I tested the RedMagic 12 Pro
The RedMagic 12 Pro is a new flagship Android smartphone featuring the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 processor, marketed primarily toward mobile gamers. While it offers industry-leading performance benchmarks, the reviewer suggests the software experience could be more professional.
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If it's possible to release a flagship phone while at the same time making it appear more like a midrange phone, Red Magic has found a way.
Read full bio November 3, 2026, 7:00 am ET
Jack Wallen/ZDNET ZDNET’s key takeaways The RedMagic 12 Pro is an elite Android phone. Outperforming all current Pixel devices, this thing is a beast. It could, however, take itself a bit more seriously on the app front. RedMagic just announced the international launch of the RedMagic 12 Pro — its latest flagship phone. Typically, the company releases devices in China first and then slowly rolls them out to the rest of the world. This time around, the company knew it had a phone that could compete with other flagship devices.
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