**A Comparative Analysis of Gaming Phones and Non-Gaming Phones**

As we delve into the world of smartphones, it's essential to understand the differences between gaming phones and non-gaming phones. In this article, we'll explore the specifications and performance of several devices that cater to both gaming enthusiasts and everyday users.

We have assembled a diverse set of devices to represent the gaming phone category, including the Razor Phone, Asus ROG Phone, and OnePlus 60. These devices are equipped with the same Snapdragon 805 processor, which is a significant factor in determining their gaming performance. Additionally, we have included non-gaming phones such as the Samsung Galaxy Note 9, Pixel 3XL, and iPhone to demonstrate how they compare to the gaming phones.

**Benchmarking**

To assess the performance of these devices, we conducted benchmark tests that push them to their limits. The first test involves running a benchmark on each device, which measures their processing speed and memory usage. This gives us an idea of how well each device can handle demanding tasks. However, this benchmark may not accurately represent real-world scenarios, as it only evaluates the device's raw performance.

To gain a better understanding of how these devices perform over time, we conducted another test where we ran the same benchmark 30 times in a row and measured the frame rate. This test helps us identify any significant drops in performance due to heat buildup or other factors that may affect the device's overall performance.

**Battery Life**

In terms of battery life, it's essential to note that gaming phones tend to consume more power than non-gaming phones. The Asus ROG Phone and OnePlus 60, for instance, lost battery faster than the Samsung Galaxy Note 9, Pixel 3XL, and iPhone in general. This is expected, given their higher processing power and graphics capabilities.

**Real-World Gaming Experience**

To get a better understanding of how these devices perform in real-world gaming scenarios, we played the same game, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Blades, on each device for an extended period. Our findings suggest that despite their differences in hardware and software, the gaming experience was relatively consistent across all devices.

The main factor that sets gaming phones apart from non-gaming phones is their cooling system. These devices often feature advanced cooling mechanisms that help keep them at a stable temperature during prolonged gaming sessions. However, it's worth noting that mobile games are not as demanding as console or PC games, which means the difference in performance may be less noticeable.

**The Future of Gaming Phones**

As the gaming phone market continues to evolve, we can expect to see more devices with enhanced cooling systems and improved software optimizations. Developers are already exploring ways to create games that cater to the needs of gaming phones, such as console ported games or high-end titles with system requirements that match those of gaming laptops.

One potential benefit of having a gaming phone is access to custom accessories, controllers, dual screens, Wi-Fi 6, and docks, which can enhance the overall gaming experience. Software features like Air Triggers on the Asus ROG Phone and mapable buttons on the Black Shark 2 controller allow developers to create unique gaming experiences that take advantage of these features.

However, there is one significant drawback to using a gaming phone: the camera quality. Many high-end gaming phones are made by laptop companies that aren't accustomed to creating exceptional cameras. This can be a significant factor in our decision-making process when choosing a device.

**Conclusion**

In conclusion, while gaming phones offer impressive performance and features, they also come with trade-offs such as reduced battery life and potentially lower camera quality. Non-gaming phones, on the other hand, may not have the same level of processing power or cooling systems, but they often make up for it with better cameras and longer battery life.

Ultimately, the choice between a gaming phone and a non-gaming phone depends on your individual needs and preferences. If you're an avid gamer who values high-performance and features like custom accessories and improved displays, a gaming phone may be the right choice for you. However, if you're looking for a device that excels in everyday use and doesn't require extreme gaming performance, a non-gaming phone might be a better fit.

