The ASUS ROG Phone 5 was unveiled recently, and it is now almost time to start pre-orders for the device. The 5th iteration of the ROG Phone series has received quite the aesthetic overhaul, but what’s more enticing is the hardware underneath. Starting from the 19th of March to the 2nd of April 2021, there will only be a total of 400 units of the ROG Phone 5 up for grabs. So if you want one, you need to be quick.
ROG Phone 5 – Specifications
Processor | 2.84 GHz Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 888 5G Mobile Platform with 5 nm, 64-bit Octa-Core Processor |
GPU | Qualcomm® Adreno™ 660 |
UI | Android™ 11 with new ROG UI |
Display | 6.78″ 20.4:9 (2448 x 1080) 144 Hz / 1 ms Samsung AMOLED display 800 nits outdoor readable brightness 1,200 nits peak brightness Delta-E < 1 111.23% DCI-P3 color gamut coverage Corning® Gorilla® Glass Victus™ Supports Always-On HDR display HDR10 and HDR10+ certified Capacitive touchscreen with 10-point multitouch (supports glove touch) |
Dimensions | 173 x 77 x 9.9 mm |
Weight | 239 g |
Battery | 6000 mAh typical capacity |
Memory | ROG Phone 5 Ultimate: 18 GB LPDDR5 RAM ROG Phone 5 Pro and ROG Phone 5: Up to 16 GB LPDDR5 RAM |
Storage | ROG Phone 5 Ultimate and Pro: 512 GB UFS 3.1 ROM ROG Phone 5: Up to 256 GB UFS 3.1 ROM |
Sensors | In-display fingerprint sensor, face recognition, accelerometer, e-compass, gyroscope, proximity sensor, ambient-light sensor, ultrasonic sensors for AirTrigger 5 and grip press |
Wireless Technology | Integrated WiFi 6E (802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax, 2×2 MIMO) Bluetooth® 5.2 (HFP + A2DP + AVRCP + HID + PAN + OPP) supports Qualcomm® aptX™ AdaptiveWiFi DirectNFC |
GPS | GNSS support GPS (L1/L5), Glonass (L1), Galileo (E1/E5a), BeiDou(B1i/B1c/B2a), QZSS (L1/L5) and NavIC (L5) |
I/O Ports | Side and bottom: USB-C® |
Front Camera | 24 MP |
Rear Camera | 64 MP (Main camera Sony® IMX686) + 13 MP (125° ultrawide-angle lens) + 5 MP (Macro) |
Voice Wakeup | Yes |
Speaker | Symmetrical dual front-facing speakers with Dirac HD Sound 7-magnet stereo speaker with Cirrus Logic amplifier for louder, deeper and less distorted sound effect |
NFC | Supported |
Color | ROG Phone 5 Ultimate: Storm White ROG Phone 5 Pro: Phantom Black ROG Phone 5: Phantom Black and Storm White |
The pre-orders for the ROG Phone 5 (base models), starts from the 19th of March, which is just a few days away. Pre-orders will run through to the 2nd of April 2021, and for the early birds, each pre-order will come with a free ROG Kunai 3 Gamepad, exclusively on Asus ROG’s official Shopee Store.
This is a limited pre-order for now, as there will only be 200 units of the 8GB RAM + 128GB storage variant, and 200 units for the 16GB RAM + 256GB storage variant.
Colour options:
- ROG Phone 5 – Phantom Black and Storm White
- ROG Phone 5 Pro – Phantom Black
Pricing And Availability
Model | Price | Availability | Remark | Colour Variant |
ROG Phone 5 8GB RAM / 128GB Storage | RM2,999 | April 2021 | No AeroActive cooler in box | Phantom Black & Storm White |
ROG Phone 5 16GB RAM / 256GB Storage | RM3,799 | April 2021 | No AeroActive cooler in box | Phantom Black & Storm White |
The ROG Phone 5 will be available for purchase nationwide in Malaysia starting from the month of April 2021. Do take note that the base model will not have the AeroActive Cooler 5 included in the box. If you wish to purchase one, it will be available separately for RM149.