We put the Nubia RedMagic 7 Professional by our rigorous DXOMARK Audio take a look at suite to measure its efficiency each at recording sound utilizing its built-in microphones, and at taking part in audio again by its audio system.
On this evaluation, we are going to break down the way it fared in quite a lot of checks and a number of other frequent use circumstances.
Overview
Key audio specs embrace:
- Two audio system: one top-side firing, one bottom-side firing.
- 3.5 mm audio jack
- DTS:X Extremely Encompass Sound
Nubia RedMagic 7 Professional
63
audio
52
Black Shark 5 Professional
Finest: Black Shark 5 Professional (89)
52
Black Shark 5 Professional
Finest: Black Shark 5 Professional (81)
66
Black Shark 5 Professional
Finest: Black Shark 5 Professional (88)
91
Nubia RedMagic 7 Professional
113
POCO F4 GT
54
Honor Magic3 Professional+
Finest: Honor Magic3 Professional+ (91)
57
Black Shark 5 Professional
Finest: Black Shark 5 Professional (81)
39
Black Shark 4S Professional
Finest: Black Shark 4S Professional (78)
54
Black Shark 5 Professional
Finest: Black Shark 5 Professional (99)
54
Black Shark 5 Professional
Finest: Black Shark 5 Professional (97)
26
Black Shark 5 Professional
Finest: Black Shark 5 Professional (60)
82nd
7. Asus Smartphone for Snapdragon Insiders
77
10. Apple iPhone 13 Professional Max
75
16. Apple iPhone 12 Professional Max
74
19. Samsung Galaxy A53 5G
73
19. Samsung Galaxy A33 5G
73
24. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3 5G
72
24. Samsung Galaxy S22+ (Exynos)
72
26. Apple iPhone 11 Professional Max
71
26. Lenovo Legion Cellphone 2 Professional
71
26. Samsung Galaxy S22 Extremely (Snapdragon)
71
26. Samsung Galaxy S22 Extremely (Exynos)
71
26. Samsung Galaxy S22 (Snapdragon)
71
26. Samsung Galaxy S22 (Exynos)
71
37. Apple iPhone SE (2022)
70
37. Apple iPhone SE (2020)
70
37. Samsung Galaxy S21 Extremely 5G (Snapdragon)
70
37. Samsung Galaxy S21 Extremely 5G (Exynos)
70
37. Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G (Snapdragon)
70
37. Samsung Galaxy S21 5G (Snapdragon)
70
37. Samsung Galaxy S21 5G (Exynos)
70
46. Samsung Galaxy S20 Extremely
69
46. Samsung Galaxy A52s 5G
69
46. Samsung Galaxy A52 5G
69
52. Samsung Galaxy Note20 Extremely 5G (Snapdragon)
68
52. Samsung Galaxy Note20 Extremely 5G (Exynos)
68
52. Xiaomi Redmi K40 Gaming
68
62. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold2 5G
66
62. Samsung Galaxy Be aware 10+ 5G
66
62. Samsung Galaxy Be aware 10+
66
62. Xiaomi Redmi K40 Professional+
66
86. Oppo Reno6 Professional 5G (Snapdragon)
62
88. Huawei Mate 30 Professional 5G
61
93. Lenovo Legion Cellphone Professional
59
103. Motorola Edge 20 Professional
55
105. Xiaomi Mi CC9 Professional Premium Version
54
111. Vivo X70 Professional (MediaTek)
51
115. Vivo X60 Professional 5G (Snapdragon)
47
31st
10. Lenovo Legion Cellphone 2 Professional
71
10. Samsung Galaxy S22 (Snapdragon)
71
10. Samsung Galaxy S22 (Exynos)
71
15. Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G (Snapdragon)
70
15. Samsung Galaxy S21 5G (Snapdragon)
70
15. Samsung Galaxy S21 5G (Exynos)
70
33. Oppo Reno6 Professional 5G (Snapdragon)
62
39. Xiaomi Mi CC9 Professional Premium Version
54
41. Vivo X70 Professional (MediaTek)
51
42. Vivo X60 Professional 5G (Snapdragon)
47
Playback
Professionals
- Comparatively freed from artifacts
Cons
- Most quantity will not be useable
- Lack of low-end extension
- Weak punch
Recording
Professionals
- Appropriate recording loudness
- First rate SNR
Cons
- Inconsistent tonal steadiness in all apps used
- Poor efficiency in excessive SPL state of affairs
- Mono recording.
