REDMAGIC 10S Pro+ Review: The Ultimate Android Gaming Phone

In the niche segment of smartphones, there is a small yet highly anticipated category: gaming phones. Designed for peak performance and immersive gaming environments, gaming phones often spare no effort in terms of design and cooling. Among all gaming phones, REDMAGIC stands out the most. Whether it's the industry's only active cooling fan, a completely flat cyber-inspired design, or a true full-screen display delivering an unmatched visual impact, REDMAGIC continues to lead the field.

Flat Aesthetics, Futuristic Design Experience

The REDMAGIC 10S Pro+ Transparent Edition continues the brand’s signature transparent style. The device features a completely flat and portless design with no protrusions on the back. Beneath the high-transparency glass, an X-shaped RGB light symbolizes the “10S,” accompanied by an RGB-lit high-speed centrifugal fan—fully maximizing the esports atmosphere.

To enhance gameplay, the REDMAGIC 10S Pro+ adopts a metallic flat-edge mid-frame with a redesigned button layout more suited to gaming. The tactile feel of the buttons is also solid and satisfying.

Notably, the all-new IC touch shoulder triggers and striking red game switch catch attention. The former delivers a controller-like experience for shooting games, while the latter instantly activates the Game Space for immersive mobile gaming. Combined with dual X-axis linear motors, this significantly enhances the gaming experience.

The REDMAGIC 10S Pro+ features symmetrical dual 1115K speakers with DTS:X ULTRA surround sound, offering powerful audio. It even brings back the long-lost “alien tech” 3.5mm headphone jack, providing the quietest, lowest-latency audio through wired headphones.

It also comes with a fully functional USB-C port supporting USB 3.2 Gen2 speeds and up to 8K/60Hz video output, achieving a nearly full-featured setup.

On the front is a 6.85-inch 2688×1216 resolution 1.5K OLED full-screen display with a 144Hz refresh rate. With peak brightness of 2000 nits, it includes Starguard Eye Protection tech and supports ultra-high-frequency 2592Hz PWM dimming and DC dimming, ensuring an immersive, wide, and eye-friendly experience for both gaming and media.

Performance Trinity + Dual Gaming Chips — Unbelievable Power

As a flagship gaming phone, the REDMAGIC 10S Pro+ is powered by the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Leading Version chip. The CPU’s prime core peaks at 4.47GHz, the GPU hits 1.2GHz, and AI performance is up 40%. Paired with UFS 4.1 Pro storage and 9600MHz LPDDR5T memory, this creates a performance trinity. Added to that is REDMAGIC’s self-developed Red Core R3 Pro gaming chip for near-PC-level visuals, dominating the Android scene.

With the internal fan enabled, benchmark results were as follows:

• AnTuTu: Scored an impressive 3.17 million points.

• Geekbench 6: 3311 in single-core and 10211 in multi-core.

• 3DMark Wild Life: 25333 points; 7023 in the more demanding Wild Life Extreme.

But how does it perform in real-world scenarios?

Using PerfDog with the fan and performance mode enabled:

Honor of Kings at 120fps Ultra settings averaged 121fps with a 1% low of 120.6fps — perfectly stable.

Genshin Impact, max settings, motion blur off, 15-minute session: averaged 61fps with a 1% low of 59.2fps — incredibly smooth.

Wuthering Waves, known for being a hardware killer, ran at an average of 60.9fps with a 1% low of 56.1fps on 60fps max graphics mode — silky smooth gameplay throughout.

The key to such phenomenal sustained performance lies in REDMAGIC’s advanced cooling system. While the internal fan is already iconic, efficient heat conduction is equally crucial.

Compared to other devices, the REDMAGIC 10S Pro+ enhances the composite liquid metal cooling from the 10 Pro+, using liquid metal direct-touch cooling, a massive 12000mm² VC vapor chamber, and graphene materials—resulting in unmatched heat dissipation.

Not Just Powerful, But Enduring

Performance alone isn’t enough without great battery life.

Typically, large batteries and high-wattage charging are mutually exclusive. But the REDMAGIC 10S Pro+ breaks this trade-off. It’s equipped with a 7500mAh second-gen “Bull King” silicon-carbon anode battery, featuring 10% silicon material and cathode tunnel structure for extended cycle life. It supports 120W fast charging, offering both long life and rapid top-ups.

In simulated endurance tests under 5G:

• 1 hour Honor of Kings (max graphics)

• 1 hour 4K Bilibili

• 1 hour Douyin scrolling

• 1 hour Weibo

• 1 hour Xiaohongshu

The total 5-hour test consumed only 40% battery — with 60% remaining — easily lasting a full day.

Charging tests showed:

• From 5% to 50% in just 16 minutes

• Fully charged in just 30 minutes

For a 7500mAh battery, this is extraordinary. Worried about heat during fast charging? A fan-on-while-charging option minimizes temperature rises almost silently.

Concerned about battery degradation with aggressive charging? REDMAGIC’s “charge separation” feature solves that. Users can set a charge limit, and when that’s reached, the charger directly powers the chip, bypassing the battery—reducing heat, preserving battery life, and preventing CPU throttling.

Conclusion: Chosen One, and Still the Only One

In an era when chip performance was limited, REDMAGIC claimed the crown with its active cooling and massive thermal systems. Now, with rising SoC efficiency, battery capacities, and charging speeds—can it still stay king?

Yes, it absolutely can.

Its unique 1.5K 144Hz portless full-screen, exclusive composite liquid metal cooling, built-in fan, and flat design give REDMAGIC a moat others can’t cross. It hasn’t rested on past glories—its upgraded 7500mAh battery and 120W charging, quieter fans, and charge separation prove REDMAGIC is still pushing boundaries. With the 10S Pro+, REDMAGIC proudly declares: I am the chosen one, and the only one.