You don’t really need a gaming tablet with a 165Hz OLED display and a turbo fan. But here we are. Red Magic—best known for its spec-heavy, neon-glowing gaming phones—has launched its newest hardware flex: the Red Magic Gaming Tablet 3 Pro. It’s compact, it’s overpowered, and it feels like someone dared the engineers to build the fastest tablet possible under 10 inches. They said yes. And then they added a fan.
This Screen Is Not Kidding Around
Let’s start with what you see first: the display. At 9.06 inches, it walks the line between tablet and plus-sized phone, though in hand it’s clearly more of the former. It’s OLED, it’s bright—up to 1600 nits if you’re measuring—and it’s fast. The 165Hz refresh rate isn’t just a number here. Flicking through menus, loading games, even scrolling through a long doc—all of it feels surgically responsive. There’s a 1ms response time and touch sampling at 2000Hz, which might be lost on casual users, but for serious players? You’ll notice.
Bezels are barely there: 4.9mm on all sides, which gives it that all-screen feel manufacturers love to chase. The panel’s contrast ratio is ridiculous—1,000,000:1—but what matters more is that the colors pop and black levels stay deep, even outdoors. That TÜV Rheinland certification? Nice, but I’m more interested in the fact that my eyes didn’t feel torched after a few hours with Genshin.
A Tablet With a Cooling System. And a Co-Processor.
Inside, the Red Magic Gaming Tablet 3 Pro is running Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite, a top-tier chip that’s built on a second-gen 3nm process. It’s paired with Red Magic’s own Red Core R3 Pro, a co-processor that supposedly handles gaming enhancements—AI upscaling, frame rate smoothing, all that jazz. I can’t say I noticed it kicking in mid-game, but things ran cool and smooth under pressure.
And that’s thanks in part to the ICE 3.0 cooling system—Red Magic’s term for a hybrid heat management setup that includes vapor chambers, liquid metal, and, yes, an actual turbo fan. It spins up when things get hot and… you hear it, faintly. Not annoying, more like a tiny laptop. And it works. Sustained performance during longer sessions was impressively stable.
Storage and memory options are aggressive: up to 24GB of LPDDR5T RAM and 1TB of UFS 4.1 Pro storage. Even the base config (12GB/256GB) is overkill for most people, but if you’re the type who installs half the Play Store and jumps between titles constantly, you’ll appreciate it.
Gaming OS, but With Some Surprises
The tablet runs Red Magic OS 10.5, a gaming-first flavor of Android with a few clever touches. The Cube Game Engine automatically tunes performance per title—more than 30 games are supported right now, apparently—and it does a decent job of keeping frame rates steady without hammering the battery.
There’s also a PC game emulator. I’ll admit I was skeptical. It’s not perfect, and some titles struggle, but it’s an intriguing option for folks who want a slice of desktop gaming in a mobile format. Not sure if it’s practical. But it’s ambitious.
On the productivity side, Red Magic’s throwing in a few unexpected tools: the Super Workbench suite lets you handle email, documents, multitasking. It’s serviceable. Think: ROG Flow vibes, but more touch-native. There’s also Magic Companion 2.0, a system-wide AI assistant. Sometimes helpful. Sometimes invisible. I didn’t mind it, which is probably the best compliment I can give right now.
Cameras, Audio, Battery—The Basics
The cameras aren’t the story here. Rear is 13MP. Front is 9MP. Both fine for video calls or the occasional photo, but don’t expect Pixel-tier results. Audio, though? Surprisingly great. Symmetrical dual super-linear speakers provide rich stereo output, and paired with dual X-axis haptic motors, the feedback in-game feels crisp.
The 8200mAh battery is no slouch either. I pulled five to six hours of heavy gaming before needing to charge. It supports 80W fast charging and goes from zero to 50% in around 22 minutes. There’s also bypass charging, which routes power around the battery to keep heat down during plugged-in play. Smart move.
Pricing and Who It’s Actually For
Now the numbers. Three configs, all high-end:
- 12GB + 256GB: ¥4199 (
$580), intro price ¥3999 ($550) - 16GB + 512GB: ¥4699 (~$650)
- 24GB + 1TB: ¥5999 (~$830)
Available in two finish options: DaoFeng Transparent Dark Night and DaoFeng Transparent Silver Wing. Both are, well, very gamer. One looks like a cyberpunk mirror, the other like something out of a Gundam build. You either love it or you pretend it’s subtle.
Final Thoughts
Is this tablet necessary? No. But it’s kind of amazing anyway. Red Magic Gaming Tablet 3 Pro isn’t for everyone, and it’s not trying to be. It’s unapologetically built for people who want performance, even in places where performance might not be needed. But that’s the charm. If you want a tablet that does the job, buy a regular one. If you want one that tries to break the mold, fans and all, this is worth a look.
