Gaming Phones to Watch in 2024
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Level up your mobile gaming experience with the best gaming phones of 2024. Designed for demanding games, these smartphones offer high refresh rates and powerful processors for top-tier performance.
Battery | 5500mAh, permanently installed, wireless charging | 6500mAh, permanently installed | 5000mAh, permanently installed | 5000mAh, permanently installed, wireless charging, reverse charging (wireless) | 5060mAh, permanently installed, wireless charging, reverse charging (wireless), reverse charging (wired) | 5500mAh, permanently installed | 5160mAh, permanently installed, wireless charging |
Camera front | 32.0MP | 16.0MP, f/2.0, Videos @1080p/60fps, under display | 16.0MP, f/2.4, Videos @1080p/60fps | 12.0MP, f/2.2, phase comparison-AF (All-pixel AF), Videos @2160p/60fps | 42.0MP, f/2.2, phase comparison-AF (All-pixel AF), Videos @2160p/60fps | 16.0MP, f/2.4, Videos @1080p/30fps | 16.0MP, f/2.45, Videos @1080p/60fps |
Camera rear | 50.0MP, f/1.9, phase comparison-AF (All-pixel AF/omnidirectional), laser-AF, OIS, LED-flash, Videos @4320p/24fps (Camera 1); 32.0MP, f/2.4, phase comparison-AF, OIS, telephoto lens (Camera 2); 13.0MP, f/2.2, wide angle lens (Camera 3) | 50.0MP, f/1.57, phase comparison-AF, OIS, LED-flash, Videos @4320p/30fps (Camera 1); 50.0MP, f/2.2, wide angle lens (Camera 2); 2.0MP, f/2.4, macro lens (Camera 3) | 64.0MP, f/1.7, phase comparison-AF, OIS, LED-flash, Videos @2160p/30fps (Camera 1); 8.0MP, f/2.2, wide angle lens (Camera 2); 2.0MP, f/2.4, macro lens (Camera 3) | 200.0MP, f/1.7, phase comparison-AF, laser-AF, OIS, LED-flash, Videos @4320p/30fps, Videos @1080p/960fps (Camera 1); 50.0MP, phase comparison-AF (All-pixel AF), OIS, periscope-telephoto lens (Camera 2); 12.0MP, f/2.2, phase comparison-AF (All-pixel AF), wide angle lens (Camera 3); 10.0MP, f/2.4, phase comparison-AF (All-pixel AF), OIS, telephoto lens (Camera 4) | 50.0MP, f/1.68, phase comparison-AF (All-pixel AF), laser-AF, OIS, LED-flash, Videos @4320p/30fps (Camera 1); 48.0MP, f/2.8, phase comparison-AF (All-pixel AF), OIS, telephoto lens (Camera 2); 48.0MP, f/1.7, phase comparison-AF (All-pixel AF), wide angle lens, macro lens (Camera 3) | 50.0MP, f/1.8, phase comparison-AF (All-pixel AF/omnidirectional), laser-AF, contrast-AF, colour spectrum sensor, OIS, LED-flash, Videos @2160p/60fps (Camera 1); 8.0MP, f/2.2, wide angle lens (Camera 2); 2.0MP, macro lens (Camera 3) | 64.0MP, f/1.79, phase comparison-AF (All-pixel AF/omnidirectional), OIS, Triple-LED-flash, Videos @4320p/24fps (Camera 1); 8.0MP, f/2.2, wide angle lens (Camera 2); 2.0MP, f/2.4, macro lens (Camera 3) |
case material | glass (back side), metal (frame) | glass (back side), metal (frame) | plastic (back side), plastic (frame) | glass (back side), metal (frame) | glass (back side), metal (frame) | glass (back side), metal (frame) | glass (back side), plastic (frame) |
