ASUS formally introduced the ROG Cellphone 6 and ROG Cellphone 6 Professional on July 5. Introducing the cell gaming world to the most recent superpowered handset. Whereas we now have beloved the ROG Cellphone 6 Professional and lined so much about how the system performs in our overview, there’s much more to really know concerning the telephone. So we’ll be protecting that info right here.
ASUS’s ROG Cellphone model has come a good distance because the days of the unique telephone. And though that specific system was among the many greatest for cell gaming even again then, ASUS has actually added some spit and polish to its most up-to-date providing. Fairly merely, that is the very best ASUS has ever produced and it lastly appears like it may be a worthy every day driver for almost all of customers.
With all of that mentioned, let’s dive a bit extra into the telephone collection. In the event you’re contemplating shopping for one, then it gained’t damage to know extra about it.
When do the ROG Cellphone 6 and ROG Cellphone 6 Professional launch?
ASUS hasn’t formally launched the telephone but nevertheless it did start pre-orders on July 5, the day of its announcement. ASUS additionally famous that the system would ship to consumers “a number of weeks later” which suggests it must be transport out to those that pre-ordered someday subsequent week or the week after.
Proper now the system is just accessible for pre-order within the UK, Europe, and Taiwan. With no official launch time for the US. ASUS did formally launch the ROG Cellphone 5 within the US although, so its predecessor will finally make it stateside as effectively.
It’s only a matter of time. That being mentioned, the system will most likely attain US shoppers earlier than the top of the 12 months.
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The ROG Cellphone 6 and ROG Cellphone 6 Professional at the moment are accessible for pre-order within the US through Amazon. They are going to be accessible for pre-order by way of the ASUS Retailer within the close to future.
How a lot does the telephone price?
It will rely upon the place you purchase it and what mannequin you get. The ROG Phon 6 with 12GB of RAM and 256GB of storage is £899 within the UK and €999 in Europe. The ROG Cellphone 6 with 16GB of RAM and 512GB of storage will increase the value to £999 within the UK and €1,149 in Europe.
And eventually, the ROG Cellphone 6 Professional, which comes with 18GB of RAM and 512GB of storage, is £1,099 within the UK and €1,299 in Europe. As of proper now there aren’t any official costs for the US. And there probably gained’t be any confirmed US costs till after ASUS formally publicizes when the US launch date is. At which level it’ll most likely open up pre-orders as effectively.
ASUS additionally lists an 8GB RAM mannequin of the ROG Cellphone 6 on its US web site, however no costs are listed and it doesn’t appear to supply this mannequin within the UK in any respect. So configuration availability is unquestionably topic to area.
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US pricing for the system begins at $999. That is for the 12GB RAM/256GB storage mannequin. The 16GB RAM/512GB storage mannequin retails for $1,099, and the ROG Cellphone 6 Professional, which comes with 18GB of RAM and 512GB of storage will retail for $1,299.
What number of fashions of the ROG Cellphone 6 are there?
There are two fashions of the system, with a mixed whole of 4 configurations. This consists of three configurations of the ROG Cellphone 6, and one configuration of the ROG Cellphone 6 Professional.
So this 12 months ASUS has determined to chop issues down. With the ROG Cellphone 5, it launched three totally different fashions. The 5, 5 Professional, and 5 Final. Then it additionally ended up launching the 5s and 5s Professional. This 12 months, ASUS has basically packed every little thing that will have been in an Final into the 6 Professional, and every little thing that will have been in a Professional and 5s fashions into the second configuration of the 6.
In our opinion, this makes every little thing method simpler. And it’s much less convoluted for the buyer. Having too many fashions to select from simply results in indecision which might result in no sale. ASUS seems to be making an attempt to make issues less complicated right here.
What are the total specs for the system?
The specs for probably the most half are the identical throughout all 4 configurations that ASUS is providing. With the one modifications being the quantity of RAM, and the way a lot storage you’ve got. The ROG Cellphone 6 additionally doesn’t include an LCD show on the again just like the Professional mannequin. And as a substitute makes use of a customizable RGB sample like on final 12 months’s ROG Cellphone 5s. The remainder of the specs nevertheless are the identical. So right here’s the breakdown of what you get.
