Asus ROG Phone 5 series launched in India: Price, specifications and features

The  Asus ROG Phone 5 series has officially launched in India with top-of-the-line specifications and features that one would come to expect from gaming phones in 2021. Asus has announced the ROG Phone 5, ROG Phone 5 Pro and ROG Phone 5 Ultimate as the successors to the ROG Phone 3 with more or less similar features. However, this is the first time we are getting three variants in the ROG Phone line-up which means that Asus is out there trying to grab more eyeballs across different price segments.

When we said we have maximized every aspect for the best gaming experience, we meant it. The # ROGPhone5 comes with a premium ROG Aero case cover for better protection, along with a 30 watt Hyper-charge Charger with a USB-C to USB-C cable, all in the box! #RuleThemAll pic.twitter.com/S8Tacux9s7

- ASUS ROG IN (@ASUS_ROG_IN) March 10, 2021

With the ROG Phone 5 series, Asus has not made a lot of cosmetic changes but gone are the days of circuit-like imprints on the rear panel. This time, there's an actual smaller display on the rear panel that shows alerts for calls, charging, game mode and can be personalized by users as well. Here's a brief look at the specifications and pricing of the ROG Phone 5 series in India.

Asus ROG Phone 5 series pricing and availability

Asus ROG Phone 5 starts at Rs 49,999 for the base variant with 8GB RAM and 128GB storage and Rs 57,999 for the 12GB+256GB storage option. The ROG Phone 5 Pro with 16GB RAM and 512GB storage is priced at Rs 69,999 while the ROG Phone 5 Ultimate is priced at Rs 79,999 for the maxed-out 18GB+512GB variant.

Asus ROG Phone 5 series goes on sale from April 15 on Flipkart in India.

Asus ROG Phone 5 series specifications

The ROG Phone 5 series has minimal bezels on the top and bottom and is slightly longer than the previous generation. The ROG Phone 5 has a metal-glass construction measuring 10.29 millimetres in thickness and weighs 238 grams. The rear panel is topped with a layer of Gorilla Glass 3 for added protection against drops. The standard ROG Phone 5 and ROG Phone 5 Pro are being offered in Phantom Black and Storm White glossy finishes while the limited edition ROG Phone 5 Ultimate has a Storm White matte finish on the back.

What’s more, there is a secondary 8-bit pixel dot design on the rear panel that Asus is calling the ROG Vision screen. This secondary small display is featured on the ROG Phone 5 Pro and the Ultimate variant while the standard variant has a ROG logo that supports RGB lighting. The ROG Phone 5 Pro gas a colour PMOLED display while the Ultimate variant gets a monochrome 8-bit display.

Asus ROG Phone 5 series features 6.78-inch Full HD+ (2448 x 1080 pixels) resolution display that uses an AMOLED panel sourced from Samsung. The screen supports upto 144Hz refresh rate, 300Hz touch sampling rate and offers upto 1200nits brightness. The display is also HDR10+ certified and is topped with a layer of 2.5D Gorilla Glass Victus for protection from scratches. Moreover, the screen also has an AS coating to reduce friction from sweaty hands. The display is also home to an in-screen fingerprint reader.

The display on the ROG Phone 5 is also backed by Pixelworks i6 processor which helps in optimizing the visuals on the screen including HDR tone mapping, advanced colour calibration, SDR to HDR upscaling, dedicated picture quality engine, noise reduction and more. This should translate into much improved real-world gaming performance, but we will hold on to our thoughts till we actually get to see and play around with the phone. This is not the first time a Pixelworks display processor has been used by a smartphone-maker as the company has previously worked on a range of devices including the OnePlus 8 series, Oppo Find X2 series and more.

The Asus ROG Phone 5 series is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 processor with an octa-core CPU running at upto 2.84GHz with Adreno 660 GPU. It runs on Android 11 based ROG UI out-of-the-box. This is paired with upto 18GB LPDDR5 RAM and upto 512GB UFS 3.1 storage options to choose from. Sadly, users do not have an option to expand the storage further via microSD card, but the phone does support NTFS external HDD.

