Asus’ ROG Phone 5 Is a Sophisticated but Still Beastly Gaming Phone

The latest wave of gaming phone launches has begun . Last hebdomad , Nubia foretell the absolutely ridiculousRed Magic 6 , and now Asus has get in with a somewhat different take — one that ’s a piece more advanced while still packing massive specs .

The first matter you ’ll notice on the ROG Phone 5 ( Asus hop-skip 4 to debar spoilt luck ) is an updated design . Asus ditched the attention - search active venting epithelial duct the company used on the previous model for a sleeker , though still cyber-terrorist - inspired , back , which this time is uncommitted in both black and white . And while Asus increase the amount of RGB inflammation , the utilisation of a perforate wicket to hide the LEDs results in a somewhat more grown up coming into court .

Inside , the ROG Phone 5 packs similar specification to theprevious model , including a 2448 x 1080 6.78 - column inch AMOLED video display with a 144Hz refresh rate ( just a scrap humble than the 165Hz covert used in the Red Magic 6 ) , along with a Snapdragon 888 cow dung , 8 GB of RAM , 128 GB of storage , a Brobdingnagian 6,000 mAh battery , and threefold rear cameras ( 64 - MP primary , 13 - MP ultra - wide , and 5 - MP macro ) . But that ’s just the groundwork model .

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There ’s also a Pro modeling that come with 16 GB of RAM and 512 GB of storage , but the real tawdry model is the ROG Phone 5 Ultimate , which bundle a whopping 18 GB of RAM and , more importantly , boast a rearward panel with a build - in shameful and snowy screen that can be programmed to display whatever you want .

I really apprize all the slight pinch Asus made to the ROG Phone 5 this contemporaries , including an 800 - nit display that ’s 200 nit brighter than before , even skilful front - facing stereophonic system speaker ( which is telling conceive the ROG Phone 3 already had some of the best audio on a smartphone ) , and 300Hz contact try out for concentrate input rotational latency while play . Heck , Asus even give way so far as to include a new DAC and brought back the 3.5 mm headphone jackass on the ROG Phone 5 , after ditch the port on premature ROG French telephone .

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The colored SIM trays have also been customized to read “GLHF” which is kind of a nice touch.

The colored SIM trays have also been customized to read “GLHF” which is kind of a nice touch.Image: Asus

And to really improve its wandering gaming cred , Asus worked with Sentons to improve the ROG Phone 5 ’s 5th - gen AirTriggers , which packs nine petite piezoelectric detector into both of the phone ’s touch - sensitive trigger to deliver the most reactive on - board control condition yet .

Finally , to serve support good mobility and faster charge , Asus split the ROG Phone 5 ’s 6,000 mAh battery into two distinct sections , allowing for better heat management and charging at up to 65 watts .

The only real bummer right now is that there are n’t official particular for when the ROG Phone 5 will be available in the U.S. , which mean we have to rely on European pricing for now . The received ROG 5 is expect to go on sale sometime in March starting at 799 euros ( around $ 950 ) , with the Pro model arriving in April for 1,199 euros ( around $ 1,430 ) , and the Ultimate Edition is slate to arrive in May for a coolheaded 1,299 euros ( around $ 1,550 ) .

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