Asus ROG Phone II to be the first phone to ship with the Snapdragon 855 Plus

15 July 2019
Features 4.2% faster CPU and 15% faster GPU performance than the standard Snapdragon 855.

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  • 20 Jul 2019

Baykko, 16 Jul 2019I hope they don't charge a plus on the price of the phone f... moreIt's actually a 120 hertz display, not 120 megahertz, extra refresh rate adds to fluidity overall, some games do offer 90 Hz refresh rates though

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    • 17 Jul 2019

    Baykko, 16 Jul 2019I hope they don't charge a plus on the price of the phone f... morethere are actually a few mobile games that can go up to 120fps. i know refresh rate is different from fps, but they of course are relative. i have used the razer phone 1 and 2 for almost a year now, and you can indeed see the difference in fluidity of motion in games. it is not placebo as i had the opportunity to compare the razer phone 2 with my brother's rog phone, and you still can spot the difference. besides, the 120Hz refresh rate is variable and is only used whenever the fps goes up. razer published a list of mobile games that are "optimized" for its 120Hz screen, but i found some of those games are unable to really reach 120fps. the one game that i was finding almost consistently churning out 120fps was alto's odyssey, which is probably because it is not that graphic intensive. really, once you get to try a 120Hz refresh rate screen, anything with lower screen rate will make the motion seem jarring. i experience that everyday as i switch between the razer phones and my pocophone f1.

      I hope they don't charge a plus on the price of the phone for that marginal performance increase. I root that the ROG phone succeeds, but Asus shouldn't be focusing on things like 120 MHz refresh rate when there are no games that take advantage of such high refresh. Instead they should stick to 90Mhz and focus on the battery to ensure the phone can withstand all the gaming, they should improve the cooling of the phone so you don't have to rely on that extra accessory of the ROG 1 and add the analog controls accessory in the box. Heck, The ROG Phone 2 should be trying to be like the MIQO7 that was reviewed recently in that it is a gaming device with phone functionalities and not a phone that can be used for games.

        Shadocx, 16 Jul 2019My reply was mostly about using all the power of the SD855+... moreYeah, Emulators can be fairly demanding.
        I do not really hate mobile games - I really dig games made for a touchscreen, I just despise half assed games like a PUBG, Fortnite other 3D tosh etc.
        There is so much potential, yet most of the developers/publishers chose the easy way to exploiting kids and midnless people with games like Clash of.
        Running joke of mobile Diablo has it's point.

          Anonymous, 16 Jul 2019you think candy crush is garbage? its been one of the highe... moreThey are garbage.
          You can throw $$$ everywhere, but it does not change the fact it's just a cash grab with questionable logic when it comes to mechanics of match X games.
          Similar goes to "fps" games on touch screen in general - I personaly do not feel like a PCMR at all, but playing most of the games on mobile touchcreen sure does feel like peasantry.

          I love my 3DS XL, DSi XL, but those are real gaming system with real games.

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            • 16 Jul 2019

            If Asus can get it why the Note 10 couldn't!?

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              • 16 Jul 2019

              Kriegsherr, 16 Jul 2019Seriously? Not user friendly? Is that why iphone is sold at... moreSeriously? Not user friendly? Is that why iphone is sold at a high numbers? Is that why apple has the highest share among smartphones sold for more than 700 bucks? Is that why so many successful people buy iphones who just doesn't care for "bang for bucks"?

              Samsung Xiaomi Huawei etc sells much more devices than apple. Apple cant sell cheap even the XR which cost around 200 to make is sold for more than 800 brand new when released had 899 price depend on storage capacity.
              And successful people??? They are nothing but sheeps which are like drug addicted by this brand.
              Vrtu was only premium brand ever existed. Apple is nothing but china made and assembled phone with american logo on it.
              Litterary whole phone is bought by apple from foxconn. There is nothing premium.
              Apple is just completely greedy selling every device with 500% profit on it.

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                • 16 Jul 2019

                Fearghast, 15 Jul 2019Can't wait to play Candy Crush or any other garbage on Andr... moreyou think candy crush is garbage? its been one of the highest-grossing and most-played mobile apps in the world, it can reached $1million revenue in 1 day and at 2014 it reached $493 million within 3 weeks, you called that garbage? People are playing siimple games like candy crush, angry birds or bubble shooters because they want simple games, not everyone playing AAA rated games especially on their phones, are you expecting 50+years people playing games like Call of duty, GTA, Halo, Fortnite or PUBG on their phones?
                And do you know "honour of kings" developef by Tencent games which become world's highest grossing, most downloaded and most popular games, then they release the international edition which we known as Arena of Valor, between 2016-2017 the game grossed about $4 Billion. After they hit success now they released Fortnite and PUBG and become success too, now Tencent also launched Tencent Pictures, a film distributor and production company and involved in several notable hollywood movies like: warcraft, wonder woman, Kong Skull Island, Bumblebee, etc.
                Garbage or not is depend on how many profit/revenue you gain. So, who is garbage now?

