ISSUE 65 • ANDROID ADVISOR 35REVIEWyour thumbs to control movement and aim while
your fingers handle the shooting.
In one 4v4 match in PUBG Mobile, we managed
to get a 24-kill streak – and we’d describe our skills
as average at best.
You’ll also notice contact points along the left side
of the smartphone. While these can be considered
a bit of an eyesore compared to the rest of the
smartphone, there’s a good reason they’re there. If
you’re serious about mobile gaming, you can pick
up the Magic Adaptor for the Mars 3, providing not
only a 3.5mm headphone jack, but a Type-C charging
port (to keep the phone topped up during intense
sessions) and an Ethernet port that should provide
a steady 100Mb/s connection.
Much like the Magic Adaptor, gamers can opt to
pick up a one-handed controller for the Red Magic
3, transforming it into a proper mobile gaming
powerhouse. Unfortunately, we’ve not had a chance
to go hands-on with the Red Magic 3’s suite of
optional accessories, so we can’t comment on build
or performance.
Gaming features aside, the Red Magic 3 is a large
device – so large, in fact, that we struggle to use it
one-handed. It measures in at 171.7x78.5x9.7mm
and weighs 215g, and while it’s hefty, that’s not the
issue. We’ve found that it’s simply too tall to use
one-handed, with no real way to comfortably reach
the top of the screen using our thumb.
The design gripes don’t stop there, either. The
display sports rounded corners and has a noticeable
forehead and chin. That’s not necessarily a bad thing,ISSUE 65 • ANDROID ADVISOR 35REVIEWyour thumbs to control movement and aim while
your fingers handle the shooting.
In one 4v4 match in PUBG Mobile, we managed
to get a 24-kill streak – and we’d describe our skills
as average at best.
You’ll also notice contact points along the left side
of the smartphone. While these can be considered
a bit of an eyesore compared to the rest of the
smartphone, there’s a good reason they’re there. If
you’re serious about mobile gaming, you can pick
up the Magic Adaptor for the Mars 3, providing not
only a 3.5mm headphone jack, but a Type-C charging
port (to keep the phone topped up during intense
sessions) and an Ethernet port that should provide
a steady 100Mb/s connection.
Much like the Magic Adaptor, gamers can opt to
pick up a one-handed controller for the Red Magic
3, transforming it into a proper mobile gaming
powerhouse. Unfortunately, we’ve not had a chance
to go hands-on with the Red Magic 3’s suite of
optional accessories, so we can’t comment on build
or performance.
Gaming features aside, the Red Magic 3 is a large
device – so large, in fact, that we struggle to use it
one-handed. It measures in at 171.7x78.5x9.7mm
and weighs 215g, and while it’s hefty, that’s not the
issue.We’vefoundthatit’ssimplytootalltouse
one-handed, with no real way to comfortably reach
the top of the screen using our thumb.
The design gripes don’t stop there, either. The
display sports rounded corners and has a noticeable
forehead and chin. That’s not necessarily a bad thing,