Smartphone brands have started sharing plans to upgrade their devices to Android 12. The latest OEM to join this bandwagon is ASUS. The Taiwanese PC maker has confirmed to update six of its handsets to the latest version of Android by the first half of 2022.

ASUS has stopped releasing budget and mid-range smartphones. Hence, right now, the company only sells high-end ZenFone models and ROG Phones. These devices are also limited to certain regions.

Unlike other OEMs, ASUS is still following the two Android update policy. Hence, the ZenFone 6 and the ROG Phone 2 will not be receiving the Android 12 update. Whereas, the newser 6 devices will get access to the fresh version of Android.

The company says (via XDA Developers) that the upcoming software update will also bring ZenUI-specific changes and its own battery as well as performance-related tweaks.

Having said that, the Android 12 stable rollout will begin in December 2021. The ZenFone 8 and the ZenFone 8 Flip will be the first to receive it, followed by ROG Phone 5 and ROG Phone 5S in Q1 2022. Finally, the ZenFone 7 and ROG Phone 3 will be updated sometime later in H1 2022.

ASUS Android 12 Stable Update Timeline

From December 2021

• ASUS ZenFone 8 Flip
• ASUS ZenFone 8

From Q1 2021

• ASUS ROG Phone 5S
• ASUS ROG Phone 5

From H1 2021

• ASUS ZenFone 7
• ASUS ROG Phone 3

What are your thoughts on ASUS’ Android 12 stable update schedule? Do let us know in the comment section below.

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Today, we have something special for you guys.

We have brought in five gaming phones for the ultimate GAMING COMPARISON — the ROG Phone 5, the Legion 2 Pro, the Redmagic 6, the Blackshark 4 and the Redmi K40 gaming edition. All of them were released in the first half of 2021. And we believe these five candidates cover all the possible price segments for a capable gaming phone in the market.

Gaming Phone with the Best Design

When we evaluate the design of gaming phones, the judging criteria is often very different from a regular phone. It’s not necessary for these gaming models to be light and thin, since higher priority is given to longer battery life, more effective thermal design, and better hardware enabling creative gaming features.

All these five models weigh over 200g. The Redmi K40 Gaming is the closest to a regular phone with the best weight control.

But among these five gaming models, no doubt the heaviest one, the Legion 2 Pro has the most distinguished design. The Legion phone uses a three-part design with an aluminum frame and a glass back. Inside the model, its motherboard with the chipset is placed at the middle to avoid heating on both sides of the holding area, where it features dual 2525mAh batteries. And it’s the only model among the five to feature 2 built-in cooling fans.

Another model that comes with a cooling fan is the RedMagic 6. Apart from this, we couldn’t find any design distinguishing it as a gaming phone. So it’s similar to the Blackshark 4 and the Redmi K40 Gaming edition. These three models look like a regular smartphone. Another model that uses an internal three-part design is the ROG Phone 5, which also has a centrally placed chipset and batteries on the two sides. In addition to this, there are more similarities between the ROG Phone and the Legion Phone. For example, they both feature a big RGB-light logo on the back, but the big eye of the ROG phone no doubt is more breathtaking for a gamer. Additionally, they both have two USB-C ports, which is really convenient for charging and playing games without affecting your grip.

The Legion Phone is the only model that aggressively puts its front and rear cameras at a strange location. The centrally-placed rear camera module looks really strange. Actually, it doesn’t look good at all, while the pop-up front camera is a much smarter design to be positioned on the side-frame. It achieved a perfect angle when we were playing games horizontally. What’s more, for those mobile gamers who also do live-streaming, no doubt it’s the best option to solve all streaming issues with just one phone. But some users may consider it a bit too flashy. Indeed, it does look a bit weird, so the other four probably look better as a smartphone.

But note that although the Legion phone’s selfie camera didn’t occupy any area of the front, its edge width wasn’t narrow at all. On the contrary, the Blackshark 4 and the Redmi model featuring a hole-punched front camera have relatively narrower edges.

So to conclude, for the appearance perspective, we’d like to give both the Legion model and the ROG model a 4.5 out of 5, mainly because they are not perfect. And we’ll give 4 points to the Redmagic 6, and 3.5 to both the Redmi model and the Blackshark 4.

ROG 5 vs Legion 2 Pro vs Blackshark 4 vs Redmi K40 Gaming vs Redmagic 6: Display

The Legion phone, ROG phone and the Blackshark 4 feature an E-sports-level display with 144Hz refresh rate, while the Redmi K40 gaming comes with only a 120Hz display.

Although the RedMagic 6 comes with the highest refresh rate of 165Hz, the difference with the other four models is really hard to perceive with your naked eye. But speaking of their display quality, we have to say that the Redmi model is a bit disappointing because we found that its edges look a bit reddish. And turns out there are other units that have the same issue.

Speaking of colors, only the Legion 2 Pro applies a lower color temperature, which makes the screen look relatively yellowish. And no matter the color mode, there’s no option for users to adjust the color temperature. While on the other 4 models, there’s no such issue.

All these 5 models claim their panels support HDR content, and especially the ROG Phone, the Legion model and the Blackshark 4 claim they can breach the 1000-nit barrier upwards to fit the HDR standard. But in our test, only the Blackshark 4 and the ROG phone could actually reach around 800nits of peak brightness at APL-100 and over 1000 nits at APL1, while the Legion model failed to deliver on its promise and only got a close result to the Redmi K40 Gaming edition. But when we used them for HDR1000 content playback, the Blackshark 4 turned out to be the best one to activate the highest brightness.

