[Update: Pre-order and Pricing info] Nubia’s RedMagic 5G is the world’s first phone with a 144Hz display

We've seen smartphones sporting 90Hz displays, and most recently the Find X2 Pro from OPPO with a 120Hz display, now we have Nubia upping the stakes with its new RedMagic 5G gaming phone whose 6.65-inch display has a slick 144Hz refresh rate. Besides the fancy display, the RedMagic 5G is powered by the latest Snapdragon processor with tons of RAM, storage, a huge battery, and built-in shoulder trigger buttons.

Update: Pre-orders for the RedMagic 5G are live-ish, from April 14th till April 21st, each day, 100 customers can buy a voucher worth up to $50 from the REDMAGIC 5G Blueprint event for only $5.79, which can be used when they buy the phone. Official pricing for the RedMagic 5G goes as follows:

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As you might have already guessed, the RedMagic 5G does indeed feature 5G connectivity with both SA and NSA dual modes to support all key regions.

The 6.65-inch AMOLED ESports Display has a 2340 x 1080 resolution (FHD+) and its main claim to fame – a 144Hz refresh rate. Qualcomm's Snapdragon 865 octa-core processor provides the grunt with RedMagic's Active Liquid-Cooling with Turbo Fan 3.0 to keep the CPU cool in extended gaming sessions. There is also a whopping 12GB of RAM and a very handy 256GB of UFS 3.0 built-in storage. A 4,500mAh battery will keep the gaming session going with fast charging present to make sure you never run out of juice.

Staying on the gaming theme, the built-in shoulder triggers have a 300Hz refresh rate and a 2ms touch delay so that the gaming phone can replicate the console gaming experience.

Once you've finished gaming, you can take some pics with the phone's trio of rear cameras consisting of a 64MP sensor, 8MP wide-angle lens, and the 2MP dedicated macro lens. There's also a 12MP selfie camera with Sensor+ SuperNight mode present.

Finally, the RedMagic 5G is also able to make and receive calls, texts, and all the other stuff you would expect a modern smartphone to do. Launching in China next month, the RedMagic 5G 8GB/128GB model in Red or Black will cost ​3799 Yuan ($540) while the top-of-the-line 12GB/256GB variant, available in a bunch of gradient colors, is priced at 4099 CNY ($583), which seems to be pretty reasonable.

Global availability and pricing are yet to be confirmed by RedMagic, but we'll update the article once details are announced. In the meantime, what do you think about the RedMagic 5G gaming smartphone?

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