solid-choice-for-specific-mobile-gamers-review-geek\/#And_What_We_Dont\" >And What We Don&#8217;t<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/a-solid-choice-for-specific-mobile-gamers-review-geek\/#Specs_Exactly_What_You_Want_in_a_Gaming_Phone\" >Specs: Exactly What You Want in a Gaming Phone<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/a-solid-choice-for-specific-mobile-gamers-review-geek\/#Hardware_Design_I_Love_the_Transparent_Look\" >Hardware &amp; Design: I Love the Transparent Look<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/a-solid-choice-for-specific-mobile-gamers-review-geek\/#Display_Performance_Everything_Looks_Bright_and_Beautiful\" >Display &amp; Performance: Everything Looks Bright and Beautiful<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/a-solid-choice-for-specific-mobile-gamers-review-geek\/#Software_Could_Use_Quite_a_Bit_of_Work\" >Software: Could Use Quite a Bit of Work<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/a-solid-choice-for-specific-mobile-gamers-review-geek\/#Cameras_Nothing_to_Write_Home_About\" >Cameras: Nothing to Write Home About<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/a-solid-choice-for-specific-mobile-gamers-review-geek\/#Gaming_Features_Are_They_Worth_Buying_a_Gaming_Specific_Phone\" >Gaming Features: Are They Worth Buying a Gaming Specific Phone?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/a-solid-choice-for-specific-mobile-gamers-review-geek\/#Conclusion_Id_Only_Buy_It_If_I_Loved_Demanding_Games\" >Conclusion: I\u2019d Only Buy It If I Loved Demanding Games<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/a-solid-choice-for-specific-mobile-gamers-review-geek\/#Heres_What_We_Like-2\" >Here\u2019s What We Like<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/a-solid-choice-for-specific-mobile-gamers-review-geek\/#And_What_We_Dont-2\" >And What We Don&#8217;t<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><strong>&#8220;#A Solid Choice for Specific Mobile <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Game<\/a>rs \u2013 Review Geek&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content-area\">\n<div class=\"single-review-card\">\n<div class=\"review-card-heading\">\n<div class=\"rating\">Rating:<br \/>\n<strong>6\/10<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong class=\"more-info-hover\">?<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong class=\"rating-info\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1 &#8211; Absolute Hot Garbage<\/li>\n<li>2 &#8211; Sorta Lukewarm Garbage<\/li>\n<li>3 &#8211; Strongly Flawed Design<\/li>\n<li>4 &#8211; Some Pros, Lots Of Cons<\/li>\n<li>5 &#8211; Acceptably Imperfect<\/li>\n<li>6 &#8211; Good Enough to Buy On Sale<\/li>\n<li>7 &#8211; Great, But Not Best-In-Class<\/li>\n<li>8 &#8211; Fantastic, with Some Footnotes<\/li>\n<li>9 &#8211; Shut Up And Take My Money<\/li>\n<li>10 &#8211; Absolute Design Nirvana<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/strong>\n<\/div>\n<p>Price: <strong>$729<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure style=\"width: 1920px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.778;\" class=\"type:primaryImage wp-image-99182 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.reviewgeek.com\/p\/uploads\/2021\/09\/528a669e.jpg?width=400 400w, https:\/\/www.reviewgeek.com\/p\/uploads\/2021\/09\/528a669e.jpg?width=1200 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, 400w, 1200w\" src=\"https:\/\/www.reviewgeek.com\/p\/uploads\/2021\/09\/528a669e.jpg?width=1200\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" data-credittext=\"Sarah Chaney\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"type:primaryImage imagecredit\">Sarah Chaney<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Plenty of us, if not all of us, play mobile games. But did you know that there are phones that are optimized to handle demanding games with ease? That\u2019s exactly what <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/na.redmagic.gg\/products\/redmagic-6s-pro-early-bird\">Red Magic\u2019s 6S Pro<\/a> claims to do, and it certainly delivers.<\/p>\n<div class=\"review-card-body-inline\">\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"pros\">\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Heres_What_We_Like\"><\/span>Here&#8217;s What We Like<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Awesome transparent design on phone back<\/li>\n<li>Games both look and feel fantastic<\/li>\n<li>Fairly beefy battery<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cons\">\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"And_What_We_Dont\"><\/span>And What We Don&#8217;t<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Software is buggy, confusing, and could use quite a bit of work<\/li>\n<li>Playing games at high refresh rates drains battery quickly<\/li>\n<li>Cameras really aren&#8217;t anything special<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The term \u201cgaming phone\u201d may sound a little cheesy because, well, it kind of is. Most mobile games probably aren\u2019t demanding enough to warrant buying a phone with an upgraded CPU and GPU, gaming-specific features, and a crazy-high refresh rate capability. But do all these upgrades and features make games, especially shooters and RPGs, more enjoyable? Definitely.