And all of these five models support DC dimming, which is an option that we are sure PWM-sensitive gamers would appreciate. However, only the Redmi K40 Gaming edition and the ROG phone require the refresh-rate limit of 60Hz to activate DC dimming.

Also, except for the ROG Phone, the other four models claim that they feature super high touch sampling at over 300Hz. But actually, the ROG Phone isn’t far behind in terms of touch and slide latency. The ROG phone still has the best performance of touch and slide latency because all the other models only feature a maximum touch sampling rate at 300Hz on paper but the ROG model triumphs over them in real life. Take the Blackshark 4 as an example. When we activated its higher sampling at 720Hz, although we could see more sampling points, its latency strangely increased than the other models. And even on the Redmi model, you can see frequent breaks occurring under the simulated sampling.

So for display rating, we’d like to give the ROG model 5 points out of 5, 4.5 for the Blackshark 4, 4 for the Redmagic 6, and 3.5 for both the Redmi model and the Legion Phone.

ROG 5 vs Legion 2 Pro vs Blackshark 4 vs Redmi K40 Gaming vs Redmagic 6: Best Gaming Operation

In 2021, how do you define a gaming smartphone? By the presence of gaming buttons. In fact, if you look at it, if not for the gaming buttons, the Redmi K40 Gaming edition would be just another good-performing mid-range model. But it does have my favorite pop-up physical shoulder triggers just like the Blackshark 4.

However, the Blackshark 4’s triggers offer better tactile, clicky feedback with a bit more comfortable key travel as well. In addition, the Blackshark 4 supports double mapping positions of a push and lift actions separately, while each trigger of the Redmi model only has one pressing mode for single-position mapping. If you want to set up combos of buttons on the Redmi K40 Gaming, it’s only available as a virtual button on the screen.

As for the Redmagic 6, in addition to the mapping modes we mentioned, each touch shoulder button supports either triggering dual positions or trigging a macro-operation.

For the ROG phone, the operation can be much more complicated as each button can be separated into two buttons and support slide actions. Users not only can slide to trigger buttons but also can use them to simulate horizontal or vertical slide actions, which really requires a lot of practice. But most gamers wouldn’t even try these unusual options while gaming.

If you are still not satisfied with the shoulder buttons, well, don’t worry about it. ROG further adds two more physical triggers on their official cooling accessory, the latest Aero Active cooler. So literally with the cooling fan, it supports gaming operation with up to 6 off-screen buttons.

Well for the Legion 2 Pro, the situation is crazier. This monster phone just supports 2 press-sensing areas and 6 built-in extra-buttons for gaming operation, including 4 separated shoulder buttons and two slide buttons on the back. However, it’s not easy for gamers to have a comfortable grip while using all the buttons. And it’s really easy to register mistouches with these buttons, or sometimes you may even be confused by the less sensitive slide buttons at the back. So it’s hard to say whether this over implementation of buttons is a successful solution on a mobile product. But if you only activate the basic 2 shoulder buttons, the whole gaming operation would be much more delightful as they have fast response. And the grip feeling is the best among the five models due to the thoughtful position for placing your little fingers.

To conclude, in the gaming operation department, our rating could be somewhat subjective since operation experience varies from person to person. Anyway, we’ll give 5 out of 5 points to the Blackshark 4, 4.5 to the RedMagic 6, 4 to the ROG phone and the Legion phone, and 3.5 to the Redmi K40 Gaming edition.

ROG 5 vs Legion 2 Pro vs Blackshark 4 vs Redmi K40 Gaming vs Redmagic 6: Best Gaming Software

All these gaming models have their own software for gameplay. Except for the Redmi model, gamers are able to access higher chipset performance and most game-related shortcuts with their dedicated game assistant. It seems that Redmi didn’t really prepare well when it comes to the in-game software for their first gaming phone. So the built-in Game Turbo looks pretty simple with just several shortcuts. There’s no option for performance adjustment, neither projection options. But gamers can still directly project the game or the phone screen to a TV or a PC through Miracast on all these five models.

Well, the best model for projection is the Redmagic 6. Compared to others, projection on the Redmagic 6 has better compatibility with higher image quality. For example, you can choose wired projection through a direct connection with a monitor or USB connection with the Redmagic Studio on a PC.

Another model that supports high-refresh-rate projection is the Legion 2 Pro, it supports wired projection at 1080P and up to 120Hz.

Furthermore, you can also turn the Redmagic 6 into a virtual gamepad during Projection.

For more details, you can just check the table here. But please note that the Redmi K40 Gaming edition didn’t really optimize its projection capacity. Over game-related software, it really is no different from a regular phone.

So in this department, we’d like to give 1 point to the Redmi model, 3 points to the Blackshark 4, 4 points to the ROG phone and the Legion Phone respectively, and 5 points to the RedMagic 6.

ROG 5 vs Legion 2 Pro vs Blackshark 4 vs Redmi K40 Gaming vs Redmagic 6: Best Performance

The performance comparison probably is the most boring part of this comparison, since we already knew that the Snapdragon 888 chipset was gonna win the race. Anyway, let’s take a look at their benchmark performances. Unsurprisingly the three models running the 888 chipset dominate the race and didn’t really show significant gaps, but here we still want to remind you that this can be partially attributed to the excellent thermal design of these three gaming phones. About their specific thermal performance, we will show you more details later. The Blackshark 4 and the Redmi model is at another level, and the Blackshark 4 seems to have slightly better performance than the Redmi K40 Gaming edition.

