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Redmagic upgrades its liquid-cooled gaming phone with extra RGBs

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In short

The Redmagic 12 Pro integrates custom lighting into an upgraded cooling system boasting 130kPa of output pressure alongside a built-in fan and vapor chamber. Internally, the handset utilizes a Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 processor, an 8,400mAh battery with 80W charging, and an uninterrupted 185Hz display. While every tier now includes the liquid loop as a standard feature, the smartphone drops the traditional 3.5mm headphone jack.

Key points

  • Pricing for the smartphone starts at $949 and reaches $1,199, which represents a $200 bas…: Pricing for the smartphone starts at $949 and reaches $1,199, which represents a $200 baseline price increase.
  • The fan section lacks dust protection and carries only an IPX8 rating, compromising the b…: The fan section lacks dust protection and carries only an IPX8 rating, compromising the broader IP69 chassis protection.
  • Preorders for the new smartphone open on November 12 before general shipping commences on…: Preorders for the new smartphone open on November 12 before general shipping commences on November 18.

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After introducing true liquid cooling to its gaming phones last year, Redmagic is upping the ante in its 12 Pro by building RGB lights into the transparent cooling loop, too.

Redmagic upgrades its liquid-cooled gaming phone with extra RGBs

The Redmagic 12 Pro adds lights to its liquid.

The Redmagic 12 Pro adds lights to its liquid.

And they work! Sort of. The lights do turn on, and they can be set to glow in set patterns, activate for specific apps, or trigger for notifications and calls. The problem is that like last year’s 11 Pro, the cooling system itself uses fluorescent blue liquid, which the lights have to work against. Blue or white lighting just makes it look more blue, green turns out turquoise, and red or orange lights mostly produce colored bubbles swimming in a blue tide.

The liquid-cooling RGBs are joined by a few other lights across the phone, with a small ring below the main camera, a side light that shines out from inside the chassis, and thin strips on the touch-sensitive shoulder buttons. Those don’t…

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