The RedMagic 11 Air may have figured out how to fit one of the biggest phone batteries available into a slimmer design. Unveiled on Thursday, the new gaming phone features a 7,000mAh silicon-carbon battery and a cooling fan, as well as many of the same features as last year. RedMagic 10S Pro.
THE new phone has the same depth as the previous one RedMagic 10 Air at 7.85 mm (0.3 inches), and is a bit heavier at 207 grams (7.3 ounces) compared to the previous phone’s 205 grams. That’s comparable in weight and depth to phones like Apple’s iPhone 16 Pro, but the 11 Air’s spec list largely mirrors the heavier RedMagic 10S Pro I tested last year. This phone weighed 229 grams and included a slightly larger 7,050 mAh battery.
Like the 10S Pro, the 11 Air includes the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite processor and starts at $529 for a model including 12GB of RAM and 256GB of storage. Upgrading to 16GB and 512GB of storage brings the cost to $629.
The phone’s large battery can charge at a speed of 80 watts – which is incredibly fast for this price range – and the camera system includes a 50-megapixel main camera, an 8-megapixel ultra-wide camera, and a 16-megapixel front-facing camera.
RedMagic’s phones prioritize gaming and include a larger 6.85-inch OLED display running at a 144Hz refresh rate. It will also include the RedMagic 11 software system, which I wasn’t a fan of when I tested the RedMagic 11 Pro. This software overlay includes specialized console-style menus for games — which I like — but it also makes some questionable choices, like a default web browser that includes advertising.
The RedMagic 11 Air will be available in Phantom Black and Prism White colors, and early bird coupons for the phone will be available on February 5 ahead of the February 11 open sale date.
