Both the Black Shark Helo and ROG Phone are true-blue gaming smartphones with cutting-edge spec sheets and dedicated gaming features
“Both the Black Shark Helo and ROG Phone are true-blue gaming smartphones with cutting-edge spec sheets and dedicated gaming features”
Xiaomi has just followed up its Black Shark ( first impressions) gaming phone with an updated Helo model, which brings lots of exciting features into the mix. What remains unchanged though, is the company’s commitment towards providing the ultimate gaming experience at a price that’s way less than similarly-specced offerings from other brands. When it hits the market, gamers will be torn between this device and the ASUS ROG Phone ( first impressions), a device that was released a couple of months back at Computex. So if you’re wondering which is worth your dough, here’s a detailed comparison between the Black Shark Helo and ASUS ROG Phone.
The first design aspect that stands out for both the handsets is their incorporation of RGB-illuminated logos on their back surfaces. Xiaomi’s Black Shark Helo has even placed LED stripes on its sides. Both the phones also offer you the ability to customise the colours on these LEDs. The rear panels on these phones are covered with glass, but while Xiaomi’s handset chooses a conventional fingerprint scanner placement, ASUS has chosen to blend its rectangular fingerprint scanner with the phone’s design language. ASUS’ smartphone even sports two cooling vents on the back that stand out.
The Black Shark Helo holds an extra button on its side for activating its gaming mode. A similar mode on the ASUS ROG Phone can just be activated by squeezing its frame. In addition to that, it even has unique AirTriggers on its body. These are basically pressure-sensitive areas that allow you to use them as trigger buttons while holding the phone in landscape mode. On its bottom, the Xiaomi phone has a USB Type-C port and no headphone jack. The ROG Phone features both these things on its bottom surface, while also holding a custom connector on its side surface.