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                  • 16 Jul 2019

                  GAMIRSFM, 15 Jul 2019So you keep repeating comments to make it sound like is true?Man you are funny.
                  Last of latest CPU since maybe SD820 or like that Lenovo were first to make phone with latest best flagship CPU your comment had no sense and no value again.
                  Even i am right you have to bashing me for no obvious reason.

                    Fearghast, 16 Jul 2019I know there are emulators, they do not really need powerfu... moreMy reply was mostly about using all the power of the SD855+ for high graphics games, I know a good game doesn't rely on graphics only.
                    And no, there are still a few games on PS2 and GameCube, Wii that need more power for steady 30-60 FPS, plus we can enhance the internal resolution, anti aliasing etc.
                    The emulators that you're saying don't need powerful SoC are probably Dreamcast, DS or PSP.
                    PUBG certainly doesn't look like Candy crush, it's your hate towards mobile games, that make you say that, and you know it.
                    People will buy the smartphone that they want and play the games they want, and you should do the same and stop saying powerful smartphones are useless just because you play low graphics games.

                      Shadocx, 16 Jul 2019Do you know the existence of the PS2, GameCube, Wii, DS, Dr... moreI know there are emulators, they do not really need powerfull SOC to boot.
                      PUBG etc... "do they look like Candy crush" ... yeah, pretty much yeah. They are garbage to play on the phone or they are garbage in general.

                      Graphics does not make a good game. One of the best games on the Android is something like Scribblenauts or Alto - those are games made for the system, not a half broken PC port riddled with microtrasactions.

                      PUBG or Fortnite on mobile :-D

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                        • 16 Jul 2019

                        Love the Community, 15 Jul 2019Why are you so stereotypical to mobile games? Not all is Ca... morethat's right. i am not a gamer myself, but i do play on my phone, usually fps games, to pass time or to relieve stress from work. eventhough i am just using the razer phone 2, these gaming phones really makes sense, unlike what some people think. emulators are a proof that android gaming phones can compete with consoles.

                          Kriegsherr, 16 Jul 2019Seriously? Not user friendly? Is that why iphone is sold at... moreMan you are so triggered 😂. Chill out, nobody is coming for your cracked screen, charge-it-every-5-minutes, fisher-price lookin', PalmPre knockoff lolol

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                            • 16 Jul 2019

                            Fearghast, 15 Jul 2019Can't wait to play Candy Crush or any other garbage on Andr... moreBoy why r u playing candy crush in 2019 hahaha

                              AnonD-731363, 15 Jul 2019Man compared to ROG phone Apple 7 is old slow sluggish devi... moreSeriously? Not user friendly? Is that why iphone is sold at a high numbers? Is that why apple has the highest share among smartphones sold for more than 700 bucks? Is that why so many successful people buy iphones who just doesn't care for "bang for bucks"?

                                Fearghast, 15 Jul 2019Can't wait to play Candy Crush or any other garbage on Andr... moreDo you know the existence of the PS2, GameCube, Wii, DS, Dreamcast emulators?
                                And some games like GTA, Shadowgun, Fortnite, PUBG mobile, Asphalt 9 and MMORPGs, do they look like Candy crush?
                                It's 2019, there are games with high graphics now, even if some have simplified controls to make it easier on smartphones, so we obviously need that power.
                                If you play only Candy crush, your smartphone might be a garbage as well so you can probably not afford the ROG phone 2.
                                You just need to know there are graphics intensive games out there.

                                  AnonD-731363, 15 Jul 2019Would like to see SD860 or SD865. SD855+ sounds like a jok... moreSo you keep repeating comments to make it sound like is true?

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                                    Fearghast, 15 Jul 2019Can't wait to play Candy Crush or any other garbage on Andr... moreWhy are you so stereotypical to mobile games? Not all is Candy Crush and Angry Birds. We have Mobile Legends, Ragnarok M, many other popular Korean MMORPG ports, those sponsored games you see on YouTube and many more.

                                    Guys like you are unfair.

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                                      • 15 Jul 2019

                                      Must be good

                                        Can't wait to play Candy Crush or any other garbage on Android with overclocked SOC.
                                        Seriously any SOC can replace lack of good games for iOS or Android. 99,9% of games are pure garbage.