ASUS ROG 5 (DETAILS)
Key Specifications
- Rear cameras: 64MP, 13MP ultrawide, 5MP macro
- Battery size: 6000mAh
- Screen size: 6.78 inch AMOLED
- Chipset: Snapdragon 888
- Front camera: 24MP
- RAM/Storage: 8/12/16/18GB RAM, 128/256/512GB storage
- Weight 238g
Skipping the number four and going straight to five, Asus is dropping not one, but three versions of its latest gaming handset, the ROG Phone Phone 5. Available in vanilla, a Pro and Ultimate versions, the series is the world’s first to deliver up to 18GB of RAM, and more customiseable on-body buttons than any other handset on the market.
The Asus ROG Phone 5 builds on a legacy of smartphones tuned to tickle gamers, matched with custom accessories, RGB lighting and speakers that will flood sound your way from a front-firing direction. Hits and misses have paved the way for a gaming phone in 2021, from the Razer Phone and Razer Phone 2, to the Lenovo Legion Phone Duel and, of course, past ROG Phones. But have generations of cautionary tales taught the Taiwanese tech giant enough to make the perfect gaming phone?
Asus says, yes – and at a first glance of the ROG Phone 5’s specs I’m inclined to agree. This device comes loaded with gamer delights, from a 144Hz custom Samsung AMOLED screen, Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 power, a 6000mAh battery, stereo audio with a built-in high-grade DAC (plus a headphone port), a sweet suite of accessories, and software tuned to turbo-charge control over your gaming.
The ROG Phone 5 screen combines a 144Hz refresh rate with AMOLED splendour
- The custom Samsung AMOLED panel is one of the best for gaming
- It has an ample sized 6.78-inch display with a 2448 x 1080 resolution (Wide Full HD)
The ROG Phone 5’s display is 6.78 inches big, which is larger than its predecessor, and most smartphones on the market. With a 20.4:9 aspect ratio screen, it’s tall and well-suited for widescreen gaming and watching films; but small hands will have trouble navigating it based on my experience using it.
The ROG Phone 5’s screen quality is where it needs to be, thanks to a custom Samsung AMOLED panel that delivers a Galaxy S21 Ultra-beating 144Hz refresh rate, lightning-fast 300Hz touch sampling, up to 800-nits of brightness and 111% DCI-P3 coverage.
All those stats are impressive, but the specs of the ROG Phone 5 screen aren’t world-beating in every respect. With wide Full HD resolution, I wouldn’t have minded a QHD+ panel on a screen of this size, and 800-nit peak brightness is good, but fails to beat the best out there. To non techies this means it is wonderfully bright and immersive, but not best in class at the moment.
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