RedMagic’s next compact gaming tablet won’t be arriving as soon as expected.
The company has confirmed that its long-rumoured OLED gaming pad will miss the upcoming launch event. Instead, it will debut after the RedMagic 11S Pro series, which is scheduled to be revealed on 18 May 2026 in China.
The company expected to launch the tablet — unofficially dubbed the Gaming Tablet 5 Pro — alongside the new 11S Pro phones. The phones will run on the overclocked Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5. However, RedMagic product manager Jiang Chao says the team still needs to resolve “bottlenecks” before it can launch the tablet.
Instead, RedMagic says it will share more updates during the 11S Pro launch event. This suggests the tablet is still very much in development, just not ready for its moment yet.
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On paper, this is shaping up to be one of RedMagic’s more ambitious tablets. Previous leaks point to a compact OLED display with a 185Hz refresh rate, paired with a large 8,300mAh battery. It’s also expected to pack up to 24GB of RAM and 1TB of storage. This puts it firmly in “overkill gaming device” territory.
Performance is clearly the focus here. The company also expects the tablet to feature a cooling system similar to the RedMagic 11 Pro series that should help sustain high performance during longer gaming sessions. Like its predecessor, it may also include a pre-installed PC gaming emulator designed to bring desktop titles onto a handheld form factor.
That said, competition in this space is only getting tougher. Devices like Lenovo’s gaming tablets are already pushing high-refresh displays and flagship chips. This may explain why RedMagic is taking extra time to fine-tune performance before launch.
For now, the company makes one thing clear: it has not cancelled the tablet, only delayed it. And with RedMagic expected to reveal more at the May event, we’ll likely get a clearer picture in a week’s time.
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