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ZTE Nubia RedMagic 10S Pro

R18,000
SKU: 7002
Brand: ZTE
Category: Mobiles
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CPU: Octa-core (2x4.47 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix L + 6x3.53 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix M)
RAM: 12GB-24GB
Storage: 256GB/512GB/1TB
Display: AMOLED, 1B colors, 144Hz, 2592Hz PWM, 2000 nits (peak)
Camera: 50MP
OS: Android 15, Redmagic OS 10.5

Our Rating

The overall rating is based on review by our experts

8.8

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

PROS

Aluminum frame, Built-in cooling fan.
6.85-inch AMOLED panel, 144Hz refresh.
Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset, 12/16GB RAM.
NFC, Infrared port and Stereo speakers.
7050mAh Si/C battery with 80W charging.

CONS

FM is not available.
IP54 certification.

The ZTE Nubia RedMagic 10S Pro has officially landed in South Africa, targeting mobile gamers, tech enthusiasts, and power users who demand uncompromising hardware. Starting from ZAR 18,000, it represents a premium investment engineered specifically to outpace traditional smartphones in raw speed, thermal efficiency, and endurance.

Pricing & Local Availability

While the base configuration starts at ZAR 18,000, the final retail price shifts depending on your exact location in South Africa, choice of memory/storage variants, and whether you are sourcing it with bundled mobile accessories or through active contract upgrades.

You can look for the ZTE Nubia RedMagic 10S Pro across a massive local retail footprint, spanning online storefronts, specialist cellular shops, and nationwide department chains:

Online & E-Commerce Megastores: Takealot, Hi Online, HiFi Corp, Makro, Game.
Specialist Mobile & Tech Outlets: Cellucity, 4U, Chatz Connect.
Network Service Providers: Available on contract deals or cash terms via MTN and other primary operators.
Clothing & Fashion Retailers: Foschini, Mr Price, Ackermans, PEP.

Hardcore Performance & Gaming Highlights

The RedMagic 10S Pro strips away the design limitations of standard phones, introducing dedicated internal hardware built to sustain extreme computing loads:

Overclocked Snapdragon 8 Elite Power: The device features the “Leading Version” of Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset. Clocked higher than standard implementations, it runs heavy applications and demanding 3D games at maximum frame rates without stuttering.
Active ICE-X Cooling & Turbo Fan: To stop the phone from burning up during intense sessions, it combines liquid metal thermal paste with a miniature internal physical cooling fan that spins up to 23,000 RPM. This active air ventilation keeps frame rates rock-solid and the back panel comfortable to hold.
Uninterrupted 144Hz Wukong Screen: Unlike normal displays with punch-hole notches, it utilizes a completely flat 6.85-inch AMOLED screen with an advanced under-display selfie camera. The result is a seamless edge-to-edge workspace boasting a fluid 144Hz refresh rate and a ultra-responsive 2,500Hz touch sampling rate.
Immense 7,050mAh Dual Battery: Stepping far beyond standard capacities, it packs a massive silicon-carbon battery engineered for multi-day productivity or hours of uninterrupted heavy gaming. When it runs flat, the high-speed 80W flash charging gets you back in action swiftly.
Dedicated Physical Controls: Built into the chassis are capacitive 520Hz shoulder trigger buttons that mimic the shoulder buttons of a console controller, alongside a physical red hardware slider that instantly boots the device into a dedicated gaming hub.

If you are planning to add this gaming powerhouse to your arsenal, checking the digital catalogs of the listed local stores is highly recommended to track regional launch stock and precise configuration pricing.

Full Specifications

General

Brand	ZTE
Model	ZTE Nubia RedMagic 10S Pro
Announced	26 May, 2025
Released	26 May, 2025
Status	Available
Price	ZAR 18,000

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	163.4 x 76.1 x 8.9 mm (6.43 x 3.00 x 0.35 in)
Weight	229 g (8.08 oz)
Protection	IP54 dust protected and water resistant (water splashes)
Colors	Nightfall (Matt Black), Moonlight (Silver Transparent), Dusk (Black Transparent)

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.	Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

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, 144Hz, 2592Hz PWM, 2000 nits (peak)
Size	6.85 inches, 113.7 cm2 (~91.4% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution	1216 x 2688 pixels (~431 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

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, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/1.55", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS 50 MP, f/2.0, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/2.88", 0.61µm, AF 2 MP
Camera Features	HDR
Video	1080p@30/60fps
Selfie Camera	16 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1/2.77", 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 15
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 10.5

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 SM8750-AC Snapdragon 8 Elite (3 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 (2x4.47 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix L + 6x3.53 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix M)
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 830 (1200 MHz)
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.	12GB-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.	256GB/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.	5.4, A2DP, LE
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+L2+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.	Si/C Li-Ion 7050 mAh
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.	80W wired