<\/p>\n<p>And what\u2019s nice about <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/redmagic.gg\/\">Red Magic\u2019s 6S Pro<\/a> is that it\u2019s not only good for gaming purposes. You can scroll through <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>s with speed, binge your favorite shows on a brilliant AMOLED screen, and take a decent-looking picture. (If you want a smartphone camera that will take breathtaking pictures, you\u2019ll likely need to look at non-gaming phones.)<\/p>\n<p>But let\u2019s take a look at this baby in detail. What\u2019s great about the phone? Does it just look cool, or does it actually perform well?\u00a0And ultimately, is it worth your money?<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Specs_Exactly_What_You_Want_in_a_Gaming_Phone\"><\/span>Specs: Exactly What You Want in a Gaming Phone<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The specs for Red Magic\u2019s 6S Pro are super impressive, with a hefty battery, an impressive max refresh rate, and a speedy CPU. But how do these specs translate to overall performance?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Display:<\/strong>\u00a06.8-inch 165Hz AMOLED (1080 x 2400, 387.5 PPI)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Processor:<\/strong>\u00a0Qualcomm Snapdragon 888+<\/li>\n<li><strong>RAM:<\/strong>\u00a012GB \/ 16GB<\/li>\n<li><strong>Storage:<\/strong>\u00a0128GB \/ 256GB<\/li>\n<li><strong>Rear Cameras:<\/strong>\u00a064MP, f\/1.8 aperture (main), 8MP, f\/2.2 aperture (ultra-wide), 2MP, f\/2.4 aperture (macro)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Front Camera:<\/strong>\u00a08MP, f\/2.0 aperture<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ports:<\/strong>\u00a0USB-C<\/li>\n<li><strong>Headphone Jack:<\/strong>\u00a0Yes<\/li>\n<li><strong>Battery:<\/strong>\u00a05050mAh with 66W fast charging<\/li>\n<li><strong>Biometrics:<\/strong> Under-display fingerprint sensor<\/li>\n<li><strong>Connectivity:<\/strong>\u00a0Bluetooth 5.1, Wi-Fi 802.11b\/g\/n\/ac and Wi-Fi 6E, 2\u00d72 MIMO, USB, and SA+NSA dual-mode 5G<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ingress Protection:<\/strong>\u00a0None<\/li>\n<li><strong>Android Version:<\/strong>\u00a0Red Magic OS 4.5 based on Android 11<\/li>\n<li><strong>Colors:<\/strong>\u00a0Cyborg (black), Ghost (transparent)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Price:<\/strong>\u00a0$599 (12GB RAM \/ 128GB storage), $699 (16GB RAM \/ 256GB storage \/ black model), $729 (16GB RAM \/ 256GB storage \/ transparent model, as reviewed)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Hardware_Design_I_Love_the_Transparent_Look\"><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" name=\"autotoc_anchor_1\">Hardware &amp; Design: I Love the Transparent Look<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>When I first saw this phone, I was pretty amazed by the transparent look. I\u2019ve never seen a phone like this, so it was really cool to see inside the phone at all the working parts. When you open a game and the fan kicks on, you get to see it in all its rainbow glory.<\/p>\n<p>Taking the phone out of the box, I could tell it was a slick glass. I\u2019ve always had slick phones, but I instantly put a grippy protective case on them because I know I\u2019m clumsy, and I can\u2019t have slick phones or phone cases.<\/p>\n<p>Luckily, Red Magic includes a flexible plastic case you can put on right away. This case will protect your phone from drops while also letting you stare in awe at the back of your phone.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 4000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-98598 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.reviewgeek.com\/p\/uploads\/2021\/09\/fb176539.jpg\" alt=\"red magic 6s pro unboxing\" width=\"4000\" height=\"3000\" data-credittext=\"Sarah Chaney\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"imagecredit\">Sarah Chaney<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The rainbow fan I mentioned earlier is actually a built-in turbofan that lights up with four different colors. It spins at 20,000 RPM and has a total of 59 blades working to cool things down. Red Magic boasts that there\u2019s a metal top cover that makes fan noise whisper quiet, but that hasn\u2019t been my experience.