Asus ROG Phone 5s First Impressions: More of the Same
Over the years, multiple smartphone makers have tried to crack the gaming segment in India. We've had the Nubia Red Magic series, Black Shark gaming phones, and the Asus ROG Phone lineup, as some notable examples. While most competitors aren't in the picture anymore, Asus is still consistently churning out new gaming phones year after year. The Asus ROG Phone 5s is the latest such model from the Taiwanese tech giant, and is positioned as an upgrade over the ROG Phone 5. I got my hands on this new gaming smartphone, and here are my first impressions.
The Asus ROG Phone 5s is priced starting at Rs. 49,999 in India for the base variant which has 8GB of RAM and 128GB of storage. There's also an option with 12GB of RAM and 256GB of storage, priced at Rs. 57,999. There's also the ROG Phone 5s Pro, priced at Rs. 79,999 with 18GB of RAM and 512GB of storage plus additional trigger buttons on the rear and a small secondary PMOLED screen on the rear. Asus offers the ROG Phone 5s in two colours, Phantom Black and a glossy Storm White.
The Asus ROG Phone 5s looks identical to the ROG Phone 5. Asus has not made any visual changes to distinguish it from the older model. The ROG Phone 5s sports a large 6.78-inch HDR10+ AMOLED display with a full-HD+ resolution and 144Hz maximum refresh rate. Asus has bumped the touch sampling rate on the ROG Phone 5s up to 360Hz, compared to the 300Hz on the ROG Phone 5, which is said to reduce touch latency even further.
The side-mounted USB Type-C port makes it more comfortable to charge the phone while gaming
The display is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass Victus, and there's an in-display fingerprint scanner that I found to be easy to reach and use. There are symmetrical thick bezels at the top
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