Redmagic 10S Pro review: Refined and cooler than ever

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Redmagic has updated its 10 Series of gaming smartphones, keeping to its now traditional six-month schedule. The 10S Pro shares many of the same design and feature elements of its predecessor – the Redmagic 10 Pro – but with some upgrades in key areas. So, should you move to the 10S Pro or hang on to your older model? Here’s the full Tech Advisor review.

Design & Build

• Practically the same as the 10 Pro
• Aluminium and double glass construction
• IP54 waterproof rating

With only six months between releases, it’s no surprise that the 10S Pro has many of the same components and construction as the 10 Pro I reviewed back in December 2024. That’s not a downside though, as Redmagic has tried and tested this format and delivers a solid, premium feeling handset that’s purpose-built for mobile gaming.

The device remains a bit chunky, with its 163mm x 76mm x 9mm frame mimicking that of its older sibling. The weight is also the same hefty 229g (0.5lbs) that I’ve come to expect from this brand. If you want something a bit lighter, you can check out the recent Redmagic 10 Air review to see if that’s more to your taste.

If you’ve used a Redmagic phone in recent years, everything will feel very familiar. The aluminium chassis has venting ports on either side of the flank to expel air driven out by the internal cooling fan, twin 520Hz touch-sensitive shoulder controls on the right side to execute commands in games, the red Magic Key which opens up the Game Space software or can be configured to trigger other features, volume and power buttons, plus the twin speakers and a 3.5mm port to provide the audio side of things.

The front panel is made up almost entirely of the 6.85-inch display, and turning the device over reveals a flat glass back that covers the two circular camera openings and the RGB light around the fan. The fan vents mean that the 10S Pro only has a waterproof rating of IP54, so don’t drop it in the sink.

In the box, you’ll get a slimline case that leaves the two longer side panels exposed so you can use the controls. While this is handy, it doesn’t offer much protection for the device, so you might want to invest in a proper case if you’re intending to carry the 10S Pro around with you all the time.

Redmagic offers the 10S Pro in three colours – Nightfall (matt black), Moonlight (transparent white) and Dusk (transparent black).

Screen & Speakers

• 6.85-inch 144Hz AMOLED display
• 95.3% screen to body ratio
• 3.5mm audio jack and dual speakers

There’s no change to the display on the 10S Pro, as it’s the same 6.85-inch BOE AMOLED panel that the 10 Pro has. There’s good reason for this though, as it’s a great screen. The 1.5K (2688 x 1216) resolution is very sharp, with bright, warm colours rendered consistently throughout the system. A maximum brightness of 2,000 nits means you’ll be able to see things clearly even when outside in the sun. In my own testing I found the levels reached just over 1,200 in normal use, which is still bright enough to make you squint.

Obviously, this is a smooth panel and as such reflects strong light sources, so if you do want to spend a lot of time playing in the sunshine, you may want to consider a matt screen protector to makes things a little more discernible.

A 144Hz refresh rate is perfect for gaming, ensuring that everything on the screen moves smoothly and without jags or judders. It also makes for pleasant viewing when navigating the interface or watching video content. The latter is aided by the under-display selfie camera – a stalwart of the Redmagic lineup – which means you don’t have to contend with notches or punch-holes spoiling the display.

There’s a fingerprint sensor embedded in the display, which worked efficiently a good proportion of the time I spent with the device.

A body to screen ratio of 95.3% means there’s little in the way of a bezel, but thankfully the palm-cancellation is decent, so you don’t get many false taps when using the 10S Pro.

Redmagic equips the 10S Pro with dual 1115K speakers which kick out a good level of volume, with a wide range of frequencies represented in the mix. It’s not going to match a dedicated speaker, but for on-the-go sounds you won’t struggle to hear or understand what’s being played. Bluetooth 5.4 capabilities mean you can get a stable and strong connection to external headphones, plus there’s the 3.5mm jack if you prefer a wired option.

