ASUS ROG Phone 6 and 6 Pro: a quick look and Mini review

ASUS has been the undisputed king of the industry when it comes to gaming phones, though still a niche segment, gaming phones are gradually becoming more and more mainstream. With their latest creation, the ASUS ROG Phone 6 and the ROG Phone 6 Pro, ASUS have again provided the best gaming phone currently available. Let's have a look at how ASUS has improved on the ROG Phone 5, and ROG Phone 5 Pro.

ASUS ROG Phone Design

The new iterations mostly bring incremental updates to the design when compared to the previous generations, that said the ROG Phone 6 and 6 Pro do look striking. At 173 x 77 x 10.3 mm and 239 grams of weight both the devices are similar to their predecessor. The only difference between the two devices is the placement of the RGB display at the back.

ASUS ROG Phone Display

On the front, both the phones feature the same 6.78” AMOLED screen at 1080 x 2448 resolution. ASUS ROG phones are the first smartphones to feature a display with a 165 Hz refresh rate and up to 720 Hz touch sampling rate. With a response time of 23 ms, these are the fastest screens we have seen on any mobile to date, the screen response feels instantaneous.

The in-display fingerprint sensor has also been improved quite significantly. The ASUS ROG Phone 6 features an illuminating RGB logo on the back which can be used as a notification LED.

Whereas, the ASUS ROG Phone 6 Pro features a fully functional 2” OLED screen with 6 customizable scenarios at the back.

ASUS ROG Phone Specification and Performance

The ROG Phone 6 and 6 Pro are packed with all the high-end specification imaginable. With the latest Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1, LPDDR5 RAM, UFS 3.1 storage etc. the ROG phones will make the specification nerd very happy.

The primary difference between the two devices is in the RAM and storage, where the ASUS ROG Phone 6 comes with 128GB 8GB RAM, 128GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 16GB RAM configurations, the ASUS ROG Phone 6 Pro come at a single specification of 512 GB storage and mind-boggling 18 GB of RAM. Combined with the newer 8+ Gen 1 SoC and 18 GB of LPDDR5 RAM, the ASUS ROG Phone 6 Pro produces a higher score than any other Android device and comes really close to the ridiculously powerful A15 SoC in the Apple iPhone 13 Pro.

ASUS ROG Phone Gaming Features

ASUS ROG Phone 6 duo pack many gaming-specific features.

AIRTRIGGER 6: The ultrasonic sensors have now been upgraded to support various gestures like Press and Lift, Gyroscope Aiming and Dual Action.

X-Haptic: ASUS has improved the haptic motor of the device, it produces powerful haptic feedback for an immersive gaming experience.

AEROACTIVE COOLER 6: ASUS also updated its Aeroactive cooler, which can make the surface of the device up to 25℃ cooler. It also adds four physical buttons to provide better control in the games.

ASUS ROG Phone Camera

Even though the camera on the ROG 6 series has been improved compared to its predecessor, they do fall short when compared to other high-end smartphones like S22 Ultra or the iPhone 13 Pro Max. Even though the cameras are nothing to brag about, they deliver completely usable images with decent dynamic range and clarity. Both the devices share the same camera module with the 50 MP primary, 13 MP ultrawide and a 5 MP macro camera.

ASUS ROG Phone Battery

Last year’s ROG Phone 5 had one of the best battery life on any phone. With the use of the same massive 6000 mAh (two 3000 mAh cells) and about 30% efficiency improvement with the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1, the ROG Phone 6 duo will outlast even the most demanding days. The phones come with a 65 Watt fast charger which ASUS claims can charge the device from 0-100% in 42 minutes, while there is no wireless charging available but there is support for wired reverse charging at 10 Watt.

Verdict

Even though ASUS ROG Phone 5 was a beast of a device when it came to performance and gaming, it was hard to recommend as a daily driver due to some key problems. It seems ASUS listened to the criticism from its users and fixed them with the ROG Phone 6 and 6 Pro. If camera performance is not that important, the ASUS ROG Phone 6 duo are some of the best devices currently present in the market.

ASUS ROG Phone 6 price in India is Rs. 71999. ASUS ROG Phone 6 Pro price in India is Rs. 89999.