Top 5 Razer Phone 2 alternatives: Asus ROG Phone, Xiaomi Black Shark and more

Razer has finally unveiled their latest gaming focused smartphone, Razer Phone 2. The predecessor of which dubbed Razer Phone was focused on the gaming segment while the Razer Phone 2 is focused more on being an Android flagship optimized for gaming. However, at $799.99 (approximately Rs. 59,000) it still sports an LCD display panel with an aspect ratio of 16:9. But as a bonus, the LCD display features a 120Hz refresh rate which is not possible with an OLED panel, and one of the best speakers in a smartphone.

Here is a list of the top five alternatives to the newly launched Razer Phone 2:

Asus ROG Phone

Republic of Gamers is a well-known name for gamers on PC. The company unveiled their last generation Razer Phone phone a few months ago. The smartphone features an eye-catching design, along with an air cooling system instead of a heat pipe offering better performance under load. It also sports a connector for the various ROG accessories. All of this combined, the gaming performance of the ROG phone is comparable to Razer Phone 2 if not better.

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Google Pixel 3/Pixel 3 XL

If you aren't completely focused on gaming, Google Pixel 3 and Google Pixel 3 XL are great options. It sports the same processor coupled with a little less RAM, but a better camera and stock Android. With this, you get a bigger screen, fewer bezels, almost similar speaker setup, and faster software updates. It also starts at the same price as the Razer Phone 2.

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Xiaomi Black Shark

Xiaomi's Black Shark is a gaming smartphone. The smartphone features top of the line hardware specifications, equivalent to other smartphones on this list. However, it lacks in various departments, like wireless charging or a better cooling solution like the Asus ROG phone. What it lacks in special features, it makes up in price. Xiaomi Black Shark is a sub $500 gaming smartphone. However, it is only available in the China market.

Samsung Galaxy Note 9

Samsung Galaxy Note 9 is one of the most powerful non-gaming focused Android smartphone currently available in the market. The smartphone sports similar internals compared to all of the above and additionally comes with an S-Pen, fast wireless charging and much more. Apart from all that it also sports a massive display and a camera setup that beat most of the other competitors.

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LG V40 ThinQ

LG V40 ThinQ is the latest flagship by the company, launched by the company a few days ago. It not only sports the 3.5mm headphone jack that the Razer phone 2 doesn't. It also supports a quad-DAC setup which improves the sound quality by a lot. It also sports one of the most amazing camera setups in the market right now.