Redmagic Astra 2 gaming pill launches globally on July 17

Redmagic has formally launched the Gaming Tablet 5 Pro in China, with the worldwide launch confirmed for July 17 because the Redmagic Astra 2, and it’s an absolute Android gaming powerhouse.

The Redmagic Astra 2 competes in the identical house because the Lenovo Legion Tab, constructing out a robust Android pill designed with gaming in thoughts, all in a compact type issue across the identical dimension as an iPad Mini. With in the present day’s launch in China, we now know the total spec sheet.

Redmagic Astra 2 can have a 9.06-inch show utilizing a 2.4K OLED panel with a 185Hz refresh charge and 1,600 nits of peak brightness. It has 4.9mm bezels round both sides.

Under the hood, Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 is paired with Redmagic’s personal RedCore R4 chip to “[balance] rendering performance, touch responsiveness, and system efficiency.” The secondary chip is used to dump some GPU duties to enhance efficiency, Redmagic says. As such, over 200 video games will help 144Hz body interpolation and 2K decision.

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The pill can also be cooled by a particular liquid cooling system, utilizing “industry-grade fluorinated liquid coolant” for environment friendly warmth switch by means of an energetic micro pump.

Redmagic Astra 2 will probably be powered by a 8,300 mAh battery and has two USB-C ports for charging. In China, it costs at as much as 80W, however the spec for the worldwide launch hasn’t been confirmed simply but.

Rounding issues out, Redmagic OS 11.5 runs the present, primarily based on Android 16. There’s no phrase on software program help timelines, however there’s a bunch of AI – woo!

In China, Redmagic Gaming Tablet 5 Pro begins at 5,299 RMB with 12/256GB, 16/512GB, and 16/1TB variants obtainable. There’s no phrase on world pricing, however the final technology began at $499 – do remember that’s within the instances earlier than RAMageddon and AI firms ruined the whole lot. We’ll discover out extra concerning the Redmagic Astra 2 on July 17.

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