In our actual gaming test, from the framerate results, we cannot exactly pinpoint which model powered by the 888 chipset won the competition. They all achieved almost the best frame rate results in the three games. In PUBG mobile, the best result were achieved by the Legion phone, while in Nimian legends and Genshin Impact, the Redmagic 6 won. If I have to pick up the model that has the most stable performance, we will give the title to the Redmagic 6. However, the biggest surprise is the Blackshark 4 powered by the 870 chipset, which didn’t lag much behind, while in the last place, unsurprisingly, was the Redmi K40 Gaming edition. However, what really disappointed us was the Redmi model’s performance in Genshin Impact. It’s ridiculous for a gaming phone to lock the framerate to 50fps in a popular game, and even throttle down at 45fps. But in our early review video of the Redmi K40 gaming model, you could find that the phone at that time didn’t lock the framerate in its early software version. But now considering its high power consumption and thermal issue, Redmi eventually used a more conservative CPU strategy in the latest update.

So for this round, we will give 5 points to the three 888 models, 4 points to the blackshark 4, and a 2 to the Redmi K40 Gaming.

Gaming Smartphones of 2021: Best Thermal Design

In Genshin Impact, it’s unsurprising that the Redmi K40 Gaming with locking framerate achieved the best results in heating control and power consumption. And the Blackshark 4 results are slightly better than the other three models. Although the three 888 models applied excellent thermal designs to maintain high performance output, the heating issue still existed. Well thanks to the three-part internal design, actually the ROG Phone and the Legion phone didn’t feel so hot when we were holding it during gameplay.

However, unlike the ROG Phone and the Legion phone, the Redmagic 6 didn’t guarantee a comfortable holding experience while applying an aggressive CPU strategy. In the last few minutes, it was too hot to hold the phone firmly.

So when it comes to thermal design and holding experience, we’d like to give 5 points to the Legion Phone, 4 to the ROG Phone, 3 points to the Blackshark 4 and the Redmi model respectively, and the last place, 2 points to the Redmagic 6.

Gaming Smartphones of 2021: Best Battery Life & Charging

As for their charging and battery performance, we don’t want to waste your time, so just check the table and the charts below.

Now we are close to the final conclusion. Before showing our conclusion, we want to invite you guys to leave your thoughts down below and tell us which one is the best gaming phone in 2021 according to you.

Okay, no further talk – let’s get to the final conclusion!

Best Gaming Phones Battery Comparison 2021: Who’s the Winner?

The title of best 2021 gaming phone still goes to a phone with a traditional strategy, the ROG Phone 5! Actually the phone didn’t dominate every part of this comparison. However, it’s hard to deny that it’s the most stable gaming phone in 2021. Although the Legion 2 Pro is getting close to the first place, we still got a strange feeling about the phone. Because the Legion phone is so special it may not please every gamer. To be honest, the Redmagic 6, somehow is my favorite gaming phone mainly for its powerful projection capacity.

However, the Blackshark 4 was a real surprise. It’s one of the cheapest gaming phones that you can buy among the ones we compared today. But as a gaming device, its performance lags behind others. And sorry to tell you guys that the most disappointing model was the Redmi K40 Gaming edition. We were really looking forward to the first Redmi gaming model and hoped it could bring new energy to the gaming market, but it turns out, the phone has an obvious gap with the other four models.

Anyway, that’s it for today! We hope this best gaming phone 2021 comparison helped you to identify which is the ideal model for you.

Since you’ve read till the very end, here’s a teaser for you — Our Best Camera Flagships of 2021 video and article will soon be up, so stay tuned for that. The results from our camera tests turned out to be very interesting!

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ASUS launched the ROG Phone 5 series in early March. The lineup includes three smartphones, namely ROG Phone 5, ROG Phone 5 Pro, and ROG Phone 5 Ultimate. A month after their announcement, the company has finally revealed the sale date for the vanilla model in India.

Although ASUS has announced all the three ROG Phone 5 series phones for India, only the standard model will be available for purchase first. The first-ever sale of the regular ASUS ROG Phone 5 is scheduled to take place on April 15 at 12 PM.

Back in April 2018, ASUS signed a partnership with Flipkart. Since then, most of the company’s products have been sold exclusively on the home-grown eCommerce giant. Hence, the entire ROG Phone 5 series will be also sold on Flipkart.

As far as pricing is concerned, the ROG Phone 5 series will retail for the following price tags in India.

• ASUS ROG Phone 5
  • 8GB + 128GB – ₹49,999
  • 12GB + 256GB – ₹57,999
• ASUS ROG Phone 5 Pro
  • 16GB + 512GB – ₹69,999
• ASUS ROG Phone 5 Ultimate
  • 18GB + 512GB – ₹79,999

Anyway, as mentioned in the beginning, only the vanilla ROG Phone 5 will go on sale on Flipkart at 12 PM on April 15. Interestingly, there seem to be no bank offers as well.

Customers buying the device will get the usual 5% Unlimited Cashback on Flipkart Axis Bank Credit Card and a coupon to purchase either Google Nest Hub or Nest Mini at a discounted price (₹5,999, ₹1999). 

Anyway, it is worth noting that the interested customers can exchange their old device to lower the price by up to ₹16,500.

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ROG phone 5 is the 4th generation entry in the ambitious gaming smartphone series by Asus. Designed and developed specifically for a niche market of high-end gamers ROG Phone 5 is one of the best gaming smartphones available in the market and it is listed at Giztop for as low as $749 (base variant).

Packed with a 6.78-inch Samsung Super AMOLED (E4) FHD+ display, the smartphone is powered by Snapdragon 888 Octa-core processor. Fueled with a 6000mAh battery ROG phone 5 supports 65W fast charging, QC 5.0, and PD protocol. The camera setup consists of 64MP+13MP+5MP triple rear cameras and a 24MP front camera.

