【【【Preface: After the performance is achieved to the extreme, can the game phone still improve?】】
Today, we have brought you the first review of the Red Devil 7 game phone. As the first professional gaming phone to debut in 2022, the Red Devil 7 impressed us with its iconic built-in active fan cooling and super powerful level of performance optimization. In particular, its frame rate performance, which has never been seen in "Original God" and has almost become a straight line, is enough to make many new Snapdragon 8 models in the same period ashamed.
However, it is precisely because the measured game performance of the Red Devils 7 is already too strong, so strong that it can completely ensure that all existing mobile games run at 100% full frame. So this makes us have a strong curiosity about the Red Devil 7 Pro released at the same time and with a higher market positioning. If the performance of the Red Devil 7 is already the pinnacle, then how will the "enhancement" of the Red Devil 7 Pro be reflected? Don't worry, the answer will be revealed right away.
【【Appearance: Under-screen camera blessing, "true full screen" game mobile phone arrival】】】
If you're a user of previous generations of Red Devils mobile phones, you might see the Biggest change at first glance when you first meet the Red Devils 7 Pro.
Red Devils 7
Yes, on previous models, including the Red Devils 7, Nubia engineers have been using screen designs with upper and lower bezels. The biggest benefit of this is the ability to accommodate a micropore in the screen bezel, thus ensuring that the screen can provide a 100% unobstructed field of view.
But on the Red Devil 7 Pro, it's obvious that the borders of the past have almost completely disappeared. In fact, the Red Devil 7 Pro's screen ratio this time is quite shocking, and even let people have the illusion of holding a 6.8-inch large-screen model.
How did the Red Devil 7 Pro "wipe out" the screen border? Quite simply, it was the first to implement UDC off-screen camera technology in gaming phones, thus completely achieving a 100% complete screen look and feel while eliminating the bezels.
To be fair, although we have been exposed to many off-screen camera models so far, the Red Devil 7 Pro is also a very good display in these similar products. On the one hand, its under-screen camera part can hardly see much difference between the sharpness and the non-under-screen part, on the other hand, the color difference between the two areas is basically very careful to notice.
So, how does the Red Devils 7 Pro do it? First we use a high-magnification microscope to observe the area of the camera under its screen. The Red Devil 7 Pro features a very high-density pixel design in the corresponding position, which means that it will not have the "big fruit" look on some off-screen camera models.
Thanks to a separate control chip, the Red Devil 7 Pro supports fine-tuning the display of the lower-screen area
At the same time, according to official information, in order to optimize the display effect of the camera area under the screen, the Red Devil 7 Pro also built-in a UDC Pro screen display chip specifically for optimizing the display effect, which can intelligently identify the screen usage scenario and automatically enhance the color consistency of the screen.
The Red Devil 7 Pro's under-screen forward selfie effect
On this basis, a series of "stacks" including multi-drive ACE circuit design, ding-shaped pixels, wavy electrode traces, and special 7-layer high-permeability OLED materials further improve the transmittance of the under-screen area of the Red Devil 7 Pro, thus laying a good foundation for the performance of the front camera. At least when using this gaming phone for facial recognition or selfies, the specific performance of this 16-megapixel off-screen camera is satisfactory.
Of course, in terms of screen configuration, the Red Devil 7 Pro not only has the best 100% "true full screen" look and feel, but also has a series of top levels such as 100% DCI-P3 color gamut, 120Hz refresh rate, 10bit color depth and so on. The addition of DC dimming technology also gives players a little more reason to rest assured.
【【Appearance: Familiar transparent deuterium design, details have changed a little】】】
After looking at the frontal styling of the Red Devils 7 Pro, let's move our attention to other parts.
On the side of the fuselage, you can see that the "competitive key" of the Red Devil mobile phone has continued from the original generation to the present day. Whenever you just flick this key, you can launch Game Center or provide instant performance enhancements in games that are already open. If you turn off the "Competitive Key" during the game, the game will be automatically converted to a small window hang-up mode, which is very convenient.
