Asus ROG takes to Computex 2018 to launch a take on the high-spec gaming smartphone concept-- the ROG Phone, a first handset from the company designed specifically for gaming.

Being a ROG-branded device the Phone looks suitably aggressive, with a RGB lighting and angular designs on the back. The insides appear to be equally fierce, with a 2.96GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 processor (the "world's fastest speed-binned," according to Asus), up to 8GB RAM, 512GB storage and 4000mAh battery. Meanwhile the 6-inch 2160 x 1080 OLED display has a 90Hz refresh rate and is HDR capable.

Further features include a dual rear-facing camera setup (12MP regular plus 8MP wide-angle), 8MP front-facing camera, dual front-facing stereo speakers, NFC support, USB-C port and 3.5mm jack. Another interesting addition is a trio of ultrasonic sensors. Two of the sensors act as programmable shoulder buttons for landscape gaming, while the third allows users to switch apps with a squeeze.

Following months of rumours the latest OnePlus smartphone gets an official reveal-- the OnePlus 6, a handset with a 6.3-inch OLED display featuring, as many current flagship phones do, a notch at the top.

The OnePlus 6 shares other similarities with top-of-the-line smartphones apart from the notch. It also has an "all-glass" design with minimal bezels around the display, a OnePlus first. The display offers 2280 x 1080 resolution, while specs include a Snapdragon 845 processor, Adreno 630 graphics, up to 8GB RAM, and up to 256GB storage. Power comes through a 3300mAh battery with Dash Charge fast charging.

Connectivity includes a USB-C port, headphone jack, Bluetooth 5 and support for x2 nano-SIM cards. Inside the aforementioned notch is a 16MP camera with f/2.0 aperture, while the rear-facing dual-camera array has a primary 16MP sensor and optical image stabilisation, while the secondary camera has a 20MP sensor. Both cameras have an f/1.7 aperture, and can record 4K video at up to 60fps, as well as super slow-mo 240 and 480fps video at 720p.

After months of leaks rumours LG officially launches the G7 ThinQ-- the latest flagship smartphone from the company with a focus on ThinQ AI-powered functionality.

The G7 is a 6.1-inch handset with a notch on top of the LCD 3120 x 1440 resolution display housing the front-facing 8MP camera. Inside are a Snapdragon 845 processor, 4/6GB RAM, 64/128GB storage and a 3000mAh battery.  The body is covered in Gorilla Glass 5, is IP68-rated for dust and water resistance and meets the requirements of the MIL-STD 810G US military tests for performance in "harsh environments."

Lenovo-owned Motorola is back at the mid-tier smartphone game with the G6, G6 Play and G6 Plus-- a smartphone trio offering at least some flagship-tier features, only with a more affordable pricetag.

The G6 smartphones are fairly similar Android 8.0 devices. The G6 and G6 Plus are both 5.7-inch devices with 18:9 aspect ratio displays and thin bezels, although the G6 has the more premium construction with a Gorilla Glass back. The Play, on the other hand, has polymer glass. The G6 also features better specs, with a Snapdragon 450 processor, 3/4GB RAM, 32/64GB storage (expendable via microSD), 8MP front-facing camera, 12MP rear-facing camera with f/1.7lens, USB-C connectivity and fingerprint sensor.

Xiaomi enters the arena of high-spec gaming smartphones with the Black Shark-- a black-and-green 6-inch number with a 1080 x 2160 LCD display running on the Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 processor.

The result of Xiaomi investment in Chinese gaming company Black Shark Technology, the Black Shark smartphone superior gaming control through an optional analogue stick controller users can attack to one side of the screen. It also includes true "liquid cooling" claiming temperature reductions of up to 8 degrees Celsius.

Details on the next LG flagship smartphone, the G7, are thin on the ground, but the Korean company does have one announcement ahead of the 2 May 2018 reveal-- the addition of ThinQ "Empathic AI."

ThinQ is the LG brand of artificial intelligence technology. It combines voice control with "vision AI" able to enhance camera functionality. It was first seen earlier this year in the V30S, and the version found in the G7 should see improvements making capable of human-like thinking. Or so LG claims, at any rate.

Huawei takes to Paris to present the P20 Pro-- a flagship addition to the P20 smartphone line featuring a rear-facing camera with not one, not two, but three lenses.

The result, according to the camera, is an optically-stabilised telephoto camera with either 3x optical or 5x hybrid zoom. One lens is telephoto and snaps with an 8MP sensor, another features a 40MP colour sensor and the final lens provides 20MP monochrome data. Once a photo is taken the phone combines the data from the 3 sensors into a single 10MP shot using a technique Huawei calls "Light Fusion."

BlackBerry might have stopped making hardware, but it remains a presence in mobile device software as it licenses its security technology to 3rd party hardware makers, most recently to Swiss CE maker Punkt Tronics.

The first such deal involving BlackBerry security technology was signed back in September 2017 with Chinese company NDT. The licensing program is known as BlackBerry Secure, and allows companies to leverage BlackBerry security credentials without hiding own branding. As a result, Punkt can now make a Punkt-branded devices that simply says "BlackBerry Secure" during startup.