Introduction and specs
About six months after the RedMagic 11 series, it’s time for a refresh, so here comes the RedMagic 11S series. As per tradition, we have the regular Pro variant with us for review, which is often very similar to the Pro+ version only found in China.
As is usually the case with the S lineup, the RedMagic 11S Pro brings modest changes to the table. It now relies on a more powerful Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8850-1-AD chipset (or the Leading edition as RedMagic calls it), as opposed to the regular SM8850-AC variant that we saw in the RedMagic 11 Pro.
The AD version of the SD8 Elite Gen 5 isn’t exactly new either. We’ve seen the chip in action inside the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra under the name “Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy”, but the exclusivity has seemingly ended and is now being distributed to other manufacturers as well.
ZTE nubia RedMagic 11S Pro specs at a glance:
Body: 163.8×76.5×8.9mm, 230g; Glass front (Gorilla Glass), aluminum frame, glass back; Pressure sensitive zones (520Hz touch-sensing), Built-in cooling fan, Aviation aluminum middle frame, IPX8 water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min).
Display: 6.85″ AMOLED, 1B colors, 144Hz, 2592Hz PWM, 1800 nits (peak), 1216x2688px resolution, 19.89:9 aspect ratio, 431ppi.
Chipset: Qualcomm SM8850-1-AD Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 (3 nm).
Memory: 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 16GB RAM; UFS 4.1 Pro.
OS/Software: Android 16, Redmagic OS 11.5.
Rear camera: Wide (main): 50 MP, f/1.9, 23mm, 1/1
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