ZTE nubia RedMagic 11S Pro (China)

Name: ZTE nubia RedMagic 11S Pro (China)
Brand: ZTE

Display6.85" 1216 x 2688 pixels (~431 ppi density)

ChipsetQualcomm SM8850-1-AD Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 (3 nm)

Main camera50MP

Battery8000 mAh

nubia RedMagic 11S Pro (China) product photo

8.3GoSolo score

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Technology

GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G

2G bands

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

3G bands

HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100

4G bands

LTE

5G bands

SA/NSA

Speed

HSPA, LTE, 5G

Launch

Announced

2026, May 18

Status

Available

Body

Dimensions

163.8 x 76.5 x 8.9 mm (6.45 x 3.01 x 0.35 in)

Weight

230 g (8.11 oz)

Build

Glass front, aluminum frame, glass back

SIM

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Durability

Pressure sensitive zones (520Hz touch-sensing) Built-in cooling fan Aviation aluminum middle frame IPX8 water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)

Display

Type

AMOLED, 1B colors, 144Hz, 2592Hz PWM, 1800 nits (peak)

Size

6.85 inches, 113.7 cm2 (~90.7% screen-to-body ratio)

Resolution

1216 x 2688 pixels (~431 ppi density)

Protection

Unspecified

Platform

Android 16, Redmagic OS 11.5

Chipset

Qualcomm SM8850-1-AD Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 (3 nm)

CPU

Octa-core (2x4.74 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix L + 6x3.62 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix M)

GPU

Adreno 840 (1.3GHz)

Memory

Card slot

Internal

256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 16GB RAM

Type

UFS 4.1 Pro

Main Camera

Modules

50 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/1.55", 1.0µm, multi-directional PDAF, OIS 50 MP, f/2.0, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/2.88", 0.61µm, AF Auxiliary lens

Features

LED flash, HDR, panorama

Video

8K@30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps

Selfie Camera

Module

16 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/3.06", 1.12µm, under display

Features

HDR · 1080p@30/60fps

Comms

WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct

Bluetooth

5.4, A2DP, LE

Positioning

GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO

NFC

Yes

Radio

USB

USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2, OTG, accessory connector, DisplayPort

Features

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Battery

Type

Si/C Li-Ion 8000 mAh

Misc

Colors

Black, Silver

GoSolo Score Breakdown

Design67

Display89

Performance100

Camera82

Battery64

Value83

GoSolo Verdict

The RedMagic 11S Pro is a gaming phone built around the flagship Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, packing an 8000 mAh battery, 144Hz display, and active cooling—a purpose-built device for mobile gaming and sustained performance. For €700, it delivers on that brief, though it's a narrow tool that doesn't reinvent what gaming phones do and the cameras feel like an afterthought compared to the engineering elsewhere.

Strengths · 4

8000 mAh battery with active cooling keeps the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 running at full throttle without thermal choking—meaningfully longer gaming sessions than standard flagships
144Hz AMOLED display at 6.85 inches is large and butter-smooth; 2592Hz PWM and 1800 nits peak brightness handle both competitive gaming and outdoor readability without compromise
Pressure-sensitive edge zones at 520Hz give you extra input methods in games, and the whole package is built tight: IPX8 water resistance, 8.9mm thickness, aviation aluminum frame
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 is current flagship silicon and handles any workload without breaking a sweat; paired with 16GB RAM and UFS 4.1 Pro storage, this won't stutter

Trade-offs · 3

230g is heavy—noticeably so for daily one-handed use and gaming marathons, the weight adds fatigue
Camera hardware is dated: 50MP wide with f/1.9 is decent on paper, but the ultrawide at f/2.0 with 0.61µm pixels suggests it was spec'd for size and cost, not image quality; no telephoto and no zoom is a real gap for a €700 phone
No fast charging spec listed and no charger included—odd omission for a gaming phone that spent engineering budget on everything except topping up the battery