On the other side of the fuselage, you can see the familiar touch shoulder buttons, as well as the Red Devils' signature built-in active cooling system outlet in recent generations.
I believe that some friends have noticed that compared with the Red Devil 7 and previous generations of Red Devils game phones, the middle frame of the Red Devil 7 Pro has become more straight, and the middle frame area has further increased. On the one hand, this is due to the ultra-narrow side of the front of the fuselage with an ultra-narrow side of the under-screen camera design, which changes the position of the speaker opening, on the other hand, it is related to the Red Devil 7 Pro's built-in 5000mAh large-capacity battery and the change of the internal cooling air duct.
Obviously, we got a "deuterium transparent" version of the Red Devils 7 Pro. In the middle of the fuselage is a shield-shaped metal structure officially known as the "deuterium metal heat sink", and the surrounding is almost entirely a glass back cover with a transparent effect.
Is there any difference in discovery? Yes, compared to the Red Devil 7, the Red Devil 7 Pro changed the arrangement of the rear camera module from a vertical one to a square array. We speculate that this is likely to be a change to accommodate a larger capacity battery.
【【Heat dissipation: active air cooling replacement, there are surprises under the thermal imager】】
In addition to the changes in the back shape of the fuselage, the more important change that the Red Devil 7 Pro can see in the appearance part is that it cancels the active cooling fan intake that was previously located in the middle frame part, and moves the air intake position to the rear part next to the rear camera module.
What does this mean? In simple terms, the air inlet is closer to the heat source position, and the air duct is shortened, which can reduce the wind resistance.
Not only that, the internal duct material of the Red Devil 7 Pro was upgraded from aluminum alloy to copper alloy, and the thermal conductivity was doubled. At the same time, the internal fan uses the LCP liquid crystal polymer material common in today's high-end game books, and the biggest benefit of this material is the extremely low coefficient of thermal expansion and ultra-high rigidity. So it also means that the fan blade can be made lighter and thinner (only 0.1mm) and more closely fitted to the fan frame.
In terms of results, the 20,000 rpm fan of the Red Devils 7 Pro has increased its air volume by 33% compared with the previous generation by 9.2% and the noise reduction by 41%.
So what kind of effect can the upgraded built-in active air cooling play on the Red Devil 7 Pro? To test this, we used a pressure test module at room temperature of 20 degrees Celsius and had the Red Devil 7 Pro's CPU run at full load for 45 minutes.
30 minutes after the start of the test, it can be seen through the thermal imager that the temperature on the front of the Red Devil 7 Pro's fuselage is at the highest point in the upper left corner, close to the position of the air outlet of the heat dissipation system, but the temperature is only 31 degrees Celsius.
At this time, it can be clearly seen on the back of the fuselage that the "deuterium front heat sink" has played a role in dispersing heat.
At the same time, under the lens of the thermal imager, it is not difficult to find that the active air-cooled air inlet temperature of the Red Devil 7 Pro is lower than the surrounding area, while the air outlet is the highest temperature of the whole machine, reaching 33.5 degrees Celsius. This shows that the upgraded heat dissipation system does play a role in actively discharging heat from the inside of the fuselage.
Finally, after the 45-minute stress test, the statistical curve showed that the Red Devil 7 Pro could almost rely on the active heat dissipation inside the fuselage at room temperature, and the entire core of the new Snapdragon 8 was maintained in a state of "full blood and no frequency reduction". At the same time, the maximum temperature on the surface of the fuselage and the battery part is only 30 degrees Celsius or even lower. In other words, it has achieved the new Snapdragon 8 "full burst", but also to make the whole machine maintain a comfortable and low temperature level.
【【[Performance: Running score king no suspense, super battery full only needs a quarter of an hour]】】
With the super built-in active heat dissipation design, coupled with the storage configuration of up to 18+1TB, there is actually nothing to worry about for the performance of the Red Devils 7 Pro.
