Asus Rog Phone 5 Audio Capabilities: ROG Phone 5 Official rendering exposed: symmetrical full-screen, back sub-screen + matrix light effect eye-catching.
Asus announced today that ROG 5 gaming phone will be officially released on March 10. The official said, “instead of being lost in the crowd, why not boldly change to create a new miracle, to define a new posture of hand games.” As a new generation flagship jointly created with ASUS ROG and Tencent Games, it will be highly anticipated by hand game players, especially Tencent game players.
The device is to be released, but its audio capabilities outperformed on DxOMark’s Audio test in advance. Recently, Asus ROG Phone 5 audio tested by DxOMark, the first thing that came out was the audio score, and the ROG 5 gaming phone topped the list with a score of 79, successfully beating Xiaomi 10 Pro and taking the name of the strongest audio phone.
Asus Rog Phone 5 Audio Specifications Include:
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G Mobile Platform
- Symmetrical dual front-facing speakers (top- and bottom-centered)
- 3.5mm headphone jack with ESS DAC
- Dirac tuning technology including frequency response correction, and virtual bass technology
Asus Rog Phone 5 Audio Review
| Mode | Pros | Cons |
|---|---|---|
| Playback | Great performance overall Very good timbre, with clear tonal balance Excellent spatial performance, with precise localizability and realistic distance rendering Accurate attack thanks to the precise high-end extension Very good bass precision Very few sonic artifacts overall | Slight lack of bass The sound field is somewhat narrower than for similarly-built devices. A maximum volume could be slightly louder. Subtle pumping effect noticeable at maximum volume |
| Recording | Excellent microphone performance overall Great tonal balance for all tested use cases, with precise treble and natural midrange Very good localizability and great wideness performance, as the audio scene is wide and realistic. Great envelope rendering with sharp and precise plosives The maximum recording level without distortion is excellent. Very few artifacts overall; bass distortions and resonances issues have been fixed. | In high-SPL scenarios, a slight lack of bass is noticeable, and upper midrange distortions are present. SNR performance is impaired by loud background noise. |
DxOMark said that they have conducted a rigorous audio test suite on the ROG Phone 5, recording sound through the built-in microphone and playing audio through the built-in speaker, and conducted a series of audio effect evaluation, and finally gave the evaluation of “the best choice for almost all usage scenarios.”
It is understood that the ROG gaming phone 5 is equipped with symmetrical dual speakers, and speaker openings on the side of the screen, to provide a better sound field experience in the game, video, and audio.
It is worth mentioning that the ROG game phone 5 is also equipped with an independent 3.5mm headphone interface, which is one of the few flagship phones on the market with an audio interface, and also supports the ESS DAC function, Dirac playback adjustment technology, frequency response correction, virtual bass and other technologies that can provide an excellent sound experience.
Subsequently, the DxOMark released a ROG Phone 5 official rendering of the machine, showing the appearance and design of the phone. According to the pictures, the front of the ROG game phone 5 will be equipped with asymmetrical full-screen, the upper and lower part of the screen retains a border, which is more conducive to game control than the extreme full-screen and avoids accidental touch.
The back is a highlight of the ROG 5, the central position of its back is equipped with a small size secondary screen, which can be used to display the game and call and other scenes of light effects. At the same time, there is a unique triangular area above the secondary screen, using an Anime Matrix light effect design, which can support custom lighting and pattern, the perfect inheritance of ROG’s gaming heritage, which’s very cool.
According to recent news, the ROG Phone 5 has now passed the network certification, and its front will be equipped with a 6.78-inch OLED screen, supporting a 120Hz refresh rate. Configuration, ROG 5 core will be equipped with Snapdragon 888 processor, equipped with 16GB memory, the body built-in 6000mAh large-capacity battery, using the dual-cell solution, support 65W wired fast charging. Also, the overall size of 172.83mm × 77.25mm × 10.29mm.
Besides, ROG Phone 5 will also continue to maintain in-depth cooperation with Tencent, Tencent will carry out in-depth customization and optimization for the machine so that the hardware’s computing and deployment capabilities can be further improved to ensure stable operation and smooth experience of high frame rate games. It will also bring exclusive optimization for the ROG 5’s sub-screen, matrix light effect, vibration, and other aspects to provide an immersive gaming experience.
