ROG Phone 5 Ultimate is now up for pre-order in Malaysia
If you were holding out for a more premium mobile gaming experience, the wait is about to end. The ROG Phone 5 Ultimate is finally coming to Malaysia, with the pre-orders starting this Sunday. For all pre-orders, ASUS Malaysia will also be throwing in RM1099 worth of freebies, including a complimentary ROG Strix Go Core in Moonlight White, on top of the Ultimate Fan Gift Box.
Differentiating the ROG Phone 5 Ultimate from the ROG Phone 5 and ROG Phone 5 Pro is the monochrome PMOLED ROG Vision display embedded in its matte white back. The specifications is also be going to be worthy of the “ultimate” moniker, with a whopping 18GB of LPDDR5 memory and 512GB of UFS 3.1 storage under the hood.
ROG Phone 5 Series Specs and Pricing
| 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 |
From 8th to 21st August, you can pre-order the ROG Phone 5 Ultimate for just RM4999 on ASUS Malaysia’s official store on Shopee and Lazada. Stocks are expected to arrive by mid-August, so the wait for your pre-order won’t be too long. There are limited stocks, so make sure to be quick.
You can read our review of the ROG Phone 5, or watch our guide on how to customize the ROG Phone 5 Ultimate’s ROG Vision display above.
Pokdepinion: With an upcoming ROG Phone to feature the Snapdragon 888+, now might not be the best time to get the ROG Phone 5 Ultimate…
