I’ve wished to get my fingers on the RedMagic 9 Professional since I first noticed it up for launch on the finish of final 12 months. Throughout my time at MWC 24 earlier this 12 months, I used to be capable of get an opportunity to get some hands-on time with the RedMagic 9 Professional and this confirmed that I wished to search out out extra. After some exchanging of emails, I now have stated cellphone in my possession and it’s time to evaluation it. So with out additional delay let’s dive into the evaluation under.
Design
Here’s a transient unboxing video showcasing the cellphone.
This is likely one of the greatest issues in terms of a gaming cellphone and the RedMagic 9 Professional (hereafter known as the 9 Professional). The cellphone has some very particular gaming cues. Time to take the tour across the system ranging from the highest edge.
On the highest of the system, we discover one of many side-firing audio system together with an IR blaster for controlling IR-equipped gadgets. Along with that is one thing that may be a little bit of a rarity as of late, a 3.5mm headset jack is sitting up there on the highest. We additionally discover one of many pinhole mics and a number of the many antenna line breaks.
Transferring across the right-hand facet we have now rather a lot happening so let’s go from the perimeters in.
On the perimeters, we have now the RGB shoulder set off buttons which will be configured inside video games. The RGB lighting will be set in numerous modes from the software program which we’ll cowl extra afterward. The set off buttons assist as much as 520hz contact detection making them very responsive to be used in video games. 
Subsequent, we have now one finish of the fan channel, I consider that is the exhaust vent however I could possibly be unsuitable. 
Subsequent, we have now the quantity rocker swap which has good suggestions and is distinctive when in comparison with the sleep/wake/energy swap. The subsequent factor right here is once more a touch on the gaming focus of this cellphone as we have now a devoted house mode slider swap. by shifting this swap in direction of to energy key then the cellphone will enter into its gaming mode the place you’ve got all of the toggles from numerous software-led features. I’ll cowl these extra later within the gaming part of this evaluation. The very last thing of observe right here is the presence of one other pinhole mic.
On the underside fringe of the cellphone is one other one of many side-firing audio system one other pinhole microphone and the USB 3.2, Sort-C with DisplayPort performance, for plugging into an exterior show. This port can even assist fascharing in the event you use the right charger and the cellphone will cost at as much as 80W giving a fairly good 0 to full cost time of below 35 minutes. We even have a twin SIM card slot.
Transferring round to the left-hand facet of the cellphone other than the same old antenna break we have now bought the opposite finish for the fan channel which I believe is the consumption finish.
On the rear, we have now bought a good quantity of issues happening alongside some graphical exuberance 
Within the prime right-hand nook we have now a reference to this being the ninth Era of RedMagic telephones with a 09 that may illuminate when the cellphone is in gaming mode. Coming down from his however sticking to the right-hand facet we have now the “Win Extra Video games” textual content written on the rear panel with the Redmagic Brand on the very backside proper. On the left-hand facet on the backside edge, there’s once more some textual content outing the cellphone model identify REDMAGIC after which as you progress up the cellphone there are extra textual content references this time below the digital camera array we have now Ice Cooling System written across the center part. above that is the place issues get a bit extra fascinating. we have now what seems to be three digital camera modules in a vertical stack, nevertheless, this isn’t the case. The underside of the stack is a really small however highly effective fan. 
This fan will spin at a velocity of as much as 22,000 RPM and is absolutely customisable with RGB as nicely becoming into the gaming cellphone vibe very properly. The fan will be fairly loud when it’s working at max capability however in regular use, it’s barely audible over the background noise.. I’ve bought is ready to be one more often than not. I’ll hear it ramp as much as full velocity if I’ve it quick charging however in any other case it would simply spin away pulling chilly air by way of the cooling chamber for me.
Above the fan, we have now two digital camera sensors that are each 50mp sensors one being an ultra-wide and the opposite being the conventional side ratio. I consider that the decrease of the 2 cameras has additionally bought an OIS which is a primary for a digital camera on a RedMagic gaming cellphone. 
Each cameras characteristic a 7-element lens and the sensors are from Samsung producer. However that isn’t all as we even have an extra 2MP sensor off to the facet sitting under the twin LED flash. This digital camera is there to select up the macro pictures duties as you’d count on on this form of set-up. Above the 2MP Macro digital camera is a Dul LED flash mild which can even pull double responsibility as a torch if required.
