RedMagic Gaming Tablet 5 Pro Review: Liquid-Cooled Gaming Power

Red Magic launches the all-new Gaming Tablet 5 Pro, adopting a 9.06-inch small-size design, equipped with a cyber transparent appearance, RGB lighting effects and dual Type-C ports, supporting 80W fast charging. This tablet is equipped with the fifth-generation Snapdragon 8 mobile platform, the Red Core R4 gaming chip and an active liquid cooling system, and the screen supports an ultra-high refresh rate of 185Hz and a touch sampling rate of 300Hz. In actual game testing, "Honor of Kings" stably runs at 145FPS, "Delta Force" reaches 166FPS, and "Genshin Impact" achieves a full 60FPS. In addition, it also supports PC emulators to run Steam games, and integrates an AI agent to provide tactical guidance. With its strong performance, efficient heat dissipation and portability, the REDMAGIC Gaming Tablet 5 PRO (REDMAGIC Astra 2) has become the benchmark product among gaming tablets.

The Red Magic Gaming Tablet 3 Pro launched last year let gaming players see the advantages of small-size tablets in gaming, with a larger screen size than phones and better display effects, while also not affecting operation. Portability is also good, carrying it out is stress-free, and it's convenient for both gaming and watching dramas.

This year, Red Magic has brought the all-new Gaming Tablet 5 Pro, still a small size of 9.06 inches, while also having further upgrades in performance and heat dissipation, directly maxing out the gaming experience. For users who like mobile games, the REDMAGIC Gaming Tablet 5 PRO (REDMAGIC Astra 2) will be the gaming weapon in your hands.

Cyber Appearance, Esports Atmosphere Maxed Out

In terms of appearance, the REDMAGIC Gaming Tablet 5 PRO (REDMAGIC Astra 2) still continues the design style of the previous generation, the difference being that under the transparent back cover it is no longer a cooling fan, but an all-new liquid cooling system, and while running you can still see the effect of liquid flowing.

Moreover, the REDMAGIC Gaming Tablet 5 PRO (REDMAGIC Astra 2) has also added RGB light beads in the liquid cooling module area. After turning on the lighting effects, both the LOGO and the liquid cooling area can light up with even lighting effects, and the display effect and color of the lighting can both be customized, bringing a strong esports atmosphere.

The body and middle frame of the REDMAGIC Gaming Tablet 5 PRO (REDMAGIC Astra 2) are of an integrated design, with excellent metal texture, offering two color options — Deuterium Edge Transparent Night and Deuterium Edge Transparent Silver Wing, the frame edges adopt a 3D curved edge design, with rounded edges, bringing a more comfortable hand feel.

It's worth mentioning that the REDMAGIC Gaming Tablet 5 PRO (REDMAGIC Astra 2) is equipped with dual Type-C ports, located at the bottom and side of the body respectively, and these two charging ports both support bypass charging, allowing you to charge while playing, both C ports support 80W fast charging, with fast charging speed. In addition, the REDMAGIC Gaming Tablet 5 PRO (REDMAGIC Astra 2) also supports reverse charging, making it more convenient to use.

The REDMAGIC Gaming Tablet 5 PRO (REDMAGIC Astra 2) is also equipped with a competition key, the red button is very eye-catching, and can enter the gaming space with one key.

The gaming space displays all the games within the REDMAGIC Gaming Tablet 5 PRO (REDMAGIC Astra 2), including the connection and adaptation of peripherals which can all be completed in the gaming space, making it the tablet's gaming aggregation center.

High Refresh Super Competition Screen, More Precise Game Control

The REDMAGIC Gaming Tablet 5 PRO (REDMAGIC Astra 2) still adopts a 9.06-inch screen, with a screen bezel of only 4.9mm, achieving a screen-to-body ratio of 90.1%. During gaming, the control feel of this screen is also very good, and the buttons of mainstream games can all be easily reached.

The REDMAGIC Gaming Tablet 5 PRO (REDMAGIC Astra 2), based on the OLED screen, is the first to launch X10 luminescent material, with a maximum brightness of up to 1600nit, supporting a contrast ratio of 1,000,000:1, further enhancing the screen display effect. At the same time, the screen of the REDMAGIC Gaming Tablet 5 PRO (REDMAGIC Astra 2) also supports an ultra-high refresh rate of 185Hz, which will have better performance in terms of gaming smoothness.

