RedMagic Gaming Tablet 5 Pro (REDMAGIC Astra 2) Review: RGB Liquid Cooling, Power

As the tablet market gradually tilts toward large screens and productivity, the track for small-sized high-performance tablets has always had few product offerings, and it is not easy for the Android camp to find a product that balances portability with hardcore performance. The RedMagic Gaming Tablet is a representative product in this track that focuses on performance flagships. This time, the all-new RedMagic Gaming Tablet 5 Pro, with stronger heat dissipation, better performance, and richer practical functions, is committed to building a hardcore benchmark in the field of gaming tablets. How does it actually perform? Let's take a look together.

Hardcore gaming style, eye-catching RGB liquid cooling

The RedMagic Gaming Tablet 5 Pro continues the RedMagic family's signature hardcore design. Previously, it visualized the cooling fan and internal components, and this time it directly visualizes this generation's all-new liquid cooling technology. This design cleverly integrates RGB lighting effects with liquid cooling technology.

In the liquid cooling module, there are 11 customized RGB light beads. Through the optimal stacking solution and the superimposed application of optical principles, the uniformity of the liquid cooling light effect on the back panel of the RedMagic Gaming Tablet 5 Pro is improved by 200%. Whether day or night, you can feel the emotional value brought by the liquid cooling.

Not just liquid cooling, the RedMagic Gaming Tablet 5 Pro is also boosted by liquid metal and an oversized VC vapor chamber, improving chip heat dissipation efficiency by up to 28%, and lowering core temperature by up to 8℃, allowing high performance to be continuously released.

In terms of color, the RedMagic Gaming Tablet 5 Pro is available in two options: "Deuterium Blade Transparent Silver Wing" and "Deuterium Blade Transparent Dark Night." The one in our hands, the "Deuterium Blade Transparent Silver Wing," uses a particularly eye-catching silver color, paired with the visualized transparent module above, showing off RedMagic's unique hardcore design style.

It is worth mentioning that the RedMagic Gaming Tablet 5 Pro continues the flat back panel design, with no protrusions at all. Placed on a table, there is no "seesaw" effect, and when playing games, the feel in hand is not affected by a protruding camera module — killing two birds with one stone.

Coming to the front, the RedMagic Gaming Tablet 5 Pro is equipped with a 9.06-inch OLED screen, with the bezels around it controlled to 4.9mm, which also brings a 90.1% screen-to-body ratio. Compared with traditional 8.8-inch small-sized tablets, the RedMagic Gaming Tablet 5 Pro can better balance a large screen with control, maximizing holding comfort while experiencing immersive visuals.

This screen of the RedMagic Gaming Tablet 5 Pro uses the industry's first X10 luminescent material, with local peak brightness reaching up to 1600nit, and global peak brightness also reaching 1100nit, so you can clearly see enemy positions even under outdoor sunlight. There is also the industry's first 185Hz high refresh rate, which has already been adapted for multiple games such as "Crossfire: Legends" and "Rhythm Master," bringing a faster and smoother visual experience.

Powerful chip + liquid cooling, smooth gaming without lag

The RedMagic Gaming Tablet 5 Pro is equipped with a dual-chip combination of the 5th generation Snapdragon 8 Elite mobile platform + RedCore R4 gaming chip. The former provides the hardware support for performance release, while the latter allows the tablet to support 2K+144Hz super-resolution and super-frame concurrency for multiple games, improving image quality while reducing power consumption.

The actual gaming performance is even more impressive. In a room temperature environment of 25℃, we adjusted the tablet brightness to 200nit and tested two games: "Honkai: Star Rail" and "Crossfire: Legends."

First, let's look at "Honkai: Star Rail." With the graphics quality set to "Very High" and the frame rate at 60 frames, during half an hour of running maps in the Golden Moment, the average frame rate was 61 frames, with power consumption of 7.7W. It can be seen that at 1080P resolution, even though the tablet's highest temperature had already reached 50.5℃, it could still maintain a steady straight line — the liquid cooling deserves much of the credit.

Next, in "Crossfire: Legends," let's test the RedMagic Gaming Tablet 5 Pro's 185-frame performance. During a half-hour match, the average frame rate was 178.1 frames, with power consumption of 4.8W. It can be seen that even at 185 frames, the performance is still very excellent. The device's highest temperature was only 41.9℃, so it can be said that smooth, stress-free gunfights are guaranteed.

In addition to regular mobile games, the RedMagic Gaming Tablet 5 Pro is also boosted by a self-developed translation engine, bringing us a PC emulator function. It is the first tablet to bring Steam Direct Connect mode. You just need to select "PC Game Mode" in the game space, and you can log in to your Steam account, then download games to play, without being restricted by scenarios, allowing you to play your own AAA titles anytime, anywhere.

Of course, the RedMagic Gaming Tablet 5 Pro can also connect to various external devices. For example, connecting a handheld controller can turn it into a handheld console state, connecting a keyboard and mouse allows it to be used as a laptop, and connecting a Bluetooth controller can turn it into a console — you could say you can play however you want.

Beyond gaming, there are more highlights

Besides gaming, the RedMagic Gaming Tablet 5 Pro also has many eye-catching designs. As you may have noticed in the previous pictures, the tablet brings a dual Type-C port design. When playing games in landscape mode, you can charge through the charging port at the bottom without affecting the operating area, and you can also use wired earphones while charging — it can be said to have many benefits.

Most importantly, both of these Type-C ports support bypass charging, which can directly power the motherboard while gaming. This function can reduce the heat generated by the device and also extend battery life — killing two birds with one stone.

Speaking of charging, the RedMagic Gaming Tablet 5 Pro is equipped with a large 8300mAh battery, paired with 80W fast charging. Actual measurements show that it can charge to 23% in 10 minutes, 58% in half an hour, and finally reach 100% battery in 55 minutes. For a tablet product, being able to fully charge the battery within 1 hour is already an excellent performance.

The RedMagic Gaming Tablet 5 Pro also supports reverse charging function. When out and about, the tablet can even become a power bank, helping to provide emergency power to devices such as phones and earphones — it can also be considered one of the very practical functions.

Summary

As a gaming compact tablet, the RedMagic Gaming Tablet 5 Pro has a compact and portable body, fitting into a backpack without any burden, ready for gaming sessions anytime, anywhere. The top-tier performance of the 5th generation Snapdragon 8 Elite, combined with the RGB liquid cooling system, can not only run various mobile games at full frame rate, but also provide plenty of emotional value.

There is also the high screen-to-body ratio OLED screen, dual Type-C ports, PC emulator, and other functions, all of which bring extra playability to the RedMagic Gaming Tablet 5 Pro. This flagship tablet, which integrates appearance, performance, heat dissipation, and battery life all in one, is very friendly to mobile gaming enthusiasts and esports fans, allowing them to enjoy gaming anytime, anywhere — isn't that a kind of enjoyment?