RedMagic 11 Pro+ Review: Ultimate Water-Cooled Mobile Gaming Phone

Professional-grade gaming smartphones once faced fierce competition, but only a few have persisted. RedMagic gaming phones, as one of them, have never been complacent. They boldly adopt new technologies to continuously provide mobile gamers with a superior gaming experience.

The RedMagic 11 Pro+ innovatively offers dual active cooling with both air and water cooling, delivering outstanding performance in game stability and heat management, capable of handling all current games.

Water-Cooling Technology Mastery: RedMagic 11 Pro+ Conquers Mobile Gaming
Dual Active Cooling with Air and Water Conquers All Current Games

Compared to other gaming platforms, smartphones face many limitations, with heat being a major issue. RedMagic phones, equipped with active air cooling, already show significant advantages in heat control. Yet, with ever-increasing game graphics, additional cooling accessories are still needed for an optimal experience.

The RedMagic 11 Pro+ adds a pulsating water-cooling system to its existing air cooling. The principle is similar to PC water-cooling but works differently—it mainly balances heat without directly contacting the chip.

When gaming, the phone's chip area gets very hot, while areas farther from the chip remain cooler. During full-screen gaming, the left side of the phone (where the touchpad and chip are located) heats up significantly, while the right side stays much cooler.

Water-Cooling Technology Mastery: RedMagic 11 Pro+ Conquers Mobile Gaming
The pulsating water-cooling system transfers heat from the hot left side to the cooler right side, accelerating thermal conduction with coolant. By evenly spreading the heat over a larger area, it dissipates heat quickly.

Safety is a priority for liquid cooling. RedMagic uses low-temperature bonding for sealing, high-polymer cushioning to enhance drop resistance, and AI server-grade coolant that is highly stable, non-conductive, and remains liquid from -60°C to 108°C.

A miniature ceramic pump drives the coolant at 100 KPa pressure, consuming just 80 mW—negligible for battery life.

Water-Cooling Technology Mastery: RedMagic 11 Pro+ Conquers Mobile Gaming
With enhanced cooling support, the RedMagic 11 Pro+ fully unleashes its high-end specs: Snapdragon 8 Gen 5+, LPDDR5T, and UFS 4.1 Pro. Antutu scores reach 4.26 million effortlessly. It supports new Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 features, such as the Adreno independent high-speed cache, which speeds up performance while reducing power consumption. Game Ready driver support allows installing dedicated gaming drivers via APK.

Water-Cooling Technology Mastery: RedMagic 11 Pro+ Conquers Mobile Gaming
In practical gameplay, low-load games were skipped. For “Honkai: Star Rail” in high-resolution golden moments, the average frame rate was 60.94 FPS, nearly a straight line, with 1% low at 58.51 FPS, very close to the average.

Water-Cooling Technology Mastery: RedMagic 11 Pro+ Conquers Mobile Gaming
Average power consumption was 5.59W, nearly 25% lower than the previous generation's 7.4W, despite the extra power used by water cooling. With advanced chips and the CUBE 3.0 engine optimization, the RedMagic 11 Pro+ performs more efficiently, maintaining full-frame gameplay while significantly reducing power consumption. Front and back temperatures measured just 36.2°C and 37.2°C—remarkably low for such performance. Dual active cooling proves extremely effective.

Long-duration gaming tests show minimal heating in games like Honor of Kings, Peacekeeper Elite, and Genshin Impact. Early gameplay rarely even triggers the fan. After one hour, perceived temperature remains below 40°C, and fan noise is nearly imperceptible unless you press your ear to the vent.

With the RedMagic self-developed R4 chip, gaming graphics improve, latency decreases by 33% in ultra-frame mode, supporting 2K+144Hz super-resolution/frame concurrency and over 200 games with ultra-frame capabilities.

7500mAh Battery + 120W Fast Charging Ensures Worry-Free, Efficient Power

Battery life is crucial for gamers. The RedMagic 11 Pro+ houses a 7500mAh battery, providing confidence in power endurance. In practical tests at 50% brightness, “Genshin Impact” consumes 13% per hour, “Honkai: Star Rail” 14% per hour, allowing 6–7 hours of continuous gaming—ideal for long gaming sessions.

Water-Cooling Technology Mastery: RedMagic 11 Pro+ Conquers Mobile Gaming
For fast charging, the RedMagic 11 Pro+ excels with 120W wired support: 18% in 5 minutes, 100% in 47 minutes, and full charging (including trickle) in 54 minutes. This ranks fourth in 2025 among high-capacity batteries. Additionally, it supports 80W wireless fast charging with bypass power delivery, allowing smooth gaming while charging. Dual active cooling also works during charging, improving efficiency.

Flat Transparent Design Exudes Cyber-Tech, IPX8 Water Resistance Ensures Safety

The RedMagic 11 Pro+ maintains a transparent, flat design, with smooth transitions on all edges, balancing aesthetics and grip comfort. The flat back prevents wobbling on surfaces.

Water-Cooling Technology Mastery: RedMagic 11 Pro+ Conquers Mobile Gaming
The transparent back, a RedMagic signature, shows liquid movement when the water-cooling system activates, enhancing the tech feel visually—surpassing even RGB lighting effects.

Water-Cooling Technology Mastery: RedMagic 11 Pro+ Conquers Mobile Gaming
The 6.85-inch Wukong Screen 2.0 features narrow bezels without a notch, using X10 under-display lighting for uniformity across the screen. Full-screen games or videos display seamlessly, superior to punch-hole designs.

Water-Cooling Technology Mastery: RedMagic 11 Pro+ Conquers Mobile Gaming
Specs include 1.5K resolution and up to 144Hz refresh rate. Tested peak brightness reaches 1587 nits, easily readable in direct sunlight.

The metal side frame houses buttons, shoulder triggers, and vents in a rectangular design consistent with the phone’s style, enhancing the tech look. Despite vents, IPX8 water resistance is maintained, along with 3D ultrasonic fingerprint recognition, offering precise and fast unlocking even with wet hands.

Summary: Unparalleled Gaming Experience

RedMagic gamers know performance is always limited by heat, not chip specs. The RedMagic 11 Pro+’s pulsating water-cooling system strengthens heat dissipation, boosting overall performance. Practical tests confirm water-cooling effectively allows the 11 Pro+ to handle all current games.

Ultimately, improved cooling maximizes hardware potential, giving the 11 Pro+ room for aggressive performance tuning. Its balanced performance across display, battery, touch, network, haptics, and speakers makes it the top choice for serious mobile gamers.