<\/p>\n<p>As soon as I launch a game, the fan noticeably kicks on. And when I opened Genshin Impact for the first time to test it out, the fan was loudly going non-stop. It won\u2019t be noticeable to you if you have headphones on, but if you\u2019re playing without headphones or earbuds, it sounds similar to a laptop trying to cool down. It\u2019s loud enough to be noticeable but not loud enough to overpower the sound playing from the game.<\/p>\n<p>The fan is automatically set to \u201cIntelligent regulation\u201d mode, meaning that it\u2019ll kick on when you launch a game or when it senses the phone getting too hot. You can also set it to \u201cFast cooling\u201d mode or turn it on and off manually.<\/p>\n<p>The 6S Pro also incorporates aerospace-grade phase change materials that are supposed to capture and store heat, so your phone is less hot while playing games. I wasn\u2019t even playing Genshin Impact yet (it was just downloading), but the phone was quite warm. Not an uncomfortable hotness, but no different than what I feel on my S21 Ultra while gaming.<\/p>\n<p>Then, there are also dedicated gaming triggers on the 6S Pro, but I\u2019ll go into more detail about those later.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 4000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-98597 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.reviewgeek.com\/p\/uploads\/2021\/09\/063ebc2b.jpg\" alt=\"close up of what comes with the red magic 6s pro\" width=\"4000\" height=\"3000\" data-credittext=\"Sarah Chaney\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"imagecredit\">Sarah Chaney<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In addition to coming with the flexible plastic case, the 6S Pro also ships with a charging cable and a charging brick.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, the 6S Pro looks like a gaming phone with its neat translucent display on the back. But the real question is, does it perform like a gaming phone?<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Display_Performance_Everything_Looks_Bright_and_Beautiful\"><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" name=\"autotoc_anchor_2\">Display &amp; Performance: Everything Looks Bright and Beautiful<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The Red Magic 6S Pro has a 6.8-inch AMOLED screen that can deliver up to 165 frames per second. There are a few other refresh rates to choose from if you favor battery life over display smoothness, including 60Hz, 90Hz, and 120Hz.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 4000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-98596 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.reviewgeek.com\/p\/uploads\/2021\/09\/30153076.jpg\" alt=\"close up of the red magic 6s pro display\" width=\"4000\" height=\"3000\" data-credittext=\"Sarah Chaney\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"imagecredit\">Sarah Chaney<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The only time I typically turned on the 165Hz refresh rate was when I was playing games. If I was just scrolling through social media or doing other things on my phone, I had the refresh rate set to 120Hz.<\/p>\n<p>Playing <em>Genshin Impact<\/em> (pictured below) at 165Hz felt buttery smooth. And it looked beautiful, too, with bright, vivid colors and fairly sharp lines for a mobile game.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" aligncenter wp-image-98715 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.reviewgeek.com\/p\/uploads\/2021\/09\/d492287c.jpg\" alt=\"A scene from Genshin Impact.\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1080\"\/><\/p>\n<p>And as you can see with the screenshot, the phone automatically puts a Red Magic watermark in the bottom left corner. Although this is something you can turn off (I mention more about this in the Cameras section below), it\u2019s annoying that you have to in the first place.<\/p>\n<p>The colors and detail displayed through games and the phone, in general, are pretty sweet, which is what you\u2019d expect out of a phone geared toward an awesome gaming experience.<\/p>\n<p>Even though the phone is demanding both visually and performance-wise, the battery holds up. It easily lasts a full day, even with a few hours\u2019 worth of gaming time mixed into your day. And using the charger it comes with, it goes from almost 0% to 100% in less than an hour.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Software_Could_Use_Quite_a_Bit_of_Work\"><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" name=\"autotoc_anchor_3\">Software: Could Use Quite a Bit of Work<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In short, the 6S Pro\u2019s software kinda stinks.