For gaming scenarios, control is very critical. The REDMAGIC Gaming Tablet 5 PRO (REDMAGIC Astra 2) exclusively carries the S3930 Goodix touch control chip, with a multi-finger native touch sampling rate reaching 300Hz, and an instantaneous report rate of up to 2000Hz, fast touch response, more precise control, helping players seize the initiative in games.

Moreover, the REDMAGIC Gaming Tablet 5 PRO (REDMAGIC Astra 2) also supports wet-hand touch technology. In intense game battles, it's inevitable to have sweaty fingers, and wet-hand touch technology allows players to always obtain precise control, thereby achieving victory in the game.

In terms of eye protection, the REDMAGIC Gaming Tablet 5 PRO (REDMAGIC Astra 2) carries Star Shield Eye Protection Technology 2.0, and with the support of the AI dynamic light algorithm, screen blue light is reduced by 68%, and visual fatigue can be overall reduced by 22%. This tablet has also passed SGS low blue light no-flicker eye protection certification, making players' gaming experience more comfortable and healthier.

Flagship Performance Paired with Professional Heat Dissipation, Bringing Top-Level Gaming Experience

The REDMAGIC Gaming Tablet 5 PRO (REDMAGIC Astra 2) has very high hardware configuration, adopting the fifth-generation Snapdragon 8 mobile platform, and has a built-in Red Core R4 gaming chip. This chip is mainly responsible for touch optimization, rendering acceleration and other work. Its addition can call the discrete graphics for graphics load rendering optimization, reduce the number of system memory accesses, shorten the data path and reduce bandwidth pressure, in order to achieve higher performance while also reducing power consumption.

In addition to hardware stacking, the REDMAGIC Gaming Tablet 5 PRO (REDMAGIC Astra 2) also has a built-in CUBE Qingtian Gaming Engine 3.0, which can actively learn based on long-term user behavior, use AI to predict game frame rates in advance, and at the same time, according to the performance needs of different scenarios, finely schedule the chip, achieving a gaming experience of stable frame rates, low power consumption, and long battery life.

In terms of gaming, during the use of the REDMAGIC Gaming Tablet 5 PRO (REDMAGIC Astra 2), five games were focused on for the experience: "Honor of Kings", "Delta Force", "Genshin Impact", "Teamfight Tactics" and "Crossfire". Compared with phones, the advantages of the REDMAGIC Gaming Tablet 5 PRO (REDMAGIC Astra 2) in terms of display are still very obvious.

First, "Honor of Kings", selecting ultra-high resolution and extreme frame rate in the game settings, according to the performance monitoring built into the phone, the phone's frame rate is basically stable at 145FPS, the gaming process is very smooth, multiplayer team fights also do not lag, the gaming experience is excellent, and the game control is also very handy.

"Delta Force" can select 165Hz mode under high-definition image quality. Performance monitoring shows that the frame rate in the game is stable at 166FPS. The higher frame rate performance has greatly improved picture smoothness, which can well improve the gaming experience.

Moreover, the REDMAGIC Gaming Tablet 5 PRO (REDMAGIC Astra 2) provides auxiliary functions such as crosshair assistance and hunting mode. Hunting mode can adjust the game picture, allowing users to obtain better field of view performance during gaming.

For "Genshin Impact" it is recommended to select the default high image quality + 60 frames setting, so that the picture quality can be guaranteed, and the game's frame rate performance can also be stable at the full frame level of 60FPS. If a higher image quality is selected, the game frame rate will have small fluctuations.

"Teamfight Tactics" supports the ultimate image quality + 165 frame mode. During the gaming process, the frame rate can be maintained above 160FPS, and the gaming experience is also very good.

"Crossfire" can turn on 185 frame rate in the REDMAGIC Gaming Tablet 5 PRO (REDMAGIC Astra 2), fully leveraging the advantage of the tablet's high refresh screen. The frame rate in the game is also basically stable at the full frame level, the picture is silky smooth, and the advantage of the high refresh rate is very obvious.

The smooth operation of games is inseparable from this set of active liquid cooling system of the REDMAGIC Gaming Tablet 5 PRO (REDMAGIC Astra 2). This liquid cooling adopts an MEMS liquid cooling micro-pump, which has the advantages of miniaturization, low noise and long lifespan. The coolant adopts a fluorinated liquid with stronger stability, which can maintain the stability of the liquid between minus 65 degrees and 125 degrees, ensuring the stable operation of the liquid cooling heat dissipation.

