Asus’ ROG Telephone II goes all-out on specs.
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Samsung, OnePlus and Huawei typically elevate the bar on energy with each iteration of their well-liked Android telephones. With its latest gaming ROG cellphone, nevertheless, Asus is actually throwing every part in — together with the proverbial kitchen sink. A successor to final 12 months’s unique ROG Telephone, the corporate’s new ROG Telephone II builds on the gaming bonafides with the newest parts 2019 has to supply.
Powered by Qualcomm’s newest Snapdragon 855 Plus and improved Adreno 640 graphics, the gadget packs 12GB of LPDDR4X RAM, a 6.59-inch AMOLED show with a 120Hz refresh price for easy gameplay, an under-display fingerprint sensor, 6,000-mAh battery and both 128GB or 512GB of built-in UFS three.zero storage.
The entrance digicam is a 24-megapixel shooter whereas the rear has two sensors: the principle sensor able to 48-megapixel photographs and a 13-megapixel ultrawide lens with a 125-degree discipline of view.
Along with a USB-C port on the underside of the cellphone, the ROG Telephone II has a USB-C port on the facet, in addition to an orange proprietary port for equipment.
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There’s a regular three.5mm headphone jack on the underside of the gadget, in addition to two USB-C ports. The primary port, situated on the underside of the gadget, can be utilized to quick cost the cellphone utilizing Qualcomm’s Fast Cost three.zero. A second USB-C port might be discovered on the facet and takes benefit of USB three.1 Gen 2 — it will probably output 4K video by means of DisplayPort 1.four and offers the cellphone sooner charging through Qualcomm’s Fast Cost four.zero.
These apprehensive about marathon sport periods heating the cellphone can cool it off with an attachable fan (!).
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Asus has additionally added a second proprietary port on the facet for hocking up docks and equipment, similar to its AeroActive Cooler II clip-on fan. AirTriggers, the corporate’s sensors alongside the corners of the cellphone that may operate as bumper buttons, have additionally been up to date for decrease latency.
Shrunken bezels alongside the highest and backside of the show home the ROG Telephone II’s front-facing audio system. As one would anticipate with a gaming cellphone, there’s an RGB emblem alongside the again with colours managed through an app.
With Google’s forthcoming Stadia platform and Microsoft’s xCloud set to hit telephones later this 12 months, it stays to be seen if cell gaming will warrant such a strong piece of hardware. Additionally unclear are precisely when the brand new ROG Telephone II will debut and the way a lot it can price.
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