The highlight feature of ROG phone 5 is the AIRTRIGGER 3 system which gives you a real-life gaming experience by using motion sensors, to transform your smartphone into an interactive gaming console. This means you can simply tilt your phone for an intuitive gaming experience. Moreover the ultrasonic touch sensors aid multi-gesture functions and in-game actions thereby giving you an experience similar to an actual gaming console. 

A smartphone designed for gamers needs to address overheating issues and to this end, Asus has included its exclusive GameCool features in ROG phone 5. For more detailed information on this smartphone check out this article on Gizmochina.

ROG Phone 5 (BLACK) is listed at Giztop for the following price:

Please note that the product is of Chinese version but comes with the Google play store and multiple global language support. ROG Phone 5 is specially designed for gamers and hence runs Android 11 out of the box, customized by ROG Gaming X Mode UI.

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ASUS has officially launched its fourth generation of gaming smartphones called the ROG Phone 5 series. The lineup includes a total of three devices, namely ROG Phone 5, ROG Phone 5 Pro, and ROG Phone 5 Ultimate. Let us take a look at their specs, features, and pricing in this article

ASUS ROG Phone 5 Series Design

The latest-gen ROG Phone 5 series feature a better design than its predecessor (ROG Phone 3 series). The last year’s phones looked too dull for a gaming smartphone when compared to competitors. ASUS has fixed that with the new models.

As mentioned in the begging, there are three devices in the lineup. Although all three have an identical design except for the color and the secondary screen.

The vanilla ROG Phone 5 features a dot-matrix RGB LED for the ROG logo (similar to ROG Zephyrus G14 AniMe Matrix), whereas the ROG Phone 5 Pro has a color POMLED display called ROG Vision.  The ROG Phone 5 Ultimate also flaunts the same ROG Vision screen but it is monochrome. Anyway, users can customize lightings on all three implementations.

Further, the motherboard now sits in the middle and the 3.5mm headphone is back. The display is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass Victus, the frame is aluminum, and the rear panel is Corning Gorilla Glass 3.

As for colors, the ROG Phone 5 Ultimate comes in a single white color option with a blue accent as well as a matte finish. The ROG Phone 5 Pro, on the other hand, features a glossy black color finish. Lastly, the regular ROG Phone 5 can be bought in either Phantom Black or Storm White color option with a glossy finish.

ASUS ROG Phone 5 Series Specifications

The entire lineup is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SoC paired with LPDDR5 RAM and UFS 3.1 storage. The standard and Pro model max at 16GB RAM and 512GB internal storage, However, the Ultimate version comes with a whopping 18GB RAM, just like the RedMagic 6 Pro Special Edition.

On the front, these smartphones flaunt a 6.78-inch FHD+ ( 2448 x 1080 pixels) Samsung Super AMOLED Display (E4) with up to 144Hz refresh rate, 24.3ms touch latency, 300Hz touch sampling rate, and an in-screen fingerprint sensor. This panel has a 20.4:9 aspect ratio, 1,000,000:1 contrast ratio, 395 PPI, Delta-E<1 color accuracy, and 800 nits peak brightness. The screen supports HDR10+ and covers 111% and 150.89% of DCI-P3 and sRGB color gamuts respectively.

On the connectivity front, these handsets support 5G, WiFi 6E, Bluetooth 5.2, NFC, and dual-frequency GNSS (GPS, Globass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, NavIC). As for ports, as mentioned earlier, the devices sport a 3.5mm headphone jack and 2 x USB Type-C ports.

Talking about optics, they feature a triple camera setup on the back consisting of a 64MP Sony IMX686 primary sensor, a 13MP ultra-wide unit, and a 5MP macro shooter. There is also a 24MP front-facing camera for selfies and video calls.

Other features of these smartphones include a grip detection sensor, Ultrasonic sensors for AirTrigger 5, Pixelworks i6 Processor, dual stereo speakers, Nokia OZO Audio, dual Cirrus Logic CS35L45 Mono AMP, ESS Sabre ES9280AC Pro QUAD DAC, lots of gaming-oriented features, and Android 11 operating system with both ZenUI as well as ROG UI. The Pro and Ultimate models also have two additional touch sensors on the back.

All three handsets are backed by a dual-3000mAh (6,000mAh) battery with support for 65W fast charging (included in-box) and Qualcomm Quick Charge 5.0. However, it is worth noting that in some regions, ASUS will be shipping the devices with a 30W charger.

Last but not least, the ROG Phone 5 series measure 172.8 x 77.2 x 10.29mm in dimensions and weighs 238g.

ASUS ROG Phone 5 Series Pricing

The ASUS ROG Phone 5 Series will sell for the following tags in Europe and India.

• ASUS ROG Phone 5
  • 8GB + 128GB – €799 / ₹49,999
  • 12GB + 256GB – €899 / ₹57,999
  • 16GB + 512GB – €999 / NA
• ASUS ROG Phone 5 Pro
  • 16GB + 512GB – €1,199 / ₹69,999
• ASUS ROG Phone 5 Ultimate
  • 18GB + 512GB – €1,299 / ₹79,999

Unfortunately, ASUS has not revealed the pricing for other than these two regions.

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Smartphones with higher RAMs have been a thing for years now. You might have experienced the scenarios when your smartphone’s RAM is more than your laptop. After the explosion of the Gaming smartphone market, this has gone to another level. Nubia recently brought its RedMagic 6 series and launched an 18GB RAM variant of RedMagic 6 Pro. Ahead of leaks saying ASUS will follow suit, SK Hynix has confirmed the news today.

