Asus ROG Phone

Some manufacturers want to make a really convenient smartphone for games, although it’s not easy. ASUS perfectly worked on this task, as a result appeared smartphone Asus ROG Phone. He received a lot of improvements and chips, which are currently available only in gaming smartphones. We understand in more detail, for which characteristics is set a very high price tag.

What’s in Asus ROG Phone made specifically for gamers: an extra connector for quick charging Quick Charge 4.0+, 30W; battery with a capacity of 4000 mAh; ultra-sensitive to pressing the edges of the smartphone, the technology AirTrigger allows you to program the necessary actions on pressing (for example, sight, shooting, the choice of weapons or equipment, etc.); Three-level cooling system GameCool (carbon plate, copper pipes and steam chamber).

There is also a set of additional accessories: AeroActive Cooler cooling unit; docking station TwinView Dock with a second screen for video chat, card and other, inside this docking station there is an additional battery for 6000 mAh, external speaker system, physical triggers, active cooling of the docking station; Block Gamevice, which makes the smartphone similarity console Nintendo Switch; and another block WiGIG Dock, which will make a fixed console from the smartphone.

Other specifications of Asus ROG Phone are stated as follows: 6-inch AMOLED-display (resolution 2160×1080 pixels, support for HDR, 90Hz sweep frequency and 1ms response time), built-in stereo speakers, overclocked Snapdragon 845 processor with 2.96GHz clock speed (at standard version 2.8 GHz). The amount of RAM is 8 GB, the amount of built-in storage can be selected from two options 128 or 512 GB. Features of the case: the glass front and rear in combination with a metal frame, there is water protection and the logo on the back panel is highlighted in red. The camera in Asus ROG Phone has two 12 Mp + 8 Mp modules with phase autofocus, four-axis OIS, flash and AI functions, writes video in 4K@60fps, 1080p@240fps format. The front camera received a module at 8 Mp (aperture f/2.0, 84 degrees).

There is a novelty running Android 8.1 Oreo with a shell ROG Gaming X UI. The price for Asus ROG Phone was not announced at the time of the announcement, but on the Internet we found information in which the price tag on Asus ROG Phone was listed at $ 1,300. This is not yet an accurate price, and it is possible that after the start of sales it will be different. But, in our opinion, we should not hope that the price will be less than $1000, because according to all the characteristics Asus ROG Phone turned out to be a top-end smartphone.