Asus ROG Phone 5: what to expect

09 March 2021
The new gaming flagship from Asus will pack a larger display and the most RAM we've seen on a smartphone yet.

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Samaparr, 10 Mar 2021Lets just stay in the stone age then. Why do we even nee... moreI never said to stop improving, but if your improving and adding to a device add features that are essential rather than niche options.
Removing the SD card is a concern more people care about than the implementation of periscope camera in real world usage. Add HRR displays and the SD card is still more important.
The headphone jack is what it is as they can make a dongle for the usb-c to 3.5 but you can't add storage that's not there (without carrying a usb-c to usb-a and usb stick).

    salarx, 10 Mar 2021Yeah I can't do my underwater gaming without IP Rating. Accidents happen. And yeah, I've dipped my Note 9 underwater to snap a pic once or twice.

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      Samaparr, 10 Mar 2021Lets just stay in the stone age then. Why do we even nee... moreI see you didn't understand the question - why add all these features if you're making users choose on what they can and can't store on it. Personally i want my entire ps1, ps2, gamecube and n64 library on my phone + space for my jam(music) and at least 64gb for videos and photos. Oh and lets not forget the apps. If normies want phones without storage give them a nas and force them to choose. Never buying a phone without an uSD card slot or equivalent.

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        Lyndino, 10 Mar 2021Why do we need HRR screens? Why do we need a periscope came... moreI totally disagree with that for a high performing gaming phone a sd card slot is not recommended for use as it will cause LOTS OF LAG if you buy one for 20 bucks , even if you buy one with 200 euros it still causes LAGGGG .

          Lyndino, 10 Mar 2021Why do we need HRR screens? Why do we need a periscope came... moreLets just stay in the stone age then.

          Why do we even need cell phones?

          Why do we need electricity?

            Lyndino, 10 Mar 2021Can't be on top if it doesn't hit all the check m... moreYeah I can't do my underwater gaming without IP Rating.

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              Lyndino, 10 Mar 2021Can't be on top if it doesn't hit all the check m... moreYes you are right if it had ip rating then i would have surely bought it. Ip rating is quite important for me.

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                Techgeek91, 10 Mar 2021Just wait for some time you're gonna see yourself one ... morehow it will be very close to it meanwhile there aren't that much video game developers developing on android and ios platform? it isn't even expected to be as close to console and pc gaming. it will take about 4 or 5 years to actually fully compete with it.

                yes i know that there are already esports tournaments of mobile games, but it still cannot match the esports tournaments of console and pc.

                  MrDong, 09 Mar 2021Actually wrong, instead the SPEC benchmarks from Anandtech ... moreDont know about spec "sustained" performance, can you link it?

                  Always anandtech put two bars in gpu benchmarks, one for peak performance and one after throttling. They decide this after Huawei started cheating on thermal.

                  Also check iPhone genshini impact throttling YouTube, it start at 60fps for few minutes then it throttle to 30 to 50fps all time. Rog phone 3 can sustain 60fps. And this is same to Android Flagship like MI 11, s and note etc. They throttle like crazy.

                    The Android Freak, 10 Mar 2021Why you need 1TB SD card? Why do we need HRR screens? Why do we need a periscope camera? Why do we need an under display camera?
                    If brands keep removing the SD card we will need at least 1tb of storage in the next few years.
                    The SD card is more important than all these that I mentioned, for me that is.

                      TECH--BEAST, 09 Mar 2021The ultimate flagshipCan't be on top if it doesn't hit all the check marks, one major missed issue that can't be corrected is an IP rating. Maybe not important to some but very important to others.
                      This phone is amazing in every other aspect.

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                        So does that mean they brought the 3.5mm back? Or still by way of the fan accessory😒

                          The Android Freak, 10 Mar 2021That series won't be having successor. That series has... moreThere's no official confirmation on that. And there were leaks of atleast for budget to midrange phone that Asus was supposedly working on. Fingers crossed.

                            The RedMagic 6 Pro will also be available with 18GB of RAM so it is incorrect saying that only the ROG 5 will be having that amount of RAM.

                              Blutbad-fuchsbau, 09 Mar 2021Normally, Asus brings some features from their ROG series t... moreWhy you need 1TB SD card?

                                salarx, 09 Mar 2021They need to release just one phone. I don't want any ... moreThat series won't be having successor. That series has officially ended.

                                  Anonymous, 09 Mar 2021Asus should compete with Redmi Note 10 Pro. Mid-range stock... moreWon't happen. Because Asus was about to launch snapdragon 675/730G variant of Asus Zenfone Max Pro series. But it never happened.

                                    Anonymous, 09 Mar 2021maybe because full of ram. but c'mon, mobile gaming wi... moreJust wait for some time you're gonna see yourself one day....i m not saying it will ultimately match the pc and console gaming but it will be very close to it....

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                                      i0S.-.Never.-.Again, 10 Mar 2021Asus ROG 3 had 160hz display, not 144hz. No shame in sticki... moreif its 160hz why is it limited to 144hz?

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                                        Cmon...!! 18GB ram is not enough for java virtual machine. Especially if you were playing PS2 game emulator.. Gives us 32 Gigs!!!