Best Gaming Phones
Updated on: September 20, 2018
Mobile Gaming has becoming such an important features for most of us when we buy a mobile phone. Even more and more mobile companies have been adding mobile gaming features. The CPU aka processor along with GPU is very key to gaming performance. Also the RAM available also improves the gaming performance. Here are a list of top gaming phones in the market from our research.
Apple iPhone X
Apple announced iPhone X with huge visual changes last year in an attempt to celebrate Apple's 10th anniversary. In fact, iPhone X was the best-selling smartphone during the first quarter of 2018. It is powered by new Six-core A11 Bionic chip tuned for augmented reality experience. In addition to that, the smartphone lacks the home button, instead, it uses Face ID, face recognition technology to unlock the phone.
Apple IPhone X Specifications:
| Price : | Rs.89,000.00 |
| Ram : | 3GB |
| Cpu : | Apple A11 Bionic |
| Storage : | 64GB |
| Battery : | 2716mAh |
| Primary camera : | 12MP + 12MP |
| Front camera : | 7MP |
| Operating Systems : | iOS 11 |
Samsung Galaxy S9+
Samsung launched Galaxy S9+ with the powerful 18-core Mali-G72 MP18 GPU under the hood for a smooth and uninterrupted gaming experience. Packed with Infinity Display, the main highlight of the smartphones is the variable aperture cameras. In this device, the primary camera uses f/1.5 aperture for night shots for a brighter picture and f/2.4 aperture for normal shots in the daytime.
Samsung Galaxy S9+ Specifications:
| Price : | Rs.64,900.00 |
| Ram : | 6GB |
| Cpu : | Samsung Exynos 9810 |
| Storage : | 64GB |
| Battery : | 3500mAh |
| Primary camera : | 12MP + 12MP |
| Front camera : | 8MP |
| Operating Systems : | Android 8.0 |
Google Pixel 2 XL
With a large screen, purest Android experience and power-packed specifications, the Pixel 2XL can be a lightning fast performer in terms of gaming and other multimedia features.
Google Pixel 2 XL Specifications:
| Price : | Rs.73,000.00 |
| Ram : | 4GB |
| Cpu : | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 |
| Storage : | 64GB |
| Battery : | 3520mAh |
| Primary camera : | 12MP |
| Front camera : | 8MP |
| Operating Systems : | Android 8.0 |
Samsung Galaxy Note 8
Samsung Note 8 is still one of the best gaming phones available in the market. This is one of the best smartphones if you are more concerned with productivity and features. Also, Galaxy Note 8 is the first smartphone in Galaxy Note portfolio to come with dual camera setup.
Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Specifications:
| Price : | Rs.67,990.00 |
| Ram : | 6GB |
| Cpu : | Samsung Exynos 8895 |
| Storage : | 64GB |
| Battery : | 3300mAh |
| Primary camera : | 12MP + 12MP |
| Front camera : | 8MP |
| Operating Systems : | Android 7.1 |
LG V30+
LG V30 Plus is one of the best phones if you are a multimedia user! It comes with 32-bit Advanced Hi-Fi Quad DAC powered by ESS Technology’s SABRE ES9218P along with digital filters and sound presets and sound tuning by B&O PLAY. It has IP68 water and dust resistance and has passed 14 categories of the MIL-STD 810G Transit Drop Test making it compliant for military operations.
LG V30+ Specifications:
| Price : | Rs.44,990.00 |
| Ram : | 4GB |
| Cpu : | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 |
| Storage : | 128GB |
| Battery : | 3300mAh |
| Primary camera : | 16MP + 13MP |
| Front camera : | 5MP |
| Operating Systems : | Android 7.1 |
LG G7 ThinQ
Known for its multimedia features, LG G7 Thinq is a potential smartphone when it comes to gaming and other stuff. Powered by the latest Snapdragon 845 SoC with Adreno 630 GPU, graphics intensive gaming like PUBG, Asphalt 8 and other phones can be a cake walk.
LG G7 ThinQ Specifications:
| Price : | Rs.54,999.00 |
| Ram : | 4GB |
| Cpu : | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 |
| Storage : | 64GB |
| Battery : | 3000mAh |
| Primary camera : | 16MP + 16MP |
| Front camera : | 8MP |
| Operating Systems : | Android 8.0 |
OnePlus 6
Powered by the capable Snapdragon 845 chipset, OnePlus launched its latest flagship killer OnePlus 6 in India. This device undergone a major overhaul with completely new design compared to the predecessor and has a large screen with a notch, comes with a glass body, and brings several new features such as OIS, water-resistance and more.
OnePlus 6 Specifications:
| Price : | Rs.34,999.00 |
| Ram : | 6GB |
| Cpu : | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 |
| Storage : | 64GB |
| Battery : | 3330mAh |
| Primary camera : | 16MP + 20MP |
| Front camera : | 16MP |
| Operating Systems : | Android 8.1 |
Huawei Honor 10
Honor launched its flagship smartphone to counter OnePlus 6 in the form of Honor 10. It has an ultrasonic fingerprint sensor on the front that even works with wet fingers. The Honor 10 is aimed at Sub 35k segment with some tried and tested elements, retaining their core philosophy yet with some compromises.
Huawei Honor 10 Specifications:
| Price : | Rs.32,999.00 |
| Ram : | 6GB |
| Cpu : | Huawei Kirin 970 |
| Storage : | 128GB |
| Battery : | 3400mAh |
| Primary camera : | 16MP + 24MP |
| Front camera : | 24MP |
| Operating Systems : | Android 8.1 |
Asus Zenfone 5Z (ZS620KL)
Introduced initially at MWC 2018, Asus launched Zenfone 5Z in India packing powerful specifications. With the Zenfone 5Z though, ASUS has a formidable competitor that gets almost everything right on paper and is priced exceptionally well. It also has AI charging with the potential to drastically improve long-term battery health. Comes equipped with an Adreno 630 GPU, resourceful gamings like PUBG, Asphalt 8, Dead Trigger 2 and Modern Combat 5 can be played easily without any interruption like hang or lag.
Asus Zenfone 5Z (ZS620KL) Specifications:
| Price : | Rs.29,999.00 |
| Ram : | 4GB |
| Cpu : | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 |
| Storage : | 64GB |
| Battery : | 3300mAh |
| Primary camera : | 12MP + 8MP |
| Front camera : | 8MP |
| Operating Systems : | Android 8.0 |
Huawei Honor Play
Huawei's online brand honor recently launched a gaming-centric smartphone with GPU Turbo graphics processing acceleration technology that increases graphics processing efficiency of mobile phones for smoother and faster mobile experience, especially for mobile games. The gaming experience is AI-enabled for total immersion. The 4D gaming experience includes not only graphics and 3D audio effects, but AI vibration customized games and matched to in-game objects and scenarios.
Huawei Honor Play Specifications:
| Price : | Rs.21,999.00 |
| Ram : | 4GB |
| Cpu : | Huawei Kirin 970 |
| Storage : | 64GB |
| Battery : | 3750mAh |
| Primary camera : | 16MP + 2MP |
| Front camera : | 16MP |
| Operating Systems : | Android 8.1 |
