Best mid-range phones for gaming

Best mid-range phones for gaming

Gaming phones need to combine several parameters – a good, fast display, ample storage space, enough RAM, cooling solutions, a powerful chipset and a long-lasting battery. Readers will be delighted to know that they need not spend a fortune on a phone that is a good performer for most games – even mid-range smartphones come with capable internals to power fantastical gaming worlds and to enable high octane FPS games. In fact, many mid-range phones come with gaming-centric features such as LPDDR5 RAM and UFS 3.1 storage, which enables faster loading. So, here are some mid-range phones on Amazon that are really good for gaming. 

iQOO 7 5G

The iQOO 7 is a great all-round performer. It comes with a modest 8GB of RAM along with 128GB of storage which is enough to store most mobile games. The company claims it has an extended virtual RAM of 3GB, which essentially uses a part of the fast storage as RAM. As for the display, it is a fast 120Hz 6.62-inch panel that enables smooth animations. The 120Hz screen also comes with MEMC technology, which enhances FPS in video content, giving a smoother appearance. The phone’s Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 5G Mobile Platform is built with mobile gaming in mind. 

OnePlus 9R 5G

For the price, this is one of the most feature-rich phones on the market- it has a 6.55-inch Fluid AMOLED display with a 120 Hz Refresh rate. The display allows for a great experience in games like PUBG New State, BGMI and Call of Duty Mobile. The phone’s powerful chipset – the Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 – performs intense mobile computing at up to 3.2 GHz. The Qualcomm Adreno 650 GPU makes for superb gaming experiences, a real value for the price. 8GB of RAM on the phone is ample memory to handle intense games at high graphical settings without giving up on speed.

Mi 11X Pro 5G

If you’re looking for a phone with a powerful chipset to power all mobile applications, including heavy-duty games, the Mi 11X Pro is a good pick. It comes with the Snapdragon 888 chipset and is one of the few budget-friendly phones that sport the chipset. Not just that, it also sports liquid cool technology, which keeps the phone from overheating during long hours of gaming. It comes with 8GB of RAM and 128GB of storage, ample space for all game data. The screen is a 6.67-inch 120Hz AMOLED panel which makes for immersive gaming experiences as well as vivid content consumption. Since it has a 4520 mAH battery, you can expect it to last for a full day of gaming. 

OnePlus Nord 2 5G

Users on a tight budget might have to sacrifice a little bit of gaming performance for the price they pay- however, this phone nets you all the high-end features without skimping out on key aspects. The phone’s 6.43-inch AMOLED 90Hz panel is rich and fast and certainly gives you an edge over the competition in FPS and shooter based games. The 8GB RAM is enough to multitask and run games simultaneously. It also features an AI-enhanced MediaTek Dimensity 1200 chipset with 8 cores to help with core intensive games. Since it comes with fast charging, you needn’t worry about playing games till the juice runs out. 

Rishabh
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