Asus ROG Phone II announced with 120Hz HDR screen and Snapdragon 855+

22 July 2019
The new Kunai Gamepad turns the phone into something of an Android-powered Nintendo Switch. 

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  • Anonymous
  • ama
  • 22 Jul 2019

Want. That is all.

Why? Because this phone has real design character. Ok the gaming orientated design may not appeal to everyone but at least it actually has a design. Uncompromising hardware turned up to 11. I love it.

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    • AnonD-732843
    • gGr
    • 22 Jul 2019

    Strawhat, 22 Jul 20191. It will a power hungry. 2. Flip Mechanism takes more ro... more"1. It will a power hungry.
    2. Flip Mechanism takes more room for motor.
    3. Good bezel for loud front facing speakers."

    1. Not by much or not at all if efficiency optimizations are developed.
    2. Of course, but then again there is only a 0.3mm difference in thickness between this & the Zenfone6 with 1K more/less in battery capacity so there could be a compromise in making the battery 5 or 5.5K or just have the total width under 10mm keeping the 6K battery.
    3. A smaller bezel is still possible if the screen size was increased sliding the speakers under the the display with a edge speaker cutout just like in the Zenfone 6 or other phones.

    Also, I somehow overlooked the omition of the microsd slot so that's another reason why I won't be getting this.

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      • Anonymous
      • y{4
      • 22 Jul 2019

      AnonD-732843, 22 Jul 2019Very innovative phone, claps for Asus for going the extra m... more1. A screen with a much higher resolution of 1440P.
      --> right now, even for a PC gamer 1440p res on 32 inch is more than enough or almost perfect, next step from this res is 4K. There's no need resolution going further than 1440p on tiny screen like phones, even to regular people they cant tell the difference between 720p movies against 1080p movies in their 13 inch laptop

      2. Camera containing a flip mechanism like on the Zenfone 6 eliminating the selfie cam gaining extra internal space.
      --> putting flip/sliding mechanism for camera is actually taking more space on phones as this mechanism needs rotating motor module to flip/slide the camera, check out Zenfone 6 teardown vids at youtube, their camera module is using enormous space including that motor mechanism

      3. Decreased bezel size.
      --> from a perspective of gamers, this is no need as they care less for it, and they also prefer minimum bezels for better grip on landscape mode and putting front stereo speakers

        It looks a really good phone and it could be my next phone...

          Anonymous, 22 Jul 2019These are the kind of people who are in charge of mobile ga... moreIt is predatory for game companies to do this but this is hardly new. Intense sales tactics and skeezy marketing have been around in so many industries for decades but we are mostly all immune to it by now. This article covers the video and tactics perfectly.
          https://www.gamepur.com/feature/41577-what-makes-game-industry-so-different.html

            AnonD-732843, 22 Jul 2019Very innovative phone, claps for Asus for going the extra m... more1. It will a power hungry.
            2. Flip Mechanism takes more room for motor.
            3. Good bezel for loud front facing speakers.

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              • Anonymous
              • m2J
              • 22 Jul 2019

              Anonymous, 22 Jul 2019Like with 144 Hz or faster panels overall; everything you d... moreHow can you see 60Hz as slide show when there be 60 frames per second ?
              There is nothing for the phones that can run 120 frames per second so you have just that 120Hz on 60 frames per second slide show like you say

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                • Anonymous
                • LQu
                • 22 Jul 2019

                Steven segall, 22 Jul 2019I wait 144 or 165 hz screenXZ2 Premium has 144, but it is LCD.

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                  • Anonymous
                  • LQu
                  • 22 Jul 2019

                  AnonD-732843, 22 Jul 2019Very innovative phone, claps for Asus for going the extra m... moreThose gamer phones have front speakers.
                  Impossible to have them with tiny bezel.
                  At least 9mm is required.

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                    • viano
                    • 80$
                    • 22 Jul 2019

                    Venkata Prathap, 22 Jul 2019I need this one for free start a petition - lool

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                      • AnonD-732843
                      • gGr
                      • 22 Jul 2019

                      Very innovative phone, claps for Asus for going the extra mile although I wish the following was implemented:

                      1. A screen with a much higher resolution of 1440P.
                      2. Camera containing a flip mechanism like on the Zenfone 6 eliminating the selfie cam gaining extra internal space.
                      3. Decreased bezel size.

                      Not asking for much as this phone is 97% perfect.

                        Finally the True Gaming Phone arrives

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                          • Anonymous
                          • vry
                          • 22 Jul 2019

                          Anonymous, 22 Jul 2019Oh yeah nothing like raw 15 year old games, buy a 150$ for ... moreWhy make high quality mobile games when you just spam out trash low quality mobile games with the following monetization method.

                          https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=0&am­p;v=xNjI03CGkb4

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                            • Anonymous
                            • jSq
                            • 22 Jul 2019

                            Anonymous, 22 Jul 2019Did you ever hear about emulators?Oh yeah nothing like raw 15 year old games, buy a 150$ for emulators, until they make real games for phones that match pc or console in quality there is zero point to paying an absurd price for shitty mobile games

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                              • Anonymous
                              • pWQ
                              • 22 Jul 2019

                              hmm, 22 Jul 2019Whats the point of the 120hz screen ? There are not even mu... moreLike with 144 Hz or faster panels overall; everything you do gets SO smooooth and eye-pleasing. 60 Hz is like watching a PowerPoint-presentation, so slow.

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                                • Steven segall
                                • snS
                                • 22 Jul 2019

                                hmm, 22 Jul 2019Whats the point of the 120hz screen ? There are not even mu... moreI wait 144 or 165 hz screen

                                  This just amazing.

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                                    • Zolgaro
                                    • snS
                                    • 22 Jul 2019

                                    FireFistFenix, 22 Jul 2019Wow! 6000 mAh!!!!6000mah is little for 6.6 inch screen- minimum 10000 mAh for this screen and specs

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • sxs
                                      • 22 Jul 2019

                                      Asus has the best products this year! I hope they'll still release great low-end/mid-range phones too.

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • J@D
                                        • 22 Jul 2019

                                        For sure a winner in ugliest design