After introducing true liquid cooling to its gaming phones last year, Redmagic is upping the ante in its 12 Pro by building RGB lights into the transparent cooling loop, too.
The circular liquid-cooling system now features its own RGB lights.
Design and Lighting
The source review notes that the lights do turn on and can be set to glow in set patterns, activate for specific apps, or trigger for notifications and calls. The problem is that like last year’s model, the cooling system uses fluorescent blue liquid, which the lights have to work against. Blue or white lighting just makes it look more blue, green turns out turquoise, and red or orange lights mostly produce colored bubbles swimming in a blue tide.
The liquid-cooling RGBs are joined by a few other lights across the phone, including a small ring below the main camera, a side light shining from inside the chassis, and thin strips on the touch-sensitive shoulder buttons. Because those do not interact with the fluid, they shine in their intended colors and often look quite different from the cooling ring. Additionally, two strips of visible liquid cooling lack RGB lighting entirely in the top-right corner around the logo, remaining blue regardless of settings.
Setting everything to blue achieves visual consistency, though it defeats the purpose of adding customizable RGB lighting.
Cooling and Performance
The liquid cooling itself features notable functional improvements, boasting an output pressure of 130kPa—an 85 percent increase over the previous generation. This system is paired with both a built-in cooling fan and a vapor chamber designed to keep the Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 processor operating efficiently under heavy gaming loads.
Configuration options include 12GB or 16GB of RAM alongside 256GB, 512GB, or 1TB of storage. Powering the device is a substantial 8,400mAh battery supporting 80W fast charging. The chassis features an IP69 water and dust resistance rating across most of the body, although the fan intake area is rated at IPX8 without dust protection. Longtime users may also note the omission of the traditional 3.5mm headphone jack.
Cameras and Display
The rear camera array houses a pair of 50-megapixel sensors—one main and one ultrawide—with moderately sized sensors. Their standout physical attribute is a completely flush design, sitting underneath the unified glass panel stretching across the back of the phone.
The source review highlights the 185Hz refresh rate screen as a major selling point, noting that Redmagic has integrated this panel with an under-display selfie camera. The 16-megapixel front camera is exceptionally well-hidden compared to competing under-display solutions, but image quality is limited. While adequate for video calls, selfies suffer from low fidelity and aggressive, seemingly unskippable AI beautification processing.
Pricing and Availability
Reflecting broader industry pricing pressures, the Redmagic 12 Pro starts at $949—representing a notable price increase compared to previous iterations—and climbs to $1,199 for the highest storage configuration. Every model includes the updated liquid cooling system and RGB lighting implementation.