Charging power | 65W (USB-PD 3.0, Qualcomm Quick Charge 5.0), 15W (Qi) | 80W (USB-PD) | 67W (USB) | 45W (USB), 15W (Qi), 4.5W (reverse charging cordless) | 37W (USB), 23W (Google wireless Charging), 12W (Qi) | 100W (Oppo 100W SuperVOOC) | 67W (Poco TurboCharge), 30W (Poco wireless almost Charging) |
Colour | black | black, transparent | black | grey | black, grey | grey | black |
CPU | 1x 3.30GHz ARM Cortex-X4/Kryo Prime + 3x 3.15GHz ARM Cortex-A720/Kryo Gold + 2x 2.96GHz ARM Cortex-A720/Kryo Gold + 2x 2.27GHz ARM Cortex-A520/Kryo Silver, 8 cores | 1x 3.30GHz ARM Cortex-X4/Kryo Prime + 3x 3.15GHz ARM Cortex-A720/Kryo Gold + 2x 2.96GHz ARM Cortex-A720/Kryo Gold + 2x 2.27GHz ARM Cortex-A520/Kryo Silver, 8 cores | 1x 3.35GHz ARM Cortex-A715 + 3x 3.20GHz ARM Cortex-A715 + 4x 2.20GHz ARM Cortex-A510, 8 cores | 1x 3.40GHz ARM Cortex-X4/Kryo Prime + 3x 3.15GHz ARM Cortex-A720/Kryo Gold + 2x 2.96GHz ARM Cortex-A720/Kryo Gold + 2x 2.27GHz ARM Cortex-A520/Kryo Silver, 8 cores | 1x 3.10GHz ARM Cortex-X4 + 3x 2.60GHz ARM Cortex-A720 + 4x 1.92GHz ARM Cortex-A520, 8 cores | 1x 3.20GHz ARM Cortex-X3/Kryo Prime + 2x 2.80GHz ARM Cortex-A715/Kryo Gold + 2x 2.80GHz ARM Cortex-A710/Kryo Gold + 3x 2.00GHz ARM Cortex-A510/Kryo 670 Silver, 8 cores | 1x 3.20GHz ARM Cortex-X2/Kryo Prime + 3x 2.75GHz ARM Cortex-A710/Kryo Gold + 4x 2.00GHz ARM Cortex-A510/Kryo Silver, 8 cores |
Dimensions | 163.8x76.8x8.9mm | 164x76.4x8.9mm | 160.5x74.3x8.3mm | 162.3x79x8.6mm | 162.8x76.6x8.5mm | 163.3x75.3x8.8mm | 162.8x75.4x8.6mm |
display | 6.78", 2400x1080 pixel, 1.07 billion colours, AMOLED/LTPO, capacitive touchscreen, Gorilla glass Victus 2, flat, camera hole, HDR (HDR10+), 1-165Hz refresh rate, 720Hz sampling rate, 2500 Nits (maximum), 388ppi | 6.8", 2480x1116 pixel, 1.07 billion colours, AMOLED, capacitive touchscreen, Gorilla glass 5, flat, 60-120Hz refresh rate, 960Hz sampling rate, 1600 Nits (maximum), 400ppi | 6.67", 2712x1220 pixel, 68 billion colours, AMOLED, capacitive touchscreen, Gorilla glass 5, camera hole, HDR (HDR10+, Dolby Vision), 120Hz refresh rate, 2160Hz sampling rate, 1800 Nits (maximum), 446ppi | 6.8", 3120x1440 pixel, 16 Mio. colours, AMOLED/LTPO, capacitive touchscreen, Gorilla glass Armor, flat, camera hole, HDR (HDR10+), 1-120Hz refresh rate, 240Hz sampling rate, 2600 Nits (maximum), 505ppi | 6.8", 2992x1344 pixel, 16 Mio. colours, AMOLED/LTPO, capacitive touchscreen, Gorilla glass Victus 2, camera hole, HDR (HDR10+), 1-120Hz refresh rate, 3000 Nits (maximum), 482ppi | 6.78", 2780x1264 pixel, 1.07 billion colours, AMOLED/LTPO, capacitive touchscreen, Gorilla glass Victus 2, bent, camera hole, HDR (HDR10+, Dolby Vision), 1-120Hz refresh rate, 1000Hz sampling rate, 4500 Nits (maximum), 450ppi | 6.67", 3200x1440 pixel, 68 billion colours, AMOLED, capacitive touchscreen, Gorilla glass 5, camera hole, HDR (HDR10+, Dolby Vision), 120Hz refresh rate, 480Hz sampling rate, 1400 Nits (maximum), 526ppi |