In a press release, SK Hynix, which is a South Korean supplier of DRAMs (Dynamic Random Access Memory) chips, said that it supplied the very first 18GB LPDDR5 products to the Taiwanese giant ASUS. This is for the upcoming ROG Phone 5 gaming smartphone and the top-end variant should feature it.

Recently, reports regarding the 18GB RAM variant of the device surfaced on the internet. The variant appeared on the benchmarking platforms Geekbench and Master Lu. Anyway, SK Hynix says that it has started the mass-production of 18GB (gigabyte) LPDDR5 mobile DRAM chips.

These chips will ensure high processing speed and image quality with improved temporary data storage. These RAMs are capable of speeds up to 6,400Mbps which is around 20% faster than the current versions(5,500Mbps). Specifically, this means you can transfer ten 5GB FHD (Full-HD) movies per second.

The ASUS ROG Phone 5 is launching in a couple of days i.,e on March 10. The device is likely to feature a 6.78-inch OLED screen on the front, Snapdragon 888 chipset, and a revamped rear panel Dot-Matrix LED on the back.

DXOMARK Audio review revealed that it will also have a 3.5mm audio jack, Dual-Front facing speakers with Dirac tuning technology. Other expected specs include a  64MP Quad-Bayer triple-camera, a 6,000mAh battery with 65W rapid charging, and run Android 11 OS.

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Last month, DXOMARK did an exclusive Audio Review of the upcoming ASUS ROG Phone 5 and it topped the charts. Today, the Xiaomi Mi 10S has dethroned it for the top spot.

As per the DXOMARK Audio test, the upcoming Xiaomi Mi 10S gets an overall score of 80 which is a point more than the ASUS ROG Phone 5’s score of 79. The report says that the Mi 10 series’ 2021 addition has also outsmarted its yesteryear Mi 10 Pro(76 points).

The device reportedly performs well in both playback and recording scenarios(80 points in each category). Also, we already know that the Mi 10S, which is launching on March 10, will have speakers tuned by Harmon Kardon. And the report says that the device will have dual symmetrical speakers with the largest 0.7 mm speaker amplitude.

Talking about specs, the Xiaomi Mi 10S official renders have already revealed that the device will feature a quad-camera setup on the back with a 108MP main lens. Thanks to the previous reports, the device is likely to feature a 6.67-inch display.

And looking at the renders above, we can expect a curved AMOLED panel just like the other Mi 10 devices. The device will also feature a Snapdragon 870 chipset and will probably feature a 4,680mAh battery with 33W fast charging support, Android 11 OS out of the box.

The device will sell in Black, White, and Blue color options, and considering it has a slightly upgraded CPU and other features compared to Mi 10 5G, we can expect the pricing to be higher than the base model but not as high as the Mi 10 Pro.

Let’s wait for the full review from DXOMARK which should be live soon after the official launch.

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The month of March is packed full of announcements and just like this week, there will be multiple launches in the second week too, most of which we are already expecting and a few others that may come as a surprise. Here’s what we are sure of:

OnePlus March 8 announcement

Kicking off the work week on Monday, the 8th of March is OnePlus with a special announcement. We are pretty sure it won’t be announcing the OnePlus 9 series but we expect to get official details with respect to the upcoming phones. There are reports that OnePlus will be announcing its partnership with Hasselblad. Regardless, you should not miss it.

OPPO F19 Pro series and OPPO Band Style

OPPO has two big launch events next week and the first is the unveiling of the F19 Pro series and the OPPO Band Style. The phones and the fitness tracker will be announced in India on Monday, March 8, but we expect them to make their way to other markets too.

ASUS ROG Phone 5

Last week, Nubia unveiled its gaming flagship phones for 2021 – the Red Magic 6 and Red Magic 6 Pro. ASUS will be challenging them when it announces the ROG Phone 5 next week on March 10. The phone has already been ranked by DxOMark as the smartphone with the best audio performance weeks before its release. It has also set a new record on the Chinese benchmark app, Master Lu.

OPPO Find X3 series

OPPO’s second launch event for the week is the bigger one as it is for the launch of the Find X3 series. There will be multiple models – a Find X3 Pro, Find X3, Find X3 Neo, and a Find X3 Lite. The Find X3 Pro will set a new record with respect to its display. The FInd X3 Pro will also come with impressive cameras as OPPO has revealed that it has more than a single primary rear camera. The launch will happen in China and globally on Thursday, March 11.

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ASUS ROG Phone 5 is set to launch in China and other Global markets on March 10. It has already appeared in several leaks including benchmarking sites like Geekbench. Today the device has appeared on the Master Lu benchmarking platform.

Master Lu, in a Weibo post, has shared the benchmarking results of an ASUS device with model number “ASUS_I005DB”. We already know that the device is the ASUS ROG Phone 5 thanks to the previous leaks. Anyway, the results show that the device scores an overall 947,284 points.

And as the post says, this has got to be the best overall Master Lu score for a smartphone yet. Thanks to a true 18GB RAM, the device scores an exceptional 133,998 points in the memory segment. The other overall scores in categories like CPU, GPU, storage are 321,064, 351,767, and 140,455 respectively.

With this benchmark, we also get a glimpse of the specs coming on the ROG Phone 5. The device in testing has a 2.84GHz Snapdragon 888 running the show, a display resolution of 2448×1080 pixels, and 18GB of RAM that we already saw in a Geekbench.

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Speaking of which, the ROG Phone 5 is said to flaunt a 6.78-inch OLED screen. And looking at the benchmark result, we can expect it to be a FHD+ screen. The predecessor had a 144Hz refresh rate but let’s wait and see if ASUS brings upgrades to this like what Nubia did yesterday(Mar 4.).

