Buyer's Guide: The best GAMING phones to get (Summer 2021)

By admin | January 18, 2022 |

Buyer's Guide: The best GAMING phones to get (Summer 2021)

It’s the middle of the year, and we’ve seen plenty of exciting phones come out so far. But if your main focus is gaming, which phones offer an edge over the others- either feature wise or value wise? Here’s ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW about the best gaming phones of summer 2021 – tried and tested by GSMArena’s staff.

Timestamps/Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:27 ZTE nubia Red Magic 6
1:31 Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite 5G
2:38 Apple iPhone 11
3:20 ZTE nubia Red Magic 6R
4:26 Asus ROG Phone 5
5:49 Conclusion

▶ You can read our full smartphone buyer’s guide here:
https://www.gsmarena.com/smartphone_buyers_guide-review-2036.php

▶ If you want to know more about our host Will, check out his video episode in our Meet The Team series. https://youtu.be/T1V7G68dWKU

Posted in Cell Phones

50 Comments

  1. Adrian Umipig on January 18, 2022 at 4:46 pm

    I love the mi 11 lite 5g design but i wish the specs is like poco x3 pro if they release poco x4 i hope the design is like the mi 11 lite i dont like back curves lol



  2. VinXent. on January 18, 2022 at 4:46 pm

    what about Mi 10T/Pro ? I haven’t experience any heating issue while in-game even the game last for 30 minutes



  3. ashutosh john on January 18, 2022 at 4:46 pm

    Best phone for me is zenfone 8 but can’t buy in Infia



  4. DOY BALONGO on January 18, 2022 at 4:47 pm

    poco f3



  5. Shiva B M on January 18, 2022 at 4:48 pm

    Please include Lenovo Legion!



  6. Yozu Yozu on January 18, 2022 at 4:50 pm

    Red magic best value



  7. Lasagna is pretty cool on January 18, 2022 at 4:51 pm

    ‘gaming phone’ 😂😂😂😂 have more fun with og gameboy



  8. Hayk on January 18, 2022 at 4:52 pm

    are new iphones better for gaming than iphone 11?



  9. DeymSun on January 18, 2022 at 4:53 pm

    buy a mid ranger and electric fan your good to play😂😂😂😂



  10. Butty Pubg on January 18, 2022 at 4:55 pm

    Poco f3 getting too hot and fram drop my experience iphone is best phone ever and also all pro player playing in iphone



  11. Elect Ekara on January 18, 2022 at 4:56 pm

    So a decision between ZTE nubia Red Magic 6 Pro (165 Hz) $1,300 NZD vs Asus ROG 5 (144Hz) price pending release date (coming)!



  12. scorpion10 on January 18, 2022 at 4:57 pm

    What games are played in this video?
    Does anyone know?



  13. Rimbo on January 18, 2022 at 4:57 pm

    play genshin impact i dare you on high settings



  14. Tech View on January 18, 2022 at 5:01 pm

    You have to include Lenovo legion 2 pro in your list.



  15. Seray Marwan on January 18, 2022 at 5:03 pm

    Come On Man where is the Lenovo legion!!!!!!!



  16. Donald Ford on January 18, 2022 at 5:05 pm

    Great video but, im lost i guess the note 20 ultra didn’t make the cut? 🤷🏾‍♂️



  17. Felipe Bedoya on January 18, 2022 at 5:05 pm

    Why not the Lenovo legion 2?



  18. Bastin Paul on January 18, 2022 at 5:09 pm

    Where’s IQOO 7?



  19. ALFA Tv7 on January 18, 2022 at 5:10 pm

    Where is K40 Gt



  20. Soufi Wail on January 18, 2022 at 5:11 pm

    Black shark 4 ?



  21. Junko Sama on January 18, 2022 at 5:11 pm

    iPhone 11 omegalol.after iPhone 13,11will get slower after update😂



  22. Sir Mond's TV on January 18, 2022 at 5:11 pm

    My Poco F3 left the discussion. 😂



  23. Nath on January 18, 2022 at 5:13 pm

    While not new my Oppo Find X pro 2 With the SD 865 and 12Gb of ram still plays really well for an old phone!



