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Monday, 22 July 2019

ASUS ROG Phone II Hands On and First Impressions

ASUS today introduced the ROG Phone II, the company's second-generation gaming smartphone. We got to check out the phone, here is our hands-on impressions.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oas6q0iGYJk The main highlight of the phone is its 6.59-inch (2340×1080 pixels) Full HD+ AMOLED display with 120Hz/1ms refresh rate, 240Hz touch sampling rate, 108% DCI-P3 and 10000:1 contrast ratio. The phone is protected by Gorilla Glass 6. Powered by the latest Snapdragon 855 Plus Mobile Platform with up to 12GB of RAM, 512GB (UFS 3.0) storage, it runs Android 9.0 (Pie) with ROG UI, but you can switch to Android-like UI. It has 3D vapor chamber that efficiently transfer heat away from the SoC and into the body while gaming. [gallery link="file" columns="2" size="medium" ids="287363,287362"] On the top there is a large speaker grill that also houses the earpiece. It has a 24-megapixel camera on the front. On the bottom there is a small bezel and the secondary speaker. [gallery link="file" columns="2" size="medium" ids="287360,287359"] It has dedicated ultrasonic AirTriggers, similar to the predecessor, but this has faster haptic response rate with vibration latency of just 20ms compared to 63ms. You no longer have to raise your fingers before tapping. There is a customized connector on the side with USB 3.1 Gen 2/DP 1.4 and fast charging. It  has the 3.5mm audio ...