<p>After weeks of speculations, Asus on Wednesday (March 10) unveiled the much-awaited gaming flagship phone ROG Phone 5 series.</p>.<p>Asus, like the counterpart OnePlus, skipped the ROG Phone 4 series to Phone 5 to succeed the ROG Phone 3. Apparently, number four is considered unlucky, as its pronunciation is homophonous to the word death in some Asian cultures (Cantonese).</p>.<p>The upgrade coming in the ROG Phone 5 over the 3 series is notable, says the company.</p>.<p>It comes with a 6.78-inch full HD+ (2448 × 1080p) 144Hz OLED screen and supports 10-bit HDR, 20.4:9 aspect ratio display, 300Hz touch sampling rate, Contrast ratio: 1,000,000:1, peak brightness up to 1200nits, and features an in-display fingerprint sensor. It is protected by Corning's sturdiest Gorilla Glass Victus shield.</p>.<p>To offer an immersive audio experience, ROG Phone 5 comes equipped with large front-firing speakers powered by dual amplifier technology and tuned to perfection by Dirac.</p>.<p>It also features a 3.5mm headphone jack powered by ESS Sabre DAC and a headphone amp for a good listening experience, with support for Hi-Res audio playback.<br />Also, it boasts upgraded ultrasonic AirTrigger 5, and Motion Control gesture inputs; with up to 10 Motion Control gesture inputs. Armory crate with expanded feature set offering more user-level customizable tuning.</p>.<p>Additionally, the ROG Phone 5 Pro (16GB RAM) and Ultimate (18GB RAM) models come with 'ROG Vision', a feature that displays custom text or graphics on the rear-facing OLED screen just beside the iconic Republic of Gamers' Eye logo.</p>.<p>Furthermore, Asus is offering gaming peripherals such as the optional Aero Active Cooler 5 and ROG Kunai Gamepad. </p>.<p>Under-the-hood, the ROG Phone 5 is powered by Qualcomm's latest and most powerful chipset to date-- Snapdragon 888 octa-core CPU, which comes paired with Adreno 660 GPU and Android 11-based ROG UI. Additionally, it is integrated with the all-new GameCool 5 multi-layer cooling for maximum sustained performance, now with X-mode+ and X-mode and all new system performance manager.</p>.<p>The new ROG Phone 5 comes with 8GB/12GB/16GB/18GB LPDDR5 RAM with 128GB /256GB/512GB (UFS 3.1) storage and a massive 6000mAh battery with 65W fast charger and supports 30W Quick Charge 4.0, USB Power Delivery 3.0 and Direct Charge adapter.</p>.<p>As far as photography hardware is concerned, it comes with triple camera-module-- main 64MP (with Sony IMX686 sensor, 0.8μm pixel size, f/1.8) + 13MP 125-degree ultra-wide camera ( f/2.4) + 5MP macro sensor (f/2.0) with LED flash and supports 8k video at 30 frames per second (fps), 4k at 60fps, slow-motion 4K at 120 fps, 1080p at 240fps.</p>.<p>On the front, it houses 24MP (0.9µm pixel size, f/2.0). It also supports fulls HD video recording.</p>.<p>In the retail box, ROG Phone 5 comes with a 30-watt ROG HyperCharge Adapter, USB-C to USB-C cable, Aero Case, and exclusive ROG stickers.</p>.<p>Asus ROG Phone 5 is being offered two colours storm white and phantom black. It comes in three normal configurations-- 8GB RAM + 128GB storage, 12GB RAM + 256GB storage and 16GB RAM + 512GB storage (Pro version)-- for Rs 49,999, Rs 57,999 and Rs 69,999 respectively.</p>.<p>There is also special ROG Phone 5 (storm white) Ultimate Edition with 18GB RAM and 512GB storage-- for Rs 79,999.</p>.<p>Asus will be offering the new ROG Phone 5 exclusively on Flipkart from April 15 onwards.</p>.<p><em>Get the latest news on new launches, gadget reviews, apps, cybersecurity, and more on personal technology only on <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tag/dh-tech?_ga=2.210580691.73733284.1595225125-1706599323.1592232366" target="_blank">DH Tech</a>.</em></p>
