{"id":175149,"date":"2023-11-14T20:24:32","date_gmt":"2023-11-14T20:24:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techweekmag.com\/?p=175149"},"modified":"2023-11-14T20:24:32","modified_gmt":"2023-11-14T20:24:32","slug":"red-magic-9-pro-perhaps-the-worlds-only-smartphone-without-a-protruding-camera","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/mobile\/red-magic-9-pro-perhaps-the-worlds-only-smartphone-without-a-protruding-camera\/","title":{"rendered":"Red Magic 9 Pro: perhaps the world&#8217;s only smartphone without a protruding camera"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Red Magic brand, owned by ZTE, announced the launch of a new generation gaming smartphone, Red Magic 9 Pro.\u00a0Its peculiarity lies in the design of the rear panel, namely the camera block.\u00a0The fact is that for the first time in many years, a flagship smartphone with a flat camera will appear on the market.\u00a0A non-protruding camera block consisting of four modules is the main feature of the Red Magic 9 Pro.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_175152\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-175152\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-175152\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/RED-MAGIC-9-PRO-IS-PERHAPS-THE-WORLDS-ONLY-MODERN-FLAT-SMARTPHONE-WITHOUT-A-PROTRUDING-CAMERA.jpg\" alt=\"RED MAGIC 9 PRO IS PERHAPS THE WORLD'S ONLY MODERN FLAT SMARTPHONE WITHOUT A PROTRUDING CAMERA\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1446\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/RED-MAGIC-9-PRO-IS-PERHAPS-THE-WORLDS-ONLY-MODERN-FLAT-SMARTPHONE-WITHOUT-A-PROTRUDING-CAMERA.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/RED-MAGIC-9-PRO-IS-PERHAPS-THE-WORLDS-ONLY-MODERN-FLAT-SMARTPHONE-WITHOUT-A-PROTRUDING-CAMERA-300x402.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/RED-MAGIC-9-PRO-IS-PERHAPS-THE-WORLDS-ONLY-MODERN-FLAT-SMARTPHONE-WITHOUT-A-PROTRUDING-CAMERA-1024x1371.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/RED-MAGIC-9-PRO-IS-PERHAPS-THE-WORLDS-ONLY-MODERN-FLAT-SMARTPHONE-WITHOUT-A-PROTRUDING-CAMERA-75x100.jpg 75w, https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/RED-MAGIC-9-PRO-IS-PERHAPS-THE-WORLDS-ONLY-MODERN-FLAT-SMARTPHONE-WITHOUT-A-PROTRUDING-CAMERA-770x1031.jpg 770w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-175152\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">RED MAGIC 9 PRO IS PERHAPS THE WORLD&#8217;S ONLY MODERN FLAT SMARTPHONE WITHOUT A PROTRUDING CAMERA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After such news appeared, many doubted that the manufacturer could really release a completely flat smartphone with a modern camera, so, as always, they chalked it up to a marketing ploy.\u00a0However, the company has officially confirmed that the device is 8.9mm thick everywhere, including the camera area.\u00a0Moreover, the most interesting thing is that the previous smartphone model, Red Magic 8S Pro, had exactly the same thickness, that is, the manufacturer actually did not have to resort to tricks by increasing the dimensions of the device.<\/p>\n<p>A company official said that the back of the device uses exclusive custom glass.\u00a0Thanks to this, it has no holes on both the front and back sides, but at the same time ensures maximum light transmission and polarization effect.\u00a0In addition, such glass can serve as a lens.\u00a0Red Magic 9 Pro can be called the most extraordinary smartphone to date.\u00a0By the way, the shape and the concept itself are similar to the one that Xiaomi promoted with its MIX.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_175151\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-175151\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-175151\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Nowadays-its-almost-impossible-to-find-a-smartphone-that-doesnt-have-a-huge-protruding-camera.-ZTE-launches-a-new-trend.jpg\" alt=\"Nowadays it\u2019s almost impossible to find a smartphone that doesn\u2019t have a huge protruding camera. ZTE launches a new trend\" width=\"765\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Nowadays-its-almost-impossible-to-find-a-smartphone-that-doesnt-have-a-huge-protruding-camera.-ZTE-launches-a-new-trend.jpg 765w, https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Nowadays-its-almost-impossible-to-find-a-smartphone-that-doesnt-have-a-huge-protruding-camera.-ZTE-launches-a-new-trend-300x402.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Nowadays-its-almost-impossible-to-find-a-smartphone-that-doesnt-have-a-huge-protruding-camera.-ZTE-launches-a-new-trend-75x100.jpg 75w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 765px) 100vw, 765px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-175151\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nowadays it\u2019s almost impossible to find a smartphone that doesn\u2019t have a huge protruding camera. ZTE launches a new trend<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As for performance, the upcoming new product will receive the flagship Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset. And, since this is still a gaming smartphone, it will be equipped with active cooling.\u00a0Judging by the images, the device is also equipped with physical and touch buttons on the side.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_175150\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-175150\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-175150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/RED-MAGIC-9-PRO.jpg\" alt=\"RED MAGIC 9 PRO\" width=\"1801\" height=\"1035\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/RED-MAGIC-9-PRO.jpg 1801w, https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/RED-MAGIC-9-PRO-300x172.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/RED-MAGIC-9-PRO-1024x588.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/RED-MAGIC-9-PRO-100x57.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/RED-MAGIC-9-PRO-770x443.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/RED-MAGIC-9-PRO-1536x883.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1801px) 100vw, 1801px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-175150\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">RED MAGIC 9 PRO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>By the way, one of the last (if not the last) smartphones with a flat back panel was the iPhone SE, released in 2016.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nowadays it\u2019s almost impossible to find a smartphone that doesn\u2019t have a huge protruding camera. <a class=\"g1-link g1-link-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/mobile\/red-magic-9-pro-perhaps-the-worlds-only-smartphone-without-a-protruding-camera\/\">More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10404,"featured_media":175153,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1509],"tags":[779],"class_list":{"0":"post-175149","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-mobile","8":"tag-news"},"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/175149","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10404"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=175149"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/175149\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/175153"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=175149"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=175149"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=175149"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}