Although Qualcomm had high hopes for the first-generation Snapdragon 8 processor, its performance in functions and other aspects was not satisfactory. The emergence of Snapdragon 8+ seems to solve these problems well. Therefore, major manufacturers also quickly updated mobile phone products, such as this REDMAGIC 7S that I got in advance. Thanks to the existence of the built-in fan, the performance of the previous generation REDMAGIC 7 is quite good. Now, after replacing the Snapdragon 8+, how does the REDMAGIC 7S perform? Let’s take a look.

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01/ Appearance Design: A Highly Recognizable Design Language

REDMAGIC 7S offers two color options, Shadow Knight and Deuterium Front Transparent. This time I got the Deuterium Front Transparent version. The overall style of REDMAGIC 7S is very similar to the previous generation, but some details have been adjusted accordingly. In addition, the transparent area is larger than that of REDMAGIC 7, and it looks more cool.

The back is still the familiar RGB colorful fan, plus the air inlet on the right side and the air outlet on both sides of the fuselage, which provides a good guarantee for effective heat dissipation.

REDMAGIC 7S uses a 6.8-inch AMOLED ultra-clear full screen, supports 165Hz refresh rate, 20:9 display ratio, covers 100% DCI-P3 wide color gamut, and has a resolution of 2400X1080. The most important thing is the straight screen, whether it is the display effect or the control experience during the game, it is quite excellent. And it also supports the 720Hz screen multi-touch sampling rate, and the click response time is only 7.4ms, which is also necessary for a gaming phone.

REDMAGIC 7S is equipped with the 7th generation under-screen ultra-thin optical fingerprint, which has better response speed and recognition accuracy. Especially for low temperature, wet hands and other conditions, the unlocking can be completed quickly and accurately, and the experience is still good. In addition, the heart rate monitoring function is still retained, which can be regarded as an alternative use of fingerprint recognition.

As a gaming phone, shoulder keys are certainly not missing. REDMAGIC 7S is equipped with dual independent IC touch shoulder keys, and the touch sampling rate is increased to 520Hz, bringing a more sensitive touch experience. The shoulder keys support custom settings and can realize complex control with one key.

REDMAGIC 7S is equipped with a 3.5mm headphone jack. After all, no lag is very important for gaming. Wired earphones are always more reliable when gaming than bluetooth headphones. The phone also passes DTS Ultra X surround sound for even better surround sound.

02/ Snapdragon 8+, ICE 9.0 Magic Cooling System

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ processor equipped this time uses TSMC’s 4nm process, which is better than Samsung’s 4nm process in terms of energy consumption and has improved performance. The main frequency of the CPU super core has reached 3.2GHz, the main frequency of the CPU large core has been increased to 2.75GHz, and the CPU small core has also been increased to 2.02GHz. The theory is one thing, how about the actual performance?

Let’s look at the running score first. When the built-in fan is turned on, the REDMAGIC 7S AnTuTu score is 1.12 million points. In the performance test of GeekBench, the single-core CPU reached 1330 points and the multi-core 4218 points, which are not small improvements compared to the Snapdragon 8 processor.

At the same time, we also conducted a stress test using 3D Mark. In 20 rounds of stress tests, the best cycle score of REDMAGIC 7S was 10890 points, the lowest cycle score was 10763 points, and the stability reached 98.8%, which was significantly better than the performance of Snapdragon 8.

How about the actual game performance? Let’s play “Genshin Impact” directly to see the game performance. During the test, we used extremely high image quality, frame rate of 60, and room temperature of about 26°C. We ran a 30-minute test. It can be seen that in the whole process, the frame rate is basically the same and can be maintained at around 60 frames, and the average frame rate has also reached 60.7 frames, which is quite good. In terms of the actual feeling of the game, it is also quite smooth, especially when fighting monsters, the control experience can be described as hearty.

Of course, the performance improvement of Snapdragon 8+ can be said to have contributed, but the upgrade of REDMAGIC 7S in terms of heat dissipation is equally important. REDMAGIC 7S has been upgraded to a new generation of ICE magic cooling system this time, which uses 9-layer cooling technology for blessing. Including the familiar high-speed centrifugal fan, aerospace-grade graphene composite phase change material, ultra-soft and high thermal conductivity rare earth, canyon cooling air duct, graphene copper foil, VC heat sink, high thermal conductivity gel, composite graphene and aviation aluminum middle frame . All of these combine to effectively suppress the temperature of the phone, which also ensures that the performance of the phone is stable for a long time.