Frequency bands | 2G (850/900/1800/1900), 3G (B1/B2/B4/B5/B8/B19), 4G (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B43/B48/B66), 5G (n1/n2/n3/n5/n7/n8/n12/n18/n20/n25/n26/n28/n38/n40/n41/n48/n66/n77/n78/n79) | 2G (850/900/1800/1900), 3G (B1/B2/B4/B5/B6/B8/B19), 4G (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B66), 5G (n1/n2/n3/n5/n7/n8/n20/n26/n28/n38/n40/n41/n66/n77/n78) | 2G (850/900/1800/1900), 3G (B1/B2/B4/B5/B6/B8/B19), 4G (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B18/B19/B20/B28/B38/B40/B41/B48/B66), 5G (n1/n2/n3/n5/n7/n8/n20/n28/n38/n40/n41/n48/n77/n78) | 2G (850/900/1800/1900), 3G (B1/B2/B4/B5/B8), 4G (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66), 5G (n1/n2/n3/n5/n7/n8/n12/n20/n25/n26/n28/n38/n40/n41/n66/n75/n77/n78) | 2G (850/900/1800/1900), 3G (B1/B2/B4/B5/B6/B8/B19), 4G (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B21/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B48/B66/B71/B75), 5G (n1/n2/n3/n5/n7/n8/n12/n14/n20/n25/n26/n28/n30/n38/n40/n41/n66/n71/n75/n76/n77/n78/n79) | 2G (850/900/1800/1900), 3G (B1/B2/B4/B5/B6/B8/B19), 4G (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66), 5G (n1/n2/n3/n5/n7/n8/n12/n20/n28/n38/n40/n41/n66/n77/n78) | 2G (850/900/1800/1900), 3G (B1/B2/B4/B5/B6/B8/B19), 4G (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B18/B19/B20/B28/B38/B40/B41/B66), 5G (n1/n3/n5/n7/n8/n20/n28/n38/n40/n41/n77/n78) |
GPU | Qualcomm Adreno 750 | Qualcomm Adreno 750 | ARM Mali-G615 MC6 | Qualcomm Adreno 750 | ARM Mali-G715 MP7 | Qualcomm Adreno 740 | Qualcomm Adreno 730 |
Housing shape | Candy bar | Candy bar | Candy bar | Candy bar | Candy bar | Candy bar | Candy bar |
Interfaces | USB-C 3.1 (10Gb/s, OTG, DisplayPort 1.4), 3.5mm jack, Wi-Fi 7 (WLAN 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be), Bluetooth 5.3 (aptX Lossless), NFC | USB-C 3.2 (10Gb/s, OTG, DisplayPort), 3.5mm jack, Wi-Fi 7 (WLAN 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be), Bluetooth 5.3, NFC, infrared port | USB-C 2.0 (480Mb/s, OTG), Wi-Fi 6 (WLAN 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax), Bluetooth 5.4, NFC, infrared port | USB-C 3.2 (5Gb/s, OTG, DisplayPort), Wi-Fi 7 (WLAN 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be), Bluetooth 5.3, NFC, UWB | USB-C 3.2 (10Gb/s, OTG), Wi-Fi 7 (WLAN 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be), Bluetooth 5.3, NFC, UWB | USB-C 2.0 (480Mb/s, OTG), Wi-Fi 7 (WLAN 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be), Bluetooth 5.3 (aptX, aptX HD, LDAC, LHDC, AAC, SBC), NFC, infrared port | USB-C 2.0 (480Mb/s, OTG), Wi-Fi 6 (WLAN 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax), Bluetooth 5.3, NFC, infrared port |
Listed since | 2024-01-09 | 2023-12-18 | 2024-01-11 | 2024-01-17 | 2024-08-13 | 2024-01-23 | 2023-05-08 |
Manufacturer | ASUS | Nubia | Xiaomi | Samsung | Google | OnePlus | Xiaomi |
Memory | 512GB (UFS 4.0) | 512GB (UFS 4.0) | 512GB (UFS 4.0) | 512GB (UFS 4.0) | 512GB (UFS 3.1) | 256GB (UFS 3.1) | 512GB (UFS 3.1) |
Modem | GSM (0.2Mbps/0.1Mbps), UMTS (42Mbps/5.76Mbps), LTE Cat 20/18 (2000Mbps/210Mbps), 5G | GSM (0.2Mbps/0.1Mbps), UMTS, LTE, 5G | GSM (0.2Mbps/0.1Mbps), UMTS, LTE, 5G | GSM, UMTS, LTE, 5G | GSM (0.2Mbps/0.1Mbps), UMTS, LTE, 5G | GSM (0.2Mbps/0.1Mbps), UMTS (42Mbps/5.76Mbps), LTE Cat 19/18 (1600Mbps/210Mbps), 5G | GSM (0.2Mbps/0.1Mbps), UMTS, LTE, 5G |
