ASUS ROG Phone 5 Series: What’s Different?

ASUS ROG recently unveiled its latest gaming smartphones  — the ROG Phone 5, ROG Phone 5 Pro, and ROG Phone 5 Ultimate. The ROG Phone 5 series sports the latest flagship Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G chipset, a 144Hz Samsung AMOLED display with 300Hz touch sampling rate, and a 6000mAh battery with 65W HyperCharge. If you are ever curious about their unique features and differences, continue reading.

ASUS ROG Phone 5	ASUS ROG Phone 5 Pro	ASUS ROG Phone 5 Ultimate
6.78-inch (2448 x 1080) 144Hz Samsung AMOLED display	6.78-inch (2448 x 1080) 144Hz Samsung AMOLED display	6.78-inch (2448 x 1080) 144Hz Samsung AMOLED display
HDR10+ certified, 300Hz touch sampling rate	HDR10+ certified, 300Hz touch sampling rate	HDR10+ certified, 300Hz touch sampling rate
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
	ROG Vision	ROG Vision
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G CPU	Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G CPU	Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G CPU
Qualcomm Adreno 660 GPU	Qualcomm Adreno 660 GPU	Qualcomm Adreno 660 GPU
8GB, 12GB, 16GB LPDDR5 RAM	16GB LPDDR5 RAM	18GB LPDDR5 RAM
128GB, 256GB UFS 3.1 storage	512GB UFS 3.1 storage	512GB UFS 3.1 storage
Triple rear cameras:	Triple rear cameras:	Triple rear cameras:
• 64MP Sony IMX686 (main)	• 64MP Sony IMX686 (main)	• 64MP Sony IMX686 (main)
• 13MP (ultra-wide)	• 13MP (ultra-wide)	• 13MP (ultra-wide)
• 5MP (macro)	• 5MP (macro)	• 5MP (macro)
24MP front camera	24MP front camera	24MP front camera
5G	5G	5G
WiFi 6E	WiFi 6E	WiFi 6E
Bluetooth 5.2	Bluetooth 5.2	Bluetooth 5.2
NFC	NFC	NFC
GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, NavlC	GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, NavlC	GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, NavlC
Fingerprint scanner (In-display)	Fingerprint scanner (In-display)	Fingerprint scanner (In-display)
Face recognition	Face recognition	Face recognition
Dual front-facing speakers by Dirac technologies	Dual front-facing speakers by Dirac technologies	Dual front-facing speakers by Dirac technologies
7-magnet stereo speaker with Cirrus Logic amplifier	7-magnet stereo speaker with Cirrus Logic amplifier	7-magnet stereo speaker with Cirrus Logic amplifier
3.5 mm headphone jack	3.5 mm headphone jack	3.5 mm headphone jack
USB Type-C	USB Type-C	USB Type-C
ROG UI (Android 11)	ROG UI (Android 11)	ROG UI (Android 11)
6,000mAh battery w/ 65W HyperCharge	6,000mAh battery w/ 65W HyperCharge	6,000mAh battery w/ 65W HyperCharge
173 x 77 x 9.9mm	173 x 77 x 9.9mm	173 x 77 x 9.9mm
239g	239g	239g
Phantom Black, Storm White	Phantom Black	Storm White

Display and Design

All three smartphones boast the same 6.78-inch (2448 x 1080) Samsung AMOLED display with 144Hz refresh rate and 300Hz touch sampling rate. The three also come HDR10+ certified and geared with Corning Gorilla Glass Victus.

Both ROG Phone 5 Pro and 5 Ultimate are equipped with ROG Vision, a new rear matrix display that shows customizable animations for system alerts and status. The ROG Phone 5 Pro features a color ROG Vision display, while the ROG Phone 5 Ultimate has a monochrome version. The standard ROG Phone 5 doesn’t have this feature but has a dot-matrix style RGB instead.

Additionally, the ROG Phone 5 Pro and ROG Phone 5 Ultimate feature hidden rear touch sensors on the back cover, which provide L2/R2 trigger functions, similar to a game console controller. Both also work together with the ultrasonic sensors, the AeroActive Cooler 5 buttons, and the motion controls.

In terms of color options, the ROG Phone 5 comes in either Phantom Black or Storm White. However, you can only have the Storm White if you’ll go for the ROG Phone 5 Pro and the Phantom Black for the ROG Phone 5 Ultimate.

Chipset

The three are powered by the latest flagship Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G processor and Adreno 660 graphics, which has enough power to run the ROG Phone 5’s features and the latest graphics-intensive games smoothly.

RAM and Storage

What also makes the smartphones different from each other are their RAM and storage configurations. The ASUS ROG Phone 5 is available in three RAM options: 8GB, 12GB, and 16GB, and it has two storage options of either 128GB and 256GB. On the other hand, the ROG Phone 5 Pro comes with 16GB RAM and 512GB storage, while the ROG Phone 5 Ultimate boasts a higher 18GB RAM paired with 512GB storage.

Cameras

There’s no difference between the three smartphones in terms of cameras. The ROG Phone 5 series sport triple rear cameras, consisting of 64MP Sony IMX686 (main), 13MP (ultra-wide), and 5MP (macro) sensors. Plus, all of them have the same 24MP front camera. For a gaming smartphone, this is a versatile set of cameras, but we’ll know more about its performance once we have reviewed it.

Connectivity and Features

The ASUS ROG Phone 5 series also sport the same connectivity features such as Dual-SIM, WiFi 6E, Bluetooth 5.2, SatNav systems (GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, NavlC), NFC, USB-C, in-display fingerprint scanners, face recognition, and a 3.5mm audio jack.

For software, the three runs under the new ROG UI based on Android 11.

Additionally, the three are also equipped with dual front-facing speakers by Dirac technologies and a 7-magnet stereo speaker with a Cirrus Logic amplifier for good audio quality whether you’re playing games, watching videos, or listening to music.

Battery

Looking at their capacities, all pack the same 6,000mAh battery with 65W HyperCharge support. It’s a massive battery capacity, which is just right considering the numerous features that will suck up power.

Price

There’s no word yet about the series’ pricing and availability in the Philippines, so stay tuned!

Based on the specs, the standard ROG Phone 5 should be more than enough for any mobile gamer. But those with bigger budgets, need the large RAM and storage capacities and a cooler design, could go for the ROG Phone 5 Pro or ROG Phone Ultimate.

So, which of the ASUS ROG Phone 5 series smartphones would you like to grab? Let us know in the comments below!