I’ve already seen how far Red Magic can push you a smartphone. When I reviewed the Red Magic 11S Pro, I did benchmarks, emulation, extended gaming sessions, and finally the PC version of Ghost of Tsushima on it. With some tweaking, I’ve even seen the game climb above 40fps and occasionally touch 60fps in Diablo mode.
The experiment wasn’t always stable, but watching a phone run AAA titles is just crazy. Now we finally have an official look at what the brand is building next, and I’m excited to say the least. Red Magic has revealed the full exterior of the upcoming RedMagic 12 Pro+ ahead of its October 15 launch in China. The phone comes in Transparent Dark Night, Transparent Silver Wing, and Transparent Ice Blue, with the company’s visible RGB liquid-cooling hardware once again proudly displayed through the rear panel.
Red Magic has made its transparent gaming phone cleaner
The biggest visual change could be around the cameras. Red Magic keeps the completely flat rear design that I like, so the two rear cameras sit flush with the back panel instead of creating a protruding camera island like with most Chinese devices. The front also remains uninterrupted, thanks to another under-display selfie camera instead of a hole-punch.
The brand has already confirmed that the new model is lighter, thinner, narrower and more rounded than its predecessor. That’s especially welcome after I found the 11S Pro dense and tiring during everyday one-handed use. But despite these updates, it still looks unmistakably like a gaming smartphone. The transparent panels, RGB cooling system and full screen don’t exactly try to blend into an iPhone lineup.
I can’t wait to test it
Red Magic has confirmed that the 12 Pro + Qualcomm’s latest and greatest Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6. This alone makes it one of the fastest Android smartphones out there. Adding Red Magic’s usual habit of combining flagship silicon with active cooling and aggressive performance modes, we can expect top-tier performance.
A recent GeekBench 5 result for a Nubia NX819J prototype recorded 3,862 single-core and 11,427 multi-core, although pre-release benchmark results are not treated as representative of final retail performance. For context, my 11S Pro scored 3,596 and 10,814 respectively in Geekbench 6 with Diablo mode enabled. So we can expect the final number to be even higher.
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