The Red Magic 7S Pro is a refresh of the Red Magic 7 Pro I reviewed earlier this year. The main difference is that the phone is now equipped with the new Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1. Therefore, this review won’t go into quite as much detail for each section, the most important thing is how…
For the past few years, Qualcomm and Mediatek have had a mid-cycle refresh of their flagship chipsets. This has typically been underwhelming with fractional improvements in performance, and it feels more like a marketing gimmick to justify new phones in the second half of the year. However, this year is quite different; Qualcomm has made…
Last month, Qualcomm announced its mid-cycle refresh of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1. Breaking from the traditional fractional improvement with CPU/GPU frequencies, Qualcomm made the dramatic move of shifting fabrication processes. The result was a significant improvement in both performance and efficiency for the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1. MediaTek has now announced its mid-cycle…