The Nubia RedMagic 7 Professional is, like its predecessors, constructed to attraction to players. It has the top-of-the-line Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 beneath the hood, a classy cooling system, and shoulder triggers. This mannequin additionally boasts of stereo audio system with DTS: X Extremely Encompass Sound tuning. However like its predecessors, the 7 Professional falls a little bit brief in our audio testing, with this newest gadget shedding one level in its general rating to its predecessor, the RedMagic Professional 6, in addition to shedding some extent on playback and 5 factors in recording.
On the plus facet in playback, the 7 Professional is comparatively artifact-free, reaching a superb rating in our database, and it additionally did fairly effectively in our quantity attribute. However the general sound lacks each high- and low-end, and in different attributes, the gadget was common at greatest. As a recording gadget, the RedMagic 7 Professional is purposeful by way of recording loudness and in managing Sign-to-Noise Ratio, however in any other case produced middling outcomes.
Take a look at abstract
About DXOMARK Audio checks: For scoring and evaluation in our smartphone audio evaluations, DXOMARK engineers carry out quite a lot of goal checks and undertake greater than 20 hours of perceptual analysis beneath managed lab circumstances.
(For extra particulars about our Playback protocol, click on right here; for extra particulars about our Recording protocol, click on right here.)
The next part gathers key components of our exhaustive checks and analyses carried out in DXOMARK laboratories. Detailed efficiency evaluations beneath the type of reviews can be found upon request. Don’t hesitate to contact us.
Playback
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How Audio Playback rating consists
DXOMARK engineers take a look at playback by the smartphone audio system, whose efficiency is evaluated in our labs and in real-life circumstances, utilizing default apps and settings.
In playback, the Nubia RedMagic 7 Professional suffers from various flaws that maintain it again from its meant use as a gaming cellphone. Wealthy, satisfying timbre, good stereo wideness, correct localizability, and good efficiency at excessive quantity are all qualities that add to the gaming expertise. Within the case of the RedMagic 7 Professional, the tonal steadiness is skinny, with an overemphasis on the midrange that makes it sound boxy. When taking part in video games at most quantity, an general harshness dominates, making it disagreeable to make use of. The dynamics efficiency can also be spotty, and it will get worse as the amount will increase. Assault is rounded and mushy, bass precision is poor, and the envelope will not be correct. Within the spatial attribute, the Nubia RedMagic 7 Professional doesn’t have good wideness, and sadly, the stereo scene doesn’t rotate when utilizing it in inverted panorama mode for gaming or watching films. On a plus be aware, the gadget earned a prime rating for its lack of artifacts. However it’s price mentioning that whenever you open the music app, the fan appears to launch mechanically, and that you must flip it off manually.
Hearken to the examined smartphone’s playback efficiency on this comparability with a few of its opponents:
Nokia N95 Stereo Widening
Right here is how the Nubia RedMagic 7 Professional performs in playback use circumstances in comparison with its opponents:
Playback use-cases scores
Timbre
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Black Shark 5 Professional
The Timbre rating represents how effectively a cellphone reproduces sound throughout the audible tonal vary and takes under consideration bass, midrange, treble, tonal steadiness, and quantity dependency. It’s crucial attribute for playback.
Dynamics
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Black Shark 5 Professional
The Dynamics rating measures the accuracy of adjustments within the power stage of sound sources, for instance how exactly a bass be aware is reproduced or the impression sound from drums.
Spatial
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Black Shark 5 Professional
The sub-attributes for spatial checks embrace pinpointing a selected sound’s location, its positional steadiness, distance, and wideness.
The Quantity rating represents the general loudness of a smartphone and the way easily quantity will increase and reduces based mostly on consumer enter.
