Asus ROG Phone II, the company’s second-generation gaming-centric phone, is coming to USA. Asus gaming phone has a total of six variants of the phone, 512GB unlocked model is now up for pre-order at B&H online store. The Asus ROG Phone 2 was the first phone powered by the Snapdragon 855 Plus SoC and comes with a host of major upgrades over its predecessor, such as a larger battery, better cameras, an in-display fingerprint sensor among others. The ROG 2 Phone also comes with front-facing stereo speakers, an AMOLED screen, and 24-megapixel selfie shooter.
Asus ROG Phone II Price in USA, availability
The Asus ROG Phone 2 is now up for pre-orders from Bhphotovideo.com. The Asus ROG 2 Phone’s 12GB RAM with 512GB of internal storage is priced at $899.99.
Asus ROG Phone 2 Specs
The ROG Phone II boots ROG UI based on Android 9 Pie and features a 6.59-inch full-HD+ (1080×2340 pixels) AMOLED display with 120Hz refresh rate, 1ms response time, and 10-bit HDR support. The phone’s display has a 240Hz touch sampling rate and touch latency of 49ms.
The ROG 2 Phone draws power from the Snapdragon 855 Plus clocked at 2.9GHz, and pairs it up with up to 12GB of LPDDR4X RAM. It packs a 48-megapixel primary camera sitting alongside a 13-megapixel camera with a 125-degrees field of view, while selfies are taken care of by a 24-megapixel front snapper.
The Asus Phone 2 packs a large 6,000mAh battery with Quick Charge 4.0 fast charging support and features an in-display fingerprint sensor as well as front-facing stereo speakers. Asus has also launched updated versions of the dual-screen TwinView dock, the clip-on AeroActive cooler fan, and the ROG Kunai Gamepad, but their pricing is yet to be revealed.