Asus ROG Phone II arrives in India
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- 23 Sep 2019
Abhi Dahiya, 23 Sep 2019Niche? A phone is a phone. They sold ROG 1 for $1000 = ₹70,... more As for OnePlus 2 and X, it was a very small company back then. Just 1 year old. And still provided 1 update at least and security patches. And the phones also costed just 18/20k.
P.S Op2 was 25k
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Anonymous, 23 Sep 2019OnePlus is owned by oppo. It is and was a lot bigger than a... moreOnePlus and Oppo are sister companies under BBK. If I recall correctly, OnePlus was created by the former head of Oppo to try his hand to create the flagship killer because >$400 for a phone was unrealistically expensive that time.
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Abhi Dahiya, 23 Sep 2019Niche? A phone is a phone. They sold ROG 1 for $1000 = ₹70,... moreOnePlus is owned by oppo. It is and was a lot bigger than asus in domain of mobile since eternity. If oppo did not do jack squat in updating op2 and opx, despite outright promising the same, why should someone buy oneplus?
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- 23 Sep 2019
Base varient should be 256gb or atleast with an SD card slot...
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Abhi Dahiya, 23 Sep 2019Niche? A phone is a phone. They sold ROG 1 for $1000 = ₹70,... moreWell, you gotta understand how much bloat ZenUI 5 based ROG UI has in RoG Phone 1. It's a nightmare to reprogram to make it work flawlessly on the newer Android versions.
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- 23 Sep 2019
Pricing is spot on for the base variant.
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Anonymous, 23 Sep 20191. Because ROG 1 was niche, it was shafted to make way for ... moreNiche? A phone is a phone. They sold ROG 1 for $1000 = ₹70,000
If they didn't even provide any update for such a costly phone, there is no doubt that no update will ever come for a phone at half the price. No brand in the world right now skips updating their thousand dollar phone.
As for OnePlus 2 and X, it was a very small company back then. Just 1 year old. And still provided 1 update at least and security patches. And the phones also costed just 18/20k.
Where does Asus stand in front of that? A thousand dollar phone never received any update. It's a matter of extreme shame.
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Abhi Dahiya, 23 Sep 2019And then be stuck with no updates Forever. ROG Phone 1 is s... moreThe new RoG UI for RoG Phone II is based on ZenUI 6 which is now known to be stock-like and XDA friendly so RoG Phone II can get updates easily.
Sad that RoG Phone 1 is ZenUI 5 which is also notorious for bloat which means no updates due to how difficult to code compatibilities for their bloatware.
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Abhi Dahiya, 23 Sep 2019And then be stuck with no updates Forever. ROG Phone 1 is s... more1. Because ROG 1 was niche, it was shafted to make way for zenfones. Since guys at asus saw that ROG can work, they will update it. And this costs close to half of that one for better hardware for all it is....
2. Mind asking about oneplus to owners of oneplus 2 or oneplus x?
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THE-TRUTH-REVEALER, 23 Sep 2019Zenfone 6 has IPS LCD display at 60HZ. It is ok at best, ga... moreAnd then be stuck with no updates Forever. ROG Phone 1 is still stuck on Oreo and was never updated.
OnePlus is all about good experience all around unlike other brands.
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Abhi Dahiya, 23 Sep 2019What's wrong with K20 Pro or Zenfone 6 then? They too were ... moreOneplus is not a premium brand. That right now is either Samsung S series or Apple. Oneplus is upper mid range in terms of brand value.
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THE-TRUTH-REVEALER, 23 Sep 2019Zenfone 6 has IPS LCD display at 60HZ. It is ok at best, ga... moreSmall correction. iPhone XS only has 120Hz polling rate, not 240Hz. OP7 pro has 135 Hz and this is the only phone with 240Hz.
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I love it probably going for it.... Price equals to iPhone 11 64 GB 4GB RAM
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mumbaikan, 23 Sep 2019if it's only available in offline stores, pay a small depos... moreThank you for your suggestion. I will follow it.
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Abhi Dahiya, 23 Sep 2019What's wrong with K20 Pro or Zenfone 6 then? They too were ... moreZenfone 6 has IPS LCD display at 60HZ. It is ok at best, gamers demand more.
K20 Pro is a good phone, but there is nothing specifically "gamer" about it. Lots of MIUI haters among gamers. Plus, the ads are annoying(when it was launched, I guess there is a way to turn them off now).
ROG Phone 2 at this price point is a much greater threat. 120Hz AMOLED display is noticeably faster than 90Hz and is preferred over outright screen resolution by any serious gamer.
6000 Mah Battery is a BOON for gamers.
Front-firing DTS-X stereo speakers are the loudest among any smartphone in the past few years!
The headphone jack is MUST for gamers, who can't afford to have battery issues on their Bluetooth device / don't want sound delay just because they don't want to buy the highest-end Bluetooth headphones. A slight delay while listening to songs is ok. In an intense game, it can mean life or death.
Air Triggers are a god-send for games like PUBG and other FPS games. You almost don't need a joystick now.
The touch polling rate of 240Hz is matched only by iPhone XS, a phone that costs almost thrice the price. Expect super-fluid touch response. Also, 1ms response time is only in Blackshark and ROG phone 2.
Frankly, even though I am not a super serious gamer, I would buy this phone over OP7 in a heartbeat. The bigger battery, ultra-wide camera and 120Hz display which affects all aspects of mobile are worth it.
The best part: The price! It's amazing!
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Abhi Dahiya, 23 Sep 2019What's wrong with K20 Pro or Zenfone 6 then? They too were ... moreYep for sure this phone is not only a threat to op but it is very much evident from pricing and specs point it's ahead of Nubia red magic 3 and black shark 2 which are far heavily priced for the Indian consumers
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Price itself is very,very competitive, but the accessories are a bit on the higher side.
Especially that Kunai gamepad, 10000 INR, ouch!
(BTW, I would definitely choose to buy the Kunai gamepad among all the accessories, but the phone is very good as it is).
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Tarek, 23 Sep 2019ASUS!!! what have you done? you literally destroyed all com... moreif it's only available in offline stores, pay a small deposit to offline shop he will order online and give you and this way he can earn $10/20 extra bucks n u can get ur phone. Happy journey in advance.
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Akashraj, 23 Sep 2019That's an aggressive pricing. Even before OP7T comes out, t... moreWhat's wrong with K20 Pro or Zenfone 6 then? They too were launched cheaper but couldn't dent the sales of OnePlus. This one won't either.
OnePlus is considered a premium brand now. Many people buy simply for that. Not the case with Asus. Also looks too busy.