RedMagic 10S Pro unboxing and hands-on

What's 6.85" big, has a massive 7,050mAh battery, an overclocked 4.47GHz Snapdragon 8 Elite SoC, 24 GB of RAM, and more RGB than a desktop PC? Oh, and has its own cooling fan? You (likely) guessed it - the RedMagic 10S Pro.

Update: We've now published our full RedMagic 10s Pro benchmark testing to see what the overclocked chipset is capable of. Go check it out!

We have the Dusk model with 24GB of RAM and 512GB of storage (you can even go to 1TB). The phone ships with a red USB-C cable, an 80W charger, and a form-fitting grey transparent case.

The 10S Pro is unmistakable as a RedMagic product with a semi-transparent black rear and an uninterrupted display. That display is a unique 6.85-inch 144Hz panel made by BOE and is massive. RedMagic boasts that it occupies 95.3% of the front with barely anything left for bezels.

There are three light-up zones on the rear: the RedMagic logo at the bottom, the X logo in the upper right, and the fan just below the cameras.

The RedMagic 10S Pro has a unique rectangular shape with flat glass panels on either side and a sturdy metal frame in the middle. The right side of the phone has the volume rocker, a circular power button, and the MagicKey, which by default launches the Game Space. People who buy this phone will likely be happy with the arrangement, but you could also customize what the MagicKey does.

Classic Red Magic design

We snapped a close-up picture of the 16MP under-display camera in the front. You'll never see it unless it's active.

The fan has high and low modes - you can hear it in the higher setting, though it isn't intrusive. It's barely audible in the lower setting.

The fan has two grilles on either side of the phone so that it can take in cool air and direct the hot air out.

You can, of course, play to your heart's content with its LED settings.

The RedMagic 10S Pro is a serious gaming phone. Not only does it pack the overclocked Snapdragon 8 Elite Leading edition (by 4%, or 15MHz), it brings a 40% faster NPU. For high sustained performance, RedMagic borrowed ideas from gaming PCs. There is 36mm² of liquid metal in direct contact with the chip.

The SoC is paired with the RedCore R3 Pro gaming chip. It leverages upscaling to achieve 120fps in multiple games. It also manages the cooling and the low-latency touch detection. Speaking of, the display has a one-finger sampling rate of 2,500Hz - quite bonkers - and 960Hz for multiple fingers. Of course, there are two capacitive shoulder triggers with 520Hz sampling.

We'll get back to you with the performance numbers of the beast soon!