The ROG Phone 5 series has triple cameras on the back headlined by a 64MP primary camera based on an IMX686 sensor with an f/1.8 aperture, a 13MP ultra-wide-angle camera with 125-degree field-of-view and a 5MP macro camera. For selfies, the phone has a 24MP camera on the front. The rear cameras can record in 8K UHD at 30FPS and 4K UHD at upto 60FPS with support for EIS.

There are dual front-firing speakers which are bigger than the previous generation with features like GameFX, AudioWizard with EQ profiles tuned by Dirac. Keeping in mind the needs of budding streamers, the phone is also equipped with four microphones with OZO noise reduction technology.

The ROG Phone 5 has a Type-C connector on the side with Pogo pin connectors, another Type-C port on the bottom and a 3.5mm headphone jack.

Asus has equipped the ROG Phone 5 with a dual 3,000mAh battery which makes up its 6,000mAh capacity with support for 30W fast charging.

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Asus ROG Phone 5 With Pro and Ultimate Variants Launched in India: Price, Specifications

Asus ROG Phone 5 was launched in India on Wednesday. The new phone comes in three distinct models – the regular ROG Phone 5, ROG Phone 5 Pro, and the ROG Phone 5 Ultimate.

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Asus ROG Phone 5 First Impressions: Gamers’ Delight?

Asus’ ROG Phone 5 is the first smartphone with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SoC that we have the opportunity to check out. It packs in the best hardware currently on the market, and also comes with Asus’ gaming-focused ROG UI. Is this the ultimate gaming smartphone? Here are my first impressions.

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Samsung 980 NVMe SSD launched in India with significant markup

Samsung India has today announced the release of the Samsung 980 m.2 NVMe SSD into the Indian market. It is important to not confuse this drive with Samsung’s similarly named flagship drives, the 980 Evo Pro. The Samsung 980 will be available in India in 250GB, 500GB and 1TB flavours, with a price tag of Rs 6,499, Rs 8,999 and Rs 16,999 respectively. The new Samsung 980 drives are the successors to the Samsung 970 Evo drives which were launched in 2019.

The Samsung 980 is an NVMe drive in the m.2 form-factor and operates over PCIe Gen3, yielding a maximum advertised read-write speeds of 3500MB/s and 3000MB/s respectively. The Samsung 980 is an interesting drive because Samsung has done away with the DRAM on the controller, which has allowed the company to keep costs low for the drive. However, Samsung has managed to retain the 3500MB/s-3000MB/s read/write speeds by using NVMe Host Memory Buffer (HBM). The PCI-Express protocol allows for direct memory access (DMA) to the CPU’s main memory, which the Samsung 980 leverages. This is a smart move on the company's part as it allows them to sell a TLC NAND flash-based product, but without the expense associated with it. The company's T7 portable SSD is also a DRAM-less model.

Samsung launches 980 NVMe drive in India

The Samsung 980 drives have varied write tolerances, with the 250GB offering 60TBW, 500GB rated at 300TBW and the 1TB is rated for 600TBW. For context, if you were to get the 1TB drive, you could write 300GB of data to it every day for five years before the drive would start to fail. This is because the cells on the NAND flash have a limited number of times they can hold onto a charge. Buyers of the 250GB variant will have to be more mindful, given one-tenth tolerance.

What is interesting is that the India pricing of these drives are significantly higher than their USD pricing. For example, the 250GB drive is priced at 50 USD while the India price for the same is Rs 6,499, a 77 percent markup on the dollar price. The 1TB version has a 55 percent markup on the 150 USD price tag. Even the Pro-series of drives have a notable markup in India. Samsung has been a leader in the solid-state storage space for a while and with the Samsung 980, the company does have another solid offering for the masses, but the pricing is definitely going to be a hindrance. Samsung’s tagline of

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Sony Alpha 1 full-frame mirrorless camera launched in India at Rs 5,59,990

There is a lot happening in the camera space with many new cameras launching in India. Fujifilm launched the X-E4 mirrorless camera a couple of days ago and now Sony has decided to bring its Alpha 1 camera to the country. It's a full-frame mirrorless camera that debuted earlier this year.

