After months of hypothesis, Asus introduced the ROG Cellphone 6 and 6 Professional July. The corporate’s flagship gaming telephones embody all of the premium options we’ve come to count on, however that was only the start.
Simply weeks later, we noticed two new ROG Telephones: the 6D and 6D Final. These are designed as options to the 6 and 6 Professional moderately than exchange them, with a chipset change from Qualcomm to MediaTek the headline information. Nonetheless, there’s additionally a brand-new cooling characteristic unique to the 6D Final.
However, because it seems, Asus wasn’t achieved there. We’ve already seen Batman variations of the common 6 and 6 Professional, and now the previous is offered with a design impressed by the Diablo Immortal. Right here’s the whole lot it’s worthwhile to know.
Asus ROG Cellphone 6 launch date
Asus debuted the ROG Cellphone 6 Collection again on 5 July 2022, with the announcement of the ROG Cellphone 6 and 6 Professional. Each telephones at the moment are that can be purchased within the US and UK:
The ROG Cellphone 6D and 6D Final then launched at a separate occasion on 19 September, and each are that can be purchased within the UK. Nonetheless, they’re not at present accessible within the US:
We’ve additionally seen a few particular editions of some telephones. That features MediaTek and Snapdragon-powered Batman fashions in September, and a ROG Cellphone 6 impressed by the Diablo Immortal recreation in November.
Asus ROG Cellphone 6 pricing
All of the ROG Cellphone 6 Collection handsets are premium units, and that’s mirrored within the costs:
- ROG Cellphone 6 (12GB RAM, 256GB storage) – $999/£899/€999
- ROG Cellphone 6 (16GB RAM, 512GB storage) – $1,099/£999/€1,149
- ROG Cellphone 6 Professional (18GB RAM, 512GB storage) – $1,299/£1,099/€1,299
- ROG Cellphone 6 Batman Version (12GB RAM, 256GB storage) – $1,199.99/£1,049.99
- ROG Cellphone 6 Diablo Immortal Version (16GB RAM, 512GB storage) – $1,299/£1,099/€1,299
- ROG Cellphone 6D (16GB RAM, 512GB storage) – £799/€949 (approx. $917)
- ROG Cellphone 6D Batman Version (12GB RAM, 256GB storage) – €1,199 (approx. $1,200/£1,050)
- ROG Cellphone 6D Final (16GB RAM, 512GB storage – £1,199/€1,399 (approx. $1,377)
For context, the common ROG Cellphone 5S value $1,099/£999 at launch, with the 5S Professional rising to $1,299/£1,099. For the ROG Cellphone 5 Final, you needed to pay €1,299 at launch.
Asus ROG Cellphone 6 specs and options
ROG Cellphone 6 and 6 Professional
The ROG Cellphone 6 and 6 Professional are undoubtedly high-end smartphones, and that’s mirrored within the top-of-the-line specs accessible on each telephones.
For most individuals, the primary improve is a transfer to the brand-new Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 chipset on each telephones. In comparison with the Snapdragon 888+ within the ROG Cellphone 5 Collection, this a two-generation bounce. Not solely is efficiency considerably higher, there’s a giant enchancment to energy effectivity.
It’s accessible with 12- or 16GB of DDR5 RAM on the common ROG Cellphone 6, however 18GB is your solely choice on the Professional. The telephones assist twin SIM however not expandable storage, so that you’ll must be content material with 256/512GB on the 6 or 512GB solely on the 6 Professional.
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Each telephones nonetheless have a 6.78in, FHD+ (2448×1080) AMOLED show, however the refresh charge is now 165Hz. That’s up from 144Hz on the ROG Cellphone 5 Collection, and joins the Crimson Magic 7 & 7 Professional as the best refresh charge telephones you should buy. Nonetheless, it sticks with the identical 360Hz contact sampling charge – that’s a lot decrease than you’ll discover on Nubia’s telephones.
Gaming on such a dynamic show inevitably impacts battery life, however Asus has caught with the identical 6,000mAh cell as earlier than. Nonetheless, the bounce from 144Hz to 165Hz doesn’t have a giant impact on the superb battery life we noticed within the ROG Cellphone 5s Professional. You additionally get a 65W charger included within the field.