  24. Miles Robinson on January 18, 2022 at 5:14 pm

    the year of making gaming phones 2021.



  25. Ivaylo kachakov on January 18, 2022 at 5:17 pm

    Mi 11 lite 5G is so bad my Samsung A70 is faster than that bad phone ….. 120 hz and stereo speakers is the only good thing



  26. ZzZz on January 18, 2022 at 5:18 pm

    0:02 game name ? 🙏



  27. Venge Gerald Soronio on January 18, 2022 at 5:22 pm

    Can someone tell me if blackshark 4 is bad gaming phone? It’s not on the list.



  28. DJ STITCHY TAT on January 18, 2022 at 5:23 pm

    💪🏽



  29. Junereal Jayme on January 18, 2022 at 5:24 pm

    What i like about GSMArena is that there videos are straight forward ❤️



  30. Gem Iñigo on January 18, 2022 at 5:25 pm

    Whoa Will has been WORKING OUT. 💪😁



  31. Kafi Smokie on January 18, 2022 at 5:26 pm

    TBH RedMAgic 6 series is the best gaming phon ever 🙂



  32. TheHungryQuestMachine on January 18, 2022 at 5:30 pm

    No one talking bout rog’s bypass charging lol



  33. BEIDOU MAIN ❤ FOREVER ❤ on January 18, 2022 at 5:31 pm

    So which one better take lenovo legion 2 pro or red magic 5s whit 16 gb ram ?



  34. Jordy Baeckelandt on January 18, 2022 at 5:31 pm

    what game was that at 1:47



  35. Lyndon Magcamit on January 18, 2022 at 5:32 pm

    Nubia red magic 6spro



  36. ALFA Tv7 on January 18, 2022 at 5:33 pm

    Where is k40gt….



  37. Jeff Hansen on January 18, 2022 at 5:34 pm

    Review that does not make a manufacturer mad. Possibly to preserve the chance for sponsorship?



  38. Lonely SouL on January 18, 2022 at 5:34 pm

    Buyers guide but you didnt mention the price range of each phone.



  39. Valdemar on January 18, 2022 at 5:35 pm

    try play rise of kingdoms on this..



  40. Parivartak Chhabra on January 18, 2022 at 5:36 pm

    Make also for gaming phone



  41. IzzyChannel on January 18, 2022 at 5:37 pm

    No poco f3. Sad.



  42. Nald Atienza on January 18, 2022 at 5:40 pm

    @2:48 game name pls



  43. Pranabesh Bhowmik on January 18, 2022 at 5:40 pm

    Lenovo Legion phone???



  44. Robert Ortega on January 18, 2022 at 5:41 pm

    For once I want this video but phones that are actually compatible with US carriers



  45. Sabin on January 18, 2022 at 5:42 pm

    Funny how the comments are mostly about Will’s traps, but goddamn are they HUGE.



  46. Kaoru Sugimura on January 18, 2022 at 5:42 pm

    How long does Nubia support their phones though? I hear nothing but mixed messages about them and nowhere on the net can I find them saying they will provide even the bare minimum 2 years of updates/support. If they can’t even do that then it doesn’t matter what the specs are, especially when you can’t install a custom bootloader/launcher. Meaning if they fail to update it to Android 12, 13 etc. then the phone will be a paperweight that much sooner.

    This makes me feel like the F3, for all it’s flaws, deserves the spot more. As we know from the f1 that we can expect 3 years of support.



  47. Mahede Hasan on January 18, 2022 at 5:42 pm

    Where is poco f3?!!



  48. shaufiq fauzi on January 18, 2022 at 5:43 pm

    iphone have a great CPU and GPU great for playing games and all but the only let down is the thermal is very bad you can only play games smooth frame rate for a short time before it stuttering because of the thermal throttle.



  49. Puneet Singh on January 18, 2022 at 5:43 pm

    What is the game being played @ 0.53 time?



  50. Candika Fahry on January 18, 2022 at 5:44 pm

    I wacth this with iphone 11