The Alpha 1 packs a 50.1-megapixel full-frame stacked Exmor RS CMOS image sensor in combination with an upgraded BIONZ XR imaging processing engine. The camera has a 9.44 million dot QLED Quad-XGA electronic viewfinder which does not black out when an exposure is made. It also supports up to 240Hz refresh rate.

The camera's high-speed readout from the image sensor and a large buffer memory makes it possible to shoot up to 155 full-frame compressed RAW images or 165 full-frame JPEG images at up to 30 frames per second.

The Alpha 1 is also the first Alpha camera that offers 8K 30p 10-bit 4:2:0 XAVC HS recording with 8.6K oversampling for extraordinary resolution. It is also capable of 4K 120p/60p 10-bit 4:2:2 recording. Thanks to the BIONZ XR image processing engine, Sony's advanced real-time Eye AF improves detection performance by 30% over the previous system. The Alpha 1 also features AI-based real-time tracking that automatically maintains accurate focus.

Sony launches Alpha 1 mirrorless camera in India

With both mechanical and electronic shutters, the Sony Alpha 1 has the world's first anti-flicker shooting. The electronic shutter flash syncs up to 1/200 seconds. It also boasts the world's fastest flash sync speed of 1/400 seconds with a mechanical shutter, making it even easier to capture dynamic action.

Lastly, the Sony Alpha 1 also has built-in wireless LAM which allows communication on 2.4Ghz and 5Ghz bands with dual antennas. 5 GHz includes 2x2 MIMO support (IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac) offering 3.5 times faster wireless FTP transfer speed than the Alpha 9 II. The Alpha 1 also has a built-in 1000BASE-T LAN connector for high-speed, stable data transfers, including remote shooting. FTPS (File Transfer over SSL/TLS) is supported, allowing SSL or TLS encryption for increased data security.

The camera also has two media slots that both support UHS-I and UHS-II SDXC/SDHC cards, as well as new CFexpress Type A cards for higher overall capacity and faster read/write speeds.

Coming to pricing and availability, the new Sony Alpha 1 full-frame mirrorless camera is priced at Rs 559,990, and it will be available across all Sony Centers, Alpha Flagship stores, and major electronic stores across India starting 12 March 2021.

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Samsung Galaxy A52 4G key specifications revealed in Google Play Console listing

Samsung Galaxy A52 4G has been spotted in a listing on the Google Play Console, ahead of its rumoured launch on March 17. The Galaxy A52 and Galaxy A72 are expected to launch next week during Samsung’s second Unpacked event of 2021. There have been several leaks about the Galaxy A52 5G and Galaxy A72 in the past few weeks and the latest leak confirms some rumoured specifications.

As per a report by MySmartPrice, the Galaxy A52 4G was spotted in a Google Play Console listing confirming key specifications of the upcoming phone. The phone shares a lot in common with the 5G variant with the highlighting difference being the processor under the hood. The Galaxy A52 4G could be powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G processor with 8GB RAM, 128GB storage and Adreno 618 GPU. The phone will likely run on Android 11 based One UI out-of-the-box.

Additionally, the Galaxy A52 4G is expected to feature a Full HD+ display that likely supports a 90Hz refresh rate while the 5G variant could support a 120Hz refresh rate. Here’s everything we know about the Galaxy A52 4G so far.

Samsung Galaxy A52 4G leaked specifications

Samsung Galaxy A52 has been leaked featuring a 6.5-inch Full HD+ (2400 x 1080 pixels) resolution Super AMOLED display with a punch-hole cutout in the centre for the selfie camera. The 5G variant has support for up to 120Hz refresh rate while the 4G variant will have to make do with a 90Hz refresh rate. The screen is also protected with a layer of Gorilla Glass.

The Galaxy A52 5G is likely powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G processor with an octa-core CPU and Adreno 619 GPU. Meanwhile, the 4G variant is expected to have a Snapdragon 720G under the hood with an octa-core CPU and Adreno 618 GPU. This is paired with up to 8GB RAM and up to 256GB storage options to choose from. The phones will likely run on Android 11 based One UI 3.0 and has a microSD card slot for storage expansion.