A couple of issues to notice concerning the again cowl is that that is extremely slippy regardless of there being a texture to the glass panel which implies that until that is on a flat floor it would slip off issues and make its method to the bottom rather a lot. There’s a clip-on shard plastic case included within the field however this does little to negate these inevitable tumbles. You too can purchase an extra case from the RedMagic retailer however I can’t see this serving to this case a lot additional. I’ve combated this by buying a pores and skin for the rear panel which give simply sufficient grip to cease is sliding away from me on a regular basis.
Transferring across the the entrance of the cellphone is the place we have now the show together with the digital camera however we’ll come again to that in a second. The show itself is admittedly giant and the panel below the Corning Gorilla Glass 5 floor is maxed out as a lot as potential. The display screen is a 6.8 inches FHD+ panel and it’s of the AMOLED selection. It has a brightness of as much as 1600nits with a color accuracy of △E＜1. The Display screen-to-body ratio is 93.7% which is likely one of the highest I’ve used lately, and it has a decision of 2480 x 1116 with a PPI of 400. 
The panel has a refresh price of as much as 120 hz (this may be adjusted in software program). There are a pair extra gaming-specific stats as nicely that I have to share and these are that the Instantaneous contact sampling price is 2,000Hz, with an total sampling price of as much as 960Hz multitouch. I presume that these are supposed to point out that it’s going to decide up on detections of enter rather a lot faster in fast-paced video games.
Effectively, that concludes our tour of the system’s exterior. However as with all telephones, we additionally want to research what’s below the pores and skin of the cellphone, within the {hardware} part.
{Hardware}
Firstly here’s a specs desk as there’s lot of stuff happening right here.
| Identify | RedMagic 9 Professional |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | Top: 163.98 mm Width: 76.35 mm Depth: 8.9 mm |
| Weight | 229 g |
| Show | Measurement: 6.8 inches FHD+ Materials: BOE Q9+ Refresh Charge: as much as 120Hz General Contact Sampling Charge: as much as 960 Hz multi-touch Instantaneous Contact Sampling Charge: 2,000 Hz Decision: 2480 x 1116 Display screen-to-body Ratio: 93.7% Sort: AMOLED Brightness: 1600 nits max brightness Materials: Corning® Gorilla® Glass PWM Dimming: 2160 Hz Colour Accuracy △E＜1 |
| Again Materials | Glass |
| Colours | Sleet (Black) Snowfall (White) Cyclone (Black with Gold Accents) |
| Working System | REDMAGIC OS 9.0 primarily based on Android 14.0 |
| SoC | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 |
| RAM | 12GB/16GB LPDDR5X |
| Storage | 256GB/512GB |
| Connectivty | Wi-Fi:11b/g/n/ac/ax/be (Tri-band 2.4G, 5G, 6G) with HBS assist Bluetooth 5.3 |
| Battery | 6500 mAh Twin Cell |
| Charging | As much as 80 W |
| Ports | USB 3.2, Sort-C, DP, Twin nano-SIM slot, 3.5mm Audio Jack |
| Audio Codecs | Playback: WAV, AAC, MP3, AMR, FLAC, OGG, APE Recording: MP3 |
| Video Codecs | 3GP, ASF, AVI, FLV, M2TS, MKV, MOV, MP4, MPG, MTSTS, WEBM, WMV, MPEG, M4V Recording: MP4 |
| Picture Codecs | PEG, PNG, GIF, BMP, WBMP, HEIC Output: JPEG |
| Unlock Choices | Beneath show Fingerprint reader Face Unlock |
| Community | 2G: GSM 2/3/5/8 3G: WCDMA B1/2/4/5/6/8/19 CDMA BC0 4G: TD-LTE B34/B38/39/40/41/42 FDD-LTE B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28A/B28B/B66/ 5G NR NSA: n41/n78/n77/n38/n7/n40 SA: n38/n40/n41/n78/n1/n77(3600M-4100M) /n28/n3/n7/n8/n20/n5/n66/n2/n26/ |
| NFC | Sure |
| Rear Digital camera | Decision: 50MP+50MP+2MP Sensor: Samsung GN 5 sensor 1/1.57 OIS optical picture stabilization 7P lens APL-coated anti-glare |
| Entrance Digital camera | 16MP, 2nd era under-display-camera (UDC) Pixel Measurement: 1.12μm Aperture: 2.0 |
| Flash | Twin LED |
| GPS | GPS, AGPS |
| Sensors | Fingerprint, G-sensor, Digital Compass, Gyroscope, Proximity, Ambient Gentle Sensor, Sensor hub |
| Cooling Options |
ICE 13 Multi-Dimensional Cooling System Different cooling parts Beneath-screen copper foil |
| Particular options | Shoulder Set off Buttons: 520Hz contact sampling price touchpads Recreation House Change: Toggles particular recreation mode on or off RGB Gentle: absolutely customizable lighting results |
| Within the field | REDMAGIC 9 Professional cellphone Clear cellphone case Energy adapter Sort-C information cable SIM tray ejector Guarantee Card Documentation |
I’m going to deal with the facets that may take this from an everyday cellphone to start a gaming hone as all the opposite {hardware} could be very generally seen on most high-end telephones as of late, there are nevertheless some exceptions to this which I’ll cowl afterward in my evaluation.
