New Delhi, Oct. 4 -- Gaming, especially for professional gamers, has never been about smartphones. Thanks to the popularity of Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI), PUBG: Battlegrounds, and Call of Duty: Mobile, smartphone gaming has experienced significant growth. It has progressed to the extent that manufacturers are now building smartphones specifically designed for professional gamers. These smartphones come with AirTriggers, advanced thermal management systems, larger batteries, and gaming-oriented software modes.

The pinnacle of a gaming smartphone, at least in India, is the ASUS ROG Phone 8 and 8 Pro, with a starting price of Rs.94,999 (the ROG Phone 9 series never launched in the country). But paying close to a lakh for a gaming sma...