An exclusive DXOMARK audio review has already revealed that the ROG Phone 5 will have a 3.5mm audio jack, Dual-Front facing speakers with Dirac tuning technology. Other specs of the will likely include Dot-Matrix LED on the rear panel, a 6,000mAh battery with 65W rapid charging.

There is a chance that ASUS might bring a more affordable version(without Dot-Matrix) to certain markets but we will have to wait for the confirmation.

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The ASUS ROG Phone 5 is set to launch on 10th March 2021 and will be the latest flagship gaming device from the company. And now, it has just been spotted on Geekbench revealing its sizeable 18GB of RAM.

According to a MySmartPrice report, the ROG Phone 5 was spotted on the popular benchmarking platform, where its massive RAM offering was revealed. At the moment, the device is expected to launch across the globe in various markets, with pre orders already beginning in China, through JD.com. Although, the listing on the Chinese website does not reveal any finer details regarding the upcoming gaming smartphone.

However, it is known that the ROG Phone 5 will feature Qualcomm’s high end Snapdragon 888 SoC. Looking at the scores, the device scores 1,113 points in single core and 3,468 poitns in multi core tests. Furthermore, this listing also reveals that it would house 18GB of RAM under the hood, running Android 11 OS out of the box. As per previous reports, the device will sport a 6.7 inch FHD+ display with a minimum of 12GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage.

Additionally, it is also expected to launch in a 16GB RAM variant as well, along with 256GB of internal storage. The ASUS ROG Phone 5 will be powered by a large 6,000mAh battery pack. Unfortunately, we will have to wait for an official company announcement to know for sure. So stay tuned for more, as we will be covering the launch and offer updates when additional information was available.

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ASUS ROG Phone 5 is set to launch on March 10. Ahead of the launch in a couple of weeks, DXOMARK has come out with an exclusive Audio review and the ROG Phone 5 has topped the charts.

According to the report, ROG Phone 5 gets an overall Audio score of 79. As of today, this is the highest ever score on the Rankings chart. The device, not only beats Xiaomi’s Mi 10 Pro(76 points) but also does well compared to the predecessor.

Compared to the ROG Phone 3 from last year(75 points), the successor apparently does well in both playback and recording with 78 and 79 points respectively. Specifically, it aces the Playback section with good dynamics, spatial, and artifacts scores. It also has good timbre, clear tonal balance, and bass precision.

However, few cons like slightly lesser overall volume and pumping effects at max volume might irk some users. Regarding the recording feature, the report says that the ASUS‘ 2021 ROG flagship has a tonal fidelity, realistic spatial traits, accurate envelope rendering(The envelope of a sound wave for finding quality).

It also has a good maximum recording level and mic pickup but has slight distortions at some point.

The ASUS ROG Phone 5 is expected to feature a 6.78-inch OLED screen, Snapdragon 888 chipset paired with up to 16GB RAM. The device will likely feature a 6,000mAh battery with 65W rapid charging.

Other than this, the DXOMARK Audio report also gives us a good look at the Dot-Matrix LED on the rear panel. As you can see above, it can be used to show signs, messages, and logos on the back(in the case of ROG Laptops). However, we need to see how ASUS optimizes it for smartphones.

Also, the report confirms the presence of a 3.5mm audio jack, Dual-Front facing speakers with Dirac tuning technology.

Apart from this, ASUS is also likely launching a variant without the Dot-Matrix display and it could launch a bit cheaper than the one above.

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The official ROG website by ASUS now has a landing page for the forthcoming ROG Phone. 5. It not only confirms the moniker of the device but also reveals that it will go official on March 10.

The official listing reveals that the ASUS ROG Phone 5 launch event will take place at 7 PM (UTC+8) in Taipei. In Berlin, it will be available at 12 AM (UTC+1), whereas in New York, it will begin at 6 AM (UTC+8) on March 9.

The official page has no details on the specifications of the ROG Phone 5. It appears that the company has decided to skip the number 4 for its next ROG phone as it is considered a bad omen.

In terms of specifications, the ASUS ROG Phone is expected to feature a 6.78-inch OLED screen that offers a refresh rate of 144Hz. It will be equipped with Snapdragon 888 mobile platform and it may come in 8 GB and 16 GB RAM editions. The TENAA listing has revealed that it has a dual-cell 6,000mAh battery and it is likely to support 65W rapid charging. For photography, it has a triple camera array led by a 64-megapixel main snapper. It also features a small secondary display on the back.

These specifications belong to the ASUS_I005DA variant. The TENAA certification body has also approved another variant has a model number ASUS_I005DB. This model is expected to arrive similar to the I005DA edition. However, model B seems to an inferior version in terms of design. It is unclear whether it will come with weaker specs as compared to model A. The ROG Phone 5 is also rumored to land in India in the coming month.

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ASUS has been teasing its next ROG flagship Gaming smartphone in China for a while now. The device, which is expected to launch next month, is now officially confirmed as ROG Phone 5.

The company confirmed the moniker of the next ROG Phone 5 via a Weibo post while talking about the Tencent Games Collab. ASUS said that it is entering into the third successful collaboration with Tencent Games(2019-2021). To recall, ASUS had partnered with Tencent Games back in the ROG Phone 2 launch in 2019.

Anyway, ASUS hasn’t confirmed the launch date yet but reports say that the device could launch in India in March. There is also a possibility that ASUS might announce it at the upcoming MWC Shanghai that is scheduled for Feb. 23-25. This is just our guess so let’s wait for official confirmation.

