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Asus ROG Phone 7 and ROG Phone 7 Ultimate gaming phones offer bleeding edge specs

by Brad Linder 7 Comments on Asus ROG Phone 7 and ROG Phone 7 Ultimate gaming phones offer bleeding edge specs

You don’t need a gaming phone to play games on a phone. Most modern flagships (and many mid-range models) can handle the vast majority of games designed for Android. And you can even use a budget device to stream games over the internet. But we’ve seen a growing number of phones aimed at gamers in […]

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MediaTek Helio G36 is a chip for budget gaming phones (stretching the definition of gaming phones)

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MediaTek’s Helio G series processors tend to be aimed at mid-range phones optimized for mobile gaming. The new MediaTek Helio G36 is a little different, in that it’s designed to bring gaming-class features to even cheaper phones. Among other things, the chip supports displays with 90 Hz refresh rates and features MediaTek’s technology for balancing […]

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RedMagic 8 Pro launches globally February 2 for $649 and up (gaming phone with Snapdragon 8 Gen 2)

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Nubia’s latest RedMagic-branded gaming smartphone is going global. After launching in China in December, the RedMagic 8 Pro will be available worldwide starting February 2, 2023 with prices starting at $649 for a model with 12GB of RAM and 256GB of storage. All versions of the phone feature a FHD+ AMOLED display with a 120 Hz […]

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RedMagic 8 Pro gaming phone features Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, RGB lights, and active cooling

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Nubia’s latest RedMagic-branded gaming phone packs the latest features including a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 processor, support for WiFi 7 and Bluetooth 5.3, and the company’s latest in-display fingerprint sensor. But the RedMagic 8 Pro also packs many of the features that have come to define gaming phones in recent years, including a big […]

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Asus introduces ROG Phone 6D and 6D Ultimate (gaming phones with Dimensity 9000+)

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The Asus ROG Phone 6 line of smartphones feature 6.8 inch OLED displays with 165 Hz refresh rates, plenty of memory and storage, enhanced cooling, and RGB lighting effects. And now they also come with a choice of Qualcomm or MediaTek processors. After launching the Qualcomm-powered ROG Phone 6 and 6 Pro this summer, Asus […]

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Sony Xperia 1 IV Gaming Edition has 16GB RAM and Xperia Stream clip-on accessory for cooling and streaming

by Brad Linder 5 Comments on Sony Xperia 1 IV Gaming Edition has 16GB RAM and Xperia Stream clip-on accessory for cooling and streaming

The Sony Xperia 1 IV is a premium smartphone with a 6.5 inch, 3840 x 1644 pixel OLED display with a 120 Hz refresh rate, a 240 Hz touch sampling rate, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 processor, and 512GB of storage. When Sony launched the phone earlier this year, it shipped with 12GB of […]

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Asus ROG Phone 6 is a gaming phone stuffed to the gills with specs you probably don’t need

by Brad Linder 1 Comment on Asus ROG Phone 6 is a gaming phone stuffed to the gills with specs you probably don’t need

Gaming phones are, by definition, smartphones that have been optimized in some way for mobile gaming. That can mean super-speedy processors with fast GPUs, plenty of RAM, big batteries for extended play time, or enhanced cooling features to keep the phone from overheating as you play. Fast screen refresh rates and even faster touch sampling […]

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REDMAGIC 7S Pro gaming phone goes international with up to 18GB RAM, Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1

by Brad Linder 2 Comments on REDMAGIC 7S Pro gaming phone goes international with up to 18GB RAM, Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1

After launching in China earlier this month, the REDMAGIC 7S Pro gaming phone is going international, with prices ranging from $729 for a model with 12GB of RAM and 256GB of storage to $899 for an 18GB/512GB model. But it’s not just the ridiculous amount of memory (by modern smartphone standards) that makes the latest […]