Mobile gaming has picked up the pace and has become one of the favorite indoor leisure activities among youngsters. It is posing tough competition to console and PC gaming. The entire credit of this rising competition goes to the innovative and technology-infused smartphones that make gaming on phones a stellar experience for the users. From big, bright displays, to fast refresh rates, and superb batteries, smartphones are taking the gaming industry by the storm. Here is a list of the best of the best smartphones if one wants to truly ride the mobile wave and take gaming on the go quite literally.
realme GT 5G
It is not only one of the most powerful phones in its segment but also among the best gaming phones in the country right now. The phone offers a lot of gaming first features, but its biggest selling point is the fact that it features extremely powerful hardware under the hood. It flaunts a 6.43-inch Super AMOLED display with Full HD+ (2400×1080 pixels) resolution and up to 120Hz refresh rate making it good for gaming. It is powered by the Snapdragon 888 chip and is paired with up to 12GB RAM and 256GB storage. There is a triple camera stack on the back which is headlined by a 64MP camera with an f/1.8 aperture, an 8MP ultra-wide camera with 119-degree FOV and a 2MP macro camera. On the front, there is a 16MP selfie camera. There are stereo speakers on the phone and it is also equipped with a 4,500mAh battery that supports 65W fast charging which comes in very handy during long gaming sessions.
The realme GT 5G is available at INR 37,999/- on the realme official website, Flipkart and offline stores near you.
realme GT Neo 2 Price – INR 31,999/-
Another solid gaming smartphone from the house of realme, the GT NEO 2 is a phone that strikes the perfect balance between hardware and design as it offers the raw power of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 5G chipset under the hood. This chipset is known for providing powerful performance and a stable experience. For improving gaming experiences, the phone also gets a 120Hz E4 AMOLED display, and offers a high peak brightness of 1300 nits, enabling users to watch the screen clearly under strong light. The smartphone features a 65W SuperDart Charge, that charges 100% charge in 36 minutes and a 5000mAh large capacity battery providing full-day battery life for those looking to game for long hours. realme GT NEO 2 5G also comprises the largest stainless steel vapour cooling area which helps in keeping the temperatures of the device down during heavy gaming sessions. It also features a 64MP AI triple camera making the pictures more clear and brighter. Dolby Atmos dual stereo speakers present in the smartphone provide the best sound experience in its segment. The phone also gets the GT Mode 2.0 which is designed to optimize the gaming experience by giving a major boost to CPU performance and touch sampling rate.
The realme GT NEO 2 is available at INR 31,999/- on the realme official website, Flipkart and offline stores near you.
realme X7 Max
It is an upper-midrange device, which is also great for gaming. It packs in a lot of punch thanks to its powerful MediaTek Dimensity 1200 SoC. The presence of this chipset also makes the Realme X7 Max 5G rather special, as it was the first phone in the country to be powered with this chipset from MediaTek. This is a powerful chipset that can power graphics-intensive games on the Realme X7 Max without much trouble. The MediaTek Dimensity 1200 SoC uses a Mali-G77 GPU. The Dimensity 1200 SoC also promises some extra performance during games with its support for MediaTek HyperEngine 3.0 gaming technology. Additionally for gaming, the phone also pairs the chipset with some other high-end features and specs — including a 50W SuperDart charge supporting a 4500mAh battery which can help a user game for hours. Bringing gaming experiences to life on the phone is a 6.43-inch super AMOLED display with support for 120Hz refresh rate and 360Hz touch sampling rate to improve the touch response rate while playing games.
realme X7 Max is available at INR 26,999/- on the realme official website, Flipkart and offline stores near you.
OnePlus 9 Pro
It is a powerful phone that offers an aluminum-glass build and weighs 197 grams. The phone offers a 6.7-inch QHD+ (3216×1440 pixels) resolution AMOLED curved display with support for a 120Hz refresh rate. There’s also LTPO technology which allows the OnePlus 9 Pro to be power efficient and also gives it dynamic refresh rate control ranging from as low as 1Hz to 120Hz. This powerful phone from OnePlus gets a Snapdragon 888 processor under the hood and is paired with up to 12GB LPDDR5 RAM and up to 256GB UFS 3.1 storage. However, one of its biggest selling points is that the OnePlus 9 Pro brings a big 4,500mAh battery with Warp Charge 65T support. This helps give it an edge over a lot of phones. The OnePlus 9 Pro also offers Warp Charge 50 fast wireless charging support.
OnePlus 9 Pro is available at INR 64,999/-on the realme official website, Flipkart and offline stores near you.
Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite NE 5G
Don’t go by its name, as it’s only ‘Lite’ in the name, not in terms of features. The 5G smartphone runs on Qualcomm’s powerful Snapdragon 778G chipset. The combination of an octa-core processor, Adreno 642L GPU, and 6 gigs of RAM ensure that gaming is a delight on this smartphone. Add to it the support for a 90Hz refresh rate with its 6.55-inch display, and you can get lost for hours while playing your favourite titles. The phone also boasts impressive camera capabilities with its 64MP triple-camera setup on the back. One doesn’t have to worry about the Xiaomi 11 Lite NE 5G’s battery draining either, thanks to the hefty 4,250mAh pack. And when charge is required, the 33W charging can juice it up to 50% in 20 minutes.
The Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite NE 5G is available at INR 28,999/-on the realme official website, Flipkart and offline stores near you.