<\/p>\n<p>The phone I use every day is a Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra, which uses One UI 3.1 on Android 11. Samsung phones, much like iPhones, have their own unique UI and navigational gestures. So at the beginning of my time with the Red Magic 6S Pro, I thought I was just experiencing a learning curve with a similar but different user interface using Android 11.<\/p>\n<p>While this was slightly true in re-learning new navigational gestures and saying goodbye to my handy Samsung Edge toolbar (the 6S Pro has a similar edge toolbar, but not it\u2019s nearly as handy), there were other issues I just couldn\u2019t understand.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignnone wp-image-98591\" src=\"https:\/\/www.reviewgeek.com\/p\/uploads\/2021\/09\/cd2f2791.jpg\" alt=\"The 6S Pro's main screen.\" width=\"345\" height=\"767\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-98590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.reviewgeek.com\/p\/uploads\/2021\/09\/705e0eb7.jpg\" alt=\"second screen of red magic s6 pro at first use\" width=\"345\" height=\"767\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The one I found most irritating was the lack of an app drawer. I thought this was a common feature for all phones, but I searched high and low on the 6S Pro and couldn\u2019t find one. There was also no easy way to pull up an app\u2019s information without going to\u00a0<strong>Settings &gt; Applications &gt; App Info\u00a0<\/strong>and then finding the app I needed to mess with.<\/p>\n<p>With my S21 Ultra from Samsung (and I think a lot of other phones with an Android OS), a simple swipe up or down on the home screen will show me all of my apps. Then, I can easily see everything that\u2019s on my phone. With the 6S Pro, every app you download shows up on your home screen or additional screens. If you hold an app down, there\u2019s only an option to completely uninstall the app.<\/p>\n<p>Then, even though I set my preferred language to English, I kept seeing Chinese text throughout my experience with the phone, particularly with the proprietary app Game Space. And I couldn\u2019t do a darn thing about it. There was no setting I could change within Game Space to change my language to English; the settings menus were a mixture of Chinese and English.<\/p>\n<p>What made this frustrating is that every time I open a game, I see Game Space engage, and Chinese text pops up at the top left corner (pictured below), telling me that a few different things are turning on. But I have no way of knowing what they\u2019re saying or what my phone is doing to help or enhance my gameplay.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-98753\" src=\"https:\/\/www.reviewgeek.com\/p\/uploads\/2021\/09\/f24954e2.jpg\" alt=\"genshin impact loading screen with chinese text on the screen\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1080\"\/><\/p>\n<p>There were a few other buggy moments, like swipe gestures sometimes not registering. Still, the two biggest concerns I had were the inability to change Game Space menus to English and not being able to navigate my downloaded apps easily (and not have to have all of my apps on the home screen).<\/p>\n<p>I can only hope that the software will get updated, and the kinks worked out shortly. But if you\u2019re expecting stellar software on day one of launch, you\u2019re probably going to be disappointed.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Cameras_Nothing_to_Write_Home_About\"><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" name=\"autotoc_anchor_4\">Cameras: Nothing to Write Home About<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you\u2019re looking into buying a gaming phone, you have to accept the fact that you\u2019re not going to get a great camera. Specs are usually great everywhere else, but the cameras are always lackluster on phones geared toward gaming.<\/p>\n<p>That said, the main camera on Red Magic\u2019s 6S Pro isn\u2019t terrible. It\u2019s not going to be as good as bigger name brand flagships, like Samsung\u2019s Galaxy S21 line or Apple\u2019s iPhone 13 series. But if all you need from a smartphone camera is the ability to snap a recognizable, fairly crisp picture every now and then, you\u2019re set with the 6S Pro\u2019s main 64MP camera.<\/p>\n<p>If you look below at the two rocks, the left picture is from the Red Magic 6S Pro, and Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra took the right picture. The S21 Ultra has a 108MP main camera and can pick up more light and intricate detail. But the picture taken by Red Magic\u2019s 6S Pro still provides fairly crisp lines and doesn\u2019t look awful.