How would it be, if a cellphone could provide a riveting heavy gaming experience? No need to imagine it, because the physical form is already available.
People now know him as the Asus ROG Phone 6. It's no longer a rumor or urban legend, about the existence of a gaming phone with spectacular specs.
Supported by the hottest processor, Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1, ROG Phone 6 is able to provide extraordinary performance. But the big question is, is this phone really worth buying?
Asus ROG Phone 6 design
On this occasion, our team was visited by the latest gaming phone titled Asus ROG Phone 6. Speaking of design, the futuristic concept of this cellphone is still very strong like its predecessors.
Asus itself offers its potential users in two color variants, namely Phantom Black and Storm White. So coincidentally, we were sent a black ROG Phone 6.
When viewed as a whole, the body is not just clad in black. However, it is also slightly combined with other colors, namely magenta.
From all angles, it is very clear that the design on the back is the most stunning place. Unlike cellphones in general, where only the usual brand and plain background are inserted.
Unlike Asus, which seems to know very well how to position its users to become true gamers. They placed the Republic of Games logo in the lower left corner.
Then insert the words Dare to Play (the color can be adjusted as desired), which is combined with the ROG logo mosaic below. Then to further emphasize that this is the newest series, there is the inscription ROG 06 for Those Who Drive next to it.
Shifting a bit to the camera and flash section, where Asus makes it stand out more. So the position is not level with the rear body.
On the right of the cellphone, you can see there are two buttons, namely power and volume. Then Air Trigger is also inserted at the top and bottom ends, which function as the L1 R1 button (the concept is touch, not a physical form appears).
Then crossing to the other side, there is a charger hole and a sim card slot. Now, because the top position of the cellphone is plain, there is only a microphone, so it's a good idea to move to the bottom. There is also a microphone, USB C port and 3.5 mm audio jack here.
Screen
Asus ROG Phone 6 is presented with an AMOLED screen measuring 6.78 inches with a resolution of 2448 x 1080 pixels. Unlike mobile gaming in general, where Asus pinned a fairly high refresh rate of up to 165Hz, with a touch sampling rate of 720 Hz.
Now, with these advantages, the Asus ROG Phone 6 screen feels so smooth and responsive, of course. However, if you want to enjoy a 165Hz refresh rate, users must set it manually.
What about the security of the screen itself? No need to worry, because Asus has coated it well with the Corning Gorilla Glas Victus
Then they also understand how to provide comfort when staring at the ROG Phone 6 screen for a long time. Here, the eyes will be protected by Eye Care Display Technology.
Feature
Actually there are various features presented by the Asus ROG Phone 6. However, the most interesting thing and indeed thick with gaming phones, namely Air Trigger 6 which is embedded in it.
This feature can be empowered as the L1 R1 button. So that users can change the function of the buttons on the screen, and be transferred to Air Trigger.
This provides the convenience of playing games, be it battle royale, Multiplayer Online Battle Arena (MOBA), racing, and many more. Not to mention, when playing games, users can activate X Mode, to experience a more riveting experience.
Incidentally, Asus also presents a list of games that can run according to the refresh rate of the cellphone. So you can find out which titles can run above 60 fps.
Camera
Even though Asus prioritizes quality in devouring heavy games, there are other interesting things that can be felt. The camera that is installed turns out to be capable of producing pretty good pictures or videos.
Equipped with a main camera with a 50MP Sony IMX766 sensor, 13MP ultrawide and 5MP macro camera, he is able to provide very satisfying shots. In fact, it might even be said to be the best among gaming phones in general.
performance
Let's go into the next discussion, which will certainly describe the strengths of the Asus ROG Phone 6. It comes with a super-sophisticated Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 processor up to 3.2 GHz.
His hard work in delivering spectacular performance is assisted by 8GB LPDDR5 RAM with UFS 3.1 ROM. The GPU that it uses alone, empowers the power of the Adreno 730.
The ferocity has been well tested, when we tortured it with some heavy games. As an open world game with stunning visuals, Genshin Impact can be crushed easily.
The settings are all right aligned, with a slight change in the frame rate at 60fps. Everything was running very normally without a hitch.
Playing eFootball, FIFA, racing games like Asphalt 9: Legends, Mobile Legends, PUBG Mobile, Marvel Snap, all of them have been crushed by ROG Phone 6. Until now, all the heavy games on the Google Play Store seem to have no equal.
It's just that, there are a few notes where if you play the game for too long, the heat will radiate. Most noticeably, on the back of the phone near the camera.
But you don't need to worry, because ROG Phone 6 is equipped with a cooling system called 360 CPU Cooling Technology. Here, its function is to distribute heat from the CPU, then distribute it to all thermal components to be disposed of.
This can help maintain CPU and GPU performance. So that the framerate in the game remains stable, and gamers are still comfortable when playing their favorite games.
As an illustration, to emphasize the ferocity of ROG Phone 6, here are the benchmark results from a number of applications.
Asus ROG Phone 6 benchmark score notes:
PCMark: 17046
Antutu: 1,099,741
Geekbench Single Core: 1,305
Geekbench Multi-Core: 4,316
Battery
Not only does it provide an incredibly fast CPU, RAM and GPU. Asus really understands the needs of a gamer, so they can play longer.
They embed a battery with a capacity of 6,000 mAh. But interestingly the power it has is divided into two cells, each of which is 3,000 mAh.
Then in line with the previous ROG Phone. Here they provide dual USB-C ports, one at the bottom and one on the side.
This is very useful when gamers want to keep playing games even though they are charging the battery. Why is that? Because the position of the charger cable will not interfere with both hands.
Asus ROG Phone 6 also supports 65 Watt Hyper Charge charging. So there's no need to wait too long, because it only takes about 38 minutes for full power from 0-100%.
Our opinion
It seems that the title of the strongest gaming phone deserves to be pinned on the Asus ROG Phone 6. Not only does it provide a spectacular gaming experience, but it also provides stunning shots.
In terms of sides, everything is presented so well. Talking about specs, screen quality, refresh rate, camera, audio, features, everything is packed neatly and answers the needs of gamers.
For those who are curious and want to test the toughness of the Asus ROG Phone 6 directly, they can just take it. But don't forget to prepare some money, to be able to make him yours completely.
ROG Phone 6 8/256 GB
ROG Phone 6 12/256 GB
ROG Phone 6 Pro 18/512 GB