Specs & Performance

• 4.47GHz Snapdragon 8 Elite Leading Version
• Redcore R3 Pro AI Gaming Chip
• Liquid Metal 2.0 Cooling

While the exterior features are the same as the Redmagic 10 Pro, the real upgrades are found under the hood. This time around the 10S Pro comes with the latest 4.47GHz Snapdragon 8 Elite Leading Version processor. This appears to be an overclocked version of the 4.32GHz Elite chip in the 10 Pro. The AI gaming chip has also been upgraded, with the RedCore 3 in the older model replaced with the RedCore R3 Pro.

Redmagic states that this delivers a 30% power boost, and that AI performance is enhanced by 40%. These represent impressive gains over the previous processor, and when it comes to gaming every little performance advantage is important.

Playing the usual range of graphically demanding titles, such as Asphalt Legends Unite, Genshin Impact, PubG, and a few others, I found the performance to be consistently high on the 10S Pro, with the 2,500Hz instant touch sampling rates of the display making controls feel responsive. Framerates stayed steady, with no drop-offs during combat heavy scenes, and the new cooling system kept things to temperatures that remained comfortable in the hand.

The 10 Pro was the first Redmagic phone to use liquid metal cooling, and the new version in the 10S Pro adjusts the placement so that the cooling area is now directly over the CPU. This seems to help, as the device proved reliable and performed well even through heavy gaming sessions.

I did notice the fans going strongly if I had the volume low, but with headphones or an empty house in which I could blast out audio without annoying anyone, I couldn’t hear the fans at all.

The storage and memory options are dependent on the colour scheme you choose, with Nightfall offering 12GB of LPDDR5

Here’s a breakdown of the standard benchmark tests to see how the Redmagic 10S Pro compares to other gaming handsets.

Cameras

• 50Mp OV50E (OIS) f/1.88 main camera
• 50Mp OV50D f2.0 ultra-wide camera
• 2Mp depth camera
• 16Mp f/2.0 under-display selfie camera

Cameras are rarely the focus on a device like this, but Redmagic has been steadily improving the quality of the images and video offered by its gaming phones. With the 10S Pro you get the same optics as on the previous model, with some AI tweaks for the under-display selfie camera.

There are two main lenses on the rear array, the standard 50Mp f/1.88 24mm main camera, and a 50Mp f/2.0 14mm ultra wide. There’s also a 2Mp depth camera. Sticking with the main shooter gets the best results, as I found that the exposure levels dropped a little when swapping to the 14mm ultra-wide, producing slightly darker images.

The main camera, however, can deliver some very decent shots. Focusing was reasonably quick (the touch response did sometimes fail to come up when I pressed on the spot I wanted the camera to focus on), and the shots I captured were more than usable for social media and other online outlets.

Colours are vibrant, with perhaps a lean into the Samsung territory of making reds punch a bit too much, but it’s nothing that can’t be calmed in an edit. I was pleased with the detail captured and the algorithm in portrait mode seems to have improved as I got a lot fewer miscalculations where the camera mistook part of an object for the background.

You get the usual barrage of special modes to play with, but I suspect these will not get much use as the main camera is a solid and dependable lens that covers a decent amount of ground. Video is also good, with the option to go all the way up to 8K at 30fps, but the 4K/60fps is the sweet spot. Footage is smooth, colours are well balanced, and the focus tracking is solid throughout.

The under-display selfie camera is still pretty terrible though, even with AI adjustments. It’s just hard to make anything look good when the lens itself is obscured by the panel. Redmagic does try hard to make it usable, but to be honest I think trading the selfie camera for a display with no cutouts is a price worth paying, especially if you want to game and watch video content.

Here’s a selection of images I captured on the Redmagic 10S Pro:

Battery Life & Charging

• 7,050mAh battery
• 80W Fast charging
• 2-day phone if you’re not gaming

Battery life is another important factor with a gaming device, as those AAA-titles are very hard on power consumption. Redmagic gets around this issue by installing a whopping great 7,050mAh cell in the 10S Pro (again, the same as on the 10 Pro). This delivers all-day power, and if you go light on the gaming side of things you should find that the 10S Pro can easily last for two days before needing to be recharged.

