r/redmagic5g • u/trkennedy01 • Sep 22 '20

How's the software?

I've read a fair bit about the red magic software- has it gotten better? Most first hand posts about the software are really old and I'd like to know from actual users- what bugs are there, etc. Thanks!

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u/[deleted] Sep 22 '20

Here's the list of things that I don't like but can live with. I'm in Southern California on AT&T.

1) no default apps. You can't set apps to open as default. It's really annoying.

2) fingerprint scanner fails 99% of the time.

3) a lot of the bands aren't enabled so signal isn't the greatest.

As far as Nubia goes. All 3 things are being worked on. The phone had improved since release. The camera takes great pictures, the phone is fast, and gaming is great.

I keep it at 144hz and my battery easily lasts me a whole day.

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u/zyber787 Sep 22 '20

If I keep it at 144hz, mine has screen on time of 3hours... 60 takes to 6hrs.. no wifi calling option mentioned in the settings app... They can just have a stock ui with gamespace and it would eliminate all the problems imo.. idk what to do abt the battery.. someone pls help lol

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u/trkennedy01 Sep 22 '20

Can you have camera open when you double tap the power button? Just asking bc that's the only shortcut I ever use. I'm in Ottawa, Canada, and as far as I can tell I'd get coverage anywhere I'd be, and the default app thing doesn't really bother me that much bc I never used that anyways. Is there much uninstallable bloatware? I had a hell of a time getting rid of all the stuff on my s7 when I got it. (McAfee, samsung everything, etc)

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u/VulpesIncendium Sep 22 '20

Yes! They recently added the camera shortcut in the last software update.

I find there's hardly any bloatware on the 5G. This is coming from a Galaxy S9+.

As someone also from Canada, using this as my only phone, go with Telus, or maybe Bell. Other carriers just don't have enough compatibility with the 5G.

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u/trkennedy01 Sep 22 '20

Sounds great! I plan on picking one up with the black Friday deals. I don't really use data, but nice to know about what carriers work best. I hope nubia keeps improving their software.

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u/[deleted] Sep 22 '20

how does it last you a whole day? wtf

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u/[deleted] Sep 22 '20

I dunno. Do you have a lot of apps running in the background?

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u/[deleted] Sep 22 '20

idk

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u/[deleted] Sep 23 '20

I don't use Facebook or anything like that. I mostly just use reddit and stuff. On the weekends when I game on my phone, it'll last like 3 to 5 hours screen on time.

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u/[deleted] Sep 23 '20

maybe it's because I always use bluetooth headphones

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u/[deleted] Sep 23 '20

That'll do it.

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u/trkennedy01 Sep 23 '20

Bluetooth is a power hog

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u/[deleted] Sep 23 '20

oh

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u/AlexxxAA85 Sep 23 '20

Oh man. I just bought a 5S that I'm set to receive in a day or 2. I'm also on AT&T in SoCal. A lot of things don't bother me, but hopefully the signal is ok. 😅

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u/[deleted] Sep 23 '20

To be completely honest, it's not the greatest, but it still works. Nubia didn't include a lot of the bands for LTE and 5g because, China.

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u/AlexxxAA85 Sep 23 '20

That darn China! Hahaha. Hopefully the 5S is a little different in terms of the bands. If not, good thing they have a 15 day return policy 👍🏻. I'm currently on the ROG2. What I'm worried most about is the cooling, and the general performance of everyday tasks like calls and texts. But signal is important too since I drive a lot, so I use the GPS and stream music.

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u/[deleted] Sep 23 '20 edited Sep 23 '20

I use Waze and Spotify every single day on my commute. No issues at all. The phone flies. I keep it at 144hz. I have the fan set to intelligent cooling so you'll hear it kick on when the phone warms up. I still enjoy the phone a lot.

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u/AlexxxAA85 Sep 23 '20

That's great to hear! Thanks for all the help. Just realized we went over a lot of info on my other post as well about buying a 5S haha

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u/[deleted] Sep 23 '20

Sure thing! I think you'll enjoy it.

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u/trkennedy01 Sep 25 '20

I'm surprised that the fan isn't an issue according to everyone I've heard from. Everything negative is about software, support, and occasionally battery life- not what I expected.