Android gaming has to be taken seriously after this — this liquid-cooled Chinese phone just ran the PC version of Cyberpunk 2077, and I’m shocked

Liquid cooling in smartphones is a heat management system that uses flowing coolant to transfer heat away from high-performance components. The RedMagic 11 Pro features a pulsating water-cooling system that works similarly to PC water-cooling but operates differently—it balances heat distribution without directly contacting the chip. The system transfers heat from hot areas (like the left side where the processor is located) to cooler areas on the phone, using a sealed system with non-conductive, leak-proof coolant that remains stable across extreme temperatures from -60°C to 108°C. This is combined with other cooling technologies including a vapor chamber, liquid metal layer, and a 24,000 RPM turbo fan to achieve comprehensive thermal management.

The RedMagic 11 Pro's advanced cooling system is significant because mobile gaming performance is typically limited by heat rather than processor specifications. The phone's AquaCore Cooling System—featuring the industry's first mass-produced flowing liquid cooling combined with a 13,116 mm² vapor chamber (the largest in the industry), liquid metal 3.0, and a 24,000 RPM turbo fan—enables sustained high performance during demanding games. Testing shows that the vapor chamber does most of the thermal work, maintaining strong stability even when liquid cooling circulation is disabled. This comprehensive cooling approach allows the phone to run graphically intensive games like Cyberpunk 2077 at playable frame rates while keeping surface temperatures remarkably low (36.2°C front, 37.2°C back) and reducing power consumption by nearly 25% compared to the previous generation.