As it is a gaming cellphone let’s begin with the cooling system as that is the actual headline grabber for this cellphone. As you possibly can see from the specs sheet above the 9 Professional has bought fairly an elaborate system in place for cooling which is a mix of each warmth dissipation foils and thermal pastes and energetic cooling by way of the cooling fan itself. The fan is a really small part as it’s smaller than the diameter of a 5-pence coin. That being stated it is extremely intricately constructed because it has 59 0.1mm fan blades which can be able to as much as 22,000rpm to tug air into the cooling duct. As it is possible for you to to think about this cooling duct is the place the primary warmth dissipation occurs with the parts which can be producing the warmth being situated near the cooling duct. The picture under exhibits the assorted parts in additional element.
You’ll be able to see from the above picture that the Snapdarogn 8 Gen 3 Chip is situated on the underside of the cooling channel to provide the optimum publicity to the airflow being managed by the fan. Along with this, there’s an intensive space of thermally conductive materials on the midframe to assist cease any warmth coming by way of the show from the motherboard. All of because of this the *gen 3 Chip can run at increased temp fro longer which means that it could actually push extra calculations by way of. This in flip will imply sooner processing of recordsdata, faster video rendering and most significantly for consumers of this cellphone a greater gaming expertise with increased body charges being offered within the recreation with extra fluid movement traits and so on. There’s nevertheless one very minor draw back to this and that’s that when you’ve got the fan cranked as much as max it’s audible.
I’ve recorded this small clip to provide you an thought of the distinction between the fan on and off. I used to be utilizing the cellphone plugged in while taking part in Asphalt 9 within the mode known as Diablo Mode which is when all the pieces it maxed out and the processor and GPU are each operating at full energy.
Hopefully, that may display my level, Please remember although that this was an excessive situation and the fan is just not usually fairly as noticeable throughout regular gaming use, it could be simply cancelled out with a pair of headphones or by the sound from the sport itself, I solely deliver this as much as be thorough. subsequent up we have now the shoulder triggers that are a standout characteristic of the 9 Professional.
- Shoulder set off buttons,
In contrast to some gaming telephones that provide generic shoulder buttons, the 9 Professional’s triggers are constructed for severe avid gamers. You’ll be able to map particular in-game actions to every set off, supplying you with extra management over your gameplay. Think about utilizing them for aiming and firing in shooters, or activating talents and spells in MOBA video games – all whereas maintaining your thumbs free for motion and different on-screen controls. This frees up useful display screen house and permits for extra pure and intuitive management schemes. The 9 Professional doesn’t simply supply primary buttons; these triggers boast excessive accuracy and a satisfying tactile response. This implies your in-game actions will register exactly whenever you press the triggers, minimizing any lag or missed inputs. Not everybody has the identical finger stress. The 9 Professional understands this and means that you can fine-tune the sensitivity of the triggers. This manner, you possibly can set them to activate precisely whenever you need them to, lowering unintentional presses throughout intense gaming moments. The shoulder triggers profit from the cellphone’s extremely excessive contact sampling price of 520Hz. This interprets to near-instantaneous responses whenever you press the triggers, additional enhancing the sensation of exact management and minimizing any perceivable delay between your motion and the in-game response. You too can have the buttons pull double responsibility as they are going to work as notifications LEDS whenever you get an occasion it’s essential to be notified about. 
