Asus ROG Phone 5 release date, price, features and news

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Asus ROG Phone 5 release date, price, features and news
The Asus ROG Phone series are some of the most popular gaming-oriented smartphones ever released, and for good reason. In our review of the Asus ROG Phone 3, we found it to be a gaming beast with outstanding performance and solid battery life. It also had arguably the best stereo speakers even put on an Android phone.

And now in 2021, Asus is launching its successor – the Asus ROG Phone 5 (previously expected to be named "Asus ROG Phone 4"). Whether you're a mobile gamer or simply a tech enthusiast who's interested in the more unusual smartphones out there – here's all the information you may want to know about the Asus ROG (Republic of Gamers) Phone 5.

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Asus ROG Phone 5 pricing and availability

  • 799 EUR

The Asus ROG Phone 5 will sell for 799 EUR in Europe. It will also be available in many other regions, including North America, China and India. While its price in dollars is yet to be announced, the phone's predecessor launched at $999, so we can expect a similar launch price for the ROG Phone 5 in North America.

Asus ROG Phone 5 name


The previous ROG Phone was the Asus ROG Phone 3. When leaked photos of its successor started surfacing, some leakers claimed that there is a number "05" written on the back of the phone, suggesting a number skip in its naming. This turned out to be the case and according to Asus, the reason for the Taiwanese company skipping the number four is due to Chinese superstition. The number four is considered unlucky in China and is homophonous to the word "death".

Asus ROG Phone 5 release date

  • March, 2021

As announced by Asus, the ROG Phone 5 is launching in Europe in March, 2021. It's expected in North America in the second quarter of the year.

Asus ROG Phone 5 variants


Along with the "base" ROG Phone 5, Asus will release two more premium variants, which will have the previously-rumored secondary back display. The Asus ROG Phone 5 variants are:

  • Asus ROG Phone 5 (16 GB of RAM)
  • Asus ROG Phone 5 Pro (16 GB of RAM)
  • Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate (18GB of RAM, limited edition and distribution)


Asus ROG Phone 5 design and display


As we noted in our Asus ROG Phone 5 review, the phone is a bit taller and more narrow than its predecessor. It's still glass on both sides, with a dot matrix style light-up ROG logo on the back. The phone still has two AirTriggers and support for most of Asus' previous ROG mobile gaming accessories.


As for the display, it most notably sports the lowest touch latency on a phone to date. The ROG Phone 5's display is also an AMOLED one at a resolution of 2448x1080 and can go up to 144 Hz refresh rate.

Asus ROG Phone 5 camera



Although the camera is never a priority on gaming smartphones, the Asus ROG Phone 5 sports a respectable triple camera module.

  • 64MP Sony IMX686 main camera
  • 13MP ultra-wide camera (125 ̊)
  • 5MP macro camera
  • 24MP front camera


For more photo samples and a sample video, please refer to our Asus ROG Phone 5 review.

Asus ROG Phone 5 detailed specifications


Asus ROG Phone 5

Design

Dimensions
6.80 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches
172.8 x 77.2 x 10.29 mm
Weight
8.40 oz (238.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3)
Frame: Aluminum
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint
Features
Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key, Other
Colors
Phantom Black, Storm White

Display

Size
6.8-inch
Resolution
2448x1080px, 20.4:9 ratio, 395 PPI
Technology
AMOLED
Refresh rate
144Hz
Screen-to-body
82.12 %
Peak brightness
1200 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 888 (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2840 MHz
Kryo 680
GPU
Adreno 660
RAM
8GB (LPDDR5)
Internal storage
128GB (UFS 3.1)
Storage expansion
not expandable
OS
Android (11), ROG UI

Battery

Capacity
6000 mAh
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 5
Charge speed
Wired: 65.0W

Camera

Rear
Triple camera
Main camera
64 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Sensor size: 1/1.7"
Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
13 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.4
Focal Length: 11 mm
Third camera
5 MP (Macro)
Aperture size: F2.0
Flash
LED
Video recording
7680x4320 (8K UHD) (30 fps), 3840x2160 (4K UHD) (120 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (240 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (480 fps)
HDR, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS
Front
24 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.2
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,ax(Wi-Fi 6)
Multiple antennas, MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, NavIC, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass
Other
NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker, Multiple speakers
Features
aptX, aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G
Bands n1, n3, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n41, n77, n78, n79
4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 26(850+), 28(700 APT)
4G (TDD)
Bands 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+), 42(3500), 48(3600)
3G
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 8(900), 9(1700)
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM

Buyers information

MSRP
€ 799
In The Box
User guide, warranty card, SIM tray needle, Type-C to C Cable, USB power adapter (65W)

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 10, 2021
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