Samsung has equipped the Galaxy A52 with quad cameras that consists of a primary 64MP camera with an f/2.0 aperture, an 8MP ultra-wide-angle camera with 123-degree field-of-view, 5MP macro camera and 2MP depth sensor. The rear cameras can record in 4K UHD at 30FPS and 1080p at 120FPS. Additionally, there’s a 32MP selfie camera on the front housed within the notch cutout.

The screen is also home to a fingerprint reader and the phone is equipped with a 4,500mAh battery that supports 25W fast charging out-of-the-box.

 

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OnePlus 9 series features 50MP Sony IMX766 ultra-wide-camera, company confirms

OnePlus 9 series is now confirmed to feature a 50MP ultra-wide-angle camera that is based on a Sony IMX766 sensor. The OnePlus 9, OnePlus 9 Pro and OnePlus 9 Lite/9R/9E are expected to launch on March 23 in India. OnePlus has started teasing the key features of its upcoming flagship range in the run-up to the launch. The company recently announced that it has collaborated with Swedish camera-maker Hasselblad to develop the cameras on the upcoming OnePlus 9 series.

OnePlus has officially revealed, via Tweets and a video, that the OnePlus 9 series features a 50MP ultra-wide-angle camera that is based on a Sony IMX766 sensor. This corroborates with earlier leaks that hinted at the camera details of the OnePlus 9 Pro. Additionally, OnePlus released a video featuring Hasselblad ambassador Lars Schneider as he traverses snow-clad mountains to create an ultra-wide picture from the OnePlus 9 series.

OnePlus has previously revealed that it has worked on a new panoramic camera that offers a 140-degree field-of-view for the OnePlus 9 series. The sensor uses a free-form lens that lowers edge distortion to one per cent than the usual 10-20% levels. OnePlus CEO Pete Lau has also tweeted a camera sample that shows the difference between a traditional ultra-wide-angle camera and the one on the upcoming OnePlus 9 series without any edge distortions.

Ultra-wide photography literally broadens your horizons. Shouldn’t it also keep them true? On the left, a shot taken with a conventional ultra-wide. On the right, the same (and yet totally different) photo taken with the #OnePlus9Series, free of distortion. pic.twitter.com/jbtWae2faP

— Pete Lau (@PeteLau) March 10, 2021

Furthermore, the company has also confirmed that the OnePlus 9 series features a custom Sony IMX789 sensor that brings in 12-bit RAW, 4K UHD recording at 120FPS and more. OnePlus is expected to reveal more details about the OnePlus 9 series as we near the launch date.

OnePlus 9 series leaked specifications

OnePlus 9 could feature a 6.55-inch Full HD + display as per the leaks, while the OnePlus 9 Pro is said to feature a slightly larger 6.7-inch QHD + screen. The OnePlus 9 and 9 Pro will likely opt for a punch-hole cutout for the selfie camera and support a 120Hz refresh rate. As for the OnePlus 9R, it is rumoured to feature a 6.5-inch Full HD+ display with a 90Hz refresh rate.

The OnePlus 9 and OnePlus 9 Pro will likely be powered by the Snapdragon 888 processor while the OnePlus 9R is rumoured to launch with Snapdragon 690 processor under the hood.

OnePlus 9 Pro is expected to feature a quad-camera setup on the back headlined by a 48MP primary camera, a 50MP secondary camera, an 8MP camera and a 2MP camera with OIS support. The OnePlus 9 will likely have triple cameras on the back while the OnePlus 9R could have a 64MP primary camera followed by an 8MP ultra-wide-angle camera.

The OnePlus 9 and OnePlus 9 Pro are also likely to be equipped with a 4,500mAh battery that supports 65W fast charging out-of-the-box which debuted with the OnePlus 8T in October. Meanwhile, the OnePlus 9R is expected to have a slightly larger 5,000mAh battery with fast-charging support out-of-the-box.

 

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