Asus ROG Phone 5

Network
Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G

2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 – SIM 1 & SIM 2

3G bands
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 – Version 1

 
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 1700 – Version 2, Version 3

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

 
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48 – Version 2, Version 3

5G bands
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA – Version 1

 
1, 3, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 41, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA – Version 2, Version 3

Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (7CA) Cat20 1400/150 Mbps, 5G 4 Gbps DL

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
Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

 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 12, ROG UI

Chipset
Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm)

CPU
Octa-core (1×2.84 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3×2.42 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4×1.80 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, non-removable

Charging
65W wired, PD3.0, QC5, 70% in 30 min, 100% in 52 min (advertised)
10W reverse wired

Misc
Colors
Phantom Black, Storm White

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

Price
$ 513.80 / £ 899.00

Tests
Performance

AnTuTu: 718864 (v8)
GeekBench: 14536 (v4.4), 3745 (v5.1)
GFXBench: 72fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)

Display

Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal)

Camera

Photo / Video

Loudspeaker

-24.0 LUFS (Very good)

Battery (old)

Endurance rating 110h