Keep Cool and Carry On: Exploring the REDMAGIC VC Cooler Series

Any real gamer understands that your gaming setup and accessories are just as important as your gaming device. These additions give you an extra edge in longevity, comfort, and enhanced gameplay. While the average Joe might use it as a pastime, gaming is still a highly demanding task that requires power and endurance when you take it more seriously. Intense gaming sessions can push you and your device to the limit, and the heat of battle can be quite literal for your gaming phone.

Heat buildup is one of the most predictable and destructive consequences of concentrated gaming sessions. Your device will go above and beyond to provide powerhouse performance, seamless graphics, and immersive gameplay, especially when you invest in a REDMAGIC gaming device. An unintended result is that your phone will then generate large amounts of heat from all this rapid processing, which is entirely normal.

Now, most gaming smartphone manufacturers will include advanced cooling technologies and mechanics to keep the device cool from the inside. At REDMAGIC, we employ our enhanced ICE-X cooling system along with several layers of heat-dissipating materials, fans, and more. However, gaming devices are built to push boundaries, and sometimes you will need an extra layer of cooling to help out. This is where the idea for external phone coolers came into play.

In this blog article, we focus on the phone cooler technology and see how REDMAGIC has redefined the genre with the innovative and inspired VC Cooler 6 Series. We also take a look at how coolers can elevate your gameplay and battery lifespan, especially during heavy gaming sessions. For now, let’s try to understand the science and motive behind phone cooler technology today.

What Are Phone Coolers?

Generally, a phone cooler is an external device that rapidly cools down your phone during intense use when too much heat is being generated. Typically, a cooler will be magnetically attached to the back of your phone or to a magnetic cover, placing it directly over the CPU and critical mechanisms in your phone that are generating heat. The cooler will then use its fan and other cooling mechanisms to pull heat away from the phone and cool the device.

This will prevent thermal throttling and improve gameplay drastically. While the average gamer might not push their device to these extremes, hardcore gamers would definitely need one in their inventory. Coolers are also an essential accessory for anyone who has to use their phone for long periods of time for demanding tasks, making it ideal for competitive gamers, streamers, content creators, and video editors. People who live in hot climates would also benefit heavily from a cooler.

Benefits of Phone Coolers

Cooling technology has come a long way since its humble beginnings and has had to evolve to meet the demands of advanced gaming devices, challenging gameplay, and customer satisfaction. Now, cooling technology in the gaming industry has become a force of its own. Phone coolers have become more popular as the mobile gaming industry boomed, pushing a new generation of gamers to optimize their setup more efficiently. These are some of the main benefits of phone coolers today:

Performance Stability: As mentioned before, heat generation can cause thermal throttling when gone unchecked. A phone cooler dissipates heat faster to stabilize performance for better gameplay. This means smooth graphics, zero frame drops, and absolutely no lag.
Device Protection: Too much heat will kill any electronic device. This is why data centers run cold, and your PC’s fan sounds like a helicopter taking off when you run a massive game. A phone cooler keeps your gaming smartphone from quite literally frying itself and your battery with the amount of heat being generated.
Extended Gaming: A phone cooler allows you to stay in the game for longer without needing a break to let your phone cool down for a bit.
Longevity: Naturally, a device that actively cools itself when it gets too hot will have a longer lifespan than one that doesn’t. A phone cooler will drastically extend your device’s health and lifespan.
Competitive Edge: For competitive gamers, a phone cooler allows you to stay in the game for longer while optimizing performance and gameplay along the way. This gives you an advantage over other players whose devices might start throttling after long gaming sessions, while your device stays stable FPS in ranked games.
Enhanced Gamer Aesthetic: A phone cooler for your gaming setup isn't solely for enhanced performance; it's also about showcasing that impressive RGB, cyberpunk flair on your phone's exterior.

Now that we know how phone coolers can elevate your gameplay and lifestyle, let’s take a look at what we have to offer with our premium range of REDMAGIC phone coolers.

REDMAGIC VC Cooler 6 Series

REDMAGIC has consistently maintained a steady presence in the portable cooling market, from the launch of our original Ice Dock in 2020 to the release of the Turbo Cooler Gen 4 in 2023. Now, we have an innovative and chillingly high-powered VC Cooler 6 Series to hold to the highest standards. Unleashed in May of 2025, the VC Cooler 6 Series exemplified what we aimed to achieve in cooling while accommodating the needs of specific REDMAGIC smartphones along the way.

Our VC Cooler 6 Series consists of the OG REDMAGIC VC Cooler 6, the VC Cooler 6 Air, and the VC Cooler 6 Pro. Naturally, each cooler was designed with REDMAGIC in mind; hence, the VC Cooler 6 Air is built for the REDMAGIC 10 Air, while the VC Cooler 6 Pro was crafted for the REDMAGIC 10 Pro. However, we believe in versatility above all else, which is why each cooler is also compatible with most other mainstream phones.

Now, let’s look a little into how we’ve crafted our VC Cooling Series in specific ways to optimize cooling and efficiency across the board.