<\/p>\n<p>Also, the Nubia watermark that you see in the photos taken by the Red Magic 6S Pro is removable, but I didn\u2019t realize they were there until I uploaded them. Thankfully, you can take off the watermark in the camera settings, but why should you have to in the first place?<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reviewgeek.com\/p\/uploads\/2021\/09\/6e3d8353.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-98592\" src=\"https:\/\/www.reviewgeek.com\/p\/uploads\/2021\/09\/6e3d8353.jpg\" alt=\"red magic s6 pro picture of rocks using main camera\" width=\"345\" height=\"259\"\/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-98593\" src=\"https:\/\/www.reviewgeek.com\/p\/uploads\/2021\/09\/c0322c52.jpg\" alt=\"picture of rock using main camera on samsung s21 ultra\" width=\"345\" height=\"259\"\/><\/p>\n<p>You can check out more of the 6S Pro\u2019s cameras in action below. All of the images on the left are from the Red Magic 6S Pro, and all of the images on the right are from the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra. You can also tell which images are from the 6S Pro because of the pesky Nubia watermark.<\/p>\n<p>As you can see, the ultra-wide camera and the main camera produce somewhat similar images, but the pictures taken by Samsung\u2019s S21 Ultra clearly capture more light and are more clear.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-98587\" src=\"https:\/\/www.reviewgeek.com\/p\/uploads\/2021\/09\/6fa012c2.jpg\" alt=\"red magic s6 pro picture of a tree using the ultrawide camera\" width=\"345\" height=\"259\"\/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-98588\" src=\"https:\/\/www.reviewgeek.com\/p\/uploads\/2021\/09\/76dfcc27.jpg\" alt=\"ultrawide picture of a tree on samsung s21 ultra camera\" width=\"345\" height=\"259\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-98581\" src=\"https:\/\/www.reviewgeek.com\/p\/uploads\/2021\/09\/20b7b114.jpg\" alt=\"red magic s6 pro picture of tree using main camera\" width=\"345\" height=\"3456\"\/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-98582\" src=\"https:\/\/www.reviewgeek.com\/p\/uploads\/2021\/09\/c652934b.jpg\" alt=\"picture of a tree using main camera on samsung s21 ultra\" width=\"345\" height=\"3000\"\/><\/p>\n<p>When it comes to zooming in for images, it\u2019s a lot easier to tell which smartphone cameras are superior. The zoomed-in images for the Red Magic 6S Pro are grainy and just not a pretty sight. The S21 Ultra from Samsung, on the other hand, can zoom in even closer to the tree trunk and still have crisp detail coming through.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-98583\" src=\"https:\/\/www.reviewgeek.com\/p\/uploads\/2021\/09\/25d872c2.jpg\" alt=\"red magic s6 pro picture of a tree using zoom\" width=\"345\" height=\"259\"\/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-98584\" src=\"https:\/\/www.reviewgeek.com\/p\/uploads\/2021\/09\/22a2d146.jpg\" alt=\"3x telephoto zoomed picture of tree trunk with samsung s21 ultra\" width=\"345\" height=\"259\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-98585\" src=\"https:\/\/www.reviewgeek.com\/p\/uploads\/2021\/09\/1fc002a9.jpg\" alt=\"red magic s6 pro close up of a tree\" width=\"345\" height=\"259\"\/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-98586\" src=\"https:\/\/www.reviewgeek.com\/p\/uploads\/2021\/09\/9a80ef29.jpg\" alt=\"10x telephoto zoomed picture of tree trunk on samsung s21 ultra\" width=\"345\" height=\"259\"\/><\/p>\n<p>But like I said, if you\u2019re buying a gaming phone, you probably realize you\u2019re not getting that great of a camera in the first place.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Gaming_Features_Are_They_Worth_Buying_a_Gaming_Specific_Phone\"><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" name=\"autotoc_anchor_5\">Gaming Features: Are They Worth Buying a Gaming Specific Phone?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Above all else, this smartphone\u2019s focus is being the best of the best for mobile games. Does it live up to that goal? I\u2019d say so.<\/p>\n<p>I mainly played two games to test out the gaming features on the 6S Pro: <em>Genshin Impact<\/em> and <em>Call of Duty: Mobile<\/em>. <em>Genshin Impact<\/em> is a visually demanding game that requires a high refresh rate to look its best and solid battery life. <em>Call of Duty: Mobile<\/em> also benefits from high refresh rates and the 720Hz multi-finger touch-sampling rate.<\/p>\n<p><em>Genshin Impact<\/em>\u00a0looked and felt stunning. With the Adreno 660 GPU, my game looked awesome. <em>Genshin Impact<\/em> is known for being one of the best mobile games and one of the hardest games to play on mobile because of how demanding it is on your phone. I didn\u2019t run into any issues with overheating, lag, or bad graphics.