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ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9S Pro Plus

ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9S Pro Plus
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9S Pro Plus
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9S Pro Plus
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9S Pro Plus
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9S Pro Plus
ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9S Pro Plus
R27,000
SKU: 2315
Brand: ZTE
Category: Mobiles
Available
  • CPU: Octa-core (1x3.4 GHz Cortex-X4 & 3x3.2 GHz Cortex-A720 & 2x3.0 GHz Cortex-A720 & 2x2.3 GHz Cortex-A520)
  • RAM: 16GB/24GB
  • Storage: 512GB/1TB
  • Display: AMOLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, 1600 nits (peak)
  • Camera: 50MP
  • OS: Android 14, Redmagic OS 9.5

Our Rating

The overall rating is based on review by our experts

8.3
  • Display 8 / 10
  • Camera 8 / 10
  • Performance 8 / 10
  • Battery 9 / 10

PROS

  1. Aluminum frame, Pressure sensitive zones.
  2. 1116×2480 pixels, 120Hz AMOLED display.
  3. Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 with 16/24GB RAM.
  4. Triple rear camera with dual 50MP.
  5. 5500mAh battery with 165W charging.

CONS

  1. FM Radio is not supported.
  2. No memory card slot.

The ZTE Nubia Red Magic 9S Pro Plus is an absolute powerhouse of a gaming flagship, pushing the boundaries of mobile performance with incredible charging speeds and massive RAM capacities. Starting at an accurate premium price of ZAR 27,000 in South Africa, it stands as an enthusiast-grade device tailored specifically for hardcore gamers who want zero compromises.

Realities of Local Availability & Retail Footprint

While your starting price of ZAR 27,000 perfectly reflects the true cost of importing this ultra-premium device, it is important to emphasize that ZTE’s gaming-focused Red Magic line operates exclusively through niche, specialized channels.

Because it is a highly specialized piece of gaming hardware rather than a mass-market smartphone, it is absolutely not distributed through high-volume fashion outlets, mainstream mobile networks, or value supermarkets. You will not find it on contract or cash shelves at PEP, Ackermans, Mr Price, Foschini, Cellucity, 4U, Chatz, MTN, Hi Online, Game, or physical retail branches of HiFi Corp. Instead, tracking down this gaming beast requires visiting dedicated online spaces:

  • Specialist Tech Importers: Premium online gadget hubs and specialized mobile distributors (such as Zeek Online or Connected Devices) are the primary pipelines for these elite devices.

  • Major Online Marketplaces: Takealot and Bob Shop (supplied strictly via verified third-party parallel tech importers).

Over-the-Top Features: What Your ZAR 27,000 Buys

Instead of sorting through a dense, confusing technical spreadsheet, here is a scannable look at the extreme hardware that justifies the premium price tag:

  • Blistering 165W Magic Charge: The defining feature of the “Plus” variant. While the standard model features 80W charging, the 9S Pro Plus utilizes a dual-cell 5,500mAh battery that can rocket from zero to a full 100% charge in a spectacular 16 minutes.

  • Extreme 16GB or 24GB RAM: Built for ultimate future-proofing and intensive background tasking, the Plus model skips standard memory tiers, offering massive RAM configurations paired with up to 1TB of ultra-fast storage.

  • Overclocked Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Power: It is driven by the highest-frequency version of Qualcomm’s elite processor, combined with an independent gaming graphics chip to maintain flawlessly smooth frame rates on any 3D mobile game on the market.

  • Active 22,000 RPM Ice Cooling Fan: To prevent the processor from overheating and slowing down (thermal throttling) during intense gaming sessions, a physical internal turbofan pulls heat directly away from the chipset and vents it out of the side of the chassis.

  • Flawless No-Notch Full Screen: The massive 6.8-inch 120Hz AMOLED display is completely unbroken. The front-facing selfie camera is hidden entirely underneath the display panel, giving you an uninterrupted, edge-to-edge view with zero notches or punch-holes.

  • 520Hz Capacitive Shoulder Triggers: Two touch-sensitive shoulder buttons are built directly into the side frame of the phone, giving you console-grade physical ergonomics and lightning-fast response times for competitive shooter or racing games.

Import Note: Because the “Plus” model is often tailored for specialized regional releases, double-check with your choice of local parallel importer to ensure the device arrives pre-loaded with global software. This ensures that the Google Play Store, Android system updates, and South African banking applications work smoothly right out of the box.

Full Specifications

General

Brand ZTE
Model ZTE nubia Red Magic 9S Pro Plus
Announced 03 July, 2024
Released 09 July, 2024
Status Available
Price ZAR 27,000

Design

Type Design Type called form factor refers to a mobile phone's size, shape, and style as well as the layout and position of major components of phone. There are three major form factors seen in mobile phones => bar phones, folding phones and sliding phones. Bar
Dimensions 164 x 76.4 x 8.9 mm (6.46 x 3.01 x 0.35 in)
Weight 229 g (8.08 oz)
Protection Aviation aluminum middle frame
Colors Design Sleet (Black Version), Snowfall (Silver Version), Cyclone (Transparent Black Version), Frost (White Version)

Network

2G Network
3G Network
4G Network
5G Network
SIM SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) is a small card that contains mobile network subscriber's account information. This allows the phone using the card to attach to a mobile network. The SIM card is most commonly associated with GSM and UMTS mobile networks. Moving a SIM card from one phone to another allows a subscriber to switch mobile phones without having to contact their mobile network carrier. SIM cards can also be used by a phone to store limited amounts of data, such as phone numbers and text messages. Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Display

