This gaming flagship just went global, and your Galaxy or iPhone should be sweating
This gaming flagship just went global, and your Galaxy or iPhone should be sweating
Publish Date: 2026-05-27 12:41:00
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Gaming phones were supposed to be a dying breed, quietly fading out as mainstream flagships got fast enough to handle anything. RedMagic clearly never got the memo.
RedMagic 11S Pro goes global, and the spec sheet is ridiculous
We already covered the RedMagic 11S Pro landing in China last week, and the global model is officially live as of today (May 27). Per the company’s announcement, it ships with confirmed US pricing and the same overclocked silicon you’ll find in the most expensive Android flagships on the shelf.The headliner is the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 Leading Version, which RedMagic says delivers a 19% CPU and 24% GPU jump over last year’s model. That’s the same processor running the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra, only RedMagic wraps it in active fan cooling and visible liquid cooling instead of a sealed slab of glass.
The RedMagic 11S Pro is the gaming phone that refuses to let this category die. | Image by RedMagic
RedMagic 11S Pro key specs
- 6.85-inch full-screen 144Hz OLED, no notch or cutout, up to 1,800 nits
- 7,500mAh battery with 80W wired and 80W wireless charging
- Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 Leading Version with a 24,000 RPM cooling fan
- 50 MP main and 50 MP ultra-wide cameras, plus a 16 MP under-display selfie camera
- REDMAGIC OS 11.5 on Android 16 with Google Gemini built in
The 7,500mAh battery is the part worth pausing on. Neither the Galaxy S26 Ultra nor the iPhone 17 Pro Max come close, and RedMagic somehow pulls it off without turning the phone into a brick.
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The RedMagic 11S Pro in Subzero and Nightfreeze color options. | Images by RedMagic
The timing is what makes this interesting. Asus is reportedly hitting pause on its ROG Phone line for 2026, so the category genuinely is shrinking, which makes…
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