The ASUS ROG 5 is as beastly as gaming phones get, even if it's a bit much

It's been a little less than a year since ASUS let us toy around with the ROG 3, a beefy gaming smartphone that left us impressed. Now, a mere eight months (and a skipped model number) later, ASUS is preparing to launch its successor, the ROG 5.

Yes, you read that right: ASUS skipped the number "4" for the next in its Republic of Gamers line of gaming phones. The official reason? Superstition. The word for "four" can sound similar to the word for "death" in certain Asian countries like China. Regardless, the ROG 5 is still impressive as hell, but the improvements, like a bigger screen and a newer processor, are more incremental than revolutionary. Read more...