Playing on a smartphone means facing the limitations of this form factor for heat dissipation which is generated when the processor is put at full capacity. The possibilities of having a active cooling system that allows long gaming sessions without the thermal throttling -thermal throttling, the reduction of the frequency and voltage of the chips to control the temperature- are few, although in recent years there have been models that incorporated fans, even external, but niche ones. Now, however, we have something much better: a liquid cooling system similar to those used in PCs when you want the best possible cooling.
He Redmagic 11 Pro that Nubiabelonging to the Chinese manufacturer ZTElaunches in Spain on November 19th is the first smartphone in the world to have a system of this type. Furthermore, it incorporates the largest vapor chamber on the marketwith 13,116 mm², a mini fan which rotates at a speed of up to 24,000 RPM and added as a copper strip under the screen and another aluminum on the motherboard. All to make it the most efficient smartphone by dissipating heat from the device and thus allowing prolonged gaming sessions. Packing all this into a smartphone, which also has a thickness of 8.9mmis quite an achievement by the company’s engineers. With 230 grams of weight, yes it is a somewhat heavy mobile.
How Liquid Cooling and Vapor Chamber Work
In a liquid cooling system, the heat generated by the components is transferred to the liquidwhich is moved by a micropump to areas where it can be better dissipated, in this case also using the vapor chamber and the internal fan.
The vapor chamber is the most advanced thing we had so far in smartphones when it comes to heat dissipation. It can be found in high-end models such as iPhone 17 Pro and it is a passive system in which there is no pump or forced circulation of the liquid. It consists of a flat, sealed heatsink containing a small volume of liquid (usually purified water) and a porous internal structure. The heat generated by the processor evaporates the liquid inside the chamber and the steam generated moves towards the coldest areas of the heatsink where it condenses again, releasing the heat. Now in its original state, the liquid returns to the hot zone and repeats the cycle.
A design that leaves the liquid cooling system visible
The Nubia smartphone has a personal design in which The set of cameras does not protrude from the back and shows the AquaCore Cooling system there refrigeration. You can see the tubes with the blue cooling liquid, which Nubia calls liquid metal 3.0and how it changes and forms white bubbles when it is active. This happens in the variants subzero and Nightfreezebut not in the Cryo which does not show AquaCore Cooling.
According to Nubia, which makes a comparison with the iPhone 17 Pro Max playing Genshin Impact for 2 hours, the Redmagic 11 Pro achieves a Greater frame rate stability per second (variations of 0.5 FPS versus 6.5 FPS on the iPhone) and consumes much less battery27% compared to 49%.
Another striking detail is that The front camera has been located below the screen, eliminating the typical notchand is only displayed when using it.
Redmagic 11 Pro specifications
The Nubia mobile can be classified as high-end with a contained price. The screen is AMOLED, with a diagonal of 6.85 inchesrefresh rate 144Hz and maximum brightness 1,800 nits. occupies the 95.3% of the front surface and the bezels have been reduced to the maximum. The frame is made of aluminum and the back is made of glass.
Inside is Qualcomm’s most powerful processor, the recent Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 which will also come to mobile phones like Samsung Galaxy S26, Xiaomi 17 either Honor Magic 8/8 Pro in the coming months. In performance tests, the best that Apple has –A19 Pro- It surpasses it in single-core performance, but is behind in multi-core. As for GPUs, they are even. The SoC arrives accompanied by, depending on the variant, 12, 16 either 24GB of RAM memory LPDDR5T. Storage can be up to 1TB and of the type UFS 4.1 Pro.
It should be noted that Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 is not alone in the SoC. The Redmagic 11 Pro has a complementary processing, RedCore R4, to optimize the gaming experience. This frees up workload on the Snapdragon and enables lower latency, ‘Super Resolution’ capability up to 2K and frame interpolation up to 144 Hz. It also helps maintain performance in demanding games and optimize cooling.
Other details that reinforce its character as a gaming device are the two ‘triggers’ for video games on the side and the LED that illuminates the fan when it is in operation, something that can be seen from the air outlet, also on the side.
The discreet, so as not to stand out, cameras that it incorporates are three including the front one. Behind, there is a main sensor 50MP with optical stabilization and an ultra-wide angle sensor 50MP. The front camera, hidden under the screen, is only 16MP.
The battery is large capacity, 7,500 mAhand according to the manufacturer it offers up to 34.1 hours for daily use and 7.4 game in the case of the aforementioned Genshin Impact. Fast charging is 80Wboth connected and wireless. Contrary to current trends, it has a jack port3.5mm and when you buy the Redmagic 11 Pro, you get the complete package: smartphone, 80 W charger, cable and case.
Redmagic 11 Pro price and release date
The Redmagic 11 Pro is available from 699 euros. This price corresponds to the configuration with 12GB of RAM and 256GB storage. With 16 GB of RAM and 512GB of space, go up to €799 and the maximum configuration, with 24GB of RAM and 1TBit is put in €999. Nubia has not yet enabled pre-orders, but the launch date is close, November 19.