The ASUS ROG Phone 5s series was first launched in August last year but did not make its way to some markets including India. That changed today, though, with a virtual launch event lifting the curtains on the Indian variants of both phones. While the duo is identical in terms of specs, the Pro variant differs in terms of memory configs and design.
First things first, the ASUS ROG Phone 5s series is equipped with the Snapdragon 888+ CPU that’s aided by the Adreno 660 for graphics. The chip is top-of-the-line but is now superseded by the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, although both should offer similar performance.
The displays on both models are again identical. Sized 6.78″, they’re super-fluid 144Hz FHD+ sAMOLED panels with 24ms touch latency and support for HDR10+. Touch sampling rate stands at 300Hz and the brightness peaks out at 1200nits. For protection, there’s Gorilla Glass Victus.
Audio is handled by front-firing 7-magnet stereo speakers with Dirac HD Sound. The battery is sized 6,000mAh but is split into two 3,000mAh units for improved thermals. It can be filled up to 70% in just 30 minutes thanks to 65W charging support.
The temps are kept under control through an extensive cooling system comprised of a couple of large graphite cooling pads and a ‘copper 3D vapor chamber.’ An optional cooling fan accessory that can be attached to the back is available too.
For photography, you get a triple camera setup at the back comprised of 64MP primary (Sony IMX686), 13MP ultrawide, and macro cameras. On the front, there’s a 24MP selfie snapper.
On top of all of the above, the ASUS ROG Phone 5s series comes with a number of gaming-specific features as well such as dedicated triggers, landscape USB-C charging, intelligent Wi-Fi/mobile data switching, and Aura RGB Lighting.
The key difference between the ROG Phone 5s and ROG Phone 5s Pro lies in the rear RGB lighting system. While the standard model features regular RGB lighting at the back, the Pro model takes things a bit further with a mini-display with a bunch of pre-defined animations for various scenarios. Additionally, the Pro variant is only available with 18GB of LPDDR5 RAM and 512GB of UFS3.1 storage.
The ROG Phone 5s starts at Rs 49,999 for the 8GB+128GB config while the ROG Phone 5s Pro sells at Rs 79,999 for its sole config. Both phones are selling exclusively on Flipkart.
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