ROG Phone 5S and 5S Pro is now official: Snapdragon 888 Plus and 360Hz touch polling
The ROG Phone 5S lineup is now official, with the ROG Phone 5S and ROG Phone 5S Pro arriving with the Snapdragon 888 Plus, as previously rumored. It seems that ASUS won’t be changing much on this mid-cycle refresh aside from the chipset, but you do get a slightly faster touch response rate as well.
ROG Phone 5S, ROG Phone 5S Pro
It also looks like ASUS will now ask you to shut an eye to the fact that the ROG Phone 5 Ultimate is in fact, not the ultimate gaming phone in this generation anymore. The much awaited ROG Phone 5 Pro will be making way for the ROG Phone 5S Pro, which packs the color PMOLED display, which is probably preferable over the monochrome PMOLED display in the ROG Phone 5 Ultimate… and there’s also the faster chipset and higher 360Hz touch polling rate.
You can check the following table for the ROG Phone 5 series specs and pricing in Malaysia. Just substitute the 300Hz touch polling for 360Hz, and the Snapdragon 888 for the Snapdragon 888 Plus and you pretty much have the ROG Phone 5S specs. Pricing for the refreshed models is not known yet, but we might see a small increase. Or ASUS might just swallow the difference and price the ROG Phone 5S series at the exact same price points as the ROG Phone 5 lineup.
ROG Phone 5 Series Specs and Price in Malaysia
| ROG Phone 5 | ROG Phone 5 Pro | ROG Phone 5 Ultimate | |
| Processor | Snapdragon 888, octa-core up to 2.84GHz, 5nm | ||
| Graphics | Adreno 660 | ||
| RAM | Up to 16GB LPDDR5 | 16GB LPDDR5 | 18GB LPDDR5 |
| Storage | Up to 256GB UFS 3.1 | 512GB UFS 3.1 | 512GB UFS 3.1 |
| Display | 6.78″ FHD+ (2448 x 1080) 144Hz AMOLED display 300Hz touch sampling 150.89% sRGB, 111% DCI-P3, Delta E <1 1200 nits peak brightness Gorilla Glass Victus | ||
| Rear Camera | 64MP f/1.8 + 13MP f/2.4 ultra-wide + 5MP f/2.0 macro | ||
| Selfie Camera | 24MP f/2.0 selfie camera | ||
| Connectivity | WiFi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax (WiFi 6E support) Bluetooth 5.2 Dual-band GPS 5G: n41/77/78/79, n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n38,n40 FDD-LTE: Band 1/ 2/ 3/ 4/ 5/ 7/ 8/ 18/ 19/ 20/ 26/ 28 | WiFi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax (WiFi 6E support) Bluetooth 5.2 Dual-band GPS 5G: n41/77/78/79, n66,n71, n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40 FDD-LTE: Band 1/ 2/ 3/ 4/ 5/ 7/ 8/ 12/ 13/ 17/ 18/ 19/ 20/ 25/ 26/ 28/ 29/ 30/ 32/ 66/ 71 | |
| Battery | 6000mAh (3000mAh x 2) 65W HyperCharge (USB-PD) | ||
| Special features | RGB ROG logo on back | Color PMOLED display on back Dual touch sensor on back | Monochrome PMOLED display on back Dual touch sensor on back Matte finish |
| Included Accessories | 65W HyperCharger Aero case | 65W HyperCharger Aero case AeroActive Cooler 5 | 65W HyperCharger Aero case AeroActive Cooler 5 ROG Ultimate Fan Giftbox |
| Price | 8GB+128GB: RM2999 16GB+256GB: RM3799 | RM4499 | RM4999 |
ASUS will be replacing the ROG Phone 5 series with the ROG Phone 5S models, when stock of the original ROG Phone 5 lineup with the non-Plus Snapdragon 888 runs out.
Pokdepinion: Well I guess ROG Phone 5 users won’t be too angry at the ROG Phone 5S launch, since the real-world difference should be quite small… But then again, ROG fans are those who want to be on the absolute cutting edge…
