RedMagic just dropped its anniversary phone with a battery you won’t see on any Galaxy or iPhone
RedMagic just dropped its anniversary phone with a battery you won’t see on any Galaxy or iPhone
Publish Date: 2026-05-18 14:11:00
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Gaming phones were supposed to be dying out. Then RedMagic showed up with an 8,000 mAh battery, an overclocked Snapdragon, and a transparent back that makes every other flagship look boring.
What RedMagic just announced
The RedMagic 11S Pro series is now official in China, and the spec sheet is wild in the best way possible. The launch lands on the brand’s eighth anniversary, and according to the official press release, it is a mid-gen refresh of last year’s RedMagic 11 Pro, which we called one of the coolest phones we’ve ever tested, both literally and metaphorically.There are three variants in play. China gets the 11S Pro and 11S Pro+, and a global 11S Pro is set to arrive later. The Chinese base model carries the largest battery in RedMagic’s history at 8,000 mAh, paired with 80W wired and wireless charging.
The RedMagic 11S Pro (China variant). | Images by RedMagic
A chipset that should sound very familiar
Both Chinese models pack the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 Leading Version, clocked at up to 4.74 GHz. If that number rings a bell, it should, because it is the same overclocked chip Samsung uses inside the Galaxy S26 Ultra in its benchmark runs.
The difference is the cooling. Where Samsung relies on a vapor chamber and good vibes, RedMagic packs in a 24,000 RPM fan, a 4D vapor chamber, and Composite Liquid Metal 3.0, all behind an IPX8-rated chassis. This chip runs seriously hot in phones with conventional cooling, so RedMagic’s overbuilt setup is doing real work.
The headline specs
- 6.85-inch BOE X10 AMOLED, 1.5K resolution, 144 Hz refresh rate
- 50 MP main, 50 MP ultra-wide, 2 MP macro, plus a 16 MP under-display selfie camera
- RedMagic OS 11.5 based on Android 16
- 520 Hz shoulder triggers, 3,000 Hz touch sampling
- Wi-Fi 7, NFC, and yes, a 3.5 mm headphone jack
The Pro+ in China bumps things to 24 GB of RAM, 1 TB of storage, a 7,500 mAh battery, and 120W wired charging with 80W…
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