Today, ASUS has confirmed the launch of its flagship gaming samrtphone the ROG Phone 5s and 5s Pro in India on February 15th in an online event, after these were launched last year back in August. These will be the successors of the ROG Phone 5 series that was launched last year back in March. Both have the same specifications as the ROG Phone 5 series including the 6.78-inch Full HD+ Samsung’s E4 AMOLED HDR display with 144Hz refresh rate, 300Hz touch-sampling rate, 24.3ms touch latency, up to 18GB of RAM, and up to 512GB storage, but these are run on the latest Snapdragon 888 Plus processor.
The 5s model has the same as the ROG Phone 5 with a ROG (RGB light) logo and the 5s Pro comes with ROG Vision Color PMOLED display, with the logo on the back having an RGB light that can be changed to your favorite color.
ASUS ROG Phone 5s 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 | Up to 3GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 888+ 5nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 660 GPU |
| RAM/Storage | 16GB LPDDR5 RAM with 256GB (UFS 3.1) storage / 18GB 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 g |
| 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 |
The ASUS ROG Phone 5s and 5s Pro will be available through Flipkart after the launch next week. We should know more details and the exact price of the phones when these go officially launch next Tuesday.
