Asus ROG Phone 6D debuts with Dimensity 9000+, 6D Ultimate adds unique AeroActive Portal

After weeks of teasing, Asus finally unveiled the ROG Phone 6D and 6D Ultimate - the Dimensity powered-counterparts to the ROG Phone 6 and 6 Pro. To squeeze every last bit of performance out of the Mediatek chipset, Asus designed a cooling system that's revolutionary even by its own lofty standards.

Both the 6D and the 6D Ultimate run on the MediaTek Dimensity 9000+ chipset. One of the differences between the standard 6D and the Ultimate variant is the memory available. The Ultimate goes up to 16GB/512GB, while the standard edition goes up to 16GB/256GB.

The two handsets share the 6.78-inch OLED panel with 10-bit color depth, 165Hz refresh rate and HDR10+ capabilities — it's also the same as the original ROG Phone 6 lineup.

The camera department remains unchanged - 50MP 1/1.56" sensor with 1.0µm pixels and f/1.9 lens on the main unit joined by 13 MP f/2.2, ultrawide shooter and 5MP macro camera. The selfie camera has a 12MP sensor.

Battery capacity is also the same - 6,000 mAh supporting up to 65W fast charging over USB Power Delivery.

The design is also largely unchanged. The 6D Ultimate edition gets a ROG Vision color PMOLED display on the back, while the standard one settles for an RGB LED-illuminated ROG logo.

Even the accessories for the ROG Phone 6 and 6 Pro are compatible with the new 6D and 6D Ultimate.

However, the ROG Phone 6D Ultimate comes with a unique AeroActive Portal on its back. The AeroActive Portal gives a direct path to the internal cooling components of the phone with a motorized hinge. It raises the assembly and automatically opens up an airway when the AeroActive Cooler 6 is connected. That allows the fan to dissipate the heat far more efficiently, leading to unprecedented sustained performance.

Asus is offering the ROG Phone 6D duo only in a single Space Gray color. The vanilla 6D start at £799 in the UK while the Ultimate alteration asks at least £1,199 but comes bundled with an AeroActive Cooler 6 attachment, which costs around €89.