ASUS launches ROG Phone 5s series with SD888+ in PH, starts at PHP 42,995

ASUS today launched the ROG Phone 5s series in the Philippines, two of the company's most powerful gaming phones yet.

ROG Phone 5s series in PH!

Monster gaming phones from ASUS!

The two phones are ROG Phone 5s and ROG Phone 5s Pro. Coming from the ROG Phone 5, the two are now packed with the Snapdragon 888 Plus instead of SD888. To recap D888+ is the overclocked version of SD888 with up 2.95GHz clock speed with an upgraded AI Engine with a 20 percent boost in performance at 32 TOPS (from 26 TOPS).

For the display, the two phones are packed with the 20.4:9 6.78-inch Samsung AMOLED E4 display with Gorilla Glass Victus protection, 144Hz refresh rate,  1ms response time, FHD+ 2448 x 1080 resolution, HDR10+, 151 percent sRGB, 111 percent DCI-P3, up to 1,200 nits peak brightness, and an In-Display fingerprint reader.

The touch sampling rate is up to 360Hz from 300Hz coming from the regular ROG Phone 5.

At the back, only the ROG Phone 5s Pro has the matrix color display additional sensors.

For the rest of the specs, ROG Phone 5s has 8GB/12GB LPDDR5 RAM and 256GB/512GB UFS 3.1. ROG Phone 5s Pro comes with 18GB RAM and 512GB UFS 3.1 storage.

Both are equipped with a  6,000mAh battery with USB-C 65W fast charging, ultrasonic sensors for AirTrigger 5/grip press, 64MP + 13MP ultra-wide + 5MP macro triple-cam setup, 24MP selfie sensor, front-firing stereo speakers, WiFi 6, dual SIM 5G, Bluetooth 5.2,  NFC, and GNSS.

ROG Phone 5s is available in Phantom Black and Storm White colors while the Phone 5s Pro comes in Phantom Black.

ROG Phone 5s Specs

Display: 6.78-inch flat Gorilla Glass Victus protected Samsung AMOLED E4 screen w/ 144Hz refresh rate, 360Hz touch sampling rate, HDR10+, FHD+ 2448 x 1080 resolution at 395 ppi

CPU: 2.95GHz 5nm Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus 5G octa-core processor

GPU: Adreno 660

RAM: 12GB/16GB LPDDR5

ROM: 256GB/512GB UFS 3.1

Back Camera: 64MP f/1.8 Sony IMX686 w/ PDAF + 13MP f/2.4 125-degree ultrawide-angle + 5MP f/2.4 macro + LED flash

Selfie Camera: 24MP f/2.0

Battery: 6,000mAh battery w/ 65W fast charging

OS: Android 11 w/ ROG UI

Connectivity: WiFi 6E, 5G SA/NSA, 4G LTE, Bluetooth 5.2,  NFC, GNSS (GPS [L1 + L5], GLONASS [L1], Galileo [E1 + E5a], BeiDou [B1i + B1c + B2a], QZSS [L1 + L5], NavIC [L5]), dual SIM

Sensors: Accelerometer, light, orientation, proximity, gyroscope, sound, magnetic, ultrasonic

Others: In-Display fingerprint sensor, face unlock, 7-magnet stereo speaker w/ Cirrus Logic amplifier, ESS SABRE 9280AC Pro DAC, 4x microphones w/ ASUS Noise Reduction Technology, ultrasonic sensors for AirTrigger 5 and grip press, RGB lights, GameCool 5 cooling system, 2x USB-C (side and bottom, Colors: Storm White, Phantom Black

Dimensions: 173 x 77 x 9.9 mm

Weight: 238 g

Price: PHP 42,995 (12GB/256GB), PHP 49,995 (16GB/512GB)

ROG Phone 5s Pro Specs

Display: 6.78-inch flat Gorilla Glass Victus protected Samsung AMOLED E4 screen w/ 144Hz refresh rate, 360Hz touch sampling rate, HDR10+, FHD+ 2448 x 1080 resolution at 395 ppi

CPU: 2.95GHz 5nm Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus 5G octa-core processor

GPU: Adreno 660

RAM: 18GB LPDDR5

ROM: 512GB UFS 3.1

Back Camera: 64MP f/1.8 Sony IMX686 w/ PDAF + 13MP f/2.4 125-degree ultrawide-angle + 5MP f/2.4 macro + LED flash

Selfie Camera: 24MP f/2.0

Battery: 6,000mAh battery w/ 65W fast charging

OS: Android 11 w/ ROG UI

Connectivity: WiFi 6E, 5G SA/NSA, 4G LTE, Bluetooth 5.2,  NFC, GNSS (GPS [L1 + L5], GLONASS [L1], Galileo [E1 + E5a], BeiDou [B1i + B1c + B2a], QZSS [L1 + L5], NavIC [L5]), dual SIM

Sensors: Accelerometer, light, orientation, proximity, gyroscope, sound, magnetic, ultrasonic

Others: In-Display fingerprint sensor, face unlock, 7-magnet stereo speaker w/ Cirrus Logic amplifier, ESS SABRE 9280AC Pro DAC, 4x microphones w/ ASUS Noise Reduction Technology, ultrasonic sensors for AirTrigger 5 and grip press, touch sensor, ROG Vision monochrome PMOLED, GameCool 5 cooling system, 2x USB-C (side and bottom, Colors: Phantom Black

Dimensions: 173 x 77 x 9.9 mm

Weight: 238 g

Price: PHP 59,995

Price and availability

ROG Phone 5s price in the Philippines

ROG Phone 5s 12GB/256GB - PHP 42,995

ROG Phone 5s 16GB/512GB - PHP 49,995

ROG Phone 5s Pro 18GB/512GB - PHP 59,995

Both ROG Phone 5s variants in Phantom Black or Storm White colorways will be available in the Philippines at the end of December 2021.

ROG Phone 5s Pro 18GB/512GB edition will be available in Phantom Black colorway starting mid-December of 2021. It'll come with an Aero Active Cooler 5 worth PHP 2,495.

You can purchase the phone at the following stores found in this link.