Nubia has introduced a model new gaming pill, and it’s received a few options that might place it as a Change 2 rival.
The Redmagic Pill 3 Professional – which can ship within the West because the Redmagic Astra Gaming Pill – is that can be purchased now in China, and it options some fascinating modifications to the gaming pill method for the reason that Nubia Redmagic Nova.
Most notably, the show has reduced in size, but additionally higher. It now has a 9.06-inch OLED show with 2.4K decision and a 165Hz refresh fee. The Nubia Redmagic Nova got here with a ten.9-inch 144Hz LCD. The highest brightness stage has additionally doubled from 550 nits to 1,100 nits within the new pill.
On condition that the Nintendo Change 2 has confronted some criticism for dropping OLED from the bundle, it’s an fascinating inclusion.
Redmagic Astra value and availability
Having been introduced in China already, we are able to now affirm the Redmagic Astra will price $499/€499 in Western markets.
Nonetheless, Early Hen pricing begins at $469/€469 (no UK value has been given) and also will get you a free 80W charger. You’ll be able to declare this low cost voucher between 10-15 July, with the latter being the discharge date on the official Redmagic retailer.
The official international launch date is the subsequent day, 16 July.
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Redmagic Astra Gaming Pill specs
This new, extra compact gaming pill (the bezels are uniform and simply 4.9mm thick) additionally packs a efficiency improve, operating on the identical Snapdragon 8 Elite processor. This doesn’t appear to be the identical overclocked Main Model that we noticed within the Redmagic 10S Professional, which is a disgrace, but it surely’s nonetheless a generational improve on the Nubia Redmagic Nova with its Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chip.
You do get the RedCore R3 Professional chip, nevertheless, which permits many titles to be upscaled and run at 2K decision with 120Hz refresh charges.
An ICE-X Cooling system, full with vapour chamber cooling, liquid metallic thermal compounds, and a devoted fan, guarantees to maintain issues chilly throughout prolonged gaming classes.
Nubia has packed it with 12GB, 16GB, or 24GB of LPDDR5T RAM, and there’s a alternative of 256GB, 512GB, or 1TB of UFS 4.1 Professional storage.
A big 8,200mAh battery powers all of it, and there’s help for 80W charging.
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Redmagic Astra Gaming Pill design and extras
You get Nubia’s signature Redmagic type, with a strong aluminium physique and a semi-transparent flat again. And sure, there may be RGB lighting right here too.
Curiously, RedMagic has preloaded a PC emulator that may apparently run triple-A titles like Tomb Raider at full body charges. By utilising the forthcoming Redmagic Shadow Blade Gamepad 3 (full with strong Corridor-effect analogue sticks – one thing the Change 2 additionally omits), you might have your self a correct transportable gaming setup.
Even in case you don’t purchase the entire Change 2 comparability angle (it’s a stretch, we admit), this might be an fascinating various to the hand held gaming PC market. Be careful Steam Deck, then?
The Redmagic Pill 3 Professional is out there now in China, and can make its means West because the Redmagic Astra Gaming Pill from July 1. Keep tuned for extra on Western pricing and availability.