Nubia RedMagic 11 Pro+ Review: The Ultimate Snapdragon 8 Elite Gaming Phone

As the “performance ceiling” of gaming smartphones in 2025, it is not only the world’s first mass–produced phone equipped with both air-cooling + liquid-cooling dual thermal systems, but it also debuts the Snapdragon 8 Elite (Snapdragon 8 Gen5). Paired with a 7500mAh large battery, a 144Hz full-screen display, and the Red Core R4 gaming chip, it directly pushes mobile gaming to a console-level experience. I’ve been using this Nubia RedMagic 11 Pro+ 16GB+512GB Deuterium Blade Transparent Silver Wings Edition for more than a month. From high-graphics roaming in Genshin Impact to 144FPS super-frame tests in Wuthering Waves, and five hours of ranked matches at midnight, I only have one feeling: this is not a smartphone, but a pocket-sized handheld gaming console.

1. Dual Air + Water Cooling: Truly Cool Power, Straight-Line Frame Stability

The biggest highlight of the RedMagic 11 Pro+ is its industry-first “dual cooling” system — a built-in fluorinated liquid pulsating water-cooling engine + a 24,000RPM Wind Rider 4.0 fan. Yes, you read that right: there is actual liquid flowing inside the phone! Through the transparent back, the coolant circulation is clearly visible, not only boosting futuristic aesthetics but also delivering astonishing real-world performance.

At 25°C room temperature, Genshin Impact in Sumeru, high graphics + 60FPS mode, ran continuously for 120 minutes with an average frame rate of 60.9Hz and fluctuation of only ±0.5Hz; the maximum rear temperature reached just 41.3°C, with the core area even cooler. Compared to a certain flagship dropping to 52FPS and overheating to 48°C in the same scene, the RedMagic 11 Pro+ feels like it’s running “physical hack mode.”

Even more insane, after enabling the 144Hz super-frame concurrent mode in Wuthering Waves, the average FPS reached 90Hz, latency dropped by 33%, and skill responses became too fast to discern with the naked eye. During PUBG Mobile, the 520Hz dual IC trigger shoulder keys combined with a 3000Hz instant touch sampling rate delivered a response time of just 0.03 seconds, 20% faster than normal touch systems — this is not a phone; it is literally a pro-league training device!

2. Snapdragon 8 Elite: A Performance Monster with Over 4.1 Million Score

The RedMagic 11 Pro+ is among the first to feature the Snapdragon 8 Elite (Snapdragon 8 Gen5), built using TSMC’s 3nm N3P process, with a Cortex-X5 super core clocking beyond 4.0GHz. Paired with LPDDR5T RAM + UFS 4.1 Pro storage, it easily surpasses 4.12 million points in AnTuTu V10, firmly ranking first in the Android performance leaderboard (November 2025).

GeekBench 6 scores over 15,000 in multi-core performance, approaching desktop-class processors. In my test, Honkai: Star Rail at max graphics + 60FPS consumed only 4.8W on average for 30 minutes, with a nearly flat frame-rate curve; even under “Devil Mode” extreme performance, pushing CPU to 4.61GHz and GPU to 1200MHz, no thermal throttling occurred.

3. 144Hz Wukong Screen 2.0 + True Full Screen: Full Immersion, Zero Blocking

The 6.85-inch 1.5K OLED Wukong Screen 2.0 supports 144Hz LTPO dynamic refresh rate, 1780-nit peak brightness, and uses BOE X10 emissive material, cutting power consumption by 5%. Most importantly — no punch-hole cutout, no notch, a perfectly flat screen! When held horizontally for Honor of Kings, the view is completely unobstructed, with no more skills blocked by a front camera.

The screen also carries both SGS and TÜV Rheinland low-blue-light certifications, combined with AI eye-protection algorithms that adjust color temperature automatically. After 3 hours of gaming, my eyes didn’t feel dry or sore — an invaluable gift for heavy gamers.

4. 7500mAh Battery + Dual Fast Charging: Goodbye Battery Anxiety

It includes a 7500mAh “3rd-Gen Bull King” battery, supporting 120W wired + 80W wireless dual fast charging. Real-world tests show 0–99% in just 28 minutes on 120W wired charging, and 45 minutes for 80W wireless charging. Even better, it supports PD 3.0 and QC 5.0, and can reverse-charge 45W to a Switch or laptop — perfect as a power bank during camping!

Endurance results: 5 hours straight on Genshin Impact still left 32% battery; daily use (video + messaging + photography) lasts up to two full days. With IPX8 water resistance and a 3.5mm headphone jack, every detail is gamer-focused.

5. Deuterium Transparent Silver Wings: Cyberpunk Aesthetics with Emotional Value

I chose the “Deuterium Transparent Silver Wings” edition. The translucent back reveals the liquid-cooling pipes and RGB lights, with 15 hex-star screws and an industrial cyber-mecha look that draws instant attention. Every time I game with friends, the first comment is: “That phone looks insane!”

While the 8.9mm thickness and 235g weight are noticeable, this heft feels reassuring for a gaming device — after all, it houses a fan, water-cooling engine, massive battery, and dual VC heat plates. Thinness simply isn’t reasonable for such hardware.

In conclusion: the Nubia RedMagic 11 Pro+ 16GB+512GB Deuterium Transparent Silver Wings Edition delivers uncompromising performance with the Snapdragon 8 Elite, extreme thermal control from dual air + water cooling, immersive gameplay with a 144Hz true full screen, guaranteed endurance with a 7500mAh dual-fast-charge battery, and emotional value through its transparent cyber-mecha design. If you’re a hardcore mobile gamer, emulator enthusiast, or tech lover chasing ultimate smoothness and personality, this device is absolutely worth buying — because it’s not just a tool, but your ultimate weapon for conquering arenas and exploring Teyvat.