Construction

The way the cooler is built will ultimately define its capabilities and cooling capacity. Within the VC Cooler 6, we’ve combined graphene-enhanced die-cast aluminum with a precision 3D airflow design to ensure 34% better heat transfer than conventional aluminum. An optimized duct system also ensures rapid and consistent cooling with zero heat buildup.

Now, the VC Cooler 6 Air, which was built specifically for our lightweight REDMAGIC 10 Air model, is also designed to be lightweight, compact, and thin for effortless gaming that matches the 10 Air’s design.

Similarly, the VC Cooler 6 Pro was crafted for the REDMAGIC 10 Pro and uses our innovative polyphenylene aluminum sprayed graphene to boost thermal conductivity by 54% compared to standard aluminum. Its 3D-through design allows for rapid heat dissipation, preventing heat retention and ensuring continuous, efficient cooling.

Superior Cooling Performance

This is the bread and butter of the cooler system, and our VC Cooler Series takes it up a notch with each model to ensure that your game runs as smoothly as ice. The VC Cooler 6 and VC Cooler 6 Pro both drop to -16°C, while the VC Cooler 6 Air drops temperatures to around -3°C.

The VC Cooler 6 uses a 42 × 10mm 7-blade small-axis fan for 22% better airflow and 16% improved efficiency for faster heat reduction. It also employs a 5-layer cooling system with thermal conductive silicone, a high-speed fan, graphene-coated cooling plates, and AI temperature control.

It also includes a custom high-density TEC cooling plate that ensures ultra-fast direct contact cooling in seconds by pulling heat away from the device and dispersing it through the fan system.

Our VC Cooler 6 Pro boasts the most powerful version of this technology by having a TEC plate that is 34% thicker than a standard TEC, delivering a 17% boost in cooling efficiency per unit. It also features a custom 40 x 15mm 7-blade fan that boosts airflow by 20% and improves cooling efficiency by 15%. The VC Cooler 6 Air also features a custom 7-blade high-speed fan spinning up to 7000 RPM to keep your hands cool and comfortable at all times.

Power Punch

Our cooler range demands the best performance to ensure rapid sub-zero cooling. With peak powers ranging from 15W to 30W, you can always count on our cooler systems to pack the punch you need for optimal cooling.

Seamless Attachment

Easily secure our VC Cooler 6 Series with built-in clips or a strong magnetic attachment, allowing you to keep your cooling power with you wherever you go. The VC Cooler 6 also features a built-in 1/4-inch screw thread that makes it compatible with most tripods and quick-mount devices, ideal for streamers or influencers on the move.

The VC Cooler Air, on the other hand, is secured in place with a powerful 12N magnet using quick-install clips for a simple setup. The VC Cooler 6 Pro is equipped with a 14N magnetic ring system and a clip attachment for a 2-in-1 feature.

Sleek Design

Our VC Cooler 6 Series is built with durable materials to ensure no damage to your device. The VC Cooler 6 uses a dual-layer of thermal silicone and thermal silicone fabric to ensure a wear-resistant, anti-slip, and elastic exterior that fits tightly to the device to improve thermal conductivity without damage.

RGB Aesthetic

To maintain the ideal gamer aesthetic, our VC Cooler 6 Series features a full range of customizable lighting effects so you can create the ultimate gaming atmosphere.

The VC Cooler 6 Pro also features 16 RGB LEDs and a glass-like soft light finish with three adjustable lighting effects to elevate your gaming atmosphere.

Safer Usage

Powered by an intelligent NTC sensor, our coolers use a Smart Temperature Control Shield that will sense temperature changes and adapt power output accordingly to ensure that your phone won’t get too cold and allow condensation to form.

	VC Cooler 6	VC Cooler 6 Air	VC Cooler 6 Pro
Power	Peak 30W Stable 25W	Peak 15W Stable	Peak 30W Stable 24W
Weight	Approx. 120g	Approx. 49g (excluding clip)	Approximately 110g
Interface	Type-C	Type-C	Type-C x 2
Compatible Phones	REDMAGIC, Apple, or Android	REDMAGIC 10 Air, Apple, or Android	REDMAGIC 10 Pro, Apple, or Android
Lowest Achievable Temperature	-16°C	-3°C	-16°C

REDMAGIC VC Cooler 6 Series Comparison

Rely on REDMAGIC for Expert Cooling

The cooling technology available today has had to step up to the plate big time to compete with the growing demands of mobile gaming. At REDMAGIC, we build phone coolers with this evolving state of the industry in mind, allowing us to craft cooler designs that can keep up with intense AAA titles like Wuthering Waves and the rise of emulation on Android devices, while also being accessible to all types of smartphones.

More than anything, REDMAGIC prioritizes the user experience to ensure that all of our devices and accessories cater to the average gamer, the competitive gamer, and everyone in between. So, don’t let the heat defeat you and invest in our VC Cooler 6 Series to keep you cool in every sense of the word.

Keep Cool and Carry On: Exploring the REDMAGIC VC Cooler Series

What Are Phone Coolers?

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