RedMagic 11 Air Assessment: The Skinny Cellphone For Gamers

At 163.82 x 76.54 x 7.85mm and 207 grams, the RedMagic 11 Air is not precisely iPhone Air territory, nevertheless it’s definitely slimmer than you may anticipate. The body is aluminum alloy, the entrance makes use of Corning Gorilla Glass 7i, and the rear is a clear Gorilla Glass 5 panel. IP54 will get you mud and splash resistance, which is okay, although it is a noticeable step down from telephones which have larger scores for precise submersion.

Part of what makes the design of the RedMagic 11 Air distinctive is its gamer-focused rear panel, however that rear panel is not fairly as eccentric as a few of RedMagic’s different telephones, at the least relying on the colour you get. The ornamental plate beneath the glass exhibits off simplified thermal parts and RedMagic branding, with a customizable RGB ring across the inner fan. It’s distinctly “gamer,” and whereas it appears to be like slightly tacky at occasions, it is comparatively reserved. Some like this method to design.

There is one main design component that is totally different from another RedMagic telephones, and that is the shortage of a bodily slider on the facet. It hasn’t been completely faraway from RedMagic units, however you will not get one on this gadget. Instead, you will get one other management within the signature crimson colour, which is a button to activate RedMagic’s Game Space. I want the slider, nevertheless it’s probably not an enormous deal.

The controls and ports, other than that Game Space button, are kind of the place you’d anticipate them to be. There’s an influence button and quantity rocker on the appropriate edge, together with a USB-C port on the underside. The digicam module is totally flush with the again panel, and that is the element that truly issues in every day use. No wobble on a desk, no finger cramping in panorama, no awkward ridge digging into your palm throughout a protracted session. For a gaming cellphone, flat is the appropriate name, and RedMagic dedicated to it totally.

The cellphone is obtainable in Black Phantom and White Prism, and I’ve the Black Phantom colour. It’s not excessive when it comes to colorways, however you will nonetheless get distinctive accents just like the RedMagic branding on the again and the crimson button on the left edge. Like another RedMagic telephones, you will additionally get contact surfaces on the left and proper sides of the right-hand fringe of the cellphone, which can be utilized as set off buttons in gaming.

Generally talking, the Red Magic 11 Air feels fairly slim however not dramatically so, and whereas the rear panel picks up fingerprints very simply, I do not thoughts the general look of the cellphone.