As for the device itself, it could come in two variants-  ASUS_I005DA and ASUS_I005DB. Among these, the I005DA seems to have a secondary screen on the back that’s nothing but a Dot-Matrix LED like the ones on ROG Zephyrus G14 Laptops. The second variant, however, doesn’t have it.

Thus the I005DB could just be an affordable version of the ROG Phone 5 debuting in certain markets. Apart from this, as mentioned above, we can also expect a ‘Tencent Games’ edition exclusive for China.

Regarding the specs, the TENAA listing reveals that the device will have a 6.78-inch display, Snapdragon 888 chipset, horizontally stacked Triple-cameras, 6,000mAh dual-cell battery, and Android 11 OS.

Other expected specs include a 64MP main camera, AMOLED display with 144Hz refresh rate, 65W Rapid charging.

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The upcoming ASUS ROG Phone 5 has received TENAA and 3C approvals in China in recent weeks. These certifications have suggested that the ROG Phone 5 may debut in China as early as this month or March. According to a new leak by popular tipster Mukul Sharma, ASUS may announce the ROG Phone 5 in India in March.

The tipster did not share any information on the specifications of the ASUS ROG Phone 5. If the company has really planned to launch it in the coming, it may soon rollout its official teasers in the coming week.

Recent reports have revealed that there are two variants of the ROG Phone 5 with model numbers ASUS_I005DA and ASUS_I005DB. Both smartphones have been spotted with identical preliminary specifications at TENAA.

The ASUS_I005DA has 172.834 x 77.252 x 10.29mm dimensions and it is packed with other specs such as a 6.78-inch display, a 6,000mAh dual-cell battery, and Android 11 OS. These specifications are also available on the ASUS_I005DB smartphone.

In terms of appearance, the ASUS_I005DA has a horizontally aligned triple camera setup. Its rear shell seems to feature a secondary screen, RGB-lit ROG logo, and a logo of Tencent Games. On the other side, the ASUS_I005DB has a very plain rear featuring only a horizontal camera housing.

The Snapdragon 888 mobile platform powers the ASUS_I005DA and it is expected to sport a 64-megapixel triple camera system. Other reports have revealed that the handset may support up to 144 refresh rate and it will come with 65W rapid charging. The other specs of the ASUS_I005DB are under wraps. It is speculated that the I005DB could be an affordable gaming phone.

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At the end of January, the upcoming ASUS ROG Phone 5 paid visit to China’s TENAA telecom authority. The variant that surfaced at TENAA had the ASUS_I005DA model number. A new variant of the ROG Phone 5 has now been spotted at TENAA with a slightly different design.

The new variant of the ROG Phone 5 that appeared at TENAA has the ASUS_I005DB model number. The new model has a very plain look as it does not seem to feature the RGB-lit LED ROG logo and Tencent Games logo. This suggests that the ASUS_I005DB could be a cheaper version.

The rear shell of the ASUS_I005DB has curved edges. It has a horizontal camera module that tags along with an LED flash unit. It is likely that the cheaper ROG Phone 5 may rival the Black Shark 4 (PRS-A0) model, which had also appeared with a plain rear design recently.

The ASUS_I005DB handset measures 172.834 x 77.252 x 10.29mm. While the secondary screen, which was found on the I005DA model is not visible on the I005DB variant, the TENAA listing says that it is equipped with two displays.

TENAA incorrectly mentions the size of the main display as 1.95 inches. This size could belong to the secondary screen. It is expected to house a 6.78-inch OLED screen on the front. The listing further states that the device has a 6,000mAh dual-cell battery and it runs on Android 11 OS. It remains to be seen whether the smartphone features the Snapdragon 888 SoC or a slightly weaker chip.

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The arrival of the ASUS ROG Phone 5 may not be far away as it was recently certified by the TENAA and 3C authorities of China. Today, the smartphone emerged in Geekbench’s database (via). It appears that the Taiwanese tech giant could be testing the performance of the device before making it official.

On Geekbench, the ASUS_I005DA (model number of ASUS ROG Phone 5) smartphone has appeared with Snapdragon 888 mobile platform. The SoC which is mentioned with its ‘lahaina’ codename is coupled with 16 GB of RAM. The handset can be seen running on Android 11 OS. In the single-core and multi-core tests of Geekbench, the handset scored 1125 and 3714, respectively. Back in December, the 8 GB RAM variant of the device was seen at Geekbench.

The TENAA listing of the phone had revealed that its dimensions are 172.834 x 77.252 x 10.29mm and it houses a massive display of 6.78 inches. It could be featuring an OLED panel with support for a high refresh rate.

The ROG Phone 5 is backed by a 6,000mAh dual-cell battery. Its 3C certification revealed that it could be arriving with support for 65W rapid charging.

The images of the ROG Phone 5 that have appeared so far suggests that it is fitted with a secondary display on its back. The images also suggest that the Taiwanese company has partnered with Tencent Games to offered an optimized gaming experience on the ROG Phone 5. It is expected to feature a 64-megapixel triple camera system.

ASUS is yet to confirm the launch date of the ROG Phone 5. Rumors have it that a slew of new phones is going to launch in China after the Chinese New Year, which falls on Feb. 12. Hence, it is likely that the ROG Phone 5 may debut by the end of this month or early March.

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Asus confirmed the arrival of the next ROG Phone at the Snapdragon 888 chipset launch Summit in December 2020. Later, the company teased it after sometime in January this year. Although it hasn’t revealed the name of the next flagship, the device is likely to be ROG Phone 5(Tentative). Now, it has appeared on China’s TENAA, revealing key specs and images.

An Asus 5G Mobile Phone with model number ASUS_I005DA probably carrying the “ROG Phone 5” moniker appears on TENAA. The device measures 172.834 x 77.252 x 10.29mm which if true would have a higher thickness than ROG Phone 3(9.85mm).

