When it comes to mobilegaming, the market is absolutely huge. For example, if I go onto the App Store or Play Store, depending on whether I'm on my iPhone or Android, I'm spoilt with an abundance of choice when it comes to apps or games to download. But I've noticed that as technology develops at an ever-faster pace, game developers are making games boasting more impressive graphics, animations, and gameplay than ever before.

This led me to think that with such a leap in the quality of the games I can play on my smartphone, surely this must be more demanding than ever before on the phone's resources, such as the GPU or graphical processing unit and also the RAM needed to run the games efficiently.

Making the right decision

And so this then led me to another question: if I wanted to play some of the top games that are currently on the app store, what would be the ideal phone? Are there some out there that I can choose that are designed to run games in top-quality settings and others that I should stay away from?

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Well, to save you pondering the answer, I have saved you time. I've looked at the top choices on the market at the moment if you're looking for a phone that can provide you with the best experience, whether you're playing online at a casino or mobile Fortnite with your friends.

Best out there at the moment?

I bet you'd expect, like I did, to see an iPhone or a Samsung top the list, but by far, the leader when it comes to technical demands is the Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro, just beating the Asus ROG Phone. The reason I really like this is that it delivers the best gaming performance across a wide variety of games that I like and play all the time. Still, at the same time, it doesn't command a premium price tag that you may expect to pay for a flagship iPhone or Samsung equivalent. The only downside I found with this particular phone is that it isn't water resistant or waterproof, so you need to be careful when you need water with it, but for me, that is a small price to pay for the performance.

Metrics to look for

So, if you're looking for a good smartphone but want something else that may be in your price range or a bit more aligned with your taste in smartphones, there are certain things that you will need to measure them against. And again, to save you time, I will explain what some of these are:

• RAM (Random Access Memory)—the more, the better. This is the main operating resource that is used and demanded by all of the top games.
• Storage: This is measured in GB, and some of the latest titles can be quite big, therefore demanding more room. If you want a lot of apps on your phone, you need memory to accommodate this.
• Chipset or GPU—this is the brain of the smartphone and allows for the delivery of a top experience; top manufacturers of these include Snapdragon.
• Battery life: As you might expect, if you're playing on your smartphone, you'll find that because it is more demanding of your phone's resources, it will deplete your battery life faster; therefore, you want something that you're not going to have to charge all of the time.

To me, playing games on smartphones is the future. I remember traditionally, where if we wanted to game, we had to have a console, or of course, we could play games on our Gameboy, but since then, smartphones have been able to deliver a totally different and immersive experience. The quality of the gameplay, graphics, and animations now, in my opinion, is comparable to that of consoles; is it a great time to be alive?

In Summary

And so, to conclude everything today, hopefully, this has given you an idea of what you need to be looking out for when, like me, you're looking for your next phone. I've also given you my personal recommendation of which is the best smartphone out there on the market at the moment if you consider yourself an avid gamer, but, at the same time, it is all down to personal preference. Some of the choices of games on the app store aren't as demanding as others, so it's all about what you require or need.