Three weeks after the RedMagic 12 Pro+ launched in China, RedMagic has officially introduced the global version, called the RedMagic 12 Pro. Most of the hardware remains unchanged, but the global model comes with slower charging and a higher price than last year’s phone.

In the US, the 12GB RAM and 256GB storage model costs $949, while the 16GB and 512GB version is priced at $1,049. The top-end model with 1TB of storage costs $1,199. In Europe, the three configurations cost €899, €999, and €1,199, respectively.

That’s a considerable increase over the RedMagic 11 Pro, which started at €699 last year. The new model costs €200 more across all three configurations, and RedMagic has also dropped the 24GB RAM option.

There are two color options to choose from: Nightfreeze with a transparent black finish, and Subzero, which is a transparent silver version. 

RedMagic 12 Pro specs

The biggest differences between the global model and its Chinese counterpart are charging speed and shoulder trigger response. The global RedMagic 12 Pro supports 80W wired charging, down from 120W on the Chinese version. Its shoulder triggers are also rated at 520Hz instead of 700Hz. Wireless charging and bypass charging are still included.

The battery capacity remains unchanged at 8,400mAh, which is a 12% increase over the 7,500mAh battery in the RedMagic 11 Pro. Despite the larger battery, the new phone is slightly thinner, measuring 8.5mm compared to 8.9mm on its predecessor.

Under the hood, the phone runs on Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 chipset, paired with RedMagic’s own RedCore R5 gaming chip and a G1 display chip. On the software side, it runs RedMagic OS 12 based on Android 17, with built-in Gemini support, PC game emulation, and Steam access through the X-Gravity gaming center.

Keeping all that hardware cool is the AquaCore Cooling System 3.0. The dual-loop liquid cooling system now features RGB lighting, while a new micro-pump delivers up to 130kPa of pressure. RedMagic says this is 85% higher than the previous pump, despite consuming as little as 20mW of power. The cooling setup also includes a fan that reaches speeds of up to 25,500 RPM, a vapor chamber with 15% more coverage, and Liquid Metal 4.0.

On the front, the RedMagic 12 Pro has a 6.85-inch 1.5K OLED display supplied by BOE. It supports a refresh rate of up to 185Hz, with 0.96mm bezels and no visible camera cutout. RedMagic claims no other phone combines this refresh rate with a full-screen design and an under-display camera. The screen’s brightness peaks at 5000 nits, while touch sampling can go as high as 5,000Hz.

The selfie camera is a 16MP ninth-generation under-display unit developed with BOE. There’s also a 3D ultrasonic fingerprint reader built into the display.

Around the back, the phone has a 50MP main camera with optical image stabilization and a 50MP ultrawide camera. It also carries IP68 and IP69 ratings for water and dust resistance, while the fan opening has a separate IPX8 rating.

Other hardware includes stereo speakers with Dolby Atmos, an X-axis linear motor, an IR blaster, NFC, Wi-Fi 7, and a USB 3.2 Gen 2 port.

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RedMagic is currently busy teasing the RedMagic 12 Pro+ features in the lead-up to launch. In the latest installment, the company explains how its cooling works, following an earlier design teaser. The company says the phone will be the first with RGB water cooling. 

Jiang Chao, General Manager of RedMagic Gaming Phones, walked through the upgraded system ahead of the October 15 launch in China. Reservations are already open on RedMagic’s website.

Compared with the RedMagic 11 Pro+, the new phone has a larger water-cooling area and thicker flow channels. The brand also changed the layout to a dual-ring design that covers every major heat source in the phone.

The coolant leaves the micro-pump and splits into two paths. The upper path runs over the chip, while the lower one runs over the battery. The two paths then merge and flow back to the pump. The channels also extend into the airflow area, where the fan pulls heat away. You get air and water cooling working together, much like the RedMagic 11 Pro.

To note, thicker channels need more power to move the liquid. As a result, RedMagic is using a new dual-crystal micro-pump to handle it. Official claims that the output pressure has increased from 100kPa to 130kPa, which is to say it pushes the coolant faster and farther and improves heat dissipation. The coolant is the same fluorinated liquid used in AI servers. 

RGB that follows the coolant

A cool visual flair here is the custom light guide that sits above the airflow channel. It lets the RGB lighting run along the water-cooling path, so you see the lighting move through the same route the coolant takes. The RedMagic 11 Pro already showed its water-cooling ring through a transparent back, and the 12 Pro+ adds lighting to that idea.

