Gaming Phones.....but WHY???

[@kitsune7919]

Just wait until proton for ARM launches and every android phone suddenly can play x86 based games.

[@fricki1997]

But how many of them will be 1) playable well without adding a host of periphery and 2) optimised enough to give a smooth experience?

[@kitsune7919]

@fricki1997 I think making a controller mandatory for portable gaming experiences that arent compromised by a touch screen only is good Idea. You can spend less than even 50-60$ on a decent controller for your phone. And of course youre gonna at least need snapdragon 865 or their 8 gen series to get decent perfomance Proton isn't magic. But it can be done, and Apple users will figure out how to cope about the Iphone being better without this feature.

[@goldy_on_pc930]

I don’t think you know how much raw horsepower and thermals u need to run modern x86 games especially for anything launched in the last 5 years

[@kitsune7919]

@goldy_on_pc930 You can get close to steam deck like perfomance if not better on a last gen chip if you have good cooling especially if you compare emulation perfomance. All thats required is software to make it happen.

[@itchylol742]

Winlator lets you play Windows games on Android and is available right now. Flagship phones can play GTA 5 and Fallout 4 at 60-ish fps

[@baitboy3191]

The prominence of mobile gaming in Asia is crazy, I even saw a homeless guy grinding away in PUBG

[@PJ-sv4iw]

How do you know he was homeless?

[@Marngel]

The only gaming phone that seams to make sense to me is the Red Magic phones. Their design with no camera bump, built-in cooler fan, enormous battery, and top-tier SoC for $650 is insane value, even with the mediocre cameras and 2 years of software support.

[@d4rkpow3r]

Yep, just ordered mine, the price for what you get is just unbeatable.

[@happerexanime1471]

And they got really good under screen cameras.

[@hollow314]

@@Marngel until the fan gunk up with dust and debris with no way of cleaning then you will realize how stupid of an idea that was.

[@gawrshurab1035]

The one thats comming out seems amazing, i watched a review and is even better than the last one with almost 0 heating problems, the cameras still suck ass lol but it's like half the price of this Asus phone

[@paganuccihouse836]

@@hollow314 just apply a thin layer of cloth made for preventing debris entering laptop fan and it should be ok, or just use compressed air or non conductive liquid to clear the vent duct, like isopropil alcohol

[@GGori_99]

The problem about "gaming phone" is that most of us just dont spend $800 to $1000 for just gaming.. most of us would like to have a well rounded phone 🤳📱

[@kylespevak6781]

Elaborate on "well rounded phone". All "gaming phone" means, it that is has higher specs than consumer-grade. A lot of "gaming" marketed phones aren't even great for gaming, they're just more powerful than a standard iPhone or Samsung

[@internetguy7319]

@@kylespevak6781 Most of them have bad cameras

[@larshoneytoast722]

I didn't know Ned from Spiderman does KZbin videos 😅

[@Burn_In_Oled_On_Purpose]

I like the gaming phones larger capacity battery, better cooling for longer gaming sessions and having features like faster charging than the mainstream smartphones as well as having the headphone jack for zero latency gaming without relying on using e-waste like bluetooth headphones with batteries that are not user replaceable when the batteries have already degraded on bluetooth audio devices. There are wired headphones with user replaceable cables with built in microphones with quality that sounds superior to the there bluetooth counterparts with no compression like there is with bluetooth and even balanced cables with audiophile headphones and hifi dacs and amps to improve the audio experience.

[@1TechCritic420]

I use wired headphones on my 16 pro max. Takes a $10 dongle. Gaming phones are a waste of money.

[@Dragunov_07]

Same here. iPhones heats up badly and battery life and charging are bad. No bypass charging.

[@LOH3NGR1N]

Still rocking a LG v60 just for the DAC and audio jack but use my pixel for daily.

[@soniccdx]

got a redmagic 9s pro ,.. one reason why i got was that it was cheaper then the s24 Ultra ..the usual 3.5 mm jack thing aside ... it also has an infrared port .. which like rare to find on phones nowadays

[@janchristianursuaaguilar7434]

If those specs don't have that on entry level ones then I hope they may suffer the same fate as the Note 7 until they made it 400 bucks no price adjustment for life istg

[@MIHAKOPRIVNICA]

i have 9 Pro...great daily driver :D now I'm ordered 10 Pro (24/1TB) :)

[@paganuccihouse836]

@@MIHAKOPRIVNICA i ordered 10 pro golden saga special edition :)

[@firefly5823]

Dude really just show the pixel and OnePlus as more "trusted and reliable "

[@gawrshurab1035]

At least this guy give a better review on gaming phones and why they are a thing, unlike that austin guy who pretty much just made fun of people who buy em and play games on mobile... Im more interested on the new Red magic, its way cheaper and seems to have an amazing cooling system ,that one will be like 800 bucks if im not wrong while this one was like.. 1400(?)

