Nubia has opened international sales of the RedMagic 11S Pro, bringing its latest gaming phone to Europe and other regions after a China launch in mid-May. The global RedMagic 11S Pro pricing starts at 800 euros for the 12 GB / 256 GB model and 900 euros for the 16 GB / 512 GB version. The pitch is familiar but effective: hide the selfie camera, expose the cooling hardware, and ship one of Qualcomm’s fastest chips in a body built for people who care more about frame rates than thinness.
That places the phone squarely in premium territory, but RedMagic is clearly betting that the hardware theatrics and gaming-first spec sheet will pull buyers away from more restrained flagships.
RedMagic 11S Pro pricing and global options
- 12 GB RAM and 256 GB storage: 800 euros
- 16 GB RAM and 512 GB storage: 900 euros
Those prices look aggressive only if you ignore the rest of the gaming-phone market, where brands like Asus and Lenovo have spent years trying to convince buyers that a little extra bulk is a fair trade for sustained performance. RedMagic’s answer is to make the phone itself part of the spectacle, with a transparent back and RGB lighting doing some of the selling before the benchmarks even start.
Hidden camera and visible cooling
The front of the phone is all screen, with no cutout for the selfie camera because the 16 MP module sits under the display. Around back, the transparent panel lets users watch the liquid cooling system at work, a flourish that says more about RedMagic’s audience than any polished marketing line could. This is the sort of design that makes sense in a niche where ”look what’s inside” is a feature, not an accident.
There is also dynamic RGB lighting, because apparently subtlety remains optional in gaming phones. The formula is not new, but it is still one of the clearest ways to differentiate a device in a category where most rivals lean on the same rectangle, the same giant battery, and the same promise that this time, really, performance will be different.
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 and battery hardware
- 6.85-inch AMOLED display
- 144 Hz refresh rate
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, overclocked
- 7500 mAh battery
- 80-watt wired charging
- 80-watt wireless charging
- IPX8 water and dust protection
- RedMagic OS 11.5 based on Android 16.0
The battery and charging combo is the real practical headline here. A 7500 mAh cell paired with 80-watt wired and wireless charging is a very RedMagic move: oversized, slightly absurd, and exactly the sort of spec sheet that gaming fans tend to reward. If the global rollout goes well, expect more phone makers to keep pushing battery capacity harder rather than chasing ever-thinner designs that die before the match is over.
The question now is whether the RedMagic 11S Pro can convert that hardware swagger into sales beyond its core fan base. The international launch gives Nubia a bigger stage, but it also puts the phone up against more polished premium rivals that may not have a visible cooling loop, yet still know how to win over people who buy with their heads as well as their thumbs.