<\/p>\n<p>One of the unique gaming features of the 6S Pro are the shoulder triggers (and third bonus touch-trigger on the back of the phone). Using the left shoulder trigger in <em>Genshin Impact<\/em> assisted with walking because I didn\u2019t have to hold down my left finger to navigate.<\/p>\n<p>That said, adjusting the left trigger to walk forward instead of due left was not intuitive. I managed to figure out how to customize the shoulder buttons in Game Space, but it wasn\u2019t as easy as it could\u2019ve been. As I mentioned above, the menus in Game Space were a mixture of Chinese and English, making it hard to navigate settings. After watching a quick tutorial on YouTube, I figured out I could drag the touch target mapped to the button and align it just right to walk forward.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-98714\" src=\"https:\/\/www.reviewgeek.com\/p\/uploads\/2021\/09\/303a3dd8.jpg\" alt=\"genshin impact cutscene on red magic 6s pro\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1080\"\/><\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve never played <em>Call of Duty: Mobile<\/em> before, but I felt like I had to try it out with Red Magic\u2019s 6S Pro. I\u2019m not sure if it\u2019s the phone\u2019s refresh rate or touch-sampling rate or if I\u2019m just apparently really good at <em>COD: Mobile<\/em>, but I got a lot of kills compared to other players on my team and the opposing team.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-98754\" src=\"https:\/\/www.reviewgeek.com\/p\/uploads\/2021\/09\/053ee155.jpg\" alt=\"call of duty mobile results on red magic 6s pro\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1080\"\/><\/p>\n<p>You can use the shoulder triggers in\u00a0<em>Call of Duty: Mobile<\/em> to give you even more of a competitive advantage over other players (as if a super-fast refresh rate and beefy GPU\/CPU combo wasn\u2019t enough). You could set the left or right trigger to reload your weapon, fire your weapon, aim, or any other action you can think of in the game.<\/p>\n<p>Also, any time you hop into a game, the phone\u2019s fan automatically kicks on. If you\u2019re playing a game in public, this can be a bit loud and annoying, but you can turn it off whenever you want to.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion_Id_Only_Buy_It_If_I_Loved_Demanding_Games\"><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" name=\"autotoc_anchor_6\">Conclusion: I\u2019d Only Buy It If I Loved Demanding Games<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Even though the Red Magic 6S Pro looks fantastic visually and boasts high refresh rates, there are a lot of software kinks that need to be worked out and just can\u2019t be overlooked. The user interface is not intuitive as it stands right now, and the phone is honestly frustrating to use sometimes.<\/p>\n<p>That said, playing <em>Genshin Impact<\/em> and <em>Call of Duty: Mobile<\/em> is really fun on this phone. And even though <em>Genshin Impact<\/em> is a demanding game, the 6S Pro\u2019s battery\u00a0held up, and the fan kept the phone cool the entire time I played. I could easily have had a gaming session that lasted more than a few hours.<\/p>\n<p>But would I buy a phone just to play a specific game or two with slightly better performance than other new flagships, like Samsung\u2019s Galaxy S21 Ultra. The S21 Ultra has a 120Hz refresh rate, decent battery life, and similar visuals. I would easily spend a few hundred more dollars for the ease of using Samsung\u2019s UI over Red Magic\u2019s.<\/p>\n<p>The Red Magic 6S Pro isn\u2019t a bad phone, but it\u2019s not a fantastic phone either. It just kind of sits somewhere in the middle and is probably only good for a niche group of gamers.<\/p>\n<div class=\"single-review-card border\">\n<div class=\"review-card-body\">\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"pros\">\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Heres_What_We_Like-2\"><\/span>Here\u2019s What We Like<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Awesome transparent design on phone back<\/li>\n<li>Games both look and feel fantastic<\/li>\n<li>Fairly beefy battery<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cons\">\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"And_What_We_Dont-2\"><\/span>And What We Don&#8217;t<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Software is buggy, confusing, and could use quite a bit of work<\/li>\n<li>Playing games at high refresh rates drains battery quickly<\/li>\n<li>Cameras really aren&#8217;t anything special<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\nsetTimeout(function(){\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n  fbq('init', '1137093656460433');\n  fbq('track', 'PageView');\n  },3000);\n<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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