ALBAWABA- Mobile games are becoming more demanding each year with Hoyoverse's Genshin Impact and Tencent's PUBG Mobile struggling to run on some devices. Due to the convenience of playing games in the palm of your hand, gaming phones have become a staple across Asia and the Middle East.
The market is saturated with smartphones that are too similar making it difficult to choose which device to go with.
Al Bawaba will list the best gaming phones on the market from expensive beast machines if you are serious about it to more affordable options.
All specifications will be taken from GSMARENA.
Top gaming phones of 2023
1) ASUS ROG Phone 7 Ultimate (Best gaming phone)
- Brand - Asus
- Battery - 6,000mAh
- Ram - 16GB
- Display - 165Hz 6.8-inch AMOLED display
- Storage - 512 GB
- GPU - Adreno 740
- Chipset - Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Price - $ 1,368.75
Asus's newest gaming phone is the best in the market, It can run whatever game you throw at it on max settings thanks to its Snapdragon 8 chipset and 16GB of RAM. Additionally, expect longer gaming sessions because of its monster 6000mAh battery.
The ROG Phone 7 Ultimate's only drawback is its hefty price of a whopping $ 1,368.75.
2) RedMagic 8S Pro (An affordable beast)
- Brand - ZTE Nubia
- Battery - 6,000mAh
- Ram - 12GB+16GB
- Display - 120Hz 6.8-inch AMOLED display
- Storage - 256GB + 512 GB
- GPU - Adreno 740
- Chipset - Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Price - Starting at $649
ZTE's RedMagic 8S Pro is the best bang for your buck when it comes to gaming phones! It offers a variety of storage depending on your needs and a slightly lower refresh rate than ASUS's ROG Phone 7 Ultimate with a fraction of the price.
The only thing holding it back is its buggy UI which can be fixed by downloading your favorite launcher through the Google Playstore.
3) Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra ( Stylish yet powerful)
- Brand - Samsung
- Battery - 5,000mAh
- Ram - 12GB
- Display - 120Hz 6.8-inch AMOLED display
- Storage - 256GB+ 512 GB + 1TB
- GPU - Adreno 740
- Chipset - Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Price - Starting at $1199.99
If you still want to game on your device and not have it scream "I'm a gamer" to everyone around you like the previous devices on the list with RGB lights everywhere and an over-the-top gamer UI, then Samsung's Galaxy S23 Ultra is the choice to go with.
It's Samsung's flagship device that ships with Qualcomm's latest chip Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, and a crisp 120Hz AMOLED display.
It has a lower battery capacity than the other gaming phones mentioned above but it makes it up with its crisp HDR AMOLED screen making all games pop and its overall performance.
Moreover, Samsung's previous flagship S22 Ultra has gone down in price, so it's still a viable option for running games with no issues.
4) iPhone 14 Pro Max ( Apple's top-of-the-line device)
- Brand - Apple
- Battery - 4,323mAh
- Ram - 6GB
- Display - 120Hz 6.7-inch Super Retina XDR OLED display
- Storage - 128GB + 256GB+ 512 GB + 1TB
- GPU - Apple GPU (5-core graphics)
- Chipset - A16 Bionic
Price- Starting $1099
Apple's iPhone 13 and 14 pro are currently the only phones to support 120Hz for Hoyoverse's Genshin Impact, even PC gamers don't have that option so if Genshin Impact is your go-to game and you want to stay in the Apple Echo system.
Apple's iPhone 14 Pro Max is considered one of the best phones of 2023 for its excellent overall performance, quality, and camera.
Take in mind that only Apple's 13 and 14 pro models support Genshin's 120Hz setting.
5) Xiaomi Poco X5 Pro ( best budget phone for gaming)
- Brand - Xiaomi
- Battery - 5,000mAh
- Ram - 6GB + 8GB
- Display - 120Hz 6.67-inch AMOLED display
- Storage - 128GB + 256GB+ 512 GB + 1TB
- GPU - Adreno 642L
- Chipset - Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G
Price- Starting at $248
Smartphones have become amazing devices at such a low price, budget phones are now capable of running all kinds of games including Hoyoverse's Genshin Impact and Honkai Star Rail.
Of course, don't expect the same performance as the phones mentioned above because you get what you pay for.
Xiaomi's Poco X5 Pro comes with a massive 5,000mAh battery and ships with Qualcomm's Snapdragon 778G which is not as powerful as their flagship chip but is still capable.
YouTuber Tech Spurt made an incredible list of 13 of the best budget phones including the Samsung Galaxy A34 5G, OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G, and more showcasing what each of them is capable of. Al Bawaba recommends giving his video a watch.
