SPC handhelds continue to shake things up in the New Year red magic has released one
of the most powerful handheld alternatives to date in the mobile gaming space the rare
Magic 8 Pro sporting the new Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset adreno 740 GPU and 520
Hertz touch trigger buttons this device offers unmatched Mobile gaming performance along with
an intuitive console lies experience so good that it blurs the line between the two very distinctly
different platforms for this video we'll be taking a close look at the upgraded features
the ram Magic 8 Pro has to offer we'll dive into performance across Android native titles as well
as emulation capabilities across systems such as NES Super NES Dreamcast GameCube and more
and we'll even take a look at two of the most popular Android controllers on the market today
foreign Magic 8 Pro is being offered in two beautiful sci-fi inspired designs a stealthy
matte black version and a more souped-up design the red magic has dubbed void which is the version
that you're looking at here which ships with a transparent glass back design to reveal bronze
logos stamps and the RGB 20K RPM turbo cooling fan the overall design is both elegant and
ostentatious in many regards with its unusually Square narrow design aluminum frame and triple
Center Place cameras featuring a 50 megapixel wide lens an 8 megapixel Ultra wide lens and a
2 megapixel macro lens the red Magic 8 Pro is capable of capturing video at AK 30fps or 4K
60fps or 1080p at 120 frames per second the 6.8 inch AMOLED display is protected by a sheet of
Gorilla Glass 5 and it features a 16 megapixel under display selfie camera the screen has a
120hz refresh rate and a peak brightness of 1300 nits it can also accommodate dual SIM cards but
unfortunately it doesn't support micro SD cards for store storage expansion however this new model
is being offered in the following internal storage packages this latest design also features Wi-Fi 7
Bluetooth 5.3 NFC and a 6000 milliamp battery which in the world of handheld PCS translates
to roughly 30 watt hours very impressive for its size but what makes the 8 Pro a heavy hitter for
mobile gaming is the new Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset paired with the adreno 740 GPU and
the lpddr5x ram one of the things where magic has become well known for is the console-like
gaming experience provided by the smartphones flip a switch and your smartphone is instantly
transformed into a dedicated Mobile gaming Hub I'm a huge fan of this approach because
it makes my mobile gaming sessions feel a lot more private one of the biggest off-putting
things for me when it comes to Mobile gaming on a cell phone is having my concentration broken with
text messages and constant notification pop-ups but the red magic gaming UI addresses this very
well providing quick access to these settings all within an in-game overlay which is one of
the most intuitive and feature-rich overlays that I've used to date you can access this overlay by
swiping right to left at the top corner of either side and you can close it out just
as quickly with the opposite gesture here you'll be presented with a plethora of plugins that you
can play with to customize your gaming experience you'll also be able to Monitor and adjust the CPU
and GPU frequency adjust refresh rate toggle the RGB cooling fan remap Keys activate and map the
touch sensitive trigger buttons and you can even toggle a real-time performance overlay or side
boot a second game or app in picture-in-picture mode and sell so much more but the mobile console
experience doesn't end there because you can also wirelessly cast your games to a monitor or TV or
you can physically dock the red Magic Pro via the USBC port for zero latency and transmit video and
audio all in one with this setup you'll have the option to use your phone as a mouse or even split
the port altogether so that your phone can operate independently of the game that you're currently
playing how cool is that additionally you'll also have access to Mora the rare Magic 8 Pro virtual
assistant unfortunately most of the tasks he's able to perform are fairly trivial I'll keep it a
buck I probably won't do a whole lot with this but I can definitely see what rare Magic is going in
an effort to make the device feel more interactive for example you can have more act as your personal
alarm clock Commander it's time to get up and finish your mission or you can take virtual
photos with her you know I hadn't been briefed in the slightest on this new mascot for the a pro
so when I unbox the package and was greeted with these as you could imagine I was pretty confused
and I didn't go inside the game center for the first couple of days as I was setting everything
up with emulation so I was mystified for a good little while before it all made sense but overall
this setup with a dedicated gaming hub for some reason reminds me a lot of the steam deck you
have your primary user interface or desktop with all of your traditional accessibilities and when