<p>After weeks of speculations, Asus on Wednesday (March 10) unveiled the much-awaited gaming flagship phone ROG Phone 5 series.</p>.<p>Asus, like the counterpart OnePlus, skipped the ROG Phone 4 series to Phone 5 to succeed the ROG Phone 3. Apparently, number four is considered unlucky, as its pronunciation is homophonous to the word death in some Asian cultures (Cantonese).</p>.<p>The upgrade coming in the ROG Phone 5 over the 3 series is notable, says the company.</p>.<p>It comes with a 6.78-inch full HD+ (2448 × 1080p) 144Hz OLED screen and supports 10-bit HDR, 20.4:9 aspect ratio display, 300Hz touch sampling rate, Contrast ratio: 1,000,000:1, peak brightness up to 1200nits, and features an in-display fingerprint sensor. It is protected by Corning's sturdiest Gorilla Glass Victus shield.</p>.<p>To offer an immersive audio experience, ROG Phone 5 comes equipped with large front-firing speakers powered by dual amplifier technology and tuned to perfection by Dirac.</p>.<p>It also features a 3.5mm headphone jack powered by ESS Sabre DAC and a headphone amp for a good listening experience, with support for Hi-Res audio playback.<br />Also, it boasts upgraded ultrasonic AirTrigger 5, and Motion Control gesture inputs; with up to 10 Motion Control gesture inputs. Armory crate with expanded feature set offering more user-level customizable tuning.</p>.<p>Additionally, the ROG Phone 5 Pro (16GB RAM) and Ultimate (18GB RAM) models come with 'ROG Vision', a feature that displays custom text or graphics on the rear-facing OLED screen just beside the iconic Republic of Gamers' Eye logo.</p>.<p>Furthermore, Asus is offering gaming peripherals such as the optional Aero Active Cooler 5 and ROG Kunai Gamepad. </p>.<p>Under-the-hood, the ROG Phone 5 is powered by Qualcomm's latest and most powerful chipset to date-- Snapdragon 888 octa-core CPU, which comes paired with Adreno 660 GPU and Android 11-based ROG UI. Additionally, it is integrated with the all-new GameCool 5 multi-layer cooling for maximum sustained performance, now with X-mode+ and X-mode and all new system performance manager.</p>.<p>The new ROG Phone 5 comes with 8GB/12GB/16GB/18GB LPDDR5 RAM with 128GB /256GB/512GB (UFS 3.1) storage and a massive 6000mAh battery with 65W fast charger and supports 30W Quick Charge 4.0, USB Power Delivery 3.0 and Direct Charge adapter.</p>.<p>As far as photography hardware is concerned, it comes with triple camera-module-- main 64MP (with Sony IMX686 sensor, 0.8μm pixel size, f/1.8) + 13MP 125-degree ultra-wide camera ( f/2.4) + 5MP macro sensor (f/2.0) with LED flash and supports 8k video at 30 frames per second (fps), 4k at 60fps, slow-motion 4K at 120 fps, 1080p at 240fps.</p>.<p>On the front, it houses 24MP (0.9µm pixel size, f/2.0). It also supports fulls HD video recording.</p>.<p>In the retail box, ROG Phone 5 comes with a 30-watt ROG HyperCharge Adapter, USB-C to USB-C cable, Aero Case, and exclusive ROG stickers.</p>.<p>Asus ROG Phone 5 is being offered two colours storm white and phantom black. It comes in three normal configurations-- 8GB RAM + 128GB storage, 12GB RAM + 256GB storage and 16GB RAM + 512GB storage (Pro version)-- for Rs 49,999, Rs 57,999 and Rs 69,999 respectively.</p>.<p>There is also special ROG Phone 5 (storm white) Ultimate Edition with 18GB RAM and 512GB storage-- for Rs 79,999.</p>.<p>Asus will be offering the new ROG Phone 5 exclusively on Flipkart from April 15 onwards.</p>.<p><em>Get the latest news on new launches, gadget reviews, apps, cybersecurity, and more on personal technology only on <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tag/dh-tech?_ga=2.210580691.73733284.1595225125-1706599323.1592232366" target="_blank">DH Tech</a>.</em></p>
