Asus ROG Phone 5 review

10 March 2021


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Imagine a phone at this price without OIS. Oh no, we don't have to imagine, it's here.

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    • LCt
    • 15 Mar 2021

    Ioannis, 14 Mar 202120.4:9 screen ratio, are you joking? Too narrow for everyth... moreI love playing on my Xperia 5II with 21:9 ratio. The extra "tallness" allows for better grip and extra space for games in landscape... For example I place all the buttons to each side even further than my previous 16:9 phone, and the center view that remains is huge, almost like if I was playing without covering the display with my fingers.

    Also having such extreme ratio prevents the device for being too wide while still retaining big display area. It is great for vertical scrolling pages and apps and great for watching movies.

    The Xperia is particularly great at running apps side by side too

      Amazing Phone and I defiantly buy this. Thank you for good review.

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        • Anonymous
        • J5s
        • 15 Mar 2021

        "First things first, Yes, it's the ROG Phone 5 instead of 4. Don't worry about it; you haven't accidentally skipped an iteration along the way. The explanation is actually simple and one that we have encountered before with Chinese and Taiwanese naming conventions. The number 'four' in Chinese just happens to sound similar to their word for death, so naming products after this number is considered unlucky and is avoided."

        Okey, how about Zenfone 4 then?
        Wasn't that unlucky for Asus.

          WOW...this phone fire in gaming. specs and phone looks like a gaming pc

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            • Ioannis
            • iAE
            • 14 Mar 2021

            20.4:9 screen ratio, are you joking? Too narrow for everything, this phone is as wide as a 5.58 inch 16:9 phone fir example a lenovo p2. Who likes to play game in a lenovo p2?

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              • v88
              • XVf
              • 14 Mar 2021

              Omg this is my phone
              V88 Indoensia

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                • Anonymous
                • B{P
                • 14 Mar 2021

                Anonymous, 11 Mar 2021Yeah enjoy your slow overheating "industry standard&qu... moreId rather have a slow charging phone with a bigger battery and technologies like mmt and bypass charging than a fast charging one with 25% less capacity and will even have its capacity reduced to half its original capacity by two years, btw the rog 3 had the best thermal out of any gaming phone.

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                  • Arte8800
                  • mHu
                  • 13 Mar 2021

                  Anonymous, 13 Mar 2021At least I care about the high refresh rate more, than the ... moreI'd take more higher 75fps than crappie refresh rates.

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                    • Arte8800
                    • mHu
                    • 13 Mar 2021

                    Ugly nasty looking phone.
                    I'd take this with Samsung note10 design.
                    Flat back, sharp edges, rectangular boxy.

                      Daveotti, 12 Mar 2021That what it's created for. We're talking about f... moreBecause it's gaming phone,

                      Most Android games are either 480p or 720p, so no need to waste Resources in 1440p display In gaming phone.

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                        • Anonymous
                        • pWD
                        • 13 Mar 2021

                        beep bop boop, 12 Mar 2021i think 144hz can compensate for the loss of 1440pAt least I care about the high refresh rate more, than the resolution itself.

                          Anonymous, 12 Mar 2021Which is fair. There are luckily several phones with QHD t... moreFair enough.. And wish me luck so I have more and more options available instead of being stacked in Samsung for years. Having big hope for OPPO and XIAOMI will be keep doing their best to catch in. 😊

                            Daveotti, 12 Mar 2021That what it's created for. We're talking about f... morei think 144hz can compensate for the loss of 1440p

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                              • MrDong
                              • xZI
                              • 12 Mar 2021

                              Kula, 12 Mar 2021Red Magic 6/6pro says hello to "currently world's... moreA phone with low touch latency is pointless if the black-to-white screen response times are slow. I don’t think many people have disclosed this.

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                                • Anonymous
                                • DG@
                                • 12 Mar 2021

                                Chrusciki, 11 Mar 2021If only they treated the software update better and less sk... moremy rog 3 has a 'zenui classic' theme skin, and it's just awesomely default stockish. It's great

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                                  • Anonymous
                                  • DG@
                                  • 12 Mar 2021

                                  Kula, 12 Mar 2021Red Magic 6/6pro says hello to "currently world's... moreDid they show end to end latency however? 165Hz would give them an edge, on the panel refresh itself - but the system part is equally big - or an even bigger part of latency to reduce.
                                  Esp if you're comparing 165 vs 144 inherent latencies.

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • DG@
                                    • 12 Mar 2021

                                    Daveotti, 12 Mar 2021Coz my eyes got used to QHD Screen since 2013. Was hoping m... moreWhich is fair. There are luckily several phones with QHD to choose from.

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                                      • JustSomeRandomGuy
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                                      • 12 Mar 2021

                                      AnonF-778115, 12 Mar 2021FOR THOSE WHO ARE INTEREST IN BUYING ASUS BRAND PHONES (ESP... morewow, who hurt you? I use the ROG Phone 2 myself and what you're saying is nonsense. you don't even own one

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                                        • Shiny Dave
                                        • mpm
                                        • 12 Mar 2021

                                        Daveotti, 12 Mar 2021That what it's created for. We're talking about f... moreBecause the specific audience for *this* flagship will trade resolution for frame rate without a second thought.

                                        There's QHD options for those who wouldn't.