Asus ROG Phone 5 stars in hands-on video

19 January 2021
The next-gen ROG Phone will sport a small display on its back.

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Anonymous, 19 Jan 2021I destroyed my OnePlus 8T in a fire. Should that make me av... moreit's not the same story... i dropped my oneplus 6 multiple times in the water and he's still alive

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    Shady69, 19 Jan 2021never knew that 5 comes after 3Chinese hates 4

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      Shady69, 19 Jan 2021never knew that 5 comes after 3In chinese language the number 4 sounds like the word death.

      That's why they jump the forth generation.

      But with this design I believe that death is coming anyway to rog line Lol.

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        Shady69, 19 Jan 2021never knew that 5 comes after 3Bcoz 4 is unluck in Chinese.

          Anonymous, 19 Jan 2021I destroyed my OnePlus 8T in a fire. Should that make me av... moreBruh you should avoid getting phones. Someone stop this fellow.

            I guess, they are not naming it 4 because of bad omen associated with the number in their culture.

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              Shady69, 19 Jan 2021Asus isn't a chinese company tho.Basically RoG is a tencent phone ,only it is utilizing Asus hardware.

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                Spyder312, 19 Jan 2021I wanna try rog phone.. I'm currently using OnePlus de... moreIt's a very good phone. I daily drive the ROG Phone 2, and let me tell you this: people always overexaggerate its flaws. I use it daily for photos and it's not not bad. used GCAM mod with it and it takes great photos, quality that can rival my coworker's iPhone SE 2020. Videos are just awesome as well. 4k 60fps with stabilization and the quality is just so beautiful
                120 Hz is fantastic. going back to 60 Hz feels clunky, even on iPhones
                the battery life is great. I can easily reach 2 days with it, depending on usage. there was a software bug w/Android 10. make sure you update to at least the Dec security patch. that should fix the battery drain. though, that issue is mostly for the Tencent Variants
                give it a shot. for me, this is the best phone I have used, coming from Samsungs, iPhones, LGs, etc.

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                  Anonymous, 19 Jan 2021I destroyed my OnePlus 8T in a fire. Should that make me av... moreu did what now?

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                    Shady69, 19 Jan 2021never knew that 5 comes after 3Same bro

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                      Vasile, 19 Jan 2021yeah, i dropped my rog phone 3 in water for like 1 sec and ... moreI destroyed my OnePlus 8T in a fire. Should that make me avoid the brand going forward?

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                        Shady69, 19 Jan 2021never knew that 5 comes after 34 is a Chinese unlucky number (IIRC because spoken aloud it's similar to the word for "death") so it's common for phone ranges to skip the number 4 if they're either from Chinese manufacturers or expected to sell heavily in China. (And 8 is lucky, hence Snapdragon 888 and all the 8s in China-targeted gambling businesses regularly seen sponsoring Premier League soccer teams these days.)

                        Hence why OnePlus went from the 3 to the 3T to the 5. Obviously they then went to a T as a mid-year refresh because they've become what they set out to destroy, but the initial 3T was the 4 without using the unlucky number.

                          CopyX1982, 19 Jan 20214 is considered unlucky in China, apparently. Edit: Repl... moreAsus isn't a chinese company tho.

                            Shady69, 19 Jan 2021never knew that 5 comes after 3Really? OnePlus and many other Chinese manufacturers do the same thing, so it was to be expected.

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                              Waitinggggg!!!🤩

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                                CopyX1982, 19 Jan 20214 is considered unlucky in China, apparently. Edit: Repl... moreAsus already has "bad" Zenfone 4 series and I don't understand why they avoid ROG 4, it is the same company.

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                                  NotAnOpinion, 19 Jan 2021Taiwan (Asus) wants be a seperate country and not to be con... morePretty sure every (if not almost) of our daily driver contains China parts though

                                  Theres something called OEM...

                                    I'm SO glad they kept the bezels. That notification screen looks really cool!

                                    So long as they bring back the headphone jack (since 888/888+ has an integrated 5G modem this time), at least add OIS to the main cam, and add mmWave to the US (A) version, I would wait for this device.

                                    ...I really wish it would have expanded memory though...shame ROG will never bring that over...

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                                      Vasile, 19 Jan 2021yeah, i dropped my rog phone 3 in water for like 1 sec and ... moreRelax dude.. My Rog1 died coz i bring it to Swimming Pool.. Rog2 Die Coz I Use GPS In Heavy Raining.. Now Rog3.. i never let even 1 water drop fall to it.. Learn some lessons duh 😅

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                                        Vasile, 19 Jan 2021yeah, i dropped my rog phone 3 in water for like 1 sec and ... moredrop in water 1 second , how is that even possible??
                                        i ever dropped my phone in a swimming pool for like 20 second and it worked perfectly i even didn't turned off just dryed it with a towel, rog phone 3 is the best phone i ever had , I'm playing genshin Impact same quality as ps4 , hw and sw are so stable and sync , I'll definitely buy next rog phone