Are you a lover of games, that one way or the other you can’t seem to get your hands off your console or your mobile games? There is nothing discriminating in that. Gaming is one of men’s best friends, as Diamonds are to women.
Unarguably, playing games on a console with wide screen is totally different from playing games on your 7-inch or less smartphone screen. Many still enjoy the mini cruise a smartphone offers, as they wild into the phone game mode. But for this to be enjoyable, your smartphones needs to have a couple of things to make it have a game friendly experience.
Games are graphically demanding, needs power to run, precise reason your phone gets to lose its battery life span faster and comes with heating up your phone sometimes. The resources needed for top games like the “Call of Duty: Mobile” or “PUBG Mobile” to properly play, pause, refresh, not drag and over heat your phone is not readily available in all phones. This makes phones not so reliable in high-end or intense gaming experience.
Considering difficulties like gaming modes, refresh rate, graphic weight, cooling systems, screen size and much more, only phones designed with mobile gaming in mind are likely to solve the majority of these problems.
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Top five Smartphones for mobile gaming
OnePlus 8 Pro
Processing power and ability, being a major gaming factor for mobile phones, the OnePlus 8 Pro comes in handy. Having the power and top rated display features that helps your gaming experience at its best.

With its 12GB RAM and Snapdragon 865 chipset, rest assured of a swift device powered by the best of processors. With a 6.78-inch display size and resolution of 1440 x 3168; 120Hz refresh rate, this is a high power device.
OnePlus 8 Pro supports fast charging and wireless charging. And battery capacity is 4,510mAh, designed to last longer while you game.
Features | OnePlus 8 Pro |
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Display size | 6.78 inches |
Dimension | 165.3 x 74.35 x 8.5mm |
Resolution | 3168 x 1440 pixels |
OS | Android 10 (OxygenOS) |
SoC | Snapdragon 865 |
Memory | 8 GB | 12 GB RAM 128 GB | 256 GB ROM |
Battery | 4510mAh |
iPhone 11 Pro & iPhone 11 Pro Max

Very few devices would beat the iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max in gaming. The reason we have OnePlus 8 Pro is featured first is because you are likely to know the iPhone 11 series are a world class smartphone worthy of being spectacular in most areas, so you would be looking for what’s next. Especially in the Android world.
Powered by Apple’s A13 Bionic chip, you’re very much ready hard-core gaming. The display size is 5.8-inch and 6.5-inch respectively.
Their ability to load things faster is a good fit for mobile gaming. Mobile games with even the highest graphics requirements will run just fine on either the iPhone 11 Pro and 11 Pro Max.
Features | iPhone 11 Pro Max | iPhone 11 Pro |
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Display size | 6.5-inch | 5.8-inch |
Dimension | 158 x 77.8 x 8.1mm | 144 x 71.4 x 8.1mm |
Resolution | 1242 x 2688 pixels | 1125 x 2436 pixels |
OS | iOS 13 | iOS 13 |
CPU | A13 Bionic chip | A13 Bionic chip |
Storage | 4GB RAM 64/256/512GB | 4GB RAM 64/256/512GB |
Battery | 3,969mAh | 3,046mAh |
Samsung Galaxy S20/S20 Plus/S20 Ultra
Having a view on how well made this phone stands lands us to looking at a lot of qualities that comes with one of the best smartphone brands. Samsung Galaxy S20/S20 Plus/S20 Ultra packs one of the best processors in 2020, the Snapdragon 865 chipset (US market). If you are not, you get Exynos 990 chipset.

The Galaxy S20 series packs 8 GB / 12 GB RAM, and a refresh rate of up to 120Hz for smoother and faster display.
Features | Samsung Galaxy S20 | Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus |
Display size | 6.2-inches | 6.7-inches |
Dimension | 151.7 x 69.1 x 7.9mm | 161.9 x 73.7 x 7.8mm |
Resolution | 1440×3200 | 1440×3200 |
OS | Android 10 | Android 10 |
CPU | Snapdragon 865 or Exynos 990 | Snapdragon 865 or Exynos 990 |
Memory | 8GB RAM | 128 GB | 12GB RAM 128 GB or 256 GB or 512 GB |
Battery | 4000mAh | 4500mAh |
Nubia Red Magic 5G
With the best refresh rate, Nubia Red Magic 5G is so smooth you could fall off running your fingers on it. Having a 144Hz display, the first of its kind led to its smooth and fluid display.

This phone came prepared to fight against all odds and difficulties you are to acquire while gaming. It comes with a fan and a liquid cooling system to prevent or reduce over heat. That’s not enough; it comes with a 4D shock feature, which improves your gaming experience by adding vibrations to your games. With 5G support, you are good to connect and go all the way to online games if you are interested. Feel free to enjoy every dazzle of this product.
Features | Nubia Red Magic 5G |
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Size | 6.65 INCHES |
Dimension | 168.6 x 78 x 9.8mm |
Resolution | 1080 x 2340 |
OS | Android 10 |
CPU | Snapdragon 865 |
Storage | 8GB/12GB RAM 128GB |
Battery | 4500mAh |
Black Shark 2
Black Shark 2 has 6GB, 8GB, or 12GB RAM options and a large 128GB or 256GB storage option. The device has a very good RAM and storage, great display, good processor and a formidable battery life.

Features | Black Shark 2 |
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Size | 6.39-inches |
Dimension | 163.6 x 75 x 8.8mm |
Resolution | 1080 x 2340 |
OS | Android 10 |
CPU | Snapdragon 855 |
Storage | 6GB/8GB/12GB 128GB | 256GB |
Battery | 4000mAh |