Gaming phones

Best gaming phone thanks to active liquid cooling and a reasonable price, though the cameras are cut back.

The crown jewel: luxurious specs, sapphire back and silver-gold cooling that genuinely improves performance, earning S tier.

Beautiful hardware for the money, but software and front camera need work.

Best gaming phone of 2024 thanks to the Snapdragon 8 Elite, toned-down design and better cameras.

Hardware he considers near perfect, with a brilliant cooling fan and very fast charging, held back by camera and software.

The fastest Android phone, with huge battery life, loud speakers and fast charging, but not enough to make an iPhone user switch.

Gaming phone of the year, with top performance, huge battery life and a great accessory ecosystem.

Densely specced for an upper mid-range price, but lacks water resistance and wireless charging, and the invisible selfie camera performs te…

The most extreme smartphone he has used, with a borderless screen, big battery and a very serious cooling system.

Ordinary flagship made interesting by the Xperia Stream fan, ethernet and HDMI case, though how useful it is remains questionable.

Last year's model already had the best phone speakers on the market.

A Batman-themed gaming phone with a fun briefcase and bat signal, fitting for a spec monster.

The best limited edition of the bunch, with a hidden-map back, Hellfire red finish and brilliant packaging.

Won the gaming award as a powerful, well-cooled multimedia powerhouse with the best speakers and battery of any mainstream device.

A tempting borderless gaming phone for the price, but with weak software support and a poor under-display camera.

Calls it the most ridiculous phone he has seen, impressed by its dual batteries, rear screen and clip-on cooler that vents onto the process…

Superb box and striking design with strong cooling that held performance well ahead of the Galaxy S22 Ultra in his benchmark.

After over a month with it, he found the ROG Phone impractical, with a barely overclocked chip and expensive accessories.

More powerful again, with an internal fan and under-display selfie camera, and now an easy recommendation as the software improves.

Flagship power for about $600 with retractable triggers and very fast charging.

Best gaming phone of 2021, avoiding the Red Magic's software issues while nearly matching the Asus on performance.

The most extreme gaming phone, topping a flagship in almost every spec, but it costs 1500.

Ridiculous value at 500 with powerful hardware, but the phones feel rushed with half-baked software.

A wild gaming phone with a great unboxing and aggressive design, let down by plain software with no Bruce Lee theming.