Best gaming phone on Reddit

154 reviews from r/Tech_Philippines, r/AndroidGaming, r/PickAnAndroidForMe and 23 more subreddits

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#1

Poco

4.3
(45)
"POCO phones"
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"Absolute beast, can take on most flagships when it comes to features and specs."
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"Its a beast so buy it if you want great gaming experience."
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"Most recommended din siya for gaming these days :)"
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"For low budget I really recommand Poco X6 Pro."
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"Poco f6 18999 on shopee for a 12gh ram 512gb rom if you apply membership discount plus shopee voucher"
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"Poco f5"
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"Poco x6 pro or F6"
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"Snag a poco f5 during black friday."
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"Poco F5/Pro are the best you can get."
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#2

Samsung

4.5
(17)
"Samsung Galaxy S23 Poco F6 Pro OnePlus 12R"
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"If you have the budget the S24U is really good."
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"Buy a s24 ultra or get any device with Dimensity 9400 or wait for Snapdragon 8 Elite (Gen 4)"
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"Just get Samsung s24 ultra or 24+ with sd8g3"
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"For your budget i recommend getting a Samsung Galaxy S22/23 ultra, and a mobile cooler for a great gaming experience"
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"Rn? s24 ultra"
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"S23 or F5"
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"I use the Samsung S22! Works amazing."
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"You should get the S25 Ultra in my opinion."
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"I've switched to Samsung last year and got the Galaxy S23 256gb model."
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#3

OnePlus

4.3
(12)
"OnePlus 12 or 12r or Nord 4"
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"OnePlus 12"
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"Using oneplus12 for 3 months here. camera is great screen is large and good looking"
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"Oneplus 12 is the best all rounder."
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"OnePlus 12 or the 12R."
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"Good specs."
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"OnePlus 10T."
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"I still have my oneplus 8 from 2020 and I can still max out any game out there."
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"I was running genshin on my OnePlus 8 just fine for ages."
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"Well i use a OnePlus 7T and it is still good, so i can only imagine how the newer Phones Work."
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#4

ROG

5.0
(7)
"Buy a ROG phone or Red magic"
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"Rog phone"
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"The ROG phones always win gaming phone of the year lol..."
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"ROG Phone 7 Ultimate."
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"ROG phone should be generally solid, but there are other options out there as well, such as the OnePlus 10T or a secondhand S22 Ultra."
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"ROG 5 or ROG 3 best both in terms of 'gaming' and for stock, no bloat experience and quality features."
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"I've been using ROG 6 since its release. No complaints."
#5

Xiaomi

4.3
(8)
"I recommend getting a high end xiaomi phone because they tend to have snapdragon chips a lot."
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"This is a budget beast."
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"Go with Xiaomi or Infinix phones. Though mas leaning ako sa Xiaomi for their OS."
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"Consider Xiaomi or Infinix phones"
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"Now I have Xiaomi R9T 4/128."
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"I have a Xiaomi MI11T pro 8/256 is not bad... Can emulate ps2, gc, psp and some games from switch."
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"Look up for old Xiaomi flagships, and their upper kid range phones..."
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"I had the xiaomi mi 10t pro which has the snapdragon 865."
#6

Red Magic

4.8
(6)
"I've always been very happy with the red magic and Asus ROG smartphones."
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"If your sole concern is gaming, Red Magic and ROGs are the best in the gaming market."
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"I'd say red magic. It's got the best cooling system for a phone."
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"If you are looking for a gaming only device you should check out the Red magic Nova tablet, it's a great gaming device and very affordable"
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"This phone has the latest Snapdragon 8 gen 2, active cooling."
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"Red magic"
#7

iQOO

4.6
(5)
"If you want a device solely for gaming then iQoo 12 won’t disappoint you."
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"Iqoo Z9 Turbo or Redmi Turbo 3 parehas SD 8s gen3"
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"Get 1-2k more and get the iqoo neo 7 pro with 8+gen1."
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"IQOO 12"
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"IQOO Z9 Turbo"
#8

Apple

4.8
(4)
"For other games its actually gotta be the iPhone as well."
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"IPhones are the best smartphones out right now."
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"Mihoyo games are surprisingly well optimized on Apple phones."
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"Iphone 11 Pro Max is the one I use and it works like a dream."
#9

Realme

4.0
(4)
"Check mo 108mp na and good for gaming syaaaa"
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"Try mo abangan marelease Realme GT Neo 6."
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"Im using RealMe6 pro midrange gaming phone nila, I bought mine last 2019 until now goods pa rin sa CODm."
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"Im using RealMe6 pro midrange gaming phone nila, I bought mine last 2019 until now goods pa rin sa CODm."
#10

