Quick summary
RedMagic has started teasing its next flagship gaming phone and it seems to be coming with several upgrades that will put it up against other Android favorites.
The RedMagic 12 Pro + will be thinner, lighter and with a smaller bezel than its predecessor.
The RedMagic 11 Pro redefined the term “gaming phone” last year by being one of the most powerful and capable Android phones on the market, full stop. And all at a budget-friendly, mid-range price.
Now the brand, which is owned by Nubia, has destroyed its replacement and, according to the images it has already released, we are set on something to continue rocking the flagship boat.
The RedMagic 12 Pro+ is described by the manufacturer as its “best feeling to date”. It’s lighter, thinner, narrower and “more rounded” – according to a selection of teaser posts on its Weibo account.
The images show a device that is clearly curvier than its predecessor, with rounded edges that appear more iPhone-like than before. We can also see that the bezel around the screen has shrunk to under 1mm for the first time (0.96mm instead of 1.25mm in the 11 Pro).
And the phone is clearly thinner, although we’re not sure by how much at the moment.
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(Image credit: RedMagic / Weibo)
We won’t wait too long to find out though. The RedMagic 12 Pro+ is expected to launch sometime in October – most likely in China first and then globally soon after.
We also don’t know any of the other specifications yet. However, considering that the RedMagic 11 Pro arrived with the latest Snapdragon hardware at the time (the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5) and that Qualcomm is currently hosting its Snapdragon Summit in Hawaii where it is said to unveil the SD 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro, it would be safe to guess that the new model will run on that improved chipset.
It will also likely have liquid cooling and all the other bells and whistles a modern gaming phone should carry. Oh, and with the current model priced at just £629, it shouldn’t break the bank either.
We will update you as soon as we find out more.