Ann Rabbit Review
Geekbench
3DMARK
First of all, we should know that the one we have at hand (16+256GB) is not the highest version of the Red Devils 7 Pro. Secondly, even this "medium-matched" version of the Red Devils 7 Pro, the results obtained in the major running software, especially the "multi-core running score" performance in Geekbench that can represent the heat dissipation level of the fuselage, have reached the highest level we have seen so far.
Compared with the completely unsurprising running score, the 165W Gallium Nitride PD fast charge head that is standard in the packaging of the Red Devil 7 series and the 135W Magic Flash Fast Charge supported by the Red Devil 7 Pro are more interesting to us.
Judging from the actual test results, in a room temperature environment of 20 degrees Celsius, the Red Devil 7 Pro can charge from 1% to more than 43% in just 5 minutes. The charge has reached more than 99% exactly 15 minutes after the start of charging, and the entire charging process is completed in the 16th minute.
To know that the Red Devil 7 Pro is not equipped with a 4000mAh, 4500mAh battery, but a 5000mAh large-capacity battery, so it can be fully charged in more than 15 minutes, this efficiency is undoubtedly the fastest in the industry. In other words, in the charging experience of gaming mobile phones, the Red Devils have once again successfully achieved a leading position.
【【【Game: First launch of "Red Core No. 1", AI game core makes the game more immersive】】
Friends who have seen our Red Devil 7 review content may remember that this model has run an amazing, almost straight-line high frame rate performance in a series of games. If only in terms of the "performance release" level of the game on the new Snapdragon 8 platform, the Red Devils 7 has achieved the top level of the industry.
However, the great thing about the Red Devil 7 Pro is that it actually realizes a further enhancement of the game experience on the basis of the Red Devil 7.
How does the Red Magic 7 Pro do this? The secret lies in a unique chip integrated inside the fuselage. This domestic game chip Red Core No. 1, jointly developed by Red Devils and Ai Wei, is an independent AI acceleration chip specifically designed to handle game-related AI algorithms, and brings at least four different game experiences in the Red Devil 7 Pro.
First of all, "Red Core No. 1" undertook the red devil 7 Pro's touch shoulder button anti-sweat algorithm acceleration. Through the self-learning of the AI operated by the player, the two 500Hz dual independent touch IC shoulder keys of the Red Devil 7 Pro can be more intelligent, greatly reducing the probability of false touch in the game, and at the same time, the feel of the shoulder keys is more and more in line with the player's touch habits in continuous use.
Secondly, the "Red Core No. 1" can significantly enhance the game vibration performance of the Red Devil 7 Pro. Through the built-in AI engine, the Red Devil 7 Pro can intelligently identify game scenes, allowing the built-in dual X-axis linear motor to more quickly match the game sound effects and scenes to trigger complex vibration effects. At the same time, the larger linear motor itself also brings up to 160% of the vibration level of the increase, in the gun battle, racing games, you can obviously feel the Red Devil 7 Pro vibration intensity and positioning have been greatly improved.
Not only that, the "Red Core 1" also took over the AI sound and light effect algorithms of the Red Devil 7 Pro. This allows the Red Devils 7 Pro to achieve a highly symmetrical DTS Ultra X surround sound effect after the speaker position is changed, as well as more gaming lighting effects.
Of course, in addition to the exclusive game AI acceleration function brought by "Red Core No. 1", the Red Devil 7 Pro itself, as a top positioning game phone, will also have some other software and hardware improvements. For example, the screen touch notification rate of up to 960Hz has reached the highest level in the industry, and the new RedMagic 5.0 system has also brought more game auxiliary functions that can significantly improve the winning rate.
【【【Game: Frame rate measurement is tasteless, full frame without pressure】】】
Under the multiple blessings of super performance, super heat dissipation, independent AI game chips, and professional e-sports systems, the frame rate performance of the Red Devil 7 Pro in the game has become a problem without suspense, and can even be said to be "boring".
