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The 10 best gaming phones in 2021 for real gamers!



Android31 – Playing games in this day and age is no longer a difficult thing, especially since there are many people who can make money playing games. Playing games can be done on your favorite consoles like PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and smartphones.

In the past, cell phones were only used to make calls or send text messages, but now you can use a smartphone to play many exciting games provided by game developers.

Smartphones are also growing every year, with smartphone manufacturers competing to make smartphones specifically for gaming to meet the market needs and convenience of real gamers.

To make it easier for gamers to choose the ammunition to play with, we have summarized the 10 best gaming phones of 2021 for you gamers.

1. ASUS ROG phone 5



ASUS ROG phone is the successor to the ASUS ROG Phone 3. This newly released smartphone is arguably the best gaming phone today.

How not, ASUS embeds Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 as a chipset from ASUS ROG Phone 5. Whereby this chipset is a chipset with a pretty good overclocking ability, but this Snapdragon chipset is famous for its hot temperature which is quite annoying when gaming.

The ASUS ROG Phone 5 is equipped with RAM and internal storage capacities with a choice of 8 GB, 12 GB and 16 GB. The ASUS ROG Phone 5 Pro only has a 16 GB RAM variant.

For the internal storage itself, the regular version of the ASUS ROG Phone 5 is equipped with a 256 GB internal storage variant, while the ROG Phone 5 Pro and ROG Phone 5 Ultimate have 512 GB of internal storage with UFS 3.0 technology.

2. Nubia Red Magic 6



Nubia is a gaming smartphone manufacturer, a few days ago Nubia officially announced their new gaming smartphone that they named Nubia Red Magic 6 and Nubia Red Magic 6 Pro. The Pro model of the Nubia Red Magic 6 has 120W faster charging than the regular version.

Nubia Red Magic 6 has a choice between 18 GB of RAM and 512 GB of internal storage. In addition, the Nubia Red Magic 6 and 6 Pro have a more aggressive and different design than their predecessors.

The Nubia Red Magic 6 and 6 Pro are the first phones with a refresh rate of 165 Hz.They also combined the flagship processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 888, a fan and ran Red Magic OS 4 based on Android 11.

If you like Nubia products, the good news is that this smartphone is available for pre-order. But unfortunately it is very unlikely that the Red Magic 6 and 6 Pro will be able to enter Indonesia.

3. Black Shark 4 Pro



Citing the leaks provided by GSM Arena, Black Shark is slated to launch a new variant of their gaming phone that they named Black Shark 4 Pro. Based on databases from TENAA and Geekbench, the Black Shark 4 Pro will carry the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 chipset in combination with a 4,500 mAh battery and a 120 watt quick charge capability.

In addition, the Black Shark 4 Pro comes with a 6.67-inch screen and a refresh rate of 120 Hz. So far there has been no official information from Xiaomi about when this smartphone was released and what the detailed specifications are.

4. Lenovo Legion 2 Pro



Next there is Lenovo Legion 2 Pro, Lenovo’s newest gaming phone will hit the market in 2021. Leaked specifications of the Lenovo Legion 2 Pro are circulating. According to information from Gizmochina, this gaming phone uses the code name “lahaina”, which refers to the Qualcomm chipset with a base frequency of 1.80 GHz.

The code name “lahaina” was previously associated with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 processor, Qualcomm’s newest chipset series. In its single-core and multi-core tests on Geekbench, this gaming phone scored 1130 and 3779 points, respectively.

The Lenovo Legion 2 Pro is also known to have 16GB of RAM and will use the Android 11 operating system.

5. VIVO iQOO Neo 5



Based on information from Gizmochina, VIVO iQOO Neo 5 uses a display with a refresh rate of 120 Hz with a touch sampling rate of up to 1,000 Hz. This panel was also equipped with HDR10 + with a brightness of 1,300 nits.

VIVO iQOO Neo 5 uses three rear cameras with a 48 MP sensor, 13 MP for ultrawide and an unknown depth sensor.

Just like the Nubia Red Magic 6 and Lenovo Legion 2 Pro, the VIVO iQOO Neo 5 is very unlikely to come to Indonesia.

6. ASUS ROG Phone 3



ASUS ROG phone 3 is a gaming phone released by ASUS in 2021, yet smartphones that use the Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Plus (7 nm +) chipset are still the target of many gamers.

7. Black Shark 3 Pro



In addition to ROG Phone 3 is the series Black Shark 3 Pro is also a gaming phone that was released last year. Here, too, the gaming phones that were released last year are still very reliable in 2021. For example, ASUS ROG Phone 3 and Black Shark 3 Pro come with Qualcomm Snapdragon 865, which has two RAM options, namely 8GB and 12GB.

But unfortunately only the 12 GB RAM variant supports LPDDR5 memory. While LPDDR4X is still used for the 8 GB variant. In terms of internal storage, the Black Shark 3 Pro only offers one variant with a capacity of 256 GB.

The Black Shark 3 Pro is also equipped with a 64 MP main camera with an f / 1.8 aperture, a 13 MP ultra wide angle lens and a 5 MP depth sensor lens. The selfie camera has 20 MP.

8. Realme X50 Pro 5G



Realme X50 Pro 5G It may look like an ordinary premium phone, but make no mistake, this phone is called a premium phone by Realme, which can also be used for very reliable gaming needs. The reason for this is that this mobile phone uses the Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 processor which has proven to be strong to run heavy games too.

In addition to the high chipset from Qualcomm, the Realme X50 Pro 5G also has 12 GB of RAM and 256 GB of internal storage as well as a 4,200 mAh battery with a 65-watt Super Dart fast-charging function.

9. Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra



Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra maybe not in the HP gaming category. But the specs and functions make this Samsung phone very suitable for running various very heavy mobile games. On the hardware side, the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra is supported by Samsung’s latest flagship processor, the Exynos 2100.

Based on the 5nm architecture, the Exynos 2100 also supports LPDDR5 RAM processing, which increases the data transfer speed on smartphones. For the RAM part, the Galaxy S21 Ultra is equipped with 8 GB, 12 GB and 16 GB RAM variants.

The internal storage capacity also varies as in the previous series and starts at 128 GB, 256 GB and 512 GB.

10. iPhone 12 Pro



While it’s not a gaming phone, Apple’s flagship phone is actually a mainstay for professional gamers. Because, iPhone 12 Pro with the A14 Bionic chipset, which is known for running various applications and games very smoothly. In addition, Apple always optimizes every application installed on the iPhone.

The A14 Bionic chipset itself is 7.2 percent faster than the previous chipset. There is clearly no doubt about the performance of the iPhone 12 Pro. Despite having a wild chipset, the iPhone 12 Pro still has a battery weakness that is less large than a dedicated gaming phone.

These are some recommendations of the 10 Best Gaming Phones in 2021 that you can use to try to boost your performance while playing mobile games.

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