you're ready to hunker down and play some games you can then hop over into your dedicated gaming
space I should also mention you can have virtually any desktop app pulled inside the game center that
you please as you can see here I pulled in my main emulator apps so I can launch them
here directly which will take a closer look at in just a sec so guys I gotta say after gaming
on the red Magic 8 Pro for several weeks now I'm legitimately Amazed by the performance
Flagship native Android games such as Call of Duty mobile and kitchen impact run at a buttery
smooth 60fps with no hiccups in the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 flat out rips through emulated systems
all right
when I booted up God of War 1 and 2 and realized that I can hit 60 at 4X resolution I was at a loss
no I did get some dips here and there but these games are more than playable on this smartphone
as crazy as that sounds a gaming smartphone this capable today makes me wonder what will be two to
three years from now smartphones will probably be as powerful as many PCs are today now when
it comes to input controls for gaming and nine times out of 10 I'm going with physical buttons
and joysticks but the 960 Hertz multi-finger touch technology on the a pro performs extraordinarily
well and as a result I've done a lot more gaming simply using the native touch controls than I
anticipated but nevertheless I picked up a couple of popular Android controllers to see how they
hold up with one of the latest and greatest I have here the Razer Kishi V2 and the gamesir X3
both with USBC type connectors as you can see the key CB2 is a lot sleeker and has a much Slimmer
build while the game server has a lot more bulk largely due to the curved grips and the internal
RGB cooling fan which I honestly thought was more gimmick than anything but it turns out that this
cooling system really does keep the phone surface icy cool to the touch another thing that separates
the two is that the d-pad and the face buttons on the game Seer are swappable in the USBC connector
offer a generous amount of movement when it comes to attaching the phone for the Kishi V2 it doesn't
offer any physical button adjustments what you see is pretty much what you get however there
are two unique hotkey buttons M1 and M2 that you can use to perform various functions and overall
I feel that the d-pad face buttons shoulder and triggers feel a bit more substantial in the Kishi
and they make less audible noise when pushed when it comes to software both controllers offer their
own front-end application that pulls in your games and emulators Razer is a bit more Bare
Bones while Gamester offers additional content on top of your downloaded or sideloaded games
such as a discovery Tab and a category breakdown but at the end of the day you're probably going
to choose one over the other based on the virtual touch mapping features both controls excel in this
area however I noticed that games here often have pre-loaded controllers for popular Android games
that I simply had to fine tune whereas for the kcb2 I pretty much had to start from scratch Razer
also uses a floating shortcut tab that remains on the screen at all times even once games are
closed out unless you turn it off altogether in the main settings gameser uses a photo shortcut
tab as well to adjust controls but it doesn't sit up on the screen once a game has been closed out
which I much prefer all in all I ended up liking the Gamester app the virtual touch mapping and the
ergonomics the most while I prefer the d-pad face buttons shoulder and Triggers on the Razer Kishi
V2 my only reservation when it comes to these attachable controllers is the overall added bulk
and size to an otherwise Sleek pocket friendly design depending on the size of your smartphone
attachable controllers start to bring the device awfully close to the rim of a switch or Mini PC
and I think that the greatest appeal of a powerful gaming smartphone is that you can literally take
it everywhere regardless of the situation no carry case or slingback necessary overall as
I'm sure you've gathered by now I highly recommend this unit for those looking for a dedicated mobile
device or even for an all-in-one daily driver now the selfie cam isn't the greatest but outside of
that this thing is packing crazy specs if only it had a Micro SD slot in wireless charging those are
really my only gripes but most gaming phones out there don't have these features either the rare
Magic dedicated gaming center paired with the suite of Monitor and TV docking features have
been executed very well and deserve recognition and consideration for your next gaming smartphone
purchase before I wrap let me know what you think about the rare Magic a pro gaming smartphone are
you even a mobile gamer in the first place if not how did you make it to this point and if
you are are you on Apple or Android and can it hit 60 for PS2 games with little compromise as
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