The ASUS ROG Phone 5s was launched in Taiwan just last month. Technically the device only became available in Taiwan very late last month on the 30th of September 2021. Then again, the ROG Phone 5 Ultimate just landed in Malaysia not that long ago too.
Still, while the ROG Phone 5 Ultimate remains fresh, ASUS decided its time to launch their latest most powerful ASUS ROG Phone to date in Malaysia. If you have forgotten about the ASUS ROG Phone 5s, you get Qualcomm’s latest and greatest Snapdragon 888+ platform. Yes, it will be marginally more powerful than the ASUS ROG Phone 5 series.
Other than the System on a Chip platform that differs from the ROG Phone 5s and ROG Phone 5, there is not much else that separates the two devices. They virtually look the same, and you might think that they might be the same devices put side-by-side. The ROG Phone 5s also comes one regular variant, and one Pro variant, very much like the older ROG Phone 5. There is no Ultimate variant for this though.
You can regard the 5s Pro as the replacement to the ROG Phone 5 Ultimate though. The Pro variant comes with an overkill 18GB of RAM space and 512GB of storage. That is alongside the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888+. You also get the little customizable ROG Vision OLED display at the back of the device with the ASUS ROG Phone 5s Pro.
| Variants | Retail price | Availability | Warranty | Remark | Colour |
| SD888+/8GB Ram/128GB Storage | RM2,999 | Oct-21 | 1 Year | Not included: AeroActive cooler | Phantom Black & Storm White |
| SD888+/16GB Ram/256GB Storage | RM3,799 | Oct-21 | 1 Year | Not included: AeroActive cooler | Phantom Black & Storm White |
| Pro SD888+/18GB Ram/512GB Storage | RM4,999 | Oct-21 | 1 Year | Included: AeroActive cooler ROG Vision: Coloured | Phantom Black |
| Accessories | Price | Availability | Warranty |
| ROG Kunai 3 Gamepad (for ROG Phone 5) | RM499 | Oct-21 | 3 Months |
| LIGHTING ARMOR CASE (ROG5) | RM199 | Oct-21 | 3 Months |
| AeroActive Cooler 5 | RM149 | Oct-21 | 1 Year |
| ROG Clip | RM149 | Oct-21 | 3 Months |
| ROG Phone 5 Screen Protector | RM79 | Oct-21 | nil |
| ROG KUNAI 3 BUMPER | RM69 | Oct-21 | 3 Months |
| ROG 1.8M USB-C TO C CABLE | RM59 | Oct-21 | 6 Months |
The ROG Phone 5s series will be available in Malaysia from the 21st of October 2021 onward. The device will be available in two colours – Phantom Black and Storm White. The top-of-the-line Pro variant will be available only in one colour option though, the Phantom Black. You also only get the AeroActive cooler bundled with the Pro variant. The regular device starts at MYR 2,999 (8GB + 128GB). There is also a second option (16GB + 256GB) that retails at MYR 3,799. The range-topping Pro variant meanwhile will be sold for MYR 4,999. For more information on the ASUS ROG Phone 5s and its Pro variant, you can visit their website. Or, you can pre-order your ASUS ROG Phone 5s or ROG Phone 5s Pro now.
