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This next-gen Android gaming tablet could keep peak performance with liquid cooling

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Why This Matters

The REDMAGIC Gaming Tablet 5 Pro's integration of an active liquid cooling system marks a significant advancement in gaming tablets, enabling sustained high performance and reducing thermal throttling. This innovation could set a new standard for power and cooling efficiency in the industry, benefiting serious gamers and tech enthusiasts alike.

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TL;DR The upcoming REDMAGIC Gaming Tablet 5 Pro is supposedly adopting the brand’s AquaCore liquid cooling system, first found on the REDMAGIC 11 Pro.

The AquaCore system uses a pump and liquid channels to actively pull heat away, helping prevent frame drops.

Most gaming tablets are either too expensive for what they offer or lack the power serious gamers want. REDMAGIC is about to change that dynamic by bringing its top smartphone technology to a larger tablet.

REDMAGIC is said to be bringing its AquaCore liquid cooling system from the REDMAGIC 11 Pro to its next tablet, the REDMAGIC Gaming Tablet 5 Pro, according to Chinese tipster Digital Chat Station on Weibo.

While some tablets have used vapor chambers or fans, having a full, active liquid-cooling system is a big step forward for a tablet.

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For the uninitiated, most tablets use passive cooling, which means they just spread heat across a metal backplate. On the other hand, REDMAGIC’s AquaCore system uses a small piezoelectric pump to move fluorinated liquid through tiny channels. This active cooling pulls heat away from the processor, helping the tablet keep top performance and avoid the thermal wall that can cause frame drops during long gaming sessions.

The latest leak says this cooling system is designed to handle the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, Qualcomm’s newest high-end chip. The tablet is also rumored to have a 9-inch OLED display with a 185Hz refresh rate. That’s faster than many gaming monitors.

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