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"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enfrom the original RAZR phone up until now there have been a ton of manufacturers now that are coming out with purpose-built gaming phones and they're all telling that their phones are better at playing games than any of the other phones out there but considering the fact that most of these all have similar processors similar Ram similar specs etc do we really need gaming phones why not just play the games on your flagship or close to flagship device instead is there a difference first this video was kindly sponsored by trade more trade more is a super fast and easy way to sell your used electronics just head to the link below click on sell your device tell them a bit about it get a prepaid shipping label to send it to them and then get paid by PayPal a virtual MasterCard gift card that simple you need to buy certified used devices on trade more that have been fully inspected so you don't have to worry about what you're getting click on buy a device on the site instead and check out the ton of devices they have it's super discounted prices and you even get free two-day shipping so check them out of the link below to trade in your old gadgets for some extra cash to maybe buy a gaming phone or maybe not a gaming phone depending on how this goes so first off let's test to see if there is any perceivable performance difference between gaming phones and non gaming phones now here I have the razor phone too and the asus rog phone to represent the gaming phones and a1 plus 60 a galaxy note 9 a pixel 3xl to represent the non gaming phones on a varying spectrum and they all have the same Snapdragon 805 processor as the gaming phones and we have an iPhone tennis Mac's just for curiosity so first I'm gonna run the same benchmark on all of them and see how they do all right so if you're playing game on a phone you're probably playing for a lot longer period of time than this benchmark runs and that produces a lot of heat so let's see with another benchmark that actually tests things over time it takes the same benchmark it runs it 30 times in a row and it measures the frame rate as that goes right to see if it goes down as the phone heats up and these gaming phones town how they have all this cooling ability and all their stuff so they should show up some difference right in this test now for battery it seems that the gaming phones actually lost battery faster than the other devices in general and when we look at the performance that makes sense considering it looks like they all started out a bit higher performing than the rest and managed to keep the performance a bit longer than say the iPhone and the pixel at least but the Samsung and the oneplus definitely kept up and lastly these are benchmarks and they push devices to their limits and they don't necessarily represent real-world scenarios right so I decided to play the same game in this case the new Skyrim blades which is at least decently graphically intense on all of these devices for the same amount of time and see if I can really notice any difference and you know what I couldn't even from the lowest-performing benchmarked pixel all the way up to the top end gaming phones my gaming experience was pretty much the same now that makes a lot of sense right they're all running very similar hardware the only big differences really and that are the cooling systems that they talk about and then also like software optimizations and we know software can be a big deal when you look at that 1 plus 60 for example and y1 plus generally always kills like speed tests on the internet that's all software the bigger factor in all of this though is the fact that mobile games just aren't that taxing and think about it if you were a game developer who made money off of people buying your game or finding things within your game why would you want to make a game that only people with the beefiest of systems could play you'd want to make the game able to run on the lowest common denominator devices so you could increase the amount of people who could play slash generate new revenue now maybe one day if developers really see a market for it we can get like console ported or just higher end games that have a system requirement that is much higher and gaming phones because then strive to make sure they pass those etc kind of like what we have in the gaming laptop space right and then developers could charge a premium for those games and make up for the smaller user base now besides performance though there are a couple benefits to having a gaming phone from custom accessories controllers dual screens Wi-Fi six docks etc two software things like the air triggers on the asus rog phone and the mapable buttons on the black shark 2 controller that actually let you use physical buttons even if the game doesn't support them by mapping a tap on the screen in a specific place to a button it's super clever honestly and then there are things like the insane display and speaker quality of the razor phone too that lets you play at 120 Hertz and hearing Dolby Atmos now the only real big downside to using a gaming phone if all other things are considered pretty equal as far as like actually playing games right is the fact that you just have to kind of live with a crappier camera which to me is a huge deal and I think to a lot of people out there is and so that could be a pretty big deciding factor that makes sense a lot of these higher end gaming phones are made by laptop companies who aren't really used to making software for a camera I mean when was the last time you saw a really killer looking webcam shot there guys hope you enjoyed that let me know in the comments below what you thought of the video which is out of a test be constructive please appreciate it but yeah also if you like this video please thumbs up and share its greatly appreciate it check out the rest of the channel I've got a bunch of like battery tests and other things and we're trying new things with like kind of like a vlog e style I hope you guys like it you seem to so far but go check it out let me know and subscribe if you like what you see