In 2018, Asus decided to bring its ROG gaming brand into the smartphone realm and five years later we are at ROG Phone 6 and ROG Phone 6 Pro, the installments of 2022 with Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1. Like the previous generation of ROG Phone, the differences between the Pro and non-Pro models boil down to RAM capacity and it appears the Pro has up to 18GB of RAM and a programmable color AMOLED display on the back.
Both ROG Phone 6 models feature 6.78-inch AMOLED displays with a resolution of 1080 x 2448 pixels and refresh rates of 165Hz. The touch sampling rate is now 720Hz, while peak brightness now reaches 1200 nits in automatic mode. In addition to the 165Hz mode, the display can be set to 60Hz, 90Hz, 120Hz or 144Hz depending on your preference. Corning Gorilla Glass Victus is here to repel scratches.
Both phones use Qualcomm’s latest Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 chipset with 12/16 GB of LPDDR5 RAM on the ROG Phone 6 and 18 GB of RAM on the ROG Phone 6 Pro. Storage is not expandable and can be 256 GB or 512 GB, again of the UFS 3.1 variety.
The cooling system has been overhauled to fit the new Snapdragon chipset, and Asus claims it can lower the CPU temperature by up to 10 ° C.
Asus ROG Phone 6 Pro and ROG Phone 6
Asus is restoring the programmable AirTrigger ultrasonic buttons on the right side and back of the phone, allowing you to map controls within supported games. The phone also includes two front speakers, three microphones, Dirac Virtuo spatial audio, and a headphone jack. The phone is also IPX4 splash resistant.
The camera department has also received an upgrade with a 50MP Sony IMX766 main shooter alongside a 13MP ultrawide module and 5MP macro cam. The selfie shooter is now a 12MP Sony IMX663.
ROG Phone 6 and 6 Pro still use a 6,000mAh battery split into two 3,000mAh cells, and you get two USB-C ports – one on the bottom and another on the side. Wired charging is still limited to 65W, just like the ROG Phone 5 series. The software front is covered by Android 12 with ROG UI and Zen UI.
Asus ROG Phone 6 series accessories
Asus is introducing new versions of its signature AeroActive cooler and ROG Kunai gamepad for the ROG Phone 6 series, as well as the new ROG Cetra True Wireless and Cetra True Wireless Pro earphones.
ROG Phone 6 with its 12GB of RAM and 256GB of storage will retail for € 999 / £ 899 in Europe and INR 71,999 in India, while the top-of-the-line ROG Phone 6 Pro with 18GB of RAM and 512GB of storage will retail for € 1,299 / £ 1,099 and INR 89,999 respectively.
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