The 9 Professional’s shoulder triggers are extra than simply buttons; they’re customizable instruments designed to provide you a big edge in cellular gaming by offering a extra exact and responsive management expertise.
Cell avid gamers will probably be impressed by the 9 Professional’s show, which boasts a mix of options designed to ship an distinctive gaming expertise. The cellphone’s giant 6.8-inch AMOLED display screen affords ample house to take pleasure in even essentially the most visually complicated video games, whereas the sharp 2480 x 1160 decision ensures crisp and detailed visuals. In contrast to some shows that use LCD expertise, AMOLED shows are recognized for his or her wealthy colors and deep blacks, making a extra immersive and vibrant gaming ambiance. Nevertheless, the true energy of the 9 Professional for gaming lies in its refresh price and contact response. The 120Hz refresh price means the display screen refreshes the picture 120 instances per second, leading to noticeably smoother visuals. It is a important benefit in fast-paced video games like shooters or racing titles, the place each body counts and a clean refresh price may give you a aggressive edge. To enhance the excessive refresh price, the 9 Professional boasts an extremely responsive contact display screen with a 2000Hz prompt contact sampling price and a 960Hz common contact sampling price. In layman’s phrases, this implies the cellphone can acknowledge your contact instructions near-instantaneously, minimizing enter lag. With minimal delay between your contact and the corresponding motion on display screen, you possibly can react sooner and extra exactly in-game. Additional enhancing the immersive expertise is the cellphone’s under-display digital camera. In contrast to some telephones with notches or punch-holes that intrude on the viewing space, the 9 Professional retains the show uninterrupted. This lets you take pleasure in a really fullscreen view with none obstructions whereas gaming, maximizing your immersion in your recreation, though in actuality I barely observed the digital camera on my different telephones so this may not be a significant distinction to me primarily based on my expertise. Brightness is one other essential issue for cellular avid gamers, and the 9 Professional seems well-suited for numerous lighting situations. Whereas precise specs could differ, some sources declare the display screen can attain a exceptional 1600 nits in HDR mode. This implies you possibly can comfortably play video games outdoor on a shiny day or in a dimly lit room with out compromising on the visuals. The 9 Professional’s show presents a compelling possibility for avid gamers looking for a big, clear, clean, and responsive expertise with minimal distractions. The cellphone’s mixture of a high-resolution AMOLED show, a quick refresh price, an ultra-responsive contact display screen, and an under-display digital camera creates a characteristic set particularly tailor-made to boost your cellular gaming expertise.
The 9 Professional’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 processor throws down the gauntlet for clean and visually spectacular cellular gaming. This cutting-edge chip boasts important efficiency enhancements over its predecessors, translating to noticeably smoother gameplay in even essentially the most graphically demanding titles. This interprets to a aggressive edge, particularly in fast-paced video games the place split-second reactions are the distinction between victory and defeat. In contrast to some telephones that battle to keep up peak efficiency throughout prolonged gaming periods, the 9 Professional takes a special method. Its strong cooling system particularly addresses this concern by stopping the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 from throttling. This ensures you possibly can take pleasure in uninterrupted gameplay with constant body charges, permitting you to deal with the sport and never on thermal limitations. The advantages of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 prolong past uncooked energy. It really works in excellent concord with the 9 Professional’s 120Hz show. By enabling the cellphone to render graphics at excessive body charges that match the show’s refresh price, the processor unlocks the show’s full potential. This interprets to a buttery clean and graphically immersive gaming expertise, making each in-game motion really feel extremely responsive. Think about completely rendered explosions and lightning-fast character actions coming to life with minimal lag – that’s the type of visible constancy the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 and 120Hz show mixture can ship. However the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 isn’t nearly brute pressure. It boasts some thrilling options that cater particularly to cellular avid gamers. One such characteristic is the Snapdragon Recreation Tremendous Decision. This expertise can upscale the visuals of cellular video games to a powerful near-8K high quality when related to a high-resolution monitor by way of RedMagic Studio. This takes cellular gaming visuals to a complete new stage, providing an unprecedented stage of element and sharpness that may additional deepen your immersion within the recreation world. Think about taking part in your favorite cellular video games on a big monitor with visuals that rival high-end consoles – that’s the potential of Snapdragon Recreation Tremendous Decision.
