The ASUS ROG Phone II was first announced back in July. Now, company has officially launched the smartphone in India.
It comes with ultrasonic AirTriggers with quick haptic response rate and 20ms vibration latency. It has Dual Nano SIM slots and comes with an in-display fingerprint sensor.
The ROG Phone 2 specs include 6.59-inch OLED 10-bit HDR display with FHD+ resolution and comes with Corning Gorilla Glass 6 protection. There is a 6000mAh battery with 30W fast charging support.
The smartphone is powered by octa-core Snapdragon 855 plus chipset paired with 8GB/12GB RAM and 128GB/512GB storage options (non expandable). It has 3D vaport chamber for keeping the device cool during gaming sessions.
The ROG Phone II features in in 48MP + 13MP dual shooters at the back with LED Flash. Front side houses 24MP selfie shooter. The handset also comes dual front facing 5-magnet speakers with dual amplifiers and quad-microphones for noise cancellation.
ASUS ROG Phone II Specifications
- Dimensions: 170.99 x 77.6 x 9.48 mm
- Weight: 240 Grams
- Biometrics: in-display fingerprint sensor
- SIM: Dual Nano SIM slots
- Vibrations: Dual high-end vibrating motors XYZ axis for surround feel
- Operating System: Android 9.0 Pie based ROG UI
- Display: 6.6-inch AMOLED 10-bit HDR display with 2340 x 1080 pixels resolution, 19.5:9 aspect ratio, 108% DCI-P3 colors. 120Hz at 1ms refresh rate, 240Hz touch sensor sampling rate, deltaE < 1 color accuracy, 10000:1 contrast ratio 10-point multi-touch support, Corning Gorilla Glass 6 protection
- Chipset: octa-core (2.9GHz Kryo 485 x 1 + 2.42GHz Kryo 485 x 3 + 1.8GHz Kryo 485 x 4) Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus Mobile Platform with Adreno 640 (675MHz) GPU
- RAM: 8GB / 12GB LPDDR4X
- Storage: 128GB / 512GB UFS 3.0 (non expandable)
- Front camera: 24MP
- Rear cameras: 48MP (Sony IMX586 sensor, 0.8um pixels, F/1.79 Aperture, 4k at 60fps) + 13MP (125-degree FOV) dual shooters with LED Flash
- Battery: 6000 mAh with Quick Charge 3.0 / 4.0 / PD 3.0 fast charging support (supports 30W Hyper Charge as well)
- Audio: Dual front facing speakers (Stereo speakers) with dual Smart Amplifier, Hi-Res Audio, , DTS: X Ultra, Quad microphones with noise-cancellation, voice wakeup
- Connectivity: 5G, 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Dual Band (2.4/5GHz), 2×2 MIMO), Bluetooth V5.0, GPS/GLONASS/BDS/Galileo,/QZSS, NFC, 3.5mm Audio jack, USB Type-C connector
- Sensors: two Ultrasonic AirTrigger sensors, Accelerometer, Proximity, Hall, Ambient Light, Gryoscope, e-Compass
The ASUS ROG Phone II 8GB/128GB model price is Rs. 37,999 while the premium ROG Phone II 12GB/512GB variant costs Rs. 59,999. It will go on sale at Flipkart from September 30th during Big Billion Days sale. The Premium 12GB/512GB model will include 30W fast charger and Aero Active II cooler.
There are bunch of accessories for this gaming phone. The ASUS ROG 30W charger costs Rs. 1999, AeroActive Cooler II costs Rs. 3999, ROG Kunai Gamepad is Rs. 9999, Mobile Desktop Dock is Rs. 12,99, Professional Dock is Rs. 5499, Twin View Dock II price is Rs. 19,999 and Lighting Armored case costs Rs. 2999.