Ace Warrior has the highest quality, stable 120 frames (death replay in the game will automatically halve the frame rate)
"Devil May Cry" has the highest image quality and is stable at 120 frames
"Wild Drag Racing" high-quality picture quality + 60 frames set, stable 60 frames
"Original God" is fully manually the highest picture quality, stable 60 frames
It can be seen that whether it is a high-frame rate FPS mobile game, a high-frame rate action mobile game, a high-quality racing mobile game, or a popular "Original God" that is popular and manually pulls the picture quality options, the Red Devil 7 Pro can run a stable, almost straight frame rate map. There is no doubt that it is currently the strongest handheld mobile game terminal.
【【【Taking pictures: It's not important to take pictures with game phones, but the Red Devils are still quite serious】】】
In the process of communicating with mobile game players, we have actually heard the opinion of "gaming phone without camera" more than once. Indeed, looking at the gaming phones on the market, it is not difficult to find that they generally do not have much flagship image configuration.
Red Devil 7 Pro's camera pro mode
The "Camera Family" feature of the Red Devils 7 Pro
But this problem is a bit special for the Red Devils, after all, it has a large number of ready-made mobile phone image patent technology accumulation behind Nubia. Even though the Red Devil 7 Pro is only equipped with a conventional rear triple camera module consisting of a 64 million main camera + 8 million wide angle + 2 million macro camera, its function of the camera is still full of a screen.
Sample: Building ISO100 f1.79 0.0094s
Sample: Building (2x zoom) ISO100 f1.79 0.0093s
Sample: Building (5x Zoom) ISO100 f1.79 0.0096s
From the actual sample effect, the Red Devil 7 Pro only relies on a 64 million main camera + algorithm, which has provided a good "telephoto end" analysis. It can be seen that in the case of 2x magnification, the detail performance of the sample is almost imperceptible loss, even at 5 times the focal length, it is still quite usable after a slight thumbnail.
Sample: Green Leaf ISO709 f1.79 0.04s
Sample: Flower ISO828 f1.79 0.03s
In addition, thanks to its not-so-small sensor size and self-developed multi-point focus algorithm, the Red Devil 7 Pro provides a sharp foreground and a natural background bokeh effect without using the bokeh function. The built-in AI scene algorithm automatically enhances the color of the photo to a certain extent in low-light environments, so that the sample can be more pleasing to the eye.
Sample: Door hole ISO2147 f1.79 0.05s
Sample: Flowing Water (Art Camera Van Gogh)
Finally, in a low-light environment with a large light ratio, it can be seen that the low-light algorithm of the Red Devils 7 Pro can also take into account the brightness of the picture and the suppression of overexposure. Of course, if you just want to shoot some more interesting pictures, then the Red Devils 7 Pro's rich fancy "camera family" will surely be able to meet your needs.
【【【Summary: Black Technology Stacking Materials, Redefining Top Game Mobile】】】
If we said that the Red Devils 7 we tested before, it only relied on enhanced heat dissipation design and extreme performance optimization, showing the "complete body" of the new Snapdragon 8, defining the performance level of qualified gaming phones in 2022. So it is clear that the Red Devil 7 Pro is based on this, showing the brand's understanding of "top gaming phones".
On the one hand, the first screen front camera in the same level of products has enabled the Red Devil 7 Pro to achieve an uncompromising true 100% full-screen display effect for the first time in a game phone. On the other hand, the unique "Red Core No. 1" game AI chip has raised the touch, vibration, lighting and sound experience of the Red Devil 7 Pro to a new and difficult to replicate dimension.
On this basis, the more powerful built-in active air-cooled heat dissipation, the more top-notch 5000mAh large-capacity battery and 135W fast charging highlight the Red Devil 7 Pro as the current Red Devil product sequence in the undoubted "strongest king" status.
If you just need a gaming phone that can run all mobile games to full frames, then the Red Devil 7 is actually enough, but if you want to experience the overall strongest feeling of mobile games at the current level of technology, then the Red Devil 7 Pro may be the most suitable flagship device.