Redmagic upgrades its liquid-cooled gaming phone with extra RGBs
Redmagic has released its 12 Pro gaming phone, which features an updated liquid-cooling system integrated with RGB lighting. While the cooling performance is improved, the aesthetic implementation of the lights is criticized for being inconsistent and clashing with the blue cooling liquid.
Why it matters
The product launch highlights the ongoing trend of 'gaming-centric' hardware design and the challenges of balancing aesthetic features with functional engineering.
After introducing true liquid cooling to its gaming phones last year, Redmagic is upping the ante in its 12 Pro by building RGB lights into the transparent cooling loop, too.
And they work! Sort of. The lights do turn on, and they can be set to glow in set patterns, activate for specific apps, or trigger for notifications and calls. The problem is that like last year’s 11 Pro, the cooling system itself uses fluorescent blue liquid, which the lights have to work against. Blue or white lighting just makes it look more blue, green turns out turquoise, and red or orange lights mostly produce colored bubbles swimming in a blue tide.
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