Many elements have been taken into consideration while making this list of smartphones, such as a powerful chipset, abundance of memory, display resolution, battery life, and many other features. 

There is one more variable that has to be taken into account when discussing the best gaming phones. This is the quality of the games that are currently present in the app market. Nowadays, it has been seen that more and more high-quality and large-scale games have become part of the mobile gaming scene. This has been possible only due to the highly innovative and creative development teams that are responsible for creating such games. Mobile gaming companies, such as Activision Blizzard or Sony, only hire best-in-class developers to build games. Hence, it is important to acknowledge the role played by experienced and top-notch developers, like the ones present at Phonato Studios. 

Here’s a quick look at the best gaming phones of the year:

iPhone 13 Pro Max

After extensive reviews and discussions, experts have come to the conclusion that the iPhone 13 Pro Max is the best gaming phone one can purchase. Even the best phone that Android has to offer does not come close to this smartphone made by Apple. It has an extremely powerful A15 bionic chip, a 120Hz display, and improved battery life. These features make it one of the best gaming phones to be ever built and can handle the most powerful games built for a phone. The interesting thing about the iPhone 13 Pro Max is that it is not made for gamers but is part of the iPhone series created by Apple. This makes it one of the best phones one can buy, even if the person is a gamer or not. Another feature that we forgot to mention earlier was its storage space - a whopping 1 TB of storage. 

Google Pixel 6 Pro

This came as a surprise to many, a Google phone in a list of the best gaming phones. However, this became a reality this year because of the improvements made by Google, like an outstanding display and a Tensor chip that has the ability to deliver great performance. Just like the phone we discussed previously, it functions exceptionally well as a normal phone. Therefore, people who are not so much interested in gaming can buy Google Pixel 6 Pro. However, this phone does have one major drawback, disappointing battery life. 

Asus ROG Phone 5

For serious gamers who do not want anything less than the best gaming phone ever, then Asus ROG Phone 5 is the perfect smartphone. It has some of the best features ever seen in a gaming phone, such as a 6.78 AMOLED display, a powerful Snapdragon 888 chipset, up to 16 GB RAM, and a large 6,000 mAh battery with 65W charging that can run for long hours. Apart from this, it also has customizable RGB lights on the back and powerful stereo speakers. But there are some key features that are not present on this phone, like a mediocre camera and no wireless charging. However, experts have said, after careful review, that this phone is perfect for gamers.