RedMagic calls the 12 Pro+ “the best-feeling RedMagic flagship to date.” It is lighter, thinner, narrower, and more rounded than the 11 Pro+. The teaser images show softer corners, and the screen bezel shrinks from 1.25mm to 0.96mm.

The phone runs on the Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6, which RedMagic confirmed earlier. Meanwhile, a leak points to an 8,400mAh battery with 120W wired and 80W wireless charging. 

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The RedMagic 12 Pro+ has appeared on Geekbench 7, with what are likely the highest scores so far for a device powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6. The listing comes just days before RedMagic confirmed an October 15 launch for the phone.

The Geekbench listing identifies the phone as the Nubia NX819J. It scored 3,677 points in the single-core test and 12,679 points in the multi-core test. Both numbers are higher than Qualcomm’s own claim, which sits around 3,600 in single-core and between 12,300 and 12,500 in multi-core.

The Xiaomi 18 Pro Max scored 3,582 and 12,247 points in its Geekbench 7 listing last month. The OnePlus 16, which first appeared on Geekbench 7 around the same time, later recorded 3,492 and 11,950 points.

That puts the RedMagic 12 Pro+ ahead of both phones, although the difference is not large. It is about 1% ahead in single-core and around 2% to 3% in multi-core compared with the previous best results. Since this is a pre-launch unit, retail performance could be different.

Gaming-focused cooling could explain the lead

RedMagic’s phones are built around gaming, so cooling is an important part of the hardware. Some previous models have used active cooling, and the company has already teased new cooling technology for the RedMagic 12 Pro+ without revealing exactly how it works.

Better cooling can help a chip maintain higher clock speeds for longer, which can improve benchmark results. This means the RedMagic 12 Pro+ may be closer to the upper limit of what the Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 can deliver, rather than representing the performance you should expect from every phone using the chip.

Several other phones are also expected to use the Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6. You can find them in this list of upcoming phones with the chip.

RedMagic 12 Pro+ launch details

RedMagic will launch the phone in China on October 15 at 2:30 PM local time. The company says the RedMagic 12 Pro+ will be lighter, thinner, narrower, and more rounded than its predecessor. Its display bezel will also shrink to 0.96mm from 1.25mm, while the under-display front camera remains.

A leak from last month claimed the phone could pack an 8,400mAh battery with 120W wired and 80W wireless charging. RedMagic has not confirmed those specifications yet, so we should know more when the phone is officially unveiled.

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RedMagic has confirmed the launch date of its next flagship gaming smartphone. The RedMagic 12 Pro+ is expected to continue the brand’s focus on gaming performance while refining its design. It will also bring several changes to the display and overall in-hand experience.

RedMagic 12 Pro+ launch date and design

RedMagic will hold the launch event for the 12 Pro+ on October 15 at 2:30 PM (local time) in China. The phone will be among the first devices to feature the Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme 6, which was recently unveiled.

RedMagic is positioning the 12 Pro+ as its most comfortable flagship yet, with a design focused on being lighter, thinner, narrower and more rounded than its predecessor. Promotional images show that the company has also reduced the display bezels, with the black border shrinking from 1.25mm on the previous model to 0.96mm. The phone will retain a hole-free under-display front camera design for a cleaner viewing area.

The new gaming phone is expected to place a strong emphasis on sustained performance and thermal management. RedMagic product general manager Jiang Chao said the device is designed to maintain performance during demanding gaming sessions while improving ergonomics and retaining a distinctive gaming-focused design.

The company has also teased several new cooling technologies for the phone, although their technical details have not yet been revealed. Alongside the hardware upgrades, RedMagic is preparing improvements to the system UI, overall smoothness and AI features, suggesting that the 12 Pro+ will target everyday usability as well as gaming.

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Moments after Qualcomm unveiled the powerful 2nm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 chipset, major smartphone brands rushed to announce their upcoming flagships rocking the same chipset. Xiaomi didn’t waste any time launching the Xiaomi 18 Pro Max in China just a few hours after the chip was announced.

If you’re planning to get your hands on a Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6-powered phone, we’ve compiled a list of devices confirmed to ship with this chipset.

Every phone confirmed to launch with the Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 SoC

1. Xiaomi 18 Pro Max

Launch date: September 23, 2026

Xiaomi 18 Pro Max is the first phone to get the Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 chipset. It’s built around a 6.9-inch LTPO AMOLED screen with 4000nits of peak brightness. The smaller 2.9-inch AMOLED screen on the rear side also offers the same peak brightness and LTPO support.

