Picking out a gaming phone is different from choosing a regular phone. Aside from a powerful chipset, there are other things to look out for when buying a gaming phone. You'll likely also want a great display to enjoy a game's graphics at their best, a high refresh rate display to keep things smooth, a lengthy battery life or even unique features like trigger buttons or a fan for extra cooling.
Best Gaming Phones
1. iPhone 13 Pro Max
- Display: 6.7-inch OLED (2778 x 1284)
- Peak refresh rate: 120Hz
- CPU: A15 Bionic
- RAM: 6GB
- Storage / Expandable: 128GB, 256GB, 512GB, 1TB / No
- Cameras (back/front): 12MP main, ultrawide, telephoto / 12MP
- Weight: 8.5 ounces
- Battery life (Hrs:Mins): 12:16
2. OnePlus 10 Pro
- Display: 6.7-inch AMOLED (3216 x 1440)
- CPU: Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
- RAM: 8GB, 12GB
- Storage / Expandable: 128GB, 256GB / No
- Rear cameras: 48MP (f/1.8) main, 50MP (f/2.2) ultrawide, 8MP (f/2.4) 3.3x telephoto
- Front camera: 32MP (f/2.2)
- Weight: 7 ounces
- Battery life (Hrs:Mins): 11:52 (120Hz), 12:39 (60Hz)
3. Google Pixel 6 Pro
- Display: 6.7-inch OLED (3120 x 1440; 10-120Hz)
- CPU: Tensor
- RAM: 12GB
- Storage / Expandable: 128GB, 256GB, 512GB / No
- Rear cameras: 50MP main (ƒ/1.85), 12MP ultrawide (ƒ/2.2), 48MP telephoto (ƒ/3.5) with 4x optical zoom
- Front camera: 11.1MP (ƒ/2.2)
- Weight: 7.4 ounces
- Battery life (Hrs:Mins): 7:49
4. Asus ROG Phone 5
- Display size (Pixels): 6.78-inch AMOLED (2448 x 1080)
- Peak refresh rate: 144Hz
- CPU: Snapdragon 888
- RAM: 8GB,12GB, 16GB
- Storage/Expandable: 128GB, 256GB / No
- Cameras (Back/Front): 64MP wide, 13MP ultrawide, 5MP macro / 24MP
- Weight: 8.4 ounces
- Battery life (Hrs:Mins): 10:27 (144Hz), 12:23 (60Hz)
5. RedMagic 7
- Display: 6.8-inch AMOLED (2400 x 1080)
- Peak refresh rate: 165Hz
- CPU: Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
- RAM: 12GB, 16GB, 18GB
- Storage/Expandable: 128GB, 256GB / No
- Cameras (Back/Front): 64MP (f/1.8) main, 8MP (f/2.0) ultrawide, 2MP macro / 8MP (f/2.0)
- Weight: 7.6 ounces
- Battery life (Hrs:Mins): 10:19