TOP 10 BEST GAMING PHONES OF THE WORLD

There has never been a better time to turn to our smartphones for gaming. Their screens are bigger and brighter than ever before, and they offer fast refresh rates on the screen for increasingly fluid visuals. The power inside the best gaming phones also makes them more capable than ever at running popular mobile games natively while improving the experience in ever-evolving cloud gaming services, including 5G connectivity and faster Wi-Fi 6, Nvidia GeForce Now, and Xbox Game Pass...

The gaming phone market is also getting extra spicy. It's not just brands like Asus that are known for making gaming gear that reveals impressive options, so you won't be limited to just high-end, sometimes flashy gaming phones to get a smartphone that can deliver an engaging gaming experience. Whether you're using iOS or Android, we've rounded up the best high-performance gaming smartphones that will give you the best chance to top the leaderboard.

TL; DR – These are the Best Gaming Phones:

Asus ROS Phone 5S

Nubia Red Magic 7

iPhone 13 Pro

Xiaomi Black Shark 4

OnePlus 10 Pro

Samsung Galaxy 22

iPhone SE (2022)

Sony Xenia 5

1. Asus ROS Phone 5S

Best Gaming Phone

Asus ROS Phone

If you're ready for next-level mobile gaming, the Asus ROS Phone 5S will blow you away. This device takes the already great Asus ROS Phone 5 and packs it with even more power. You still get 16 GB of RAM, but it now runs on the Snapdragon 888 Plus chipset to boost its performance a bit more. It is also loaded with 256 GB of UFS 3.1 storage. We struggle to imagine a situation where there is not enough memory for mobile multitasking and storage for the largest library of mobile games.

All that muscle power will drive the 6.78-inch AMOLED display at serious speeds – we're talking 144Hz. While this is a large screen area that will allow you to use the enhanced 360Hz touch sampling rate with on-screen controls and still see your games, it doesn't need to. This phone includes ultrasonic side buttons that can detect touches to simulate triggers and even detect swipes. And the phone's motion sensors can be used to activate special motion controls that will record phone movements. The Asus ROS Phone 5S may be marketed as a gaming phone, but you'll love it for streaming movies or surfing TikTok. Thanks to its solid stereo speakers and bright display.

2. Nubia Red Magic 7

Best Budget Gaming Phone

Nubia Red Magic 7

Nubia Red Magic 7 has a plethora of performance capabilities. While the phone costs hundreds of dollars less, it's loaded with Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, a chipset that powers the best Android phones on the market. Using this CPU, the device runs faster and uses less power than the Nubia Red Magic 6. It also offers a perfectly responsive 720Hz multitouch sampling rate to keep you in the game.

Nubia Red Magic 7 has much more to offer for gamers, including convenient touch-sensitive shoulder triggers. These can be paired with on-screen controls, allowing you to action buttons you would normally need to use your thumbs for. They can be very helpful when you try to walk, aim and shoot at the same time in FPS games. Also, 12 GB of memory and 128 GB of storage help the phone handle anything you can throw at it. There's even built-in active cooling to help ensure clock speeds stay high. It's hard to find much to dislike about this phone, except that it's a bit bulky and battery life can always be improved. So if you're in the market for a gaming phone, this is an excellent and affordable option.

3. iPhone 13 Pro

Best iPhone for Gaming

2 iPhone 13 Pro

With so many games available on iOS, you can't be blamed for wanting the best iPhone to play them. Apple's latest iPhone 13 Pro is the model you'll want. It builds on last year's impressive iPhone 12 Pro. Most importantly, the new A15 Bionic processor provides the phone with an additional GPU core that helps power the new 120Hz Promotion display; this provides smoother scrolling on par with. The impressive Androids on our list. The 6.1-inch full-screen OLED display provides plenty of room to play the impressive amount of games offered on Apple Arcade.

5G support means you can still get into cloud gaming if you don't have Wi-Fi access. Also, a minimum of 128 GB of storage is standard on the phone, but it can exceed 1 TB, so you'll have plenty of room to save on games. If you're still not sold on the iPhone 13 Pro, the stunning cameras, longer battery life, and improved MagSafe charging might justify the splurge.

4. Xiaomi Black Shark 4

Game Exclusive

Xiaomi Black Shark 4

The Xiaomi Black Shark 4 isn't built for extremes in the same way as some of its rivals, but it's certainly bred to perfection in the $500sm space.