It’s vital to think about some potential trade-offs, nevertheless. Highly effective processors just like the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 can drain battery life sooner. Whereas the 9 Professional packs a big battery of 6500mAh, prolonged high-performance gaming periods would possibly require extra frequent charging to maintain you powered up all through the day. Moreover, not all video games could also be absolutely optimized to leverage the total potential of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 simply but. Nevertheless, that is prone to change over time as each recreation builders and Qualcomm launch updates that enhance compatibility and efficiency for this cutting-edge cellular chipset. With ongoing optimization, the 9 Professional with its Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 processor has the potential to be a future-proof possibility for cellular avid gamers who prioritize clean efficiency, excessive body charges, and assist for revolutionary options.
Digital camera
The 9 Professional is perhaps a gaming powerhouse, nevertheless it doesn’t neglect to seize these profitable moments. Let’s delve into what this cellphone can do within the digital camera division, A triple-camera system graces the again, with the 50MP fundamental sensor taking the lead. This Samsung GN5 sensor with an f/1.9 aperture excels in shiny environments, making certain crisp and vibrant pictures – excellent for commemorating victories, adventures, or informal hangouts. An enormous improve from earlier fashions is the 50MP ultrawide digital camera with an f/2.2 aperture (courtesy of a Samsung JN1 sensor). Now you possibly can seize these sprawling landscapes or guarantee everybody suits in for epic group selfies. Rounding out the trio is a 2MP macro digital camera for these fascinating close-up textures or tiny objects begging to be photographed. The 9 Professional shines in terms of daylight pictures. The primary sensor delivers sharp pictures with correct colors, making it preferrred for out of doors gaming periods or sightseeing. Nevertheless, low-light efficiency is perhaps a little bit of a problem. Images would possibly present extra noise (grain) and lowered particulars in darker environments. If low-light prowess is a precedence, you would possibly wish to discover different choices. Identical to most smartphones, the 9 Professional makes use of digital zoom to amplify pictures. Bear in mind, extreme zooming can considerably cut back picture high quality and introduce blur. Sticking to the cellphone’s native zoom vary will guarantee sharper outcomes. The cellphone boasts a close to bezel-less look because of the under-display selfie digital camera. Whereas handy for informal selfies or video calls, the under-display expertise may not ship the identical stage of element and sharpness because the rear cameras – a trade-off for the smooth design.
General, the RedMagic 9 Professional’s digital camera prioritizes usability over professional-grade pictures. It delivers good picture high quality in well-lit situations and affords versatility with the ultrawide and macro choices. In the event you’re a gamer who desires a cellphone that captures on a regular basis moments with no need the perfect low-light digital camera, the RedMagic 9 Professional is a succesful alternative. However severe cellular photographers would possibly crave a cellphone with extra superior digital camera options.
Listed below are some pattern pictures that I’ve taken on the digital camera to provide you an thought of what the digital camera can do.
All in all in daylight the pictures are fairly good.
right here si a pattern of the video recording (this was recorded at 1080p at 60fps however has been downsampled to permit it to be shared by way of WordPress)
There’s a good bit of digital camera wobble happening right here as I don’t assume the stabilization is the perfect however as you possibly can see I used to be strolling whereas capturing this clip.
Lastly listed here are some samples of how the digital camera performs in low mild
Software program
The 9 Professional avoids cluttering the consumer interface with pointless software program, maintaining issues clear. Nevertheless, it caters to avid gamers with a devoted gaming mode activated by a purple slider on the cellphone’s facet. This gaming mode supplies a central hub to customise and fine-tune numerous settings to optimize your gaming expertise. I’ve included some pictures of the gaming mode UI under to provide you an thought of what it could actually do.
