Best phones for gaming in 2019

In this current time, when people have started to lay games in not only on consoles, PC’s or other such devices but, they now play games in their handheld phones as well. As time has passed the games have started to shift towards being on phone platforms as well. And as popular games such as : PUBG mobile and other games such as SMITE, POKEMON GO , have also started to come into the cellphones area, newer and powerful phones are needed as well. The newer generations of phone are also categorized accordingly as some phones are just for the sole purpose of being a selfie phone or casual phone and then there are some, that are considered to be in a league of their own. And this league is known as the Gaming phone generation. These phones are packed with some of the best chipsets and have some of most latest of technologies to tackle the demand of the all the powerful games that are in the store. And these few phones that are considered some of the best gaming phones are listed below:

• Xiaomi Black shark 2
• Xiaomi Black shark 2 pro
• Asus ROG PHONE
• Razer Phone 2
• One plus 7 pro

Xiaomi Black shark 2:

Xiaomi’s black shark series has been considered to be a very affordable gaming phone. The phone comes with handle and has LED backlights. The black shark 2 is a successor to the Black shark of the same company Xiaomi. Its predecessor Black shark had LCD screen while the new Black shark 2 has AMOLED display with the latest Snapdragon 855 and one of the most advanced cooling systems and more added RAM to top it up. The black shark 2 has it own hardware attachments to make the gaming experience more immersive and intense. Below are the Black shark 2’s specifications :

• Body:Comes in Frosted Metal and Glass
• Display: Has 6.39″ AMOLED, 2,340 x 1,080 px resolution, 19.5:9 aspect ratio, 402ppi, HDR 10, DCI-P3 compliant and 240Hz touch input
• Dual rear camera: Wide – 48MP f /1.75, 1/2″, 0.8µm pixel size, PDAF; Telephoto   12MP, f /2.2 aperture, 2x zoom, 2160p @ 60/30fps
• Front camera: 20MP, 0.9µm pixel size, f/2.0 aperture; 1080p/30fps video recording
• OS: Android 9 Pie (vanilla); Gaming Shark Space with dedicated hardware switch
• Chipset: Qualcomm Snapdragon 855: octa-core CPU (4×2.84 GHz Kryo 485 Gold & 7 GHz Kryo 485 Silver), Adreno 640 GPU
• Memory: 8/12GB of RAM, 128/256GB storage
• Battery: 4,000mAh Li-Ion (sealed), 27W charging
• Connectivity: Dual-SIM, LTE-A, 4-Band carrier aggregation, Cat.16/13 (1Gbps/150Mbps); USB-C; Wi-Fi a/b/g/n/ac; dual-band GPS; Bluetooth 5.0.
• Misc: Under-display fingerprint reader; front stereo speakers; dedicated game pad (sold separately)

Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro:

The black shark 2 Pro is the successor of the black shark 2. The phone has similar specifications to the Black shark 2 but there have been a few improvements to the phone itself. The new snapdragon 855+ is mainly catered towards the increment of gaming performance of the phone. The phone was announce in July 2019 and is expected to hit the markets by September 2019. Below are the specifications of the Black Shark 2 Pro:

• Body: Comes in Electric Black and Ice ash
• Display: Has 6.39″ AMOLED, 2,340 x 1,080 px resolution, 19.5:9 aspect ratio, 402ppi, HDR 10, DCI-P3 compliant and 240Hz touch input
• Dual rear camera: Wide – 48MP f /1.75, 1/2″, 0.8µm pixel size, PDAF; Telephoto   12MP, f /2.2 aperture, 2x zoom, 2160p @ 60/30fps
• Front camera: 20MP, 0.9µm pixel size, f/2.0 aperture; 1080p/30fps video recording
• OS: Android 9 Pie (vanilla); Gaming Shark Space with dedicated hardware switch
• Chipset: Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus: octa-core CPU (4×2.84 GHz Kryo 485 Gold & 4×1.7 GHz Kryo 485 Silver), Adreno 640 GPU
• Memory: 8/12GB of RAM, 128/256GB storage
• Battery: 4,000mAh Li-Ion (sealed), 27W c
• Connectivity: Dual-SIM, LTE-A, 4-Band carrier aggregation, Cat.16/13 (1Gbps/150Mbps); USB-C; Wi-Fi a/b/g/n/ac; dual-band GPS; Bluetooth 5.0.
• Misc: Under-display fingerprint reader; front stereo speakers; dedicated game pad (sold separately)

 

Asus ROG Phone:

