I play games on my phone, no matter what phone I’m using; action, strategy, and casual games alike. My best phones can handle games, but a gaming phone has a special requirement. What is the point of a gaming phone? That’s easy. A gaming phone needs to help me win, and in my first week reviewing the Asus ROG Phone 7 Ultimate, I was destroyed when it did the one thing a gaming phone must never, ever do.
The ROG Phone 7 and its maxed-out configuration, the ROG Phone 7 Ultimate, are the most powerful gaming phones I’ve ever tested, though to be honest I don’t usually keep a gaming phone around. I play on my Galaxy S23 Ultra, or my Pixel Fold if I really want to stretch out. Those phones play all of my favorite games just fine.