One of many choices you could get whenever you get the 9Pro is the Shadow Blade 2 gamepad (pictured under), nevertheless, I used to be not capable of get one in all these despatched out as a part of the evaluation equipment so I sadly don’t have one. I do nevertheless have the subsequent smartest thing which is the GameSir Galileo G8. This really the very same unit because the Shadow Blade 2. If you mix the 2 you possibly can then get an analogous expertise to one thing just like the Razer Edge Wifi nevertheless that is extra highly effective as a result of higher chipset
Shadow Blade 2 Gamepad
The inclusion of the gamepad made this such an fascinating prospect for me once I first tried this, at MWC again in February. Now while the Galileo G8 is just not utterly arrange accurately to work with the 9 Professional out of the field I’ve discovered that for essentially the most half, it would work with the video games I’ve been testing it with. I’ve bought some photos under to indicate you what it appear like under.
The above image exhibits that the 9 Professional is in gaming mode, which is activated primarily by the toggle swap on the facet of the unit. Throughout the is software program you possibly can change numerous completely different settings in your in recreation expertise. I’ve discovered that utilizing “Diablo Mode” provides you all the ability whenever you want it. Nevertheless, that being stated I’ve not been capable of finding a recreation that runs at something increased than 60FPS but. On this Recreation suite, you can even arrange particular particulars for a recreation. So for instance, if I wished my recreation to run on the Highest efficiency then I can set this up on a per-game foundation by modifying the “Dice” settings for that recreation. I can even change the best way the sport will wanting by altering the “present” mode which can change how the colors are displayed within the recreation which can assist with the gameplay expertise.
The in-game menu is accessible by way of a double swipe within the prime proper or left-hand nook. The menu on the left-hand facet is all the assorted Plugins you could implement on the video games if you want too. On the right-hand facet, you’ve got different controls similar to turning on the RGB LED results, blocking calls throughout gaming and so on. It’s pretty intuitive and straightforward to make use of the right-hand menu however the one for the plug-ins will be adjusted in additional element if required, in the event you had been a gamer and you actually wished to make the most of the additional instruments then I’m certain that there could be lots to dig into right here. I’ve solely actually appeared over it however I’ve not delved a lot additional than that.
apart from the Gaming mode we’re introduced with a really clear model of Android 14 albeit with the Redmagic UI on prime of it. I like how they haven’t messed round an excessive amount of with the UI other than the elevated icon dimension which is all too frequent on something apart from a Pixel as of late. By way of updates I’ve not had a firmware replace since I obtained the cellphone nevertheless I’ve had a Play programs replace which is at present on the March 24 model, nevertheless, the Safety replace continues to be on October 23 so this isn’t nice however I’ve seen worse. I don’t understand how usually and often these updates will likely be delivered to the cellphone because it tends to be the case that as an alternative of issuing an replace the cellphone is outdated by the subsequent mannequin model. Whether or not this would be the case with the 9 Professional solely time will inform.
Conclusion
So must you purchase a RedMagic 9 Professional? Effectively, that basically is determined by the place your priorities lie. in order for you what is likely one of the strongest telephones in the marketplace for gaming at present then for the bang in your cash then I’d say it is a good possibility, particularly whenever you issue value into the combo. For a beginning value of £579.00 as reviewed, you aren’t going to search out one other Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 powered cellphone for something near that value. to get the identical form of footprint you would wish to think about one thing just like the ROG Cellphone 8 which is at present retailing for £949.00 for the equal spec.
If the digital camera is the primary focus for you then I’d advocate wanting elsewhere as this isn’t the perfect digital camera in the marketplace, dont get me unsuitable it’s good once more when factoring within the value however there are higher choices on the market the lately launched Pixel 8a would really be a greater various for close to the identical value (£559) for the 256GB model.
If you’d like the perfect of each worlds, then possibly think about one of many Samsung Galaxy S 24 Line up as they offer nice gaming efficiency and are additionally backed by some implausible assist from Samsung concerning software program updates. they can even supply a ok gaming expertise.
You may additionally want to look into the sister model for this cellphone which is Nubia (they’re each operated by ZTE) as they’ve a really compelling camera-focused model of the Redmagic 9 Professional within the type of the Nubia Z60 Extremely however this provides a few hundred kilos to the asking value for the higher optics.
I’ve completely loved my time with the RedMagic 9 Professional however for now I’m going to be hanging it up for my every day driver and returning to my Pixel 8 Professional, I could nevertheless dig it again out for some gaming periods when i would like that customisable gaming expertise handy.