ASUS has barely caught up with the ROG Phone 5 and the first update has already been announced. The company said the update is now being extended in batches, so it may take a few days before you see it at your end.
According to ASUS, the update includes several enhancements and optimizations, from an improved camera user experience to improved system stability. There are also improvements to the Armory Crate, which now supports share and import features. In addition, ASUS said it has improved the advanced system mode settings in Armory Crate.
Here is the complete change log for the ROG Phone 5:
- Improve advanced system mode settings in Armory Crate
- Animation editor for ROG Vision added
- Armory krat. Now supports share and input functions.
- In AirTrigger 5 added brand new movements for motion control
- Added Esports mode: a competitive mode adapted for esports competitions on the on / off button screen during the game
- ROG Akira Character Theme Pack added
- Added several theme packs in collaboration with popular game publishers
- The setting of “Upcoming alarm notification” added to Clock – 2 hours before the scheduled alarm sent out.
- Optimized camera user experience
- Optimized system stability
- Optimized ROG vision
- Optimized load stability
The ROG Phone 5 features a 6.78-inch FHD + AMOLED screen, aluminum center frame design, Qualcomm Snapdragon 88 processor and up to 18 GB of RAM for the Ultimate model. The device also has a three-camera setting, fingerprint sensor on the display and dual 3000 mAh batteries (for a total of 6,000 mAh).
Prices for the ROG Phone 5 series range from $ 950 to $ 1,543, of which the latter is for the top model with 18 GB of RAM and 512 GB of storage. The basic ROG Phone 5 is available from March 2021 but is only available in India on April 15, 2021, so you have another month to wait. The ROG Phone 5 Pro will be available from April 2021, while the ROG Phone 5 Ultimate will be on sale in May 2021.
You can learn more about the ROG Phone 5 here.