Asus unveils ROG Phone 5, Pro and Ultimate with 6.78" 144 Hz AMOLED displays, S888 chipsets

10 March 2021
The Ultimate is one of the first smartphone to be loaded with 18 GB of RAM. It and the Pro have secondary displays on the back.

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I'm afraid I can't even see a single reason to have a freaking 18GB of RAM on a phone. A really promising gaming phone nonetheless.

    nice phone, i'm speechless but i don't need to upgrade yet.😢 maybe when that one game comes out...

      kek, 10 Mar 2021My only worry here is that I believe they went overboard wi... moreWell atleast not in India where the base variant is priced same as Rog 3 last year. That's €576 for you. They cut a few things in the box though, but that's hardly to complain about when price difference is €224.

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        • 10 Mar 2021

        kek, 10 Mar 2021My only worry here is that I believe they went overboard wi... moreIt's supposed to be a niche product, meaning lower sales. More like a 'We are Asus, see what we can do'.

        All a gaming phone needs are flagship specs, good (water?) cooling system and an above average battery capacity (4000mAh). Everything else is a gimmick.

        Some good cameras will be appreciated too, not 'the cameras only work well when there is plenty of light'... that's technology from flagship phones in 2014-2015.

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          • 10 Mar 2021

          Terrible cameras and not all phone gamers appreciate a phone with a case that looks like a pimped up PC case.

            So this use samsung display. Do it have black crush?

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              • 10 Mar 2021

              My only worry here is that I believe they went overboard with this. Surely, no one needs more than 8gb of ram in their device. And no one is going to be playing 5 games at once.

              They will probably lose money due to low sales.

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                • 10 Mar 2021

                SathishKannan, 10 Mar 2021Anything over 8GB of RAM is more of bragging right, no othe... moreApparently its not you who decides that.

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                  • 10 Mar 2021

                  3.5 mm headphone jack comeback!

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                    • 10 Mar 2021

                    Good DAC, The DAC în ROG DELTA S would have been better for me. Nevertheless, seems one of the best DAC currently in a phone. Very nice specifications allaround. Audio side seems very well covered.

                      WTH with the people complaining about the price, €800 is good value for what the phone offers. The only thing it lacks is a great camera.

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                        • 10 Mar 2021

                        A great fight between this and Xperia!

                          React 2 Gadgets YT, 10 Mar 2021Mi 11 is still better. Oneplus 9 series maybe too. And P50 ... moreIt already beat the mi 11 in gaming, more fps at the same surface temp. Checkout dave2d.

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                            • 10 Mar 2021

                            I'm surprised they slimmed the bezels given the risk of false touches in gaming was the reason for having the larger ones to begin with.

                            Interesting that the split battery has a purpose of moving the motherboard closer to the cooler. Will definitely be watching to see how well that works in a full review.

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                              • 10 Mar 2021

                              Finally, The DAC is back. I am going to buy this not only for gaming but for immersive sound quality. I am struck with LG just because of its Quad-DAC. Now, I think I have this option even better.

                                oooooh i like that silver color with those highlights.

                                  Now something that's really worth the price. This phone is a beast from vanilla to Ultimate

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                                    • 10 Mar 2021

                                    bolchert, 10 Mar 2021So they redesigned it to look like all the other phones out... morewell it is a mobile phone after all...so no discerning features in the design?

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                                      • 10 Mar 2021

                                      The design of the white version actually looks really good.

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                                        • 10 Mar 2021

                                        impressive phone... was thinking about bezels being smaller, but with the add on controller, that wont be an issue for good handling... pro variant seems to be the better one than the ultimate, imo... or lemme just call it sweet spot...