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Red Magic 3S

Price: £419 (inc VAT) from fave.co/380juvH

The Red Magic 3 is the third gaming phone to be released by parent company Nubia in less than 12 months, as it continues its expansion into the European markets.

Hot on the heels of May’s Red Magic 3, the 3S offers the minor improvements typical of an ‘S’ update, while maintaining everything that made its predecessor such a success.

Design

The 3S is instantly recognizable if you’ve seen the Red Magic 3, with the same 6.65in, 2,340x1,080 AMOLED display as its predecessor. Make no mistake, this is a big device, but if you’ve tried some of the latest phones from Apple or Samsung it shouldn’t be a problem. The screen itself, although not the highest resolution, is more than adequate for a mid-range handset and provides plenty of detail while gaming. However, we only recorded a maximum brightness of 294 nits, and had a difficult time using it in direct sunlight.

What’s more disappointing, however, is that the slightly dated front of

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