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Updated: Mar 2026
Asus ROG Phone 5
$416
(Expected Price)
Reviewed by the MobGadgets Tech Team
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Should you buy the Asus ROG Phone 5?
Reasons to Buy
- Massive 6000 mAh battery life
- Large 6.7" display for media
- Excellent value at $416
Reasons to Avoid
- May be bulky due to large battery
- Average camera performance in low light
Full Specifications
- Network Technology: GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
- Launch Announced: 2021, March 10 Status: Available. Released 2021, April 26
- Body
Dimensions: 172.8 x 77.3 x 10.3 mm (6.80 x 3.04 x 0.41 in)
Weight: 238 g (8.40 oz)
Build: Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass 3), aluminum frame
SIM: Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
- : RGB light panel (on the back)
Pressure sensitive zones (Gaming triggers)
- Display Type: AMOLED, 1B colors, 144Hz, HDR10+, 800 nits (typ), 1200 nits (peak) Size: 6.78 inches, 109.5 cm2 (~82.0% screen-to-body ratio) Resolution: 1080 x 2448 pixels (~395 ppi density) Protection: Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
- Platform OS: Android 11, upgradable to Android 13, ROG UI Chipset: Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm) CPU: Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A55) GPU: Adreno 660
- Memory Card slot - No Internal: 128GB 8GB RAM, 128GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 16GB RAM
- : UFS 3.1
- Main Camera
Triple: 64 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.73", 0.8µm, PDAF
13 MP, f/2.4, 11mm, 125˚ (ultrawide)
5 MP, f/2.0, (macro) Features: LED flash, HDR, panorama Video: 8K@30fps, 4K@30/60/120fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 720p@480fps; gyro-EIS
- Selfie camera Single: 24 MP, f/2.5, 27mm (wide), 0.9µm Features: Panorama, HDR Video: 1080p@30fps
- Sound Loudspeaker : Yes, with DTS:X stereo speakers (2 dedicated amplifiers) 3.5mm jack : Yes
- : 24-bit/192kHz Hi-Res audio
- Comms WLAN: Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct Bluetooth: 5.2, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive Positioning: GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5), NavIC (L5) NFC: Yes Radio: No USB: USB Type-C 3.1 (side), USB Type-C 2.0 (bottom), OTG, accessory connector
- Features Sensors: Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
- Battery
Type: Li-Po 6000 mAh
Charging: 65W wired, PD3.0, QC5, 70% in 30 min, 100% in 52 min
10W reverse wired
- Misc Colors: Phantom Black, Storm White Models: ZS673KS, ZS673KS-1B048IN, ASUS_I005DB, ASUS_I005DA, I005DA, I005DB Price: About 370 EUR
- Our Tests
Performance: AnTuTu: 718864 (v8)
GeekBench: 14536 (v4.4), 3745 (v5.1)
GFXBench: 72fps (ES 3.1 onscreen) -
Display: 806 nits max brightness (measured) Camera: Photo / Video Loudspeaker: -24.0 LUFS (Very good) Battery (old): Endurance rating 110hTop Alternatives
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