RedMagic 10 Pro's $1,499 Golden Saga Phone Is Coming to MWC 2025
The Golden Saga phone, which is available for preorder ahead of a March 31 ship date, is crafted in gold and has a cooling system that's silver and gold-plated with carbon fiber along with a sapphire glass rear cover. Aside from the higher-end metals, this Golden Saga edition has 24GB of memory and 1TB of space and is powered by the same Snapdragon 8 Elite processor that's in the standard RedMagic 10 Pro. The standard 10 Pro with 24GB and 1TB of storage costs $999 -- $500 less than the Golden Saga.
The Mora Pink edition of the RedMagic 10 Pro is only being released in China, and the company will also show off this at MWC ahead of its launch.
Read more: MWC 2025: All the Phones, Wearables, Robots and AI Live From Barcelona
What's interesting about RedMagic's nearly $1,500 gaming phone is how it stacks up against its rival, the Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro. Both have a $1,500 model with 24GB of memory and 1TB of storage -- but only RedMagic's includes gold and silver accents. While RedMagic is hitting that price using these materials, Asus uses a second screen rear LED display that can play simple games.
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