[@amirnaim3675]

Most of the flagships don't have audio jacks unfortunately

[@tyrcipher8811]

@@amirnaim3675 man. Imagine being almost in the year 2025, and people still being stuck on the “no headphones jack” thing.

[@amirnaim3675]

@@tyrcipher8811 I know, right? All phones should have audio jacks

[@janchristianursuaaguilar7434]

And istg it should be punishable to removing a headphone jack and expanded memory I mean take the Xperia line They have both

[@carlwheezer1544]

@@tyrcipher8811 because wired audio always sounds better than wireless. a set of £30 wired earbuds will sound a lot better than some £200 airpods

[@gawrshurab1035]

I know, imagine wanting to listen to our Flac music and cant feel the real quality because we are forced to use blue tooth headphones...

[@XXxBRSAxXX]

Gaming phones have more interesting designs than Samsung, Iphones and pixels which are more boring every year

[@andreipop1]

If redmagic would have good software support, the 7000 mah battery makes it a good deal.

[@bestechYtBotBH]

Gaming phones are more for the mkbhd's of our world that want their their dope features that only a few percent of us actually use every feature 😅

[@nork22]

Just noticed Ken got Ui-mama's plushie. :D :D

[@andrewmanning8263]

So thinking about my gaming phone (a red magic 6 pro) this would be my personal perspective of why they're great...the aesthetics/design is awesome imo. The metal, RGB lights on the back the glass and metal design ect. Stands out. I personally don't like having the same thing as everybody else. If you pull out any iPhone pro model or any Galaxy ultra model from the last 3 years, you immediately know what it is. With this one. You have no idea what it is and it's a fun and cool conversation to have. The fast charging definitely spoils me. All the other phones feel slow in comparison to the 67 w charging speed. Although there's no waterproofing, this allows for internal fan cooling that works perfect for my needs as well as very loud speakers that can be enjoyed in and outside of gaming. Also, having a headphone jack is a great feature for the system I have in my car since it offers the best audio quality. The one thing I will concede is it's ridiculous that a phone with 16 gigs of RAM is stuck on Android 12. However, on that same note with 16 gigs of RAM, there's absolutely no slowdowns performance issues or anything. So with that said, I can't really complain about not having the newest version other than on principal. It doesn't affect my day-to-day, but a Galaxy a54 shouldn't have longer, better software support than this phone

[@icy5619]

The new redmagic is probably on par with iphone and s series, probably the best display on any smartphone with no camera punch hole

[@Dangg1589]

Not really, being a flagship phone is more than just having top notch hardware. Stuffs like good cameras, long os support,... is close to none existence on redmagic phones

[@jenryalee1]

what app are you using to get the 3d anime character model as a background on the phone?

[@blacksquaregaming]

I have a Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G and it does very well with gaming for being 1 month short of 4 years old. The Snapdragon 888 5G in this thing slaps.

[@skyMcWeeds]

isn't the sd888 infamous for 🔥🔥🔥?

[@blacksquaregaming]

@@skyMcWeeds It is a hot boi but I have one of those telescopic controllers that has a fan on it.

[@skyMcWeeds]

All I need is a phone that can keep stable framerates without burning up

[@kounakdutta]

i prefer to play on phone with the touch screen rather than an external controller or progammable buttons on the phone . And as the performance , a chip which can run atleast 60fps on mid to high settings while sustaining it for atleast 3 hours with no major heating is perfectly good for me.

[@AbsolutelyZeroPity]

Use to have every single new version iPhone and then later on switched to a gaming android phone being rog phone 6 and then fell in love with it ever since with me then also buying the 7th and 8th generations respectively. After all that time I decided to then switch to the Red magic series with myself starting with the newest model at the moment being the Red magic 10 pro. I tend to play most of my games on 120-140fps and graphics always on high graphics this of course means the phone got decently hot unless I used the rog cooler when I had the rog phone series. After switching to the Red magic 10 pro though I've noticed that the built in fan actually has let me be able to still have a decently cool phone even after 2+ hours of constant play.

[@Dragunov_07]

@@AbsolutelyZeroPity The heating and battery stuff on iPhones i'm not a fan off. Using both ROG and iPhone I prefer ROG for gaming. Some might say you need to buy the lastest but it is still the same it heats up badly and gets low faster. No bypass charging on iPhones.

