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ASUS ROG Phone 5s & 5s Pro launched in the US, starts at $1,099

Jed John Ikoba — Wed, 24 Nov 2021 14:51:40 +0000

Taiwanese tech giant ASUS recently unveiled the ROG Phone 5s and ROG Phone 5s Pro in Europe. The company has now officially launched the two flagship smartphones in the U.S. The models arrive in the U.S with a starting price of $1,099 for the vanilla Phone 5s while the higher ROG Phone 5s Pro will be sold for $1,299.

The ASUS ROG Phone 5s, and 5s Pro both pack an expansive 6.78-inch Full HD+ Samsung’s E4 AMOLED HDR display. The displays support up to 300Hz touch-sampling rate, a 144Hz refresh rate support, and has a 24.3ms touch latency. The smartphones’ designs also include a ROG logo that is illuminated by RGB lighting. There is also a ROG Vision Color PMOLED display that is protected by the Corning Gorilla Glass Victus.

For optics, the duo adopts a triple-camera setup at the rear which is made up of a 64MP rear camera with a Sony IMX686 sensor, f/1.8 aperture, as well as a 13MP 125˚ ultra-wide camera with f/2.4 aperture, and a 5MP macro sensor with f/2.0 aperture. At the front, there is a 24MP front-facing camera with 0.9µm pixel size and f/2.0 aperture.

In terms of the interface, the ROG Phone 5s and 5s Pro run on the latest Android 11 OS with ROG UI. You also get support for dual SIM cards onboard. Further, the models come with dual 7-magnet Linear 12x16mm front-facing speakers with GameFX & Dirac HD sound powered by dual Cirrus Logic CS35L45 Mono AMP. It also comes with Quad microphones with OZO Noise Reduction Technology.

ASUS retains the 3.5mm audio jack on board for those who love wired headphones. The models also come with an in-display fingerprint sensor, ultrasonic sensors for AirTrigger 5, and grip press detection. There is also NFC, Bluetooth 5.2, GPS, GLONASS, and Beidou support onboard.

Under the hood, the ROG Phone 5s and 5s Pro pack a 6000mAh battery with 65W HyperCharge fast charging via USB Type-C port.

The ROG 5s and 5s Pro are presently listed on Amazon and Mobile Advance in the US.

ASUS brings the ROG Phone 5s & 5s Pro with Snapdragon 888+, 18GB RAM to Europe

Jed John Ikoba — Thu, 04 Nov 2021 14:02:26 +0000

Taiwanese tech giant ASUS has unveiled its latest flagship gaming smartphone in Europe. The ROG Phone 5s was first launched alongside the ROG Phone 5s Pro in Taiwan in August. The models are upgrades over the ROG Phone 5 that made its entrance earlier this year. The major shakeup in the hardware configurations over the ROG Phone 5 is in the processor. The new models are powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888+ chipset as against the Snapdragon 888 SoC on the Phone 5. You also get up to 18GB of RAM onboard (ROG Phone 5 Pro only).

The ROG Phone 5s is already up for grabs in Europe and it will start at £999 for the 16GB + 512GB version. The ROG Phone 5s Pro which comes in a sole 18GB + 512GB memory option carries a price tag of £1099 and is only available for pre-order at the moment.

To recall, the Phone 5s and 5s Pro both sport a 6.78-inch Full HD+ Samsung’s E4 AMOLED HDR display with a 144Hz refresh rate same as on the ROG Phone 5. The smartphones’ displays support up to 300Hz touch-sampling rate, 24.3ms touch latency. The design element of the ROG Phone 5s includes an RGB illuminated ROG logo. It equally adopts a ROG Vision Color PMOLED display that is protected by the Corning Gorilla Glass Victus.

On the camera aspect, the gaming phones pack a triple lens setup at the rear consisting of a 64MP rear camera with a Sony IMX686 sensor, f/1.8 aperture, as well as a 13MP 125˚ ultra-wide camera with f/2.4 aperture, and a 5MP macro sensor with f/2.0 aperture. At the front, there is a 24MP front-facing camera with 0.9µm pixel size and f/2.0 aperture.

The ROG Phone 5s and 5s Pro run on the latest Android 11 OS with ROG UI. The phone features dual SIM support (nano + nano) and packs dual 7-magnet Linear 12x16mm front-facing speakers with GameFX & Dirac HD sound powered by dual Cirrus Logic CS35L45 Mono AMP. It also comes with Quad microphones with OZO Noise Reduction Technology. There is also a 3.5mm audio jack for those who would love to plug in a wired gaming headphone.

Furthermore, the phone utilizes an in-display fingerprint sensor, ultrasonic sensors for AirTrigger 5, and grip press detection. It also comes with support for Bluetooth 5.2, GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, and NFC. Under the hood, the ROG Phone 5s and 5s Pro pack a 6000mAH battery with 65W HyperCharge fast charging via USB Type-C port.

ASUS ROG Phone 5s & 5s Pro launched with up to 18GB RAM, Snapdragon 888+

Jed John Ikoba — Mon, 16 Aug 2021 12:34:18 +0000

Taiwanese tech giant ASUS has officially unveiled its latest flagship gaming smartphone in Taiwan. The ASUS ROG Phone 5s comes along with the ROG Phone 5s Pro, both emerging as the best gaming smartphones yet. Not only do they pack an FHD+ AMOLED screen with support for a 144Hz refresh rate, the Pro version equally packs the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon 888+ chipset, and up to 18GB RAM.

The smartphones succeed the ROG Phone 5 that made its entrance earlier this year. The two models retain the 6.78-inch Full HD+ Samsung’s E4 AMOLED HDR display with a 144Hz refresh rate on board the ROG Phone 5. The smartphones’ displays support up to 300Hz touch-sampling rate, 24.3ms touch latency. The processor is backed by up to 18GB of RAM on the ROG Phone 5 Pro and there is up to 512GB of storage.

In terms of the design, the ROG Phone 5s features the same design as the ROG Phone 5, sporting an RGB illuminated ROG logo. On the other hand, the ROG Phone 5s Pro adopts a ROG Vision Color PMOLED display. The ROG logo at the back is also RGB backlit. The display on both models is protected by the Corning Gorilla Glass Victus protection.

For photography, there is a 64MP rear camera with a Sony IMX686 sensor, 0.8μm pixel size, f/1.8 aperture, paired with a 13MP 125˚ ultra-wide camera with f/2.4 aperture, a 5MP macro sensor with f/2.0 aperture. For selfies, there is a 24MP front-facing camera with 0.9µm pixel size and f/2.0 aperture.

ASUS ROG PHONE 5s & 5s Pro PRICING & AVAILABILITY

As for the pricing , the ASUS ROG Phone 5s 16GB + 256GB version starts at NT$ 29,990 (~$1,077) while the 18GB + 512GB version costs NT$ 33,990 (~$1221). It comes in Phantom Black and Aurora White colors.

On the other hand, the ASUS ROG Phone 5s Pro will retail for NT$ 37,990 (~$1,365) for the 18GB + 512GB version. It will be available in Phantom Black color only. The Pro version also bundles an AeroActive Cooler 5 in the box. The models are already on sale in Taiwan and will start shipping from August 24.