Display Type Display Technology => A number of display technologies and types used in mobile phones => TFT (Thin Film Transistor), IPS (In-Place Switching), OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode), AMOLED (Active-Matrix Organic Light-Emitting Diode), Super AMOLED (an even advanced version of AMOLED), Resistive Touchscreen (Resistive touchscreens contain two layer of conductive material with a very small gap between them which acts as a resistance), Capacitive Touchsceen (Capacitive touchscreen technology consists of a layer of glass coated with a transparent conductor) AMOLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, 1600 nits (peak)
Size 6.8 inches, 111.6 cm2 (~89.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1116 x 2480 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~400 ppi density)
Display Protection Display Protection => Gorilla Glass is a special alkali-aluminosilicate glass shield with exceptional damage resistance that helps protect mobile displays from scratches, drops, and bumps of everyday use, It is always better to go for a smartphone with Gorilla Glass for that added protection and peace of mind. Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Media

Audio Playback
Video Playback
FM Radio No
Ring Tones
Loudspeaker

Camera

Main Camera Camera is able to capture photographs and usually videos, The most important characteristics of a camera are the resolution (measured in megapixels), lens focus type (fixed or automatic), higher megapixel cameras are known to capture higher quality photos, but not always a good measurement of the photos quality. 50 MP, (wide), 1/1.57", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS
50 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide), 1/2.76", 0.64µm
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
Camera Features HDR
Video 1080p@30/60fps
Selfie Camera 16 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1.12µm, under display
Camera Features HDR
Video 1080p@30/60fps

Software

Operating System OS => Every computer system run on a base software called Operating System (OS). Operating System controls all basic operations of the computer (such as smartphone, PDAs, tablet computers and other handheld devices). The Operating System allows the user to install and run third party applications (apps), apps are used to add new functionality to the device. Android 14
User Interface UI or user interface of a device is the look and feel of the on-screen menu system. How it works, its color scheme, how it responds to button presses, all of these things are part of the user interface. Redmagic OS 9.5

Hardware

Chipset Chipset is a group of integrated circuits designed to perform one or a more dedicated functions, often with real time computing constraints, Popular smartphones are equipped with more advanced embedded chipsets that can do many different tasks depending on their programming. Qualcomm SM8650-AC Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (4 nm)
CPU CPU (Central Processing Unit) mostly known as processors, CPU processes instructions in order to carry out certain functions that make your device operate properly. Processors are often described as the brain of computers, smartphones and tablets, Smartphones and tablets rely on processors to carry out their every task, Processors are an incredibly important factor in selecting any type of computing device, including your smartphone. Octa-core (1x3.4 GHz Cortex-X4 & 3x3.2 GHz Cortex-A720 & 2x3.0 GHz Cortex-A720 & 2x2.3 GHz Cortex-A520)
GPU GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) is a single-chip processor designed to rapidly manipulate and alter memory to accelerate the creation of images in a frame buffer intended for output to a display, This includes things such as lighting effects, object transformations, and 3D motion. Adreno 750 (1 GHz)
RAM (Memory) RAM (Random Access Memory) is a type of computer memory that can be accessed randomly, any byte of memory can be accessed without touching the preceding bytes that allows information to be stored and accessed quickly from random locations. RAM is the most common type of memory found in computer systems, smartphones, tablets and other electronic devices. 16GB/24GB
Internal Storage Internal Storage is a data storage space (flash memory) mostly used in smartphones, tablets and other electronic devices where operating system, apps, music, photos, videos, files and other user data Is stored. 512GB/1TB
Card Slot Memory Card Slot is a special slot for inserting a memory card. Memory cards allow you to expand the phone's built-in memory, A memory card (sometimes called a flash memory card or a storage card) is a small storage medium used to store data such as text, pictures, audio, and video, for use on small, portable or remote computing devices such as mobile phones, mp3 players, digital cameras. No
Sensors Sensors are electronic components that detects and responds to some type of input from the physical environment. The specific input could be light, heat, motion, moisture, pressure and location, The output is generally a signal that is converted to use in computing systems, a location sensor, such as a GPS receiver is able to detect current location of your electronic device. Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Connectivity

Bluetooth Bluetooth is a wireless communications technology for exchanging data between mobile phones, headsets, computers and other network devices over short distances without wires, Bluetooth technology was primarily designed to support simple wireless networking of personal consumer devices. Yes
Wi-fi Wi-Fi is a popular wireless networking technology using radio waves to provide high-speed network connections that allows devices to communicate without cords or cables, Wi-Fi is increasingly becoming the preferred mode of internet connectivity all over the world. Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Wi-fi Hotspot
USB USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2, OTG, accessory connector, DisplayPort
Positioning GPS The Global Positioning System is a satellite-based radio navigation system, GPS permits users to determine their position, velocity and the time 24 hours a day, in all weather, anywhere in the world, In order to locate your position, your device or GPS receiver must have a clear view of the sky. GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC NFC (Near field communication) is a set of standards for smartphones and similar devices to establish peer-to-peer radio communications with each other by touching them together or bringing them into proximity, usually no more than a few inches.

Battery

Battery Type Battery Type => Cell phones run on various kinds of batteries depending on the manufacturer, phone size or shape and features. There are basically four types of cell phone batteries => Lithium Polymer, Lithium Ion, Nickel Metal Hydride and Nickel Cadmium. Li-Ion 5500 mAh, non-removable
Charging Wireless Charging (Inductive Charging) uses an electromagnetic field to transfer energy between two objects. This is usually done with a charging station. Energy is sent through an inductive coupling to an electrical device, which can then use that energy to charge batteries or run the device. 165W wired, PD3.0, 100% in 16 min (advertised)

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