Asus ROG 6 and ROG 6 Pro finally debuts, flaunting gamer's dream of an insane 165Hz refresh rate for its Samsung OLED, a massive 18GB of RAM option, and a huge battery for all-day gaming.
LEIPZIG, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 15: A participant stands with a mobile phone to play a video game at the 2019 DreamHack video gaming festival on February 15, 2019 in Leipzig, Germany.
Asus ROG 6, 6 Pro
The Taiwan-based tech giant Asus released the specs details of the ROG Phone 6 and its top-of-the-line ROG Phone 6 Pro. And a glance at them shows that these all-new Android smartphones are not meant for some light usage or gaming.
After all, the two new Asus devices are gaming-focused smartphones. Thus it gets the Republic of Gamers (ROG) branding.
The Taiwanese firm has been offering gaming phones under its ROG lineup. In fact, the Phone 6 and Phone 6 Pro are their fifth generation. Asus missed out on the "4" naming due to the stigma against it in the Asian country.
Asus ROG 6, 6 Pro Full Specs
As per a news story by CNET, the newly-debuted ROG Phone 6 models sports the all-new flagship chipset of Qualcomm, the Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1.
The standard Phone 6 starts with 256GB of internal storage and 8GB of RAM but goes as high as 12GB of RAM.
Meanwhile, the Pro variant pairs the Snapdragon processor with up to 512GB of internal storage and a whopping 18GB of RAM. Unfortunately, Asus ditches the SD card slot, making memory expansion impossible.
According to a recent report by Slash Gear, the Phone 6 RAM Pro is interestingly larger than what gaming consoles offer these days, specifically the Xbox Series X. The most expensive ROG phone appears to be pretty serious about stepping up the mobile gaming experience.
Microsoft's Xbox Series X (black) and series S (white) gaming consoles are displayed at a flagship store of SK Telecom in Seoul on November 10, 2020.
The ROG Phone 6 Pro also boasts a massive 6.78-inch Samsung AMOLED display, which supports a buttery smooth refresh rate of 165Hz.
It is a significant upgrade from what we usually see on Android gaming phones, which top at 120Hz. CNET notes that this should give mobile gamers more precision in fast-paced gaming sessions.
Not to mention that the batteries of the Phone 6 series also make sure that this phone could last long despite the heavy gaming use. Both devices flaunt a massive 6,000mAh battery, which supports up to 65W of charging.
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ROG 6 Pro Cameras
The Pro version of the ROG 6 series is packed with impressive cameras. It includes a 50 megapixel main lens, a 13 megapixel ultrawide snapper, and a 5 megapixel macro sensor. Its selfie shooter flaunts up to 12 megapixel.
Asus ROG 6, 6 Pro Prices
With all of these maxed-out specs, how much are the new ROG 6 phones priced?
The ROG 6 starts at $1022, whereas the Pro retails for $1349.
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