Qualcomm says its Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 runs 13% faster on the CPU, 44% faster on the GPU and 35% faster on AI work than the chip before it. RedMagic put that silicon into the 12 Pro+, which went on sale in China on October 15 at 2:30 PM local time.
The Extreme tier is reserved for a handful of phones. RedMagic’s is a gaming handset with a 6.85-inch BOE OLED display (2,688 x 1,216, 185Hz) and bezels of just 0.96mm, down from 1.25mm on the 11 Pro+. There is no punch-hole camera. A 16-megapixel OmniVision sensor sits under the screen for selfies and video calls.
Built for long sessions
The chassis is thinner, lighter and narrower than last year’s, with rounder corners that RedMagic says help one-handed grip. The gaming hardware carries over: touch triggers on the frame (700Hz shoulder triggers), a gaming-mode switch and an active cooling fan. The ICE system pairs that fan, which spins up to 25,500rpm, with liquid cooling. Liquid cooling is also why the 11S Pro topped the AnTuTu charts earlier in 2026.
The battery is 8,400mAh, with 120W wired charging, 80W wireless charging and bypass charging that feeds power straight to the phone mid-game. The phone is rated IP68 and IP69. It keeps a 3.5mm headphone jack, and runs RedMagic OS 12 on Android 17. Cameras on the back are a 50-megapixel main with optical stabilization and a 50-megapixel ultra-wide.
Prices
In China the 12GB+256GB model costs 6,999 yuan, about $1,050. The 16GB+512GB version is 7,999 yuan (about $1,200) and the 16GB+1TB is 8,999 yuan (about $1,350). A limited Golden Saga edition with 24GB of RAM, 1TB of storage and a forged-carbon cooling design was previewed, but it has no price or release date yet.
There is no confirmed international availability. For comparison, the RedMagic 11 Pro launched at 629 pounds or $749 in November 2025, and with the pricier chip, Western pricing is expected to land around 750 to 850 pounds or $850 to $950 or more. RedMagic usually ships globally four to six weeks after China through its own direct-to-consumer warehouse, which would put an arrival abroad in November or December.
Sources
- RedMagic 12 Pro+ launches October 15 with Qualcomm's fastest mobile chip
- Red Magic 12 Pro+ gaming phone launches with Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6, liquid-cooling system, 8,400mAh battery, and more – Gizmochina
