The rumoured newest and probably the most high-end gaming smartphone, the Asus ROG Phone II, is making its way to India today on September 23, 2019. The company has announced the handset earlier this year and had boasted of a fast 120Hz AMOLED display, improved cooling, and the Snapdragon 855+ processor. This could also mean the ROG Phone 2 could be expensive than other gaming phones launched in India this year.
Asus ROG Phone II To Launch in India
The new smartphone will be launching in India today as Asus is hosting a special event in New Delhi which begins at 12.30 PM. The event is going to be live-streamed and you can catch the announcement on the official Asus India YouTube channel.
The highlight of the ROG Phone 2 is its newer Snapdragon 855 Plus chipset which is claimed to offer 15 percent better performance in graphics and 4 percent improvement in CPU power. Along with that, Asus could offer up to 12GB RAM and 512GB storage, the latter being UFS 3.0 storage, which should aid for faster app load times.
The new ROG Phone 2 gets a mix of glass and metal build with a distinguished gamer-oriented design with same RGB-lit ROG logo at the back. The handset also comes with a bunch of accessories and partnership with prominent game developers.
Asus ROG Phone II Specification Features
One of the biggest and well-needed changes is the 6.59-inch AMOLED display with a 2340×1080 pixel resolution. It can go up to 120Hz refresh rate with 1ms latency. Users can also step down to 60Hz or 90Hz modes. The company says that the touch sensor has a sampling rate of 240Hz and with some special optimisations on Android itself, the company has managed to achieve a lower touch latency than the iPhone XS Max. It also supports 10-bit HDR and is rated to offer 108-percent DCI-P3 color space and perfect color accuracy of deltaE < 1.
For heat dissipation, Asus has put vents that take away the heat from the vapor chamber to the external vents. There is also a new AeroActive Cooler II which will be bundled in the box and is claimed to be four times quieter (24dB) and improved cooling on the outside of the device. It can also double as a kickstand.
There is a massive 6,000mAh battery which means that it can last for about 7 hours of non-stop PUBG action. It can also be charged quickly as the phone supports 30W ‘ROG HyperCharge’ using a standard 3A cable along with Quick Charge 4.0. At the back, you get the same cameras as the Asus 6Z (ZenFone 6) which includes a 48-megapixel sensor paired with a 13-megapixel sensor with a 125-degree ultra-wide-angle lens. At the front, there is a 24-megapixel selfie camera.
Asus ROG Phone II Price Images
There are dual speakers on the front with DTS:X Ultra support, and have larger chambers to make them 2.5-times louder than the first-gen ROG Phone. Asus has also put two vibration motors, one on the left and one on the right for improved directional haptic feedback.
As for its expected price, the smartphone was launched in China starting at CNY 3,499 (roughly Rs. 35,000) for the 8GB RAM + 128GB storage variant, with the 12GB RAM + 128GB storage variant priced at CNY 5,999 (roughly Rs. 60,000). In Europe, an Ultimate Edition with 12GB RAM + 1TB storage was launched at EUR 1,199 (roughly Rs. 95,000), while the regular Asus ROG Phone 2 was launched with 12GB RAM + 512GB storage at EUR 899 (roughly Rs. 71,400).
