Older flagship · 2021

Asus ROG Phone 5

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent upper-mid phones like the Samsung Galaxy A37 Camera shares the Xiaomi Poco F4 GT's main sensor

Best for

Strength 65W fast charging, All-day battery (measured)

Extras Reverse wireless charging, Gaming controls

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6.78″ AMOLED · 144Hz

888 5G 8 / 128 GB

6000 mAh 65W charging

64 MP 3 rear · 24 MP selfie

5G Wi-Fi 6 · NFC

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In the Real World

See how the Asus ROG Phone 5 looks and feels in everyday use.

Full specifications

Display

6.78″ · AMOLED · 1080 × 2448 · 144 Hz · HDR

OLED + smooth

A clean OLED panel — colours pop and sunlight visibility is solid.

Screen size

6.78"

Panel type

AMOLED

OLED

Resolution

1080 × 2448 px

Refresh rate

144 Hz

Smooth

Colour depth

10-bit (1B colours)

10-bit

Brightness

806 nits

HDR

HDR10+

HDR

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus

Performance

Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm) · 8-core 2.84 GHz · Adreno 660

Everyday capable

Daily apps and casual games run smoothly — heavy gaming will drop frames.

Chipset

Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm)

Current CPU tier

Upper mid-range

Launch class

Flagship

AnTuTu

883,000

v10

GeekBench

3,745

Graphics test

GFXBench 72 fps

CPU

8-core, 2.84 GHz

GPU

Adreno 660

Process

5 nm

RAM type

RAM LPDDR5

Storage type

UFS Storage 3.1

CPU layout

1x Cortex X1 2.84GHz + 3x Cortex A78 2.42GHz + 4x Cortex A55 1.8GHz

Software & updates

Android 11, upgradable to Android 13, ROG UI · 2-year support (brand estimate)

Likely end of life

This phone is past its update window — it still works, but new Android versions and most security patches have stopped.

Operating system

Android 11, upgradable to Android 13, ROG UI

Software support

2 years of updates (brand estimate)

Updates remaining

None — past its update window

Camera

64 MP f/1.8 main · 24 MP selfie

A standard camera setup — sharp in daylight, expect noise in low light.

Main camera

64 MP f/1.8

Ultrawide

13 MP f/2.4

Macro

5 MP

Front camera

24 MP f/2.5

Main sensor

Sony IMX686 Exmor RS, 1/1.7", 0.8µm

Mainstream sensor

Same sensor in

Xiaomi Poco F4 GT , Oppo Reno5 Pro 5G

Slow motion

Yes, 480 fps

Camera extras

8K video, optical zoom, Night mode, manual focus

Video

8K @ 30 fps

Battery

6000 mAh · 65 W wired

Plenty

A genuinely all-day battery — comfortably handles streaming and social.

Capacity

6000 mAh

Lab endurance

110:00h

Wired charging

65 W

Fast

Reverse wireless charging

Supported

Reverse charging

Bypass charging

Supported

Heat friendly

Removable

Audio

Very good (-24.0 LUFS) · Stereo · Hi-Res

Stereo speakers

Loudspeaker

Very good (-24.0 LUFS)

Speakers

Stereo

Hi-Res audio

Supported

Audio features

Hi-Res audio

Microphones

Memory

8 GB RAM · 128 GB

RAM

8 GB

Storage

128 GB

Configurations

8/128GB · 12/128GB · 12/256GB · 16/256GB

Storage type

UFS 3.1

Expandable

Connectivity

5G · NFC · Wi-Fi 6

Modern radios

Yes

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 6

Modern Wi-Fi

Bluetooth

5.2

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, GPS (L1+L5), BeiDou (B1), Galileo (E1+E5a), BeiDou (B2), NavIC System, QZSS (L1 + L5)

USB

USB-C 3.1

USB OTG

Yes

Accessory connector

Yes

3.5mm jack

Yes

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Network bands

4G works on all four carriers — 5G on MTN & Airtel

Radio bands decide whether this phone sees MTN, Glo, Airtel or 9mobile towers — and how strong the signal holds indoors.

M MTN

4G full · 5G works

Full

A Airtel

4G full · 5G works

Full

G Glo

4G works No B28 — signal can get weak indoors and outside the big cities.

Works

9 9mobile

4G full

Full

The bands Nigerian networks use

B3 main band

M A G 9

B7 extra speed

B20 indoor reach

B28 indoor reach

n78 the 5G band

M A

The dots show which network uses each band. ✓ means this phone has it, ✗ means it doesn't.

All reported bands

2G B2, B3, B5, B8

3G B1, B2, B3, B5, B8

4G B1, B2, B3, B5, B7, B8, B18, B19, B20, B26, B28b, B28a

5G n1, n3, n7, n8, n20, n28b, n28a, n38, n41, n77, n78, n79

Build & Design

238 g · 10.3 mm

Height

172.8 mm

Width

77.3 mm

Thickness

10.3 mm

Weight

238 g

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, optical) · accelerometer · gyro · proximity

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Images and battery life estimates from GSMArena · Read full review

DXOMARK test scores

Lab-tested scores from DXOMark — independent measurements, not manufacturer claims. Tap any card to view photo samples and the full review.

Audio

151 / 200

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Scores are on DXOMark's open-ended 0–200 scale. Higher is better.

How it stacks up against the rest.

A few phones around the same price, so you can see what this one does better and what it gives up.

Apple iPhone 13

Trades blows 2 wins 3 losses

Smoother display

144 Hz vs 60 Hz refresh · 6.78″ vs 6.1″ screen · Tradeoff: 1080 × 2448 vs 1170 × 2532 resolution

85% larger battery capacity

65 W vs 20 W charging · 6,000 mAh vs 3,240 mAh battery

Lower benchmark score

883k vs 1.3M AnTuTu · Upper mid-range vs High-end tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · 64 MP · f/1.8 vs 12 MP · f/1.6 main

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 238 g vs 174 g

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S21 5G

Loses on most 1 win 3 losses

50% larger battery capacity

65 W vs 25 W charging · 6,000 mAh vs 4,000 mAh battery

Weaker display tech

AMOLED vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · Tradeoff: 6.78″ vs 6.2″ screen

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · — vs Telephoto · OIS · 64 MP · f/1.8 vs 12 MP · f/1.8 main

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 238 g vs 169 g

Full comparison

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Full specifications

Display

Performance

Software & updates

Camera

Battery

Audio

Memory

Connectivity

Network bands

The bands Nigerian networks use

All reported bands

Build & Design

Sensors

DXOMARK test scores

How it stacks up against the rest.

Apple iPhone 13

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