- Colorways – Phantom Black and Storm White for the ROG Cellphone 6, and Storm White for the ROG Cellphone 6 Professional
- Processor – Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 Cell Platform with Adreno 730
- Reminiscence – 8GB/12GB/16GB for the ROG telephone 6, and 18GB for the ROG Cellphone 6 Professional
- Storage – 256GB and 512GB for the ROG Cellphone 6, and 512GB for the ROG Cellphone 6 Professional
- Show – 6.78-inch Samsung AMOLED with 2448 x 1080 decision and Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
- Refresh price – 165Hz
- Rear digicam – Major Sensor: Sony IMX766 50MP picture sensor – plus 13MP ultrawide sensor and 5MP macro sensor
- Entrance digicam – 12MP sensor
- Video – 8K UHD at 24fps, 4K UHD at 30fps and 60fps, 1080p FHD at 30fps and 60fps, 720p HD at 30fps and 60fps
- Audio system – Twin front-facing stereo audio system with Dirac HD sound
- SIM – Twin SIM card slots
- Battery – 6,00mAh high-capacity battery with Fast Cost 5.0 help
- Sensors – In-display fingerprint sensor, accelerometer, face recognition, e-compass, gyroscope, proximity sensor, ambient-light sensor, ultrasonic sensors for AirTrigger 6 and grip press
- Energy adapter – 65W USB-C energy adapter
- Water resistance – IPX4
- Weight – 239g
- Dimensions – 173 x 77 x 10.3 mm
Does the telephone have expandable storage?
No. The ROG Cellphone 6 collection doesn’t include expandable storage. Like lots of immediately’s units, you get what comes within the telephone and that’s it. Fortunately, with the ROG Cellphone 6 and ROG Cellphone 6 Professional, your choices are 256GB or 512GB. Which is quite a bit and most of the people who would purchase this system would most likely battle to make use of all of it up.
That doesn’t imply it’ll be sufficient for everybody. However for a telephone, it’s exceptionally simple to get by with ether of those quantities. Due to the development of cloud gaming and cloud storage. Which in the end means you employ up much less room for storing video games, apps, music, films, pictures, movies, paperwork and extra.
Do the ROG Cellphone 6/6 Professional have any equipment?
The ROG Cellphone 6 collection has a number of official equipment, and a relaunch of 1 accent from final 12 months. There’s the all-new AeroActive Cooler 6 which comes within the field, in addition to a shell case within the field. There’s additionally an non-obligatory shell case, an non-obligatory protecting case from Satan Case, and an non-obligatory tempered glass display protector.
ASUS additionally re-released the ROG Kunai 3 gamepad in Storm White to match the brand new White shade of each the ROG Cellphone 6 and ROG Cellphone 6 Professional. Lastly, ASUS is launching a brand new set of true wi-fi earbuds for the telephone that may be remodeled right into a wired pair, and a telephone clip for third-party controllers.
Is The ROG Cellphone 6 working on Android 12?
Sure. ASUS ships the ROG Cellphone 6 and ROG Cellphone 6 Professional with Android 12 out of the field. So there’s no must replace the software program to be on the latest model of Android. Which is smart provided that the ROG Cellphone 5 obtained the Android 12 replace formally effectively earlier than the 6 and 6 Professional have been introduced.
Does the telephone have good battery life?
The telephone has wonderful battery life. In any case, this isn’t too troublesome to attain when there’s a 6,000mAh high-capacity battery powering your experiences.
In brief you may simply get by on two days of use with a single cost. Possibly extra. That may naturally change based mostly on how you employ the telephone. For instance, in the event you sit down for a number of hours of gaming with a graphically demanding recreation like Genshin Affect or Diablo Immortal, then your battery can definitely lose about 50% of its energy in that point. Even then that doesn’t matter an excessive amount of because the telephone expenses up very quickly in a brief period of time.
