Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate mini review

28 March 2021
Here's how the Ultimate edition of the ROG Phone 5 stacks-up against its vanilla sibling.

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  • Unlucky
  • 6uJ
  • 01 Apr 2021

Honestly I think Asus kinda shot themselves on their own feet by focusing so much of the marketing on the 5 Ultimate. Many tech reviewers are completely ignoring or barely glancing at the 799€ regular ROG 5 while completely focusing on the expensive af Ultimare and calling it overpriced.

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    • Bob
    • gE7
    • 31 Mar 2021

    Haha, I got all excited at first, thought it was "Rogue Ultimate Mini" - a new compact phone :)

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      • Foxy
      • PTF
      • 30 Mar 2021

      I'm buying this for the bypass charging tech

        I'd rather spend 1500 on a very decent mid-range PC gaming rig over this, as they said, no point going for the ultimate edition over the regular ROG Phone 5.

          Anonymous, 29 Mar 2021Pretty sure my s20 ultra plays games just as well as any ph... morePretty sure your S20 ultra doesn't have the low latency and touch sampling rate or air triggers of the ROG 5 that improve gameplay for gamers.

          Pretty sure, the S20 ultra battery dies within a few hours of gaming.

          Pretty sure your S20 ultra starts thermal throttling after a few minutes in heavy games while this one is designed with extended gaming sessions in my mind.

          Pretty sure your S20 ultra lacks teh gaming accessories that you get with this lineup.

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            • Anonymous
            • Q6y
            • 29 Mar 2021

            hmm, 29 Mar 2021If you cant make a difference in a comment and what is trig... moreAnd yet you are the one who went off on a rant when he just said the phone looked nice making YOU the triggered one there snowflake.

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              • Anonymous
              • jS1
              • 29 Mar 2021

              Android--Master, 29 Mar 2021The Ultimate edition is meant to be an enthusiast grade sma... morePretty sure my s20 ultra plays games just as well as any phone even the overpriced asus phone

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                • hmm
                • m2J
                • 29 Mar 2021

                Davy Jones, 29 Mar 2021Wow dude!my opinion seriously triggered you 😂If you cant make a difference in a comment and what is triggered then whos problem is this ?
                But your probably born in after 2000 so there is no point on talking to you as everything is triggered and so on for you the snowflakes era

                  hmm, 28 Mar 2021What has it different then any other phone in the market ? ... moreWow dude!my opinion seriously triggered you 😂

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                    • Anonymous
                    • Mka
                    • 29 Mar 2021

                    Anonymous, 28 Mar 2021For a second, I thought there is a mini version of ROG Phon... moreJust came here to say the same, the disappointment man...

                      Sam.Smythe, 28 Mar 2021If you said GSMArena wasn't impressed by the performan... moreThe Ultimate edition is meant to be an enthusiast grade smartphone for mobile gamers. Nothing can come close to it. It's part of the premium ecosystem of ROG products that extends to PC gaming.

                      People who want a gaming phone on a Budget can go and buy Blackshark 4 pro or the latest from Redmagic.

                        i0S.-.Never.-.Again, 29 Mar 2021Gsmarena.... You guys need to upgrade your Antutu benchmark... moreMy prediction of Snapdragon 875 (now known as 888) came true...
                        It did hit the 800,000 mark.

                        So many people over here were mocking the predicted results after the Snapdragon 888 scored only a few points more over the Snapdragon 865 on Antutu ver.8, now they are nowhere to be found.

                          Gsmarena.... You guys need to upgrade your Antutu benchmark test version from 8 to 9.
                          This phone scores above 850k on that test.

                            This thing is just an overkill, as far as I know even flagship killers can play games with highest graphics, so why this?

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                              • Anonymous
                              • YgR
                              • 28 Mar 2021

                              For a second, I thought there is a mini version of ROG Phone 5 Ultimate.

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                                • Rog3user
                                • KZJ
                                • 28 Mar 2021

                                Wow soo nice. But i still rog 3 because its same but more perfmnce processor. If upgrade camera,use new corning gorilla 6/7,and can use dock rog 3 sure i upgrde.. I hope asus give updte andriod 11 to other rog2/3. Tq.

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                                  • hmm
                                  • m2J
                                  • 28 Mar 2021

                                  Davy Jones, 28 Mar 2021** Am I the only that think this is the best looking phone ... moreWhat has it different then any other phone in the market ? Yes no notch, cutout, teardrop or hole in the screen but thats about it. Camera island dont look specifically good too and the phone lacs on the camera functions a lot for it's price for the device.

                                  Whats next ? What makes it the most beautiful ? The blinging lights in the rear that have no reason for the phone other then just train battery ? Color scene of the rear ? Thats something really stupid for me as you will cover with a case anyways and especially cause of this phone that is fragile you need a case for it. So basically your hiding the paint job for it.

                                  Never mind that if the pain job is something that must have to make the phone look good, then just wrap it with a slim film that have your nice paintjob on it.

                                    ** Am I the only that think this is the best looking phone of this year yet?

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                                      • Shiny Dave
                                      • mpm
                                      • 28 Mar 2021

                                      Wow this really is a beautiful banana.

                                        marbles, 28 Mar 2021Snap!a very big "oof" ..