Everyone who has been gaming knows about Asus’s ROG series of laptop lineup. But Asus did make gaming phones as well. The Asus ROG phone is one of the best gaming phones out in the market currently. And why is that , Even though the phone isnt particularly cheap. You can buy various accessories for the Asus ROG phone, such as a gaming pad and a cooler. The cooler directly connects to your phones battery to take its power or you can give it external charge as well. The specifications of the Asus ROG phone are below:

• Body: Front glass (Gorilla Glass 6) /back glass (Gorilla Glass 5) & aluminum frame,Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by), Comes in color Black
• Display: 6.0 inches, 92.9 cm2 (~76.8% screen-to-body ratio), AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors 1080 x 2160 pixels, 18:9 ratio (~402 ppi density)
• Dual rear camera: 12 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/2.55″, 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, 4-axis OIS,8 MP, 12mm (ultrawide), no AF
• Front camera: 8 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide)
• OS: Android 8.1 (Oreo), planned upgrade to Android 9.0 (Pie); ROG Gaming X UI
• Chipset: Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm),Octa-core (4×2.96 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4×1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver),Adreno 630
• Memory: 128GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM
• Battery: 4,000mAh Li-Ion (sealed), 30W (Quick Charge 4+)
• Connectivity: Dual-SIM, LTE-A, 4-Band carrier aggregation, Cat.16/13 (1Gbps/150Mbps); USB-C; Wi-Fi a/b/g/n/ac; dual-band GPS; Bluetooth 5.0.

Razer Phone 2:

Razer phone 2 is the successor to the Razer Phone. The phone comes packed with software that allows you to tweak how you like to game. Razer phone is another of phone that comes with RGB lighting alongside Asus ROG phone. The flat sides of the phone makes it easy to hold and use while gaming in landscape mode. This phone has a 120hz refresh rate for the screen , which is considered the highest in the gaming phone era. The phone’s power button also doubles as a fingerprint scanner. Below are the specifications of the phone:

• Body: 5 x 79 x 8.5 mm (6.24 x 3.11 x 0.33 in), Front glass, aluminum body, P67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins),RGB Illuminated Razer Chroma Logo on the back, comes in Mirror back, Rugged satin
• Display: GZO IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors, 5.72 inches, 90.2 cm2 (~72.0% screen-to-body ratio),1440 x 2560 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~513 ppi density), Corning Gorilla Glass 5, oleophobic coating,Wide Colour Gamut,120 Hz
• Dual rear camera: 12 MP, f/1.8, 25mm (wide), 1/2.55″, 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS,12 MP, f/2.6, 1/3.1″, 1.0µm, 2x optical zoom
• Front camera: 8 MP, f/2.0
• OS: Android 8.1 (Oreo), planned upgrade to Android 9.0 (Pie)
• Chipset: Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm),Octa-core (4×2.96 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4×1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver),Adreno 630
• Memory: 128GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM
• Battery: 4,000mAh Li-Ion (sealed), 18W (Quick Charge 4+), Fast charge
• Connectivity: Dual-SIM, LTE-A, 4-Band carrier aggregation, Cat.16/13 (1Gbps/150Mbps); USB-C; Wi-Fi a/b/g/n/ac; dual-band GPS; Bluetooth 5.0.

One Plus 7 Pro:

One Plus Pro 7 has recently been released all over the world. The phone is one of the more cost effective phones out in the market. The phone has its own Fnatic mode that optimizes the games performance and has a very strong cooling embedded to the processor of the phone. Below are the specifications of the cellphone:

• Body: 6 x 75.9 x 8.8 mm (6.40 x 2.99 x 0.35 in), Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
• Display: Fluid AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors, 6.67 inches, 108.8 cm2 (~88.1% screen-to-body ratio), 1440 x 3120 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~516 ppi density), Corning Gorilla Glass 5, 90Hz
• Dual rear camera: 48 MP, f/1.6, (wide), 1/2″, 0.8µm, PDAF, Laser AF, OIS8 MP, f/2.4, 78mm (telephoto), 3x zoom, PDAF, Laser AF, OIS,16 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide)
• Front camera: Motorized pop-up 16 MP, f/2.0, 25mm (wide), 1/3.0″, 1.0µm
• OS: Android 9.0 (Pie); OxygenOS 9.5.11
• Chipset: Qualcomm SDM855 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm), Octa-core (1×2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3×2.42 GHz Kryo 485 & 4×1.78 GHz Kryo 485), Adreno 640
• Memory: 128GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM
• Battery: 4,000mAh Li-Ion (sealed), 30W ( Warp Charging)
• Connectivity: Dual-SIM, LTE-A, 4-Band carrier aggregation, Cat.16/13 (1Gbps/150Mbps); USB-C; Wi-Fi a/b/g/n/ac; dual-band GPS; Bluetooth 5.0.