RedMagic 11S Pro tops the AnTuTu charts — and liquid cooling is why
The RedMagic 11S Pro just claimed the top spot in AnTuTu's May 2026 benchmark rankings, scoring an average of 4,171,821 points across more than 1,000 test runs. It got there in just over ten days after its May 27 launch — faster than any competing flagship. The key isn't a more powerful chip. It's a more effective way to stop that chip from overheating.
The cooling edge
RedMagic's parent company Nubia built the 11S Pro around an overclocked Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, the same silicon inside the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra. The difference is thermal management. The phone uses a liquid cooling system called AquaCore — a 24,000 RPM fan paired with a liquid loop — that keeps the processor running at its peak 4.74 GHz clock speed for much longer than a standard setup would allow. A regular Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 tops out at 4.61 GHz before throttling back under sustained load. According to Android Authority, RedMagic claims 50% better heat transfer efficiency compared to conventional vapor-chamber cooling.
The display and the rest
Beyond the internals, the 11S Pro takes a clean approach to the screen. There's no notch, no punch-hole, and no cutout of any kind — the front camera sits under the display itself. The tradeoff is selfie quality, which under-display cameras haven't fully solved yet. For the target audience — people who game on their phones — an uninterrupted screen is worth that compromise. The rest of the spec sheet includes a 7,500 mAh battery, 80W wireless charging, and a 144Hz AMOLED panel.
Qualcomm's clean sweep
The broader AnTuTu top 10 tells its own story. Nine of the ten highest-scoring devices run on Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5. The iQOO 15 Ultra came in second at 4,144,802 points, and the Vivo X300 Ultra Satellite Communication Edition placed third at 4,103,004. The only MediaTek device in the list is the iQOO 15T, powered by Dimensity 9500, sitting at ninth place. Per the AnTuTu report, the rankings are based on Chinese market data from May 1–31, averaged over at least 1,000 runs per model — not cherry-picked single runs in a freezer.
Price and availability
The RedMagic 11S Pro goes on sale globally on June 10. UK pricing runs £709 for the 12GB/256GB model and £799 for 16GB/512GB, per the TechRadar review. In the US, prices start at $799. That puts it below a Galaxy S26 Ultra in cost — though the gap in benchmark scores between first and fifth place is essentially invisible in daily use. This is a phone for people who want the number to be as high as possible, and right now, it is.
