3 versions for the world's most advanced gaming smartphone.
ASUS, yesterday, revealed the new ones to the world ROG Phone 5. Yes, you read that right, “new” in the plural because ROG Phone 5 comes with 3 different versions: ROG Phone 5, ROG Phone 5 Pro and ROG Phone 5 Ultimate.
Let's see their characteristics in detail.
Processor
We are talking about the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G Mobile Platform with 5G connectivity and in full support of gaming features. Thanks to the new heat dissipation system, called GameCool 5, you will be able to reach the maximum possible performance in any scenario.
GameCool 5 has a new optimal thermal structure in ROG Phone 5, with the CPU in the center and the battery divided into 2 on its sides, thus ensuring that the heat generated by the CPU is transferred to all edges of the chassis; the additional AeroActive Cooler 5 accessory, completely renewed, now manages to offer a drop in CPU temperature of 10 ° C.
With ROG Phone 5 makes its debut Qualcomm Game Quick Touch, a system able to "push" the device to a 35% increase in performance at the GPU level and 25% for the CPU, reducing latency and increasing responsiveness up to to 20%.
Display
ROG Phone 5 is equipped with an AMOLED with HDR10 + support, the result of collaboration with Pixelworks, ready to return a smooth and responsive game graphics, thanks also to a refresh rate of up to 144 Hz, a touch latency of 24,3 ms and only one millisecond of response.
The screen is also protected by a Corning Gorilla Glass Victus and has color fidelity with Delta-E <1 and the always-on HDR system that enhances images not natively in HDR.
Rear display
ROG Phone 5 has another novelty for you, at least in its Pro and Ultimate versions. It's called ROG Vision and it's a one-of-a-kind rear display, monochrome in the Ultimate version and color in the Pro version.
This second display is capable of showing a great variety of animations that tell you when the phone is charging, for example, or if you are receiving a call, and much more. You can even create custom animations to make ROG Phone 5 Pro or Ultimate even more… yours.
Battery
Playing matters, playing long matters more. ROG Phone 5 will be able to defend itself, with a 6000 mAh battery that can be charged at maximum speed thanks to the 65 watt Hypercharge adapter present in the package.
ROG Phone 5 sees varying degrees of customization at the battery management level and energy saving: users can in fact set a maximum charging limit, plan charging times and even let the smartphone recharge the battery slowly but at a constant rate.
Ram
ROG Phone 5 is the first smartphone in the world to use 18 GB of LPDDR5 RAM, a feature that makes it an important piece of a smartphone that aims at maximum gaming performance.
Audio
ROG Phone 5 incorporates a double symmetrical 7-magnet speaker, optimized thanks to the collaboration with Dirac; There is a traditional 3,5mm headphone jack input and an ESS DAC for Lossless audio processing.
Accessories
With the now fully upgraded AirTrigger 5 system, users have 3 distinct ways to interact with their ROG Phone 5. Additionally, AeroActive Cooler 5 has 2 additional physical buttons, delivering an experience similar to that of a console joypad.
ROG Phone 5 Pro and Ultimate then have additional tactile sensors hidden on its back, which act as a trigger (like an L2 / R2) and which are integrated with the ultrasonic sensors, the buttons of the AeroActive Cooler 5 and the controls. of movement.
Availability and prices
Finally, let's see all the prices and the various configurations of the 3 models.
- ROG Phone 5 (Phantom Black and Storm White) in 8GB of RAM and 128GB of storage format will be available in April at € 799,00
- ROG Phone 5 (Phantom Black and Storm White), in 12GB and 16GB RAM formats, both with 256GB storage, are already available for pre-order on the official ASUS website at € 899,00 and € 999,00 respectively
- ROG Phone 5 Pro (16 / 512GB), will become available in April in Phantom Black color for € 1199,00
- ROG Phone 5 Ultimate (18 / 512GB) will finally be available in May in a limited edition on the official ASUS website, single color Storm White, at a recommended price of € 1299,00.
Everyone who buys the Ultimate version will re-watch the ROG Ultimate Fan Gift Collection, a series of black / white themed accessories. Anyone who buys any of the ROG Phone 5 will receive a Stadia Pro Pass that will give him / her the ability to access the Stadia service for 3 months.
Before saying goodbye, I just have to remind you to stay on our pages for all the upcoming news on ASUS, ROG Phone 5 and much more.