To further hint at the naming, the rear of the device also has a “05” and “REPUBLIC OF GAMERS” on what looks like a secondary display. Moving on, we can see the “TENCENT GAMES” suggesting that the collab will continue for 2021 as well.

Recently, we also saw Red Magic announce its partnership with Tencent to improve the performance. Anyway, the ROG Phone 5 also seems to have a dot-matrix on the rear which could be for the Aura Lighting. If you remember, Asus launched the hidden LED Dot-Matrix on the lid of ROG Zephyrus G14 laptops in Jan. 2020(@ CES’20).

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Similarly, we saw the lighting armor case for the ROG Phone 3 which also supports Aura lighting. That said, the ROG logo on the dot-matrix hints that this part could be controllable via the phone’s UI to display other messages too. Apart from this, the camera layout looks akin to the predecessor.

At the front, if you look closely, you can spot the dual-front firing speakers, display without notch/punch-hole, and a selfie camera at the top-right. On the right, there are power and volume buttons and on the left, we have a SIM tray which is probably dual-SIM.

As for specs, the TENAA listing suggests a 6.78-inch OLED display, 6,000mAh battery(dual-Cell- 2x3000mAh), and run Android 11. Other expected specs include at least an FHD+ display with 144Hz refresh rate, Snapdragon 888 chipset, 65W charging, 64MP main camera, and more.

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A live shot of the upcoming ASUS ROG Phone 4/5 phone had emerged on Weibo yesterday. The image revealed that its back panel does not feature the traditional RGB-lit ROG logo. Instead, it seemed to sport a glass-like panel. Today, a reliable tipster Digital Chat Station shared a video of the ROG Phone 5. The video suggests that its rear shell is fitted with a secondary display.

The rear view of the ROG Phone 5 reveals that it has a horizontally aligned triple camera system along with an LED flash. Towards the center is the secondary display that probably shows gaming info and notifications like an incoming call. Also, the presence of the “05” number next to the secondary screen suggests that the next ROG phone could be called ROG Phone 5, and not ROG Phone 4.

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In the previous week, the Taiwan-based firm had shared the first teaser of the next-generation ROG phone. It suggested that the phone will offer a better display design with slim bezels. However, the leaked video shows that there is no significant change in the display design of the ROG Phone 5. However, the phone appears to be slightly curved towards the left and right edges from the front.

ASUS ROG Phone 5 specifications (Rumored)

So far, reports have revealed that the ROG Phone 5 could be sporting an OLED panel of 6.6 inches that will carry support for a high refresh rate. The Snapdragon 888 SoC could be fueling the device. It could be coming with a 6,000mAh dual-cell battery to keep the lights on.

The 3C listing of the phone revealed that it could be carrying support for 65W rapid charging technology. For photography, it is expected to arrive with a 64-megapixel main camera.

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Last week, ASUS released the first teaser of its upcoming ROG branded gaming smartphone. The teaser suggests that the next-generation ROG Phone will be sporting an improved display design. A tipster from China recently revealed that the battery capacity and fast charging capabilities of the ROG Phone 4. Now, a Weibo user has shared a live shot of the smartphone to reveal its rear design.

The tipster who shared the live shot of the new ROG Phone has claimed that the device could be called ROG Phone 5. The reason behind it is the presence of number 05 at the center of the back panel. This suggests that the Taiwanese company may skip the number 4 to launch its next gaming phone as the ROG Phone 5.

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The design language of the alleged ROG Phone 5 is not very different from its predecessor models. However, the ROG brand logo is now placed at the bottom-left corner of the back panel. There is a red-colored button on the lower-right corner of the phone’s frame. It could be a one-click key to enter the game mode. At the top is a horizontal camera module that houses a 64-megapixel main camera that is equipped with quad-Bayer technology.

There is no confirmation of the authenticity of the image. Hence, it is advisable to wait for newer reports to know about its exact design. The rumor mill is yet to leak concrete information on the specs of the phone.

All that is known so far is that the ROG Phone 5 could be packed with a 6,000mAh battery. The handset is likely to arrive with support for 65W fast charging. It goes without saying that it could be powered by the Snapdragon 888 SoC. It is likely that the phone may launch as early as next month.

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The ASUS ROG Phone 3 that debuted in July has a model number of ASUS_I003D. A new ASUS phone with a similar model number ASUS_I005DA has appeared on Geekbench. Also, the ASUS_I005DA and ASUS_I005DB model numbers have appeared at the HTML5 test page. The newly spotted phone could be the successor to the ROG Phone 3.

Ideally, the successor model of the ROG Phone 3 should have an ASUS_I004D model number. However, instead of the number “4”, the model number has “5” in it. This suggests that it may break cover as the ROG Phone 5.

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Various smartphone OEMs are known for skipping the number “4” in the model numbers and monikers of their devices as it is considered a bad omen in some Asian countries. It is advisable to wait for further reports to know whether the ROG Phone 3’s successor will be called ROG Phone 4 or ROG Phone 5.

The ROG Phone 4’s Geekbench listing reveals that it is powered by a Qualcomm chipset, which is codenamed Lahaina. The codename is associated with the Snapdragon 888 5G mobile platform. The SoC is coupled with 8 GB of RAM and it is preloaded with Android 11 OS. In the single-core and multi-core tests of Geekbench 5, the handset scored 1081 and 3584 points, respectively.

The ROG Phone 2v was announced in July 2019 and it was replaced by the ROG Phone 3 in July this year. Hence, it is too early to talk about its successor model.

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