ASUS Republic of Gamers unveils the ROG Phone 6 series
ASUS Republic of Gamers has finally revealed its latest flagship gaming smartphone lineup, the ROG Phone 6 series.
ASUS Republic of Gamers has finally revealed its latest flagship gaming smartphone lineup, the ROG Phone 6 series.
Consisting of the ROG Phone 6 Pro and ROG Phone 6, this gaming phone lineup features several enhancements over their predecessors (the ROG Phone 5 lineup). While both phones feature similar specs, the Pro model stands out with the ROG Vision mini display at the back which can be set to play custom animations.
ROG Phone 6 Pro
First up, we have the Pro model. This phone is powered by a Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 paired with up to 18GB Of LPDDR5 memory. With these specs, the ROG Phone 6 Pro should have enough power to run today’s popular games with ease.
The phone also comes with an upgraded GameCool 6 cooling system which includes 360° CPU cooling technology, a 30% larger vapor chamber, and 85% larger graphite sheets. Thanks to these improvements, the phone should have much better heat dissipation.
The ROG Phone 6 Pro comes with a 6.78-inch 165 Hz AMOLED HDR10+ display with a 720Hz sampling rate, making it one of the best smartphone displays for mobile gaming. On top of these, the screen can be set to 60 Hz, 90 Hz, 120 Hz, 144 Hz, or 165 Hz.
Other features of the phone include the GameFX audio system and Dirac Virtuo spatial audio for enhanced gaming audio. It also comes with a large 6000 mAh battery with 65-watt HyperCharge support.
Finally, the phone now comes with a triple-camera setup with a Sony IMX766 50MP main shooter, a 13MP secondary camera, and a macro snapper. At the front meanwhile is a 12MP selfie cam.
ROG Phone 6 and Accessories
The base ROG Phone 6 shares mostly the same internals as the Pro model. What makes this different is that the base model comes with Aura RGB lighting instead of the ROG Mini Vision display.
Here are the complete specs of both phones:
To complement the phones, ASUS ROG unveiled a range of accessories, including the new ROG Cetra True Wireless Pro and ROG Cetra True Wireless.
There’s also the ROG Phone 6-exclusive AeroActive Cooler 6, ROG Kunai 3 Gamepad for ROG Phone 6, ROG Phone 6 Glass Screen Protector, cases, and more.
ROG Phone 6 Series Philippines Price and Availability
The ROG Phone 6 series is confirmed to release in the Philippines. The ROG Phone 6 will be available in Phantom Black and Storm White with up to 16 GB of LPDDR5 RAM, and up to 512 GB of storage. The ROG Phone 6 Pro meanwhile, will be available exclusively in Storm White, and features 18 GB of LPDDR5 RAM, with 512 GB of storage.
Pricing and availability of the new phones will be announced soon.