[@AbsolutelyZeroPity]

@Dragunov_07 I use a rog phone 8 pro and am upgrading soon even if it's not really needed. The 8 pro has decent 3dmark benchmarks though with the external fan it even boosts by a good 40% in stability

[@Dragunov_07]

@@AbsolutelyZeroPity It's great. Definitely worth a keep. Definitely for gaming. iPhones definitely nah. Even coolers doesn't help with iPhone devices.

[@AbsolutelyZeroPity]

@Dragunov_07 I plan on switching to a Red magic myself quite soon mainly due to it having a decent fan built into the phone already so the external fan is not really needed completely for it but is still great none the less.

[@Dragunov_07]

@@AbsolutelyZeroPity I love the design of the redmagic overall. Also the camera doesn't get in the way. The new ROG has a hole unlike older versions.

[@ApolloTheDerg]

I don’t understand the desire to game so much on a phone in a world with the steam deck, switch, actual consoles, and computers.

[@james_wheelz]

i’ve always wanted a gaming phone yet i don’t wanna speed so much for gaming phones when they all have crappy software as in 1 or 2 major updates for a device ranging from 800-1200$ with a camera that can’t compete with samsung galaxy s24 or iphone 16 lineups. plus asus has big batteries in them but they tend to drain relatively fast for such a large capacity, likely just adding high capacity to make up for lack of optimization (and i love Asus)

[@EggTamago7]

Vibe I get is that these are really for the specific Asian markets where desktop PC and console ownership rates are a fair bit lower and phones are used as a primary gaming device. I don’t think I’ve ever seen one of these in the wild on the subway in Toronto. They definitely aren’t for me. The bulk of my phone gaming is running Delta/Gamma on my iPhone, and that works awesome already.

[@theshadowman1398]

I never could be bothered to play a full fledged game on a small screen ( only during the PSP era ). So these things are absolutely not for me and all of them run android.

[@Mruniverse21_]

My boss Austin Evan’s ? I see y’all as equals chill my boy

[@fricki1997]

I can kinda see the appeal of having a decent gaming experience on a mobile device, but....once you're slapping on coolers, controllers, the charger or maybe even an external screen, man, why not go for a console or PC straight away? I'd love to see wider adoption of the second side-mounted charging port and additional touch-sensitive regions on the rim of the phone though.

[@HughJashole69]

@@fricki1997 how mobile are PCs and consoles ? Even with the extra crap you can throw in a bag or in a big enough pocket. Gaming laptops are heavy and console while on the go isn’t a thought unless you want to lug around a bunch of stuff in a suitcase

[@superiortoall22]

@@HughJashole69there’s handheld consoles, for the price of this ROG phone you can get a flagship phone and have a device that will play actual AAA games. This phone isn’t worth $1500 especially with the atrocious software support.

[@homehome4822]

Does desktop mode work?

[@homehome4822]

Does 5g work with US carriers?

[@anivmoreno9612]

Considering some great games are on Android. The best version of Final Fantasy Tactics is the one in the playstore, I can also play Balatro during my conmute, Honkai Star Rail, The Last Remnant, etc. There's a surprising amount of games on android, you just have to look beyond the free to play nonsense. I would have bought Trials of Mana if my current phone could run it decently

[@DavisFangTech]

I would only get a gaming phone if it had physical controls

[@destroyer4498]

less OS updates are kinda turning into a pro than a con to me now a days , like keep the security stuff coming , but system updates mostly just mess up how I use the phone more than give me a better experience now , unlike in the past where it usually makes the phone feel better to use.

[@superiortoall22]

Well other people want other things fixed, that’ll lead to your experience dampening since updates that fix one thing usually triggers breaks on other things. I know for damn sure there are plenty of bugs on this phone just like every other phone.

[@martyechevarria6556]

The only thing a gaming phone has the right to exist is because of Red magic series, Flat design (front and back), Headphone Jack, Giant battery, additional buttons and built in FAN. The only flaw is the cameras but the real thing holding it back is the software updates. Dunno about Asus aside from having an additional type C (I love that.) but the gimmicks doesn't justifies the price, it's trying to be everything at the cost of price while having the downside of lower software updates. If Red Magic copies Asus having a "gaming" phone no longer mean anything.

[@seagullthemiata2031]

Emulation is a big reason for me

[@Dangg1589]

Tbh, i dont really understand the use of gaming phones, like how tf can u guys game all day on a screen that only like 6,8inch, that freaking small, just buy a small tablet, u will have better battery life, thermal and just an overall better experience, there are even gaming tablets from brands like redmagic for those who want gimmick features.

[@JoshJayDaC]

usually the cameras are trash too on gaming phones

[@martinbromeo6687]

did you ever heard of a game Mobile Legends Bangbang? recently M6 competition rog phone 9 is the official phone.. mobile gaming is a thing here in asia.but im america only a very small portion

[@vaggelisbasoukas7928]

EU LAUGHS AGAIN !

