Next-gen smartphone with "built-in AC" showcased

The Oppo K13 Turbo series has brought the concept of the actively-cooled smartphone to more users in 2025. Like the more premium RedMagic 10S Pro before it, the devices have active fans built into their camera humps, with a vent to 1 side on the mid-frame.

Another brand is thought to release a device with similar technology in the near future. As a social media post indicates, Realme's approach to active cooling differs from that of Oppo and RedMagic.

Instead, Realme is now believed to integrate both the intake and exhaust of this "built-in AC" into the same part of the frame, found on the opposite side of the camera hump and much lower down. 

The resulting smartphone looks like it could be a member of the pre-existing GT 7 series with an unusually large grille down 1 side. 

Accordingly, the new kind of mobile active cooling might be easier to manufacture at scale compared to existing solutions. 

It is apparently already rated to reduce a device's temperature by as much as 6 degrees Celsius (°C, or 42.8°F) nonetheless. 

The date of Realme's inaugural air-cooled gaming smartphone remains unknown, although it is now backed to beat the brand's 15,000mAh handset to launch.