Of course, you’re unlikely to be buying a device like this unless you plan to fire up some serious games and play them everywhere. With that in mind, you’re looking at between 5-6 hours of action before you’ll need to recharge.

But here’s the good news – a full recharge (using the included 80W charger) takes just shy of 40 mins, with a quick 15-minute charge returning you to 51%. So, by taking short breaks to let your hands recover, the 10S Pro will allow you to play for as long as you like (provided you have a charging point nearby). 

Software

• Android 15
• Game Space and Redmagic OS 10.5
• Software support for 3 years

Android 15 underpins the Redmagic OS 10.5 that powers the 10S Pro. As interfaces go, the latter is not too bad and has certainly undergone some refinement over the past few years. You get a lot of customisation options, a dedicated gaming suite, plus the general Android fare that you’d expect. There’s a little bit of bloatware when you first boot up the device, but this can be dispensed with easily, leaving you with a clean system.

The software runs smoothly, with quick transitions and I didn’t experience any sudden crashes during my test period.

Anyone who knows Redmagic will be aware of Game Space, the dedicated section of the OS that allows gamers to optimise performance, settings and other features within their game library. Some of the settings available can boost frame rates, add a zoom so you can see far-off targets, or capture gameplay video that you can share later.

There’s plenty to mess about with in Game Space, which at this point is a mature piece of software, so if you really want to get the most of your mobile gaming, it’s a great addition.

In terms of software support, Redmagic has confirmed that the 10S Pro will receive 3 years of support. It’s unclear how many versions of Android this will entail, but it’s not a great length of time when compared to the likes of Samsung or Google which offer at least double that of the 10S Pro.

Price & Availability

Redmagic launched the 10S Pro on 5 June 2025, with a variety of configurations available on the Redmagic UK and Redmagic US websites. Here’s how the options line up:

• Nightfall 12GB / 256GB – £579 / $699
• Moonlight or Dusk 16GB / 512GB – £709 / $849
• Moonlight or Dusk 24GB / 1TB – £879 / $999

It’s impressive that in this age of crazy tariffs and inflation that Redmagic has retained the pricing from not only the previous model, but also the one before that.

There are no current networks that offer the 10S Pro on a contract, so you would probably best pairing it with one of the offers in our SIM deals roundup.

The closest rival to the 10S Pro still remains the ROG Phone 9 and ROG Phone 9 Pro, although I’d expect Asus to refresh this lineup in the coming months. That being said, the ROG phone are more expensive, with the standard model starting at £949/$999 and the Pro version costing £1,099/$1,199.

You could of course look for the older Redmagic 10 Pro, which shares many of the features of the newer model and might be available on sale now that it has been replaced.

Should you buy the Redmagic 10S Pro?

The 10S Pro may share many of the appointments of the 10 Pro, but improving the processor and cooling, while retaining the pricing, makes it an easy phone to recommend. Obviously, its bulk means that it won’t suit someone looking for a normal, everyday phone, but if mobile gaming is your thing, the Redmagic 10S Pro is one of the very best options on the market today.

Specs

• 6.85-inch 144Hz AMOLED display, 1.5K resolution
• 95.3% screen to body ratio
• 4.47GHz Snapdragon 8 Elite Leading Version
• Dedicated Redcore R3 Pro AI Gaming Chip
• Liquid Metal 2.0, ICE-X cooling system
• Android 15 (3 years of software support)
• Redmagic 10.5 UI
• 12/16/24GB LPDDR5T Memory
• 256/512GB or 1TB UFS 4.1 Pro storage
• 50Mp OV50E (OIS) f/1.88 main camera
• 50Mp OV50D f2.0 ultra-wide camera
• 2Mp depth camera
• 16Mp f/2.0 under-display selfie camera
• 520Hz shoulder buttons
• Bluetooth 5.4
• 5G
• NFC
• GPS
• 3.5mm headphone jack
• DTS:X surround sound support
• Snapdragon Sound support
• Stereo 1115K speakers
• USB-C charging port
• 7,050mAh battery with 80W Fast Charging
• Magic Key (customisable)
• Game Space software
• 163mm x 76mm x 9mm
• 229g (0.5lbs)