As for the optics, the Xiaomi phone offers a triple camera setup, featuring a 200MP primary shooter, a 200MP periscope telephoto lens with 3.2x optical zoom, and a 50MP ultrawide unit. It has a 50MP selfie camera, though you can also use the rear camera and secondary display to capture much better selfies. The device packs an 8,500mAh battery with support for 100W wired, 50W wireless, and 27W reverse wireless charging.

Xiaomi 18 Pro Max has been launched in China, and the brand has confirmed it will be available globally, including in India. Xiaomi India’s X account also confirms this, with a global launch teased to be “coming soon”.

2. HONOR Magic9 Pro Max

Launch date: September 28, 2026 (confirmed)

That’s when the Magic9 Pro Max will launch in China, but the global launch has not been announced yet. That might happen soon after it’s launched in China.

The smartphone will feature a brand-new triple rear camera layout that includes two 200MP sensors: a 1/1.28-inch primary sensor with an f/1.57 aperture and a 1/1.4-inch super-night telephoto sensor with an f/2.6 aperture. The camera has been developed in partnership with ARRI (the legendary German cinema camera maker) to bring professional film-style color science and video tools to the device. Details about the third sensor haven’t been announced yet.

The smartphone could carry a 55MP selfie camera, a 6.8-inch OLED screen, and an 8800mAh battery. Honor has confirmed that the phone will be offered in four memory/storage combinations: 12GB+256GB, 12GB+512GB, 16GB+512GB, and 16GB+1TB. The color options will be: Moss Green, Silver, and Shadow Black.

3. iQOO 16

Launch date: September 29, 2026 (confirmed)

The upcoming iQOO 16 will launch in China next week, featuring Qualcomm’s powerful Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 mobile chipset. The brand has revealed some of its specs through teasers, and leaks have spilled the rest of the details.

The iQOO 16 will feature a reworked camera island design, featuring three sensors. According to recent leaks, the camera island will have three 50MP sensors. The company says iQOO 16 will be the first phone to offer a 2K resolution panel with a 165Hz refresh rate, developed jointly with Samsung. The screen size is tipped to be 6.85 inches.

The smartphone is said to have a Q4 gaming chip, with upgraded vibration motors and speakers for a better gaming experience. It could come with an 8,400mAh battery and support for 100W wired and 50W wireless charging.

4. OnePlus 16

Launch: September 2026 (expected)

OnePlus has confirmed that the OnePlus 16 will launch soon with the Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 SoC, but it hasn’t announced a launch date yet. Rumors suggest the phone could be unveiled in China later this month, with a global launch likely to happen next month.

The OnePlus 16 is confirmed to feature a triple-camera setup with a 200MP primary camera, a 50MP periscope telephoto lens with 3x optical zoom, and a 50MP ultrawide camera. The selfie camera will also have a 50MP resolution. The phone will also get new shooting modes for better control over the final output.

Leaked specs include a 6.78-inch flat AMOLED display with a 185Hz refresh rate, up to 16GB of LPDDR5X RAM, up to 1TB of UFS 4.1 storage, and a 9,000mAh battery.

5. RedMagic 12 Pro+

Launch: October 2026 (confirmed)

The phone will launch in China in October. We’ll have the exact launch date soon, but the global launch hasn’t been announced yet.

RedMagic has teased several details of the RedMagic 12 Pro+, such as ultra-narrow 0.96mm bezels and RedMagic’s ninth-generation Under-Display Camera (UDC) system. The phone will shift to softer, rounded corners for improved handheld ergonomics during extended gaming sessions.

The smartphone is said to house an 8,400mAh battery with 120W wired and 80W wireless charging. It could feature a triple-camera setup on the rear, led by a 50MP main sensor. The device is expected to be available with up to 24GB of LPDDR5X RAM and up to 1TB of UFS 4.1 storage.

6. Motorola Signature 27

Launch: Later this year

Motorola unveiled the Signature 27 at the Snapdragon Summit, marking a big shift in the company’s approach. The brand has largely avoided bringing top-tier chips to its phones, but that has now changed. The Signature 27 is just the start. We believe future Signature phones will continue in this direction.

Motorola has revealed key details about the device, but the exact global release date and pricing details are due to be announced later this year. The Signature 27 features an unusual rear camera design, with a 50MP main camera and a 200MP periscope telephoto lens. Details about the other two sensors and the selfie camera haven’t been announced yet.

The phone will have an ArcticMesh cooling system featuring a vapor chamber that is 40 percent larger than the previous generation. Audio gets a premium boost through a partnership with Bang & Olufsen.

Next year will bring a lot more smartphones powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 chipset, including the Galaxy S26 Ultra. We’ll continue to track the latest developments on the topic and post them on this website.

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