What Happened
Android Authority has published a hands-on review of the first retail phone powered by Qualcomm’s new processor, the Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6. The reviewer spent a week testing the REDMAGIC 12 Pro after initial excitement surrounding Qualcomm's reference hardware back in September.
The Details
According to Android Authority, Qualcomm's processor features CPU clock speeds reaching 5GHz, a 16MB Oryon Flex Cache, and a next-generation Adreno GPU. These headline specifications initially promised a major performance leap for demanding workloads like gaming and emulation, which was supported by early benchmarks on Qualcomm's Gen 6 Reference Phone. The retail unit tested, the REDMAGIC 12 Pro, comes equipped with 16GB of LPDDR5 RAM and an active cooling system designed to showcase the new silicon.
What It Means
Despite the high expectations set by early benchmarks on the reference hardware, the initial experience with the REDMAGIC 12 Pro left the reviewer feeling that the device does not quite live up to the hype in a retail environment.