Asus ROG Phone 5

Release Date: 26 Apr, 2021

Specs Score 85%
Highlights
6.78 inches 144Hz AMOLED
Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G
8/12/16 GB RAM
64 MP + 13 MP + 5 MP
6000 mAh with 65W charging

Quick Summary

The Asus ROG Phone 5 hits the sweet spot of the market, offering a feature-rich experience at a highly competitive price. It runs on Android 11, upgradable to Android 13, ROG UI, which pairs beautifully with its 6.78 inches 144Hz AMOLED display to ensure fluid, vibrant interactions. Under the hood, it offers snappy, capable performance for multitasking and gaming, backed by a reliable 6000 mAh battery.

Hardware Score Analysis

A detailed breakdown of how this device scores based on automated hardware specification analysis.

Performance 74%
Display 92%
Camera 87%
Battery 86%
Memory 100%

Launch

Announced March 10, 2021
Released April 26, 2021
Status Discontinued

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

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 (macro)
Video 8K@30fps, 4K@30/60/120fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 720p@480fps; gyro-EIS
Features LED flash, HDR, panorama

Selfie Camera

Single
24 MP, f/2.5, 27mm (wide), 0.9µm
Video 1080p@30fps
Features Panorama, HDR

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
Features RGB light panel (on the back)
  Pressure sensitive zones (Gaming triggers)
Colors Phantom Black, Storm White

Connectivity

Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G Bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Bands HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 - Version 1
4G Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66, 71 - Version 1
5G Bands 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA - Version 1
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (7CA) Cat20 1400/150 Mbps, 5G 4 Gbps DL
SIM Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

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 Storage 128GB 8GB RAM, 128GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 16GB RAM
Storage Type UFS 3.1
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Sound

Loudspeaker Yes, with DTS:X stereo speakers (2 dedicated amplifiers)
3.5mm Jack Yes
Features 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
Reverse Charging 10W reverse wired

Performance

AnTuTu 718864 (v8)
GeekBench Score 14536 (v4.4), 3745 (v5.1)

Miscellaneous

Models ZS673KS, ZS673KS-1B048IN, ASUS_I005DB, ASUS_I005DA, I005DA, I005DB

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