ASUS ROG Phone II
The phrase ROG is famous among PC gamers around the world, ROG was introduced first in 2006 as Republic Of Gamers, under the name of ROG Asus has been providing ultimate gaming hardware for gamers. Ever since then ASUS has managed to occupy a place in the list of best gaming hardware providers.
Asus in the recent past released a phone which was dedicated to gaming by the name ASUS ROG Phone which justified its gaming potential. ASUS ROG Phone II will be the next iteration of ASUS ROG Phone which will be having more upgraded features dedicated to gaming and will be a gaming phone in true sense.
Let’s dive deep into the offerings of ASUS ROG Phone II
ASUS ROG Phone II will differ from its previous generation in terms of camera, display, storage and most importantly the chipset.
Camera
The highlighting feature of new ASUS ROG Phone II is its camera which would be of 48 MP with f/1.8 (wide angle) and 13 MP with f/2.4 (ultra wide) at the rear side. The front camera will be of 24 MP with f/2.2. With the arrival of OnePlus 7 Pro with 48 MP of the main camera, all other brands have started equipping their high-end smartphones with at least 48 MP of main camera sensor except Apple. Asus decided not to lag and adopted the new trend of giving high-resolution camera sensors.
Gaming Display with HDR 10
Over the last ROG Phone, the new ASUS ROG phone II has a slightly larger display. The screen size of the new ROG Phone II is 6.6 inches and is of AMOLED type with a resolution of 1080 x 2340 which concentrates the pixel density to 391 PPI. ASUS ROG Phone had a screen size of 6.0 inches and was having 90 Hz of refresh rate which is now increased to 120 Hz on ASUS ROG Phone II with 1 MS of response time. Moreover, the touch panel’s refresh rate is increased to 240 Hz in the ASUS ROG Phone II which is the center of attraction for gamers who seek gaming on the Phone.
Gaming Chipset and Gaming UI
The latest ASUS ROG Phone II is powered by ‘Snapdragon 855+ ‘chipset working on 7 nm processors which are too dedicated to gaming. On the GPU side, ASUS ROG Phone II has got ‘Adreno 640’ clocked at 700 MHz to deliver unmatched gaming experience on phone. Out of the box, the phone will run on Android 9 Pie covered by ROG UI.
RAM and Storage
Modern games require a tremendous amount of RAM and storage which gets mitigated by 12 GB RAM and 1 TB storage variant of ASUS ROG Phone II. So in short ASUS ROG Phone II will have variants with 8 GB and 12 GB of RAM and Storage in the range of 256 GB to 1 TB.
More Gaming requires more power
Unlike last ASUS ROG Phone, ROG Phone II will have an unimaginable battery of 6000 mAh to lasts long even after gaming. The massive size battery will relieve the stress laid by high power-consuming display and touch panel with sensitivity. The battery will be fast charged by 30 W fast charger using Qualcomm quick charge 4.0 technology. The phone is said to also support reverse charging to charge up wireless earphones or other such devices.
Gamepad
ASUS ROG Phone II with a Gamepad from ASUS which is named KUNAI Gamepad gives stunning gaming experience. It is a modular gamepad that has got a facility to hold the phone and operate the game via hard buttons and joystick provided on the sides.
Release and Price
The release of ASUS ROG Phone II is very near that is somewhere around in October 2019 but nothing has been confirmed by ASUS and is expected to cost around Rs.70, 000/- in India.
Specifications
| General | |
| Brand | Asus |
| Model | ROG Phone 2 |
| Form factor | Touchscreen |
| Dimensions (mm) | 170.99 x 77.60 x 9.78 |
| Weight (g) | 240 |
| Battery capacity (mAh) | 6000 |
| Removable battery | No |
| Colors | Black |
| Screen | |
| Screen size (inches) | 6.59 |
| Touchscreen | Yes |
| Resolution | 1080x2340 pixels |
| Protection type | Gorilla Glass |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 |
| Hardware | |
| Processor | 2.6GHz octa-core |
| RAM | 8GB |
| Expandable storage up to (GB) | 128 |
| Camera | |
| Rear camera | 48-megapixel + 13-megapixel |
| Rear flash | Yes |
| Front camera | 24-megapixel |
| Front flash | No |
| Software | |
| Operating system | Android 9 Pie |
| Skin | ROG UI |
| Connectivity | |
| Wi-Fi | Yes |
| Wi-Fi standards supported | 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac |
| GPS | Yes |
| Bluetooth | Yes |
| NFC | Yes |
| USB Type-C | Yes |
| Headphones | 3.5mm |
| Number of SIMs | 1 |
| Wi-Fi Direct | Yes |
| GSM/CDMA | GSM |
| 3G | Yes |
| 4G/ LTE | Yes |
| Sensors | |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes |
| Compass/ Magnetometer | Yes |
| Proximity sensor | Yes |
| Accelerometer | Yes |
| Ambient light sensor | Yes |
| Gyroscope | Yes |
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