There are some methods you may mitigate the battery drain although. For starters, make the most of the telephone’s totally different efficiency profiles within the Armoury Crate app. There’s X Mode, Dynamic Mode, and Extremely Sturdy. In the event you’re trying to preserve battery whereas nonetheless gaming, then set it to dynamic when you’re in your recreation of selection. You are able to do this by opening the Recreation Genie dashboard as soon as the sport is loaded up.
Secondly, ensure you tune the sport’s graphics down. It will assist the sport use much less energy to perform optimally. And will end in total much less energy draw from the battery. You can too flip off something that isn’t actually essential to the gaming expertise. Just like the LCD show and RGB lighting on the again of the telephone. And eventually, both stick to the audio system for audio or use wired headphones, and switch down the display brightness as a lot as you’re prepared to tolerate.
Does the ROG Cellphone 6 have a 3.5mm headphone jack?
Sure. ASUS continues to be implementing using a 3.5mm headphone jack on its newest gaming telephones. So in the event you choose the wired expertise, you may plug in your favourite headset. Or you may attempt to snag ASUS’s snazzy new true wi-fi earbuds that include a wired attachment. This manner you need to use them wi-fi for somethings and wired for others.
Does the telephone nonetheless have AirTriggers?
Completely. These are a staple of the ROG Cellphone collection and ASUS probably plans on by no means eliminating them. And rightfully so. They’re a simple strategy to implement further controls for players with out having to really add on bodily controls. That being mentioned, there are some variations this 12 months.
The brand new AirTriggers truly do greater than those on final 12 months’s ROG Cellphone 5 collection units. With the AirTriggers 6 providing as much as 9 totally different gestures. Nonetheless, there are now not any again ultrasonic triggers on the again like there have been on the ROG Cellphone 5 Final. As a substitute ASUS appears to have included the capabilities of these into the AirTriggers on the highest.
How is the digicam high quality?
Likelihood is in the event you’re shopping for a gaming telephone, you’re shopping for it largely for the gaming prowess. Chances are you’ll be much less involved with the way it performs within the image taking division. However, that doesn’t imply you gained’t use the digicam in any respect, proper? That is in any case prone to be your major telephone. Until you’re a person who has a couple of system, and use this strictly for gaming, this will probably be your solely system and thus the one telephone digicam you’ve got at your disposal.
So that you most likely need the digicam to carry out no less than decently. We are able to say that the digicam performs admirably. It gained’t be the very best telephone digicam available on the market, however it’ll offer you fairly good photos this present day.
Particularly in the event you’re coming from a telephone that’s no less than two or three years older. So long as you’re conscious that the digicam on the ROG Cellphone 6 and ROG Cellphone 6 Professional gained’t outdo the likes of the Pixel 6 Professional, iPhone 13 Professional Max, and Samsung Galaxy S22 Extremely, then you have to be fairly proud of it. Then once more, a few of this may be subjective and chances are you’ll discover that the digicam in your personal opinion, is simply nearly as good.
Does the ROG Cellphone 6 keep cool when gaming?
The brief reply is sure and no. The telephone does keep cool (to some extent) throughout gaming periods. However it may well nonetheless get heat to the contact the longer you play and if the sport is extra graphically demanding. In these circumstances, ASUS recommends utilizing the AeroActive Cooler 6 that comes with the telephone.
Particularly it recommends utilizing this attachment in the event you plan to play longer than one hour. Temperatures are additionally decrease in comparison with final 12 months’s ROG Cellphone 5 collection. So all-in-all, the telephone can keep cool whilst you recreation and ASUS has managed to decrease the temps from its earlier mannequin. That’s a win in our ebook. Nonetheless, simply know it’s worthwhile to mood your expectations.
The telephone is not going to be utterly cool to the purpose that you just gained’t discover the warmth being put out by the CPU and GPU. And once more all of it relies on the sport you’re enjoying. For instance, enjoying a recreation like Alto’s Odyssey for 2 or three hours straight isn’t going to extend the telephone temperatures an excessive amount of. So preserve that in thoughts.