ASUS has launched its latest flagship 5G gaming smartphone the ROG Phone 5 in India, as they promised. It has a 6.78-inch Full HD+ Samsung’s E4 AMOLED HDR display with 144Hz refresh rate, 300Hz touch-sampling rate, 24.3ms touch latency, and has an in-display fingerprint sensor. This is the first phone to be powered by a Snapdragon 888 processor in India with up to 18GB of RAM, 512GB UFS 3.1 storage, and works on ROG UI based on Android 11.
The internal structure of the phone has been completely re-engineered to place the PCB in the middle of the device and away from your fingers. It gets reshaped vapor chamber and extensive graphite sheets for much better and more even heat dissipation compared to the previous generation ROG Phone 3. It has Haptic Audio that offers 2-Zone customizable immersive haptic feedback in any game.
It has a triple rear camera setup where a 64-megapixel primary camera along with a 13-megapixel 125° ultra-wide camera, a 5-megapixel macro camera, and a 24-megapixel front-facing camera. This phone also comes with an AirTrigger 5 control system that has been massively improved with more sensors (from 7 to 9) for higher accuracy/sensitivity, better positioning (closer to the edge for smaller hands), more buttons, and plenty of new motion-sensing inputs.
It brings back the 3.5mm audio jack with ESS SABRE ES9280AC Pro DAC with HyperStream II QUAD DAC technology and a built-in Class G ESS Sabre Headphone amplifier, delivering a best-in-class signal-to-noise of 130 dB. It has two symmetrical 7-magnet 12×16 Super Linear Speakers that are run on the Cirrus Logic CS35L45 mono amplifiers and still have quad noise-canceling microphones.
The ROG Phone 5 is powered by a dual-cell 6,000mAh battery with MMT battery technology that supports up to 65W HyperCharge fast charging, which can charge up to 4200mAh (70%) in 30 minutes and 100% in 52 minutes and the phone will be up to 7°C cooler during charging. The ROG Phone 5 has ROG (RGB light) logo, while the ROG Phone 5 Pro comes with ROG Vision Color PMOLED display, and the ROG Phone 5 Ultimate version comes with ROG Vision monochrome PMOLED display.
ASUS ROG Phone 5 Specifications -
| Display | 6.78-inch (2448 × 1080 pixels) Full HD+ 144Hz OLED 10-bit HDR 20.4:9 aspect ratio display, 300Hz touch sampling rate, 111% DCI-P3, sRGB : 150.89%, Delta E average <1%; Contrast ratio: 1,000,000:1, 10-bit HDR, 5 nits to 800nits @ APL100 + HBM or 1200nits @ APL1, , Corning Gorilla Glass Victus protection |
| Processor | Octa-Core Snapdragon 888 5nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 660 GPU |
| RAM/Storage | 8GB LPDDR5 RAM with 128GB (UFS 3.1) storage, 12GB LPDDR5 RAM with 256GB (UFS 3.1) storage, 16GB (ROG Phone 5 Pro) / 18GB (ROG Phone 5 Ultimate) LPDDR5 RAM with 512GB (UFS 3.1) storage |
| OS/UI | Android 11 with ROG UI |
| SIM | Dual SIM (nano + nano) |
| Rear Cameras | 64MP rear camera with Sony IMX686 sensor, 0.8μm pixel size, f/1.8 aperture, 13MP 125˚ ultra-wide camera with f/2.4 aperture, 5MP macro sensor with f/2.0 aperture, 8k video at 30 fps, 4k at 60fps, slow-motion 4K at 120 fps, 1080p at 240fps |
| Front Camera | 24MP front-facing camera with 0.9µm pixel size, f/2.0 aperture |
| Audio | 3.5mm audio jack, ESS Sabre ES9280AC Pro with HyperStream II QUAD DAC architecture, Dual 7-magnet Linear 12x16mm front-facing speakers with GameFX & Dirac HD Sound, Powered by dual Cirrus Logic CS35L45 Mono AMP, Quad microphones with OZO Noise Reduction Technology |
| Features | In-display fingerprint sensor, Ultrasonic sensors for AirTrigger 5, and grip press detection |
| Dimensions | 172.8 × 77.2 × 10.29 mm |
| Weight | 238 gram |
| Connectivity | 5G SA/NSA, Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11ax, Bluetooth 5.2, GPS/GLONASS/Beidou, Galileo(E1+E5a), QZSS(L1+L5), NavIC(L5), USB Type-C, NFC |
| Battery/Charger | 6000mAh (typical) / 5800mAh (minimum) battery with 65W HyperCharge fast charging, supports up to 30W QC4.0 / PD3.0 / Direct Charge adapter |
Pricing and Availability -
The ASUS ROG Phone 5 comes in Phantom Black and Storm White colors with a glossy back and the ROG Phone 5 Ultimate limited edition comes in Storm White color with a matte finish. The Pro and Ultimate versions come with AeroActive Cooler 5, and it will be available from April 15th only on Flipkart.
ASUS ROG Phone 5 Prices are - (Phantom Black and Storm White Colors)
- 8GB RAM/128GB storage version - Rs. 49,999
- 12GB RAM/256GB storage version - Rs. 57,999
ASUS ROG Phone 5 Pro Prices are - (Phantom Black Color)
- 16GB of RAM and 512GB storage - Rs. 69,999
ASUS ROG Phone 5 Ultimate Prices are - (Storm White Color)
- 18GB of RAM and 512GB storage - Rs. 79,999
Accessory Prices are -
- ROG Phone 5 Lighting Armor case - Rs. 2999
- ROG Kunai 3 Gamepad - Rs. 9999
- AeroActive Cooler 5 - Rs. 2999
- ROG Cetra II Core Headset - Rs. 4599