Odin

4.7
(3)
"If you want mainly gaming and have another phone, go for the Odin 2"
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"Get an Odin 2"
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"Odin 2 for 300$ if you want android for games only."
#11

Redmagic

4.7
(3)
"Blows 99% of phones out the water - chek reviews."
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"Could also check out the Red Magic 8 Pro."
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"To me, the redmagic 8s pro seems like the best bang for the buck rn."
#12

Redmi

4.0
(3)
"Redmi Turbo 3 👆"
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"Go for Redmi Note 13 if you prefer gaming"
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"Redmi Note 13"
#13

Moto

4.0
(3)
"Anyways I suggest moto edge 50 fusion for 22k or 24k 12/256"
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"Boost Mobile is selling a Moto Edge+ 2022 for around $210 after taxes and shipping."
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"The Moto G Stylus 5G(2023 model) is on sale for 250 on Amazon."
#14

V2

5.0
(2)
"The V2 is brilliant for gaming with the big screen."
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"The V2 is objectively the best for gaming because of the massive screen."
#15

Asus

5.0
(2)
"Rog phone 8 pro?"
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"Asus rog phone 7 ultimate?"
#16

RedMagic

4.5
(2)
"Redmagic"
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"RedMagic won't be as good as others here in areas other than gaming"
#17

Google

4.5
(2)
"Try to find a Pixel 6. My son in law loves it so much, he refuses to upgrade."
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"How is Google Pixel 6a performing switch emulation?"
#18

Honor

4.5
(2)
"That phone is a monster."
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"GT series. e.g., HONOR 90 GT, This series is for main stream gaming."
#19

HONOR

4.5
(2)
"HONOR Magic 5 Pro when it's on sale."
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"HONOR 70 or 90 works fine for me."
#20

Retroid

5.0
(1)
"Get a Retroid Pocket 4 or 5 or Mini."
#21

Snapdragon

5.0
(1)
"Get anything cheapest with these specs : 1. snapdragon 8 gen 2 / mediatek dimensity 9200 (or anything above that) 2.Ram 8 is fine , 12 is preferred."
#22

Nubia

5.0
(1)
"Best I can do is Nubia Red magic 8S Pro+🤌"
#23

Moto G Stylus 5G

5.0
(1)
"Moto g stylus 5G is the best gaming phone I've had."
#24

Odin 2 Pro

5.0
(1)
"For Android gaming? Get an Odin 2 Pro."
#25

Samsung Galaxy S23 FE

5.0
(1)
"MetroPCS has the new Galaxy S23 FE (SD 8 Gen 1) for $99."
#26

Nord

4.0
(1)
"Nord 3 or iqoo neo 7"
#27

ZTE

4.0
(1)
"That's a phone with L/R side triggers, 6000mAh battery, 8/256GB..."
#28

Lenovo

4.0
(1)
"Budget GAMING phone for me will be the Lenovo Legion Y70, with the Snapdragon 8+ gen 1..."
#29

Infinix

4.0
(1)
"When it comes to gaming, I can play max settings sa lahat (MLBB, CODM, Farlight, HoK, Wildrift, COD Battleground) Wala pa a"
#30

GT

4.0
(1)
"Else I'd recommend the GT Neo5 SE ??? 🤔"
#31

Motorola

4.0
(1)
"But if you must get a phone moto edge 40 pro pretty good bonus tv out."
#32

Samsung Galaxy S10

4.0
(1)
"The S10 is a pretty good phone and you can get them relatively cheap."
#33

Google Pixel 6

4.0
(1)
"Try to find a Pixel 6. My son in law loves it so much."
#34

Samsung Galaxy S20 FE

4.0
(1)
"I got my s20 fe with 8gb ram, 256gb storage for 280."
#35

OnePlus 8T

4.0
(1)
"OnePlus 8T."
#36

OnePlus 10T

4.0
(1)
"OnePlus 10t, galaxy s21, s1 fe."
#37

Poco X4 GT

4.0
(1)
"Poco x4 gt or if you can import from china go with Redmi k60/pro."
#38

Legion

4.0
(1)
"Legion Y90 or Redmagic 7 Pro"
#39

Sony

4.0
(1)
"I use a Sony Xperia 10 III. It was relatively cheap."
#40

Chinese Phones

4.0
(1)
"I recommend some Chinese phones as they tend to be cheaper."
#41

GT6

3.0
(1)
"If you're not going to be gaming for long periods of time the gt6 is a good buy."

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