GAME AND WALK

Gaming mobiles level up to pro levels

- SHAWN CHUNG

Asus ROG Phone 5

While mobile gaming is a pastime of the masses, there are those who still demand a dedicated machine for mobile esports, such as the Asus ROGPhone 5 family, which all come with a 6.28-inch Samsung AMOLED display with HDR10+, 144Hzrefresh rate, 1ms response and 300Hz touch sampling rate; Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 processor; dual 3,000mAh batteries with 65W hyper charging; GameFX audio system by Driac; GameCool 5cooling system; 64MP main camera with 8K video; dual USB-C ports; and edge-mounted AirTrigger 5control system.The standard ROG Phone 5 comes with 8GB/128GB, 12GB/128GB, 12GB/256GB and16GB/256GB RAM/Storage options, while the ROGPhone 5 Pro and ROG Phone 5 Ultimate come withROG Vision, a rear matrix display, and 16GB/512GB,and 18GB/512GB storage respectively.

For: Pro mobile gamers

OS Android 11

Screen 6.67-inch AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR10+, 800 nits, 395ppi

Chipset Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G

RAM/Storage 16GB/256GB (ROG Phone 5) 16GB/512GB (ROG Phone 5 Pro) 18GB/512GB (ROG Phone 5 Ultimate)

Main Cameras 64MP f1.8, 26mm (wide) PDAF 13MP f2.4 11mm (ultra-wide) 5MP f2.0 (macro)

Front Cameras 24MP f2.5, 27mm (wide)