We also measured the phone temperature after the 30-minute “Genshin Impact” test. On the front part, the overall temperature is about 40°C, and the highest point is at the lower left corner of the screen, reaching 42.1°C. The temperature on the back is about 30-40°C, and the hottest part is the camera module area, reaching 42.2°C. In addition to ensuring performance, this temperature is also relatively friendly to players, at least not so hot to the touch.

In addition to “Genshin Impact”, we also tested with “Honor of King”. The frame rate is basically a straight line, stable at 120 frames, and the average frame rate is 120.9 frames, which is quite good.

In fact, in addition to the performance improvement of Snapdragon 8+ and the super cooling system, REDMAGIC 7S is also equipped with REDMAGIC Magic GPU self-developed frame stabilization engine. Through rendering and imaging synchronization, five-layer rendering buffer, TC frame supplementation, and Magic Write four-dimensional synchronization algorithm, it intelligently responds to the high-speed changes of the screen, ensures the stable output of the frame rate in all directions, and finally brings users a smooth gaming experience.

03/ 120W Fast Charge: 17 Minutes Full Charge

In the battery part, the mobile phone is equipped with a 4500mAh dual-cell battery system, which itself is not bad enough for daily use. At the same time, the phone also supports 120W fast charging, and it only takes 17 minutes to charge to 100%. And it supports charging separation, that is, when gaming, you can bypass the battery and directly supply power to the mobile phone to avoid the heat generated during the charging process from affecting the performance of the mobile phone. And like the previous generation, the REDMAGIC 7S is equipped with a 165W GaN charger, which is compatible with many common devices, even your esports gaming laptop.

How is the actual performance? After the battery is exhausted, we charge it, and we can see that the instantaneous charging power reaches 100W, and it lasts for a period of time, which is still very good.

At the same time, charging to 100% actually took about 22 minutes, which is slightly longer than the official description. However, considering various factors such as room temperature, it is understandable. In fact, at 17 minutes, the phone has been charged to 97%, which is basically close to full. It seems that the charging display of REDMAGIC is still relatively real.

04/ Photography: Rear 64MP AI Triple Camera

For a gaming phone, photography is probably the least concerned point. However, REDMAGIC 7S provides a good photography configuration, including a front 8MP custom camera, and a rear 64MP AI triple camera, with the blessing of the Neovision engine, which is completely sufficient for daily use. Let’s take a look at the performance of the proofs.

First is the day. It can be seen that when the light is sufficient, the photography performance is completely stress-free. It has good clarity, color reproduction, etc., to meet the needs of daily record use.

At night, in the face of some high-light ratio scenes, the highlight suppression is slightly insufficient. However, in terms of color reproduction and dark details, it is still capable of meeting basic needs.

Of course, you can also use the star trails, starry sky and other modes of the camera family to achieve many personalized gameplay, which also adds interest to daily records and improves the practicability of mobile phone shooting.

05/ REDMAGIC OS 5.5: Everything is Considered for Gaming

The REDMAGIC 7S is equipped with the REDMAGIC OS 5.5 system and has a built-in game space, which can be opened by one-key shortcut keys. The game space can meet the user’s preferences, integrate game-related information and functions, and at the same time upgrade the game plug-in library, game shorthand and other user-friendly functions. In addition, users’ favorite REDMAGIC Ji has also been upgraded accordingly, bringing features including Magic Ji live broadcast, new summer dream image, Magic Ji care and other functions.

Conclusion

REDMAGIC 7S continues the design style of REDMAGIC 7 and plays a brand continuation role in the product image. In terms of core performance, a comprehensive upgrade has been made. Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+, a newly upgraded cooling system, provides sufficient guarantee for the full and stable performance of the mobile phone. Coupled with a series of configurations such as a 165Hz screen, dual independent IC touch shoulder keys, and 120W fast charging, it brings a very smooth experience for mobile game players.

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