Asus ROG Phone II

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https://www.techradar.com/sg/reviews/asus-rog-phone-2

The Asus ROG Phone 2, the successor to the gaming-centric ROG Phone from last year, is here. The first iteration was as great a gaming phone as it was a regular handset, but the ROG Phone 2 is bigger and packs in more power than ever. 

While the jury is still out on whether we actually need gaming smartphones, coupled with the slow development in the mobile gaming industry, the Asus ROG Phone 2 continues to cater to the existing niche. 

And enthusiasts should look at it like a gaming device that can provide an ultimate experience when it comes to all things gaming. 

It's not just the ROG Phone 2 itself either, as the smartphone comes with a bunch of cool accessories aimed squarely at enhancing the gaming experience by a huge margin over rival handsets such as the Razer Phone 2 or Red Magic 

 

ASUS ROG PHONE 2 SPECS

Weight: 240g
Dimensions: 170.99 x 77.6 x 9.78mm
OS: Android 9.0 Pie
Screen size: 6.59-inch, 120Hz refresh rate
Resolution: 2340 x 1080 (FHD+)
CPU: Snapdragon 855 Plus
GPU: Adreno 640
RAM: 8GB/12GB
Storage: 128/512GB
Battery: 6,000mAh
Rear camera: 48MP + 13MP
Front camera: 24MP

 

With a 6.59-inch AMOLED display boasting a Full HD+ (2340 x 1080 pixels) resolution, the ROG Phone 2 provides more play area than the original ROG Phone. 

The refresh rate of the display has been bumped up to 120Hz (from 90Hz) with a one millisecond response time and 240Hz touch response time - the first smartphone to feature this. 

The screen can reproduce up to 108% of the DCI-P3 color gamut and is also 10bit HDR certified, which means your games should look great.

The on-paper specs translate into a high-end screen to play games on as the higher refresh rate makes for a superior viewing experience that’s as good for gaming as it is for content consumption. 

The front has noticeable bezels around the screen, which gives it a 19.5:9 aspect ratio. Asus believes that a full-screen display brings in uninvited touch inputs along the edges, so the bezels provide a space to rest fingers without them interfering with the action on-screen. 

Under the hood

Asus revealed the ROG Phone 2 would feature the Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus chipset clocked at 2.96GHz. The octa-core CPU paired with the Adreno 640 GPU is supported by up to 12GB of RAM and 128GB/512GB of UFS3.0 storage.

Props to Asus for building the best phone that the gaming niche has ever seen. Here's our full Asus ROG Phone 2 review!

Read the post: http://andauth.co/ASUSROG2

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Left out the most important detail - what is the price locally?

Original article:  Asus ROG Phone 2 in India starts at Rs 37,999 for the base variant with 8GB RAM and 128GB storage. Whereas the maxed-out version with 12GB RAM and 512GB storage has been priced at Rs 59,999. 

Would be nice to know what the price here will be.

**FOUND IT:  https://sg.store.asus.com/game-changer

Pre-order at $1,598, accessories superpack at 'special price' of ONLY $999

As compared to India price of Rs59,999 or 1,170.02.  Someone is earning a HUGE markup on local sets.

 

 

Edited October 1, 2019 by Nostalgia

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