there as always though regardless thanks for watchingfrom the original RAZR phone up until now there have been a ton of manufacturers now that are coming out with purpose-built gaming phones and they're all telling that their phones are better at playing games than any of the other phones out there but considering the fact that most of these all have similar processors similar Ram similar specs etc do we really need gaming phones why not just play the games on your flagship or close to flagship device instead is there a difference first this video was kindly sponsored by trade more trade more is a super fast and easy way to sell your used electronics just head to the link below click on sell your device tell them a bit about it get a prepaid shipping label to send it to them and then get paid by PayPal a virtual MasterCard gift card that simple you need to buy certified used devices on trade more that have been fully inspected so you don't have to worry about what you're getting click on buy a device on the site instead and check out the ton of devices they have it's super discounted prices and you even get free two-day shipping so check them out of the link below to trade in your old gadgets for some extra cash to maybe buy a gaming phone or maybe not a gaming phone depending on how this goes so first off let's test to see if there is any perceivable performance difference between gaming phones and non gaming phones now here I have the razor phone too and the asus rog phone to represent the gaming phones and a1 plus 60 a galaxy note 9 a pixel 3xl to represent the non gaming phones on a varying spectrum and they all have the same Snapdragon 805 processor as the gaming phones and we have an iPhone tennis Mac's just for curiosity so first I'm gonna run the same benchmark on all of them and see how they do all right so if you're playing game on a phone you're probably playing for a lot longer period of time than this benchmark runs and that produces a lot of heat so let's see with another benchmark that actually tests things over time it takes the same benchmark it runs it 30 times in a row and it measures the frame rate as that goes right to see if it goes down as the phone heats up and these gaming phones town how they have all this cooling ability and all their stuff so they should show up some difference right in this test now for battery it seems that the gaming phones actually lost battery faster than the other devices in general and when we look at the performance that makes sense considering it looks like they all started out a bit higher performing than the rest and managed to keep the performance a bit longer than say the iPhone and the pixel at least but the Samsung and the oneplus definitely kept up and lastly these are benchmarks and they push devices to their limits and they don't necessarily represent real-world scenarios right so I decided to play the same game in this case the new Skyrim blades which is at least decently graphically intense on all of these devices for the same amount of time and see if I can really notice any difference and you know what I couldn't even from the lowest-performing benchmarked pixel all the way up to the top end gaming phones my gaming experience was pretty much the same now that makes a lot of sense right they're all running very similar hardware the only big differences really and that are the cooling systems that they talk about and then also like software optimizations and we know software can be a big deal when you look at that 1 plus 60 for example and y1 plus generally always kills like speed tests on the internet that's all software the bigger factor in all of this though is the fact that mobile games just aren't that taxing and think about it if you were a game developer who made money off of people buying your game or finding things within your game why would you want to make a game that only people with the beefiest of systems could play you'd want to make the game able to run on the lowest common denominator devices so you could increase the amount of people who could play slash generate new revenue now maybe one day if developers really see a market for it we can get like console ported or just higher end games that have a system requirement that is much higher and gaming phones because then strive to make sure they pass those etc kind of like what we have in the gaming laptop space right and then developers could charge a premium for those games and make up for the smaller user base now besides performance though there are a couple benefits to having a gaming phone from custom accessories controllers dual screens Wi-Fi six docks etc two software things like the air triggers on the asus rog phone and the mapable buttons on the black shark 2 controller that actually let you use physical buttons even if the game doesn't support them by mapping a tap on the screen in a specific place to a button it's super clever honestly and then there are things like the insane display and speaker quality of the razor phone too that lets you play at 120 Hertz and hearing Dolby Atmos now the only real big downside to using a gaming phone if all other things are considered pretty equal as far as like actually playing games right is the fact that you just have to kind of live with a crappier camera which to me is a huge deal and I think to a lot of people out there is and so that could be a pretty big deciding factor that makes sense a lot of these higher end gaming phones are made by laptop companies who aren't really used to making software for a camera I mean when was the last time you saw a really killer looking webcam shot there guys hope you enjoyed that let me know in the comments below what you thought of the video which is out of a test be constructive please appreciate it but yeah also if you like this video please thumbs up and share its greatly appreciate it check out the rest of the channel I've got a bunch of like battery tests and other things and we're trying new things with like kind of like a vlog e style I hope you guys like it you seem to so far but go check it out let me know and subscribe if you like what you see there as always though regardless thanks for watching\n"