Listed here are a number of sound strain ranges (SPL) measured when taking part in our pattern recordings of hip-hop and classical music at most quantity:
| Hip-Hop | Classical | |
| Nubia RedMagic 7 Professional | 107.4 dBA | 104.3 dBA |
| Nubia RedMagic 6 Professional | 75.9 dBA | 72.8 dBA |
| Realme GT 2 Professional | 74.2 dBA | 69.5 dBA |
The next graph reveals the gradual adjustments in quantity going from minimal to most. We count on these adjustments to be constant throughout the vary, so that each one quantity steps correspond to customers’ expectations:
The Artifacts rating measures the extent to which the sound is affected by numerous kinds of distortion. The upper the rating, the much less the disturbances within the sound are noticeable. Distortion can happen due to sound processing within the gadget and due to the standard of the audio system.
Recording
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How Audio Recording rating consists
DXOMARK engineers take a look at recording by evaluating the recorded information on reference audio tools. These recordings are executed in our labs and in real-life circumstances, utilizing default apps and settings.
As a recording gadget, the Nubia RedMagic 7 Professional struggles on many fronts. It information in mono, instantly placing it at an obstacle in opposition to many equally priced opponents. This implies the spatial efficiency will not be very attention-grabbing. As for the sound it captures, totally different apps produce totally different outcomes, however all of them are flawed. In life and selfie movies, for instance, the tonal steadiness is severely missing in low-end content material. The higher spectrum, then again, is overloaded within the 5Hz to 6Hz vary, emphasizing sibilance and making trebles aggressive and metallic. Within the memo app, the timbre is barely extra balanced however nonetheless aggressive and overly targeted on excessive midrange and decrease trebles. When recording in a excessive sound strain stage (SPL) state of affairs, like at an digital music live performance, all these issues are exaggerated. After which there are the artifacts. At excessive SPL, recordings present sturdy compression and distortion. The background rendering is unrealistic, missing bass and sounding tinny. On the plus facet, recording loudness is appropriate.
Right here is how the Nubia RedMagic 7 Professional performs in recording use circumstances in comparison with its opponents:
Recording use-cases scores
Timbre
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Honor Magic3 Professional+
Honor Magic3 Professional+
The Timbre rating represents how effectively a cellphone captures sounds throughout the audible tonal vary and takes under consideration bass, midrange, treble, and tonal steadiness. It’s crucial attribute for recording.
Dynamics
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Black Shark 5 Professional
Black Shark 5 Professional
The Dynamics rating measures the accuracy of adjustments within the power stage of sound sources, for instance how exactly a voice’s plosives (the p’s, t’s and okay’s, for instance) are reproduced. The rating additionally considers the Sign-to-Noise Ratio (SNR), for instance how loud the primary voice is in comparison with the background noise.
Spatial
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Black Shark 4S Professional
Black Shark 4S Professional
The sub-attributes for spatial checks embrace pinpointing a selected sound’s location, its positional steadiness, distance, and wideness on the recorded audio information.
Quantity
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Black Shark 5 Professional
The Quantity rating represents how loud audio is normalized on the recorded information and the how the gadget handles loud environments, resembling digital live shows, when recording.
Listed here are the sound ranges recorded within the audio and video information, measured in LUFS (Loudness Unit Full Scale); as a reference, we count on loudness ranges to be above -24 LUFS for recorded content material:
| Assembly | Life Video | Selfie Video | Memo | |
| Nubia RedMagic 7 Professional | -33.6 LUFS | -25 LUFS | -20.5 LUFS | -28.1 LUFS |
| Nubia RedMagic 6 Professional | -34.8 LUFS | -23.9 LUFS | -19.3 LUFS | -27.7 LUFS |
| Realme GT 2 Professional | -21.9 LUFS | -15.7 LUFS | -14.6 LUFS | -18.2 LUFS |
Artifacts
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Black Shark 5 Professional
Black Shark 5 Professional
The Artifacts rating measures the extent to which the recorded sounds are affected by numerous kinds of distortions. The upper the rating, the much less the disturbances within the sound are noticeable. Distortions can happen due to sound processing within the gadget and the standard of the microphones, in addition to consumer dealing with, resembling how the cellphone is held.
Hear for artifacts on this extract, which has been recorded in a busy residence setting:
Background
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Background evaluates how pure the assorted sounds round a voice mix into the video recording file. For instance, when recording a speech at an occasion, the background mustn’t intrude with the primary voice, but it ought to present some context of the environment.
