Nubia Red Magic 6 Gaming Phone Will Launch on 4th March in China

Feb. 20, 2021

Red Magic 6: Launch Date

In an official Weibo post, the company hasconfirmedthat Nubia Red Magic 6 will be unveiled on 4th March in China. It will be a successor toRed Magic 5Sthat launched earlier last year. The Weibo post also includes a teaser poster (attached below). The caption reads that the device will bring four key features – display, charging, haptics (or improved touch), and cooling.

Nubia has been talking up and teasing its next gaming smartphone for quite some time now. Red Magic 6 is rumored to include anelectrochromic back panel. The teaser video showed the back panel turn transparent, revealing the internals, at the touch of a button. Check out this video to see it in action:

As for the hardware specifications, the smartphone will feature a 144Hz display with a480Hz touch sampling rate. Xiaomi’s Mi 11 was thefirst smartphoneto boast such a high touch sampling rate. Red Magic 6 is next in line and will greatly benefit gamers with this spec.

The company has also confirmed three key features of the upcoming gaming phone. It willsupport 120W fast-charging, making it possible to fully charge your phone in under 20 minutes. Red Magic 6 will also feature acompletely revamped cooling system, with a new and improved centrifugal fan. The physical fan has been and will continue to be a highlight of Red Magic phones.

Further, the device is also confirmed to feature a nine-axis spatial sensor. It will track your phone’s movement in different directions and could be useful for gamers. We also know that theSnapdragon 888 5G chipsetwill power the Red Magic 6 under the hood. It will bring along up to 16GB of RAM and up to 256GB of built-in storage. Currently, we have no information on the camera specs of the device.

Moreover, the rumor mill suggests that there will be two Red Magic 6 variants. Both variants will have a lot of similarities and will likely differ in the camera and charging department. The Pro variant (model number NX669J-P) will support 120W charging whereas the standard variant (model number NX669J) was spotted with 66W fast-charging support.

We will officially learn more details about Nubia’s next-gen gaming phone in the days leading up to the launch. So, be on the lookout for more information.