Navigation | A-GPS (L1/L5), GLONASS, BeiDou (B1I/B1C/B2a), Galileo (E1/E5a), QZSS (L1/L5), NavIC | A-GPS (L1/L5), GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo | A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou (B1I/B1C), Galileo, QZSS | A-GPS (L1/L5), GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo (E1/E5a) | A-GPS (L1/L5), GLONASS, BeiDou (B1I/B1C/B2a), Galileo (E1/E5a), QZSS (L1/L5), NavIC | A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS | A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS |
Operating system | Android 14.0 (from factory) | Android 14.0 (from factory) | Android 14.0 (from factory), 3 operating system-Updates, 4 years security-Updates | Android 14.0 (from factory), 7 operating system-Updates, 7 years security-Updates | Android 14.0 (from factory), 7 operating system-Updates, 7 years security-Updates | Android 14.0 (from factory) | Android 13.0 (from factory) |
RAM | 16GB | 16GB | 12GB | 12GB | 16GB | 16GB | 12GB |
SAR value | 1.441W/kg Head, 1.487W/kg Body | 1.056W/kg Head, 1.30W/kg Body | 0.99W/kg Head, 1.40W/kg Body | 0.998W/kg Head, 0.997W/kg Body | |||
Screen-to-Body-Ratio | 88.2% | 89.2% | 90% | 88.5% | 89.4% | 90.9% | 87.5% |
sensor | acceleration sensor, gyroscope, proximity sensor, light sensor, compass, Fingerprint authentication (display) | acceleration sensor, gyroscope, proximity sensor, light sensor, compass, Fingerprint authentication (display) | acceleration sensor, gyroscope, proximity sensor, light sensor, compass, Fingerprint authentication (display) | acceleration sensor, gyroscope, proximity sensor, light sensor, compass, barometer, Fingerprint authentication (display) | acceleration sensor, gyroscope, proximity sensor, light sensor, compass, barometer, thermometer, Fingerprint authentication (display) | acceleration sensor, gyroscope, proximity sensor, light sensor, compass, Fingerprint authentication (display) | acceleration sensor, gyroscope, proximity sensor, light sensor, compass, Fingerprint authentication (display) |
SoC | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (SM8650-AB) | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (SM8650-AB) | MediaTek Dimensity 8300-Ultra | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 for Galaxy (SM8650-AC) | Google Tensor G4 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (SM8550-AB) | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 (SM8475) |
Special features | IP68-certified, stereo speakers (hybrid), notification LED (rear/multicoloured), shoulder buttons (ultrasonic) | stereo speakers (hybrid), notification LED (rear/multicoloured), shoulder buttons (capacitive) | IP54-certified, stereo speakers (hybrid) | IP68-certified, Stylus, stereo speakers (hybrid) | IP68-certified, hearing aid compatible, stereo speakers (hybrid) | stereo speakers (hybrid) | IP53-certified, stereo speakers (hybrid) |
Weight | 225g | 229g | 186g | 232g | 221g | 207g | 204g |
£1,170.99ASUS UK OFFICIAL STORE | £759.00REDMAGIC | £372.99NEATCOM | amazon.co.uk | £880.00Happyfrog2011 | £1,219.00Amazon.co.uk | £499.00Amazon.co.uk | £379.00RAR STORE UK |