The ROG Cellphone 6 and 6 Professional each have equivalent digital camera setups. Meaning a 50Mp predominant, 13Mp ultrawide and 5Mp macro lens on the again, plus a 12Mp front-facing digital camera. The latter can be utilized for face unlock, however you’ll in all probability depend on the under-display fingerprint sensor as an alternative.
Other than extra RAM, the one different distinction on the Professional is the secondary ‘ROG Imaginative and prescient’ show on the again. It may be used to show the likes of battery proportion, incoming calls and information about any equipment you’ve gotten linked. However not like the Galaxy Z Flip 3‘s exterior display screen, it could actually’t present your notifications. On the common cellphone, there’s only a emblem illuminated with RGB lighting in the identical place.
The telephones ship working Android 12, however Asus has launched its common vary of gamer-specific software program tweaks. It solely commits to 2 main Android updates and two years of safety updates, which suggests it’ll get Android 13 and and yet another.
At 228g, the 6 and 6 Professional are among the many heaviest handsets you should buy. This may be elevated additional by connecting a variety of equipment, together with the Kunai 3 gamepad and AeroActive Cooler 3. Nonetheless, these are optionally available extras which should be bought individually.
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Functionally, the Batman Version is equivalent to the common ROG Cellphone 6. The adjustments are purely aesthetic, with a customized rear design, varied software program tweaks and a brand new case included within the field. You additionally get a Batman-themed SIM ejector software and LED that may venture the long-lasting emblem onto any floor.
The identical will be stated for the Diablo Immortal Version, which incorporates what Asus is describing as a “flame impact end”. As you progress the again of the cellphone, it gives the look of flames shifting throughout the gadget.
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You additionally get the standard matching equipment, which this time embody a case and map that includes invisible ink. Even the SIM ejector software has been give a Diablo-themed makeover.
ROG Cellphone 6D and 6D Final
The 6D and 6D Final have heaps in frequent with the common 6 and 6 Professional. So, what’s truly completely different?
There are two key adjustments price highlighting, however just one applies to each telephones. The 6D and 6D Final are powered by MediaTek’s Dimensity 9000+ chipset, versus the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1. The 9000+ is MediaTek’s strongest chipset, however it stays to be seen how this can have an effect on each efficiency and energy effectivity, with the latter a selected energy of the 8+ Gen 1.
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Asus combines this with as much as 16GB of RAM on each telephones, with no choice for the 18GB discovered on the 6 Professional. Nonetheless, that’s as a result of it makes use of the quicker DDR5X commonplace, which isn’t but accessible above 16GB – efficiency is prone to profit moderately than endure from this variation.
Earlier than the occasion, Asus stated the 6D Final would characteristic a brand new cooling system “that permits airflow not like any ROG Cellphone earlier than”. Because it seems, that is through a brand new flap on the again of the cellphone which Asus is asking an ‘Aeroactive Portal’. When the AeroActive Cooler 6 (which is included within the field with the 6D Final solely) is linked, this mechanically opens to assist enhance warmth dissipation. In comparison with simply the cooler, that is supposedly as much as 20% higher by way of thermal effectivity, which is particularly necessary for lengthy gaming classes.
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Asus says the portal can final for over 40,000 opening and shutting cycles, whereas it additionally has fall detection and a cleansing mode. IPX4 splash resistance can also be retained on each telephones.
The common 6D continues with the identical cooling system discovered on the 6 and 6 Professional, however that’s not a giant points concern – it was already extremely efficient. All telephones additionally stay appropriate with the AeroActive Cooler 6 and Kunai 3 Gamepad.
Like the opposite telephones, it’s solely the 6D Final that will get the secondary ROG Imaginative and prescient show on the again. The common 6D has an RGB emblem as a substitute, identical to the usual ROG Cellphone 6.
Other than that, the whole lot else talked about almost about the 6 and 6 Professional additionally applies right here. That features the visible adjustments on the Batman Version of each, though the common 6D does shift again to the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 within the US and Canada.
Be taught extra in our separate article protecting the ROG Cellphone 6D and 6D Final.
Check out our information to the perfect gaming telephones to see what the ROG Cellphone 6 Collection is up towards. The 6 Professional at present sits third in that chart, whereas the 6D Final is eighth.