Compared with PC liquid cooling heat dissipation, using liquid cooling heat dissipation on a tablet also needs to consider the situation of dropping. The REDMAGIC Gaming Tablet 5 PRO (REDMAGIC Astra 2), through nano-level multi-layer bonding (full-area bonding) and nano-level high-strength water-oxygen barrier, makes the liquid cooling heat dissipation system of the REDMAGIC Gaming Tablet 5 PRO (REDMAGIC Astra 2) safer and more durable.

In addition to liquid cooling, on the two major heat sources of the CPU and the PMIC power management chip group, the REDMAGIC Gaming Tablet 5 PRO (REDMAGIC Astra 2) is also equipped with liquid metal 3.0, achieving more efficient thermal conductivity and achieving rapid transfer of heat.

After actual testing, after 30 minutes of "Genshin Impact", the body temperature is only 34.5℃, and the body's temperature control is quite excellent.

In addition to regular mobile games, the REDMAGIC Gaming Tablet 5 PRO (REDMAGIC Astra 2) also supports PC emulators, through direct Steam connection, launching PC game masterpieces on the tablet, with good performance in both game smoothness and stability.

After logging into a STEAM account on the tablet, you can browse the games in the STEAM library, and just select download. Currently the REDMAGIC Gaming Tablet 5 PRO (REDMAGIC Astra 2) already supports multiple popular games. After downloading games to the REDMAGIC Gaming Tablet 5 PRO (REDMAGIC Astra 2), you can launch the games. Two STEAM games were trial-played on the REDMAGIC Gaming Tablet 5 PRO (REDMAGIC Astra 2), namely "The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt" and "Lost".

"The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt" can run normally on the REDMAGIC Gaming Tablet 5 PRO (REDMAGIC Astra 2), with users operating through virtual buttons. Running AAA game masterpieces on a tablet, the image quality will be affected to a certain degree. Through the built-in frame rate monitoring tool, it shows that during the gaming process the frame rate is stable between 13FPS-15FPS, and the temperature basically remains at 51-53℃.

"Lost" has better image quality performance, and the frame rate can also reach 29FPS, but the temperature also rose to above 72℃. "Lost" also has a vibration effect on the tablet during the gaming process, and the gaming experience is still very good.

Red Magic AI Empowerment, Transforms into a Personal Gaming Coach

The REDMAGIC Gaming Tablet 5 PRO (REDMAGIC Astra 2) carries RED MAGIC OS 11.5, and the system has deeply integrated AI capabilities, including the Red Magic Ji Mora intelligent agent for gaming scenarios, as well as AI Circle Search, AI Translation and other functions convenient for daily use.

The Red Magic Ji Mora intelligent agent can transform into a tactical coach during gaming. It can not only integrate past tactical experience, but also conduct real-time analysis according to the game battle situation. Players can even discuss match strategy together with Mora, making the gaming approach clearer.

In addition, Red Magic Ji is based on the Deepseek large language model, and can reply to messages on behalf of the user within a match, and supports switching between multiple language styles, making in-match communication as fun as with a real player.

The intelligence capability of the REDMAGIC Gaming Tablet 5 PRO (REDMAGIC Astra 2) is not only reflected in gaming, it is also powerful in terms of productivity, carrying the AI Circle Search function, one circle gets an answer, instant response, precise recognition.

At the same time, it also supports multiple AI functions such as AI voice assistant, AI portable translation, AI erasure and so on, making daily use smarter.

Summary

The REDMAGIC Gaming Tablet 5 PRO (REDMAGIC Astra 2) has excellent gaming performance. Whether in terms of size or performance, it can provide gaming players with an excellent gaming experience. It can play mobile games smoothly, and can bring a full-frame gaming experience. Moreover, it can also run PC games, further expanding players' gaming content.

Moreover, the REDMAGIC Gaming Tablet 5 PRO (REDMAGIC Astra 2) has also added liquid cooling, which gives it the ability to release high performance over long periods of time, gaming smoothly, full frames throughout. For users who like gaming, the REDMAGIC Gaming Tablet 5 PRO (REDMAGIC Astra 2) has industry-leading gaming performance and experience, and is currently the benchmark product among gaming tablets.

In addition to gaming, portability is also a major advantage of the REDMAGIC Gaming Tablet 5 PRO (REDMAGIC Astra 2). You can carry it with you, travel easily, and it is also highly recommended for daily use.