[@leohale6449]

Hi. Are you going to need that after this video? Mystery Tech or Austin Evans? Maybe you should have a give away.

[@staberas]

stand out -> falls lol

[@that.cat.person_46]

Bro glitched out on "been" in the beginning

[@kiaragametube6718]

tá meio estranho a faixa de áudio do português 😅.

[@TheRedFiiiigure]

watching this on Red Magic 9s Pro

[@RemyDMarquis]

I'm daily driving Red Magic 8S Pro. It is by all means a great phone but the software is HORRIBLE. Every time it updates, you have to wipe the whole system just to get some basic functionality working again. I really wish they would care for the software more.

[@perry5062]

@@RemyDMarquis weird, my 8 pro works fine after updating. 🤷 But yeah, they still need to significantly improve the software, even though they massively improved it over this year.

[@RemyDMarquis]

@@perry5062 I'm glad everything works for you. But for me, all network related functions become very frustrating. The auxiliary wifi stops finding networks so it becomes completely useless. Dropped connection on wifi and cell networks. Missing the extra dim screen feature for no reason. There are tons of bugs here and there but those are the things I am really pissed off about. And a feature that was broken for no reason at all, auto click in games. Now macros are limited and have to be programmed.

[@Spacepilot616]

I think the Redmagic phones are better. I've never owned one, but came really close to buying one. Updates made me go elsewhere. So I've watched a bunch of videos about all of them them.

[@randyneves9701]

1500$????? Can get a 4080 Super and a 9800x3D for that price

[@289kman]

its a gaming phone led fit its the camera that should go gamers dont need a camera

[@alvinrock7521]

Not for you but to the pro scene like codm pubgm in competative and streamer

[@goemboeck]

What's the animation running in the background screen called?

[@nork22]

You mean the animation at around @10:18? That's a game called Gakuen idolm@ster.

[@TechbroGT]

Among us at 300 fps 🔥🔥

[@theoryoner]

lololol

[@phalanxmeckerzausl3380]

Wieso muss ich bei gaming handys ne kamera mit bezahlen ein grund das es mir egal ist ob die teie existieren

[@Kaikyou519]

Gakumas mentioned 🗣️

[@kawasaki7199]

Bro i dont think they were made for u its for whoever wants to buy them

[@aurel_lel2356]

fast solution: no

[@UtahBlender]

LEDs.

[@UtahBlender]

Years ago I enjoyed the Samsung Galaxy Mega, a HUGE phone - a fluke, because of it’s size. BUT, I stick to Apple now for all my products due to, security. 👍🏻

[@dtcase2158]

Goat

[@edwardlashley3572]

Android gaming stinks & I certainly find the idea of gaming with the actual phone that I do everything else with to be inconvenient. But you can get some pretty heavy mileage out of cloud streaming either via game pass or gforce now or stream link & you don’t need the greatest internet connection on god’s green earth in 2024, tbh. It all comes down to the quality of that display tbh. Gforce now allows you to stream higher resolutions & refresh rates & use HDR if you are using a device that supports such things. So if you had a 1600p or higher device with an OLED display and 120 hertz refresh rate you are gonna be cooking. Whether it’s technically an android phone or a stand alone unit with the controller built in doesn’t really matter. The Razor’s Edge although not new is an android device with a telescopic controller that fits all of these criteria. I would not buy a heavy duty spec ladened android phone with 24 gigs of RAM or some dumb crap just to run Call of Duty Mobile. lool. You’re doing it all wrong.

[@greendro6410]

Gaming phones are something that most people don't even care about 🤣

[@mcflygarcia]

wow first time first

[@Kyomara1337]

If you buy a gaming phone as an adult you have to reevaluate your life. Just get a cheaper phone and something like a steamdeck that can play real games, not just mobile garbage 😂

[@DmanLucky_98]

Why carry around Steamdeck that's 10 times larger, 2 hour battery life? When Gaming phone fits in your pocket, 6 to 8 hour battery life and can cast to bigger screens anyway when needed plus it can be used as phone when not gaming 💀

[@Kyomara1337]

@@DmanLucky_98 because there are no games worth playing on phones? I thought that's pretty obvious

[@JustinLarson-o3u]

im still using a xr lol. All i need is to go on snapchat, facebook, instagram and do some online shopping. Other than that it does the basics well still like texting and calling and is still getting updates. Best part is I got it for free after i cracked my pixel 7

[@alvinrock7521]

Not for you but to the pro scene like codm pubgm in competative and streamer