[Review] ASUS ROG Phone 6 features and gaming performance

I keep in mind the day I first set my palms on the ASUS ROG Telephone 6 at an unique media invite.

It was my first time ever seeing a gaming cellphone in particular person (this was earlier than I even reviewed the REDMAGIC 7S Professional), and my first thought was, “Wow, this completely wasn’t what I anticipated.”

Having seen photos previously of gaming telephones from all types of manufacturers, I’ve at all times thought they regarded quite cheesy and low-cost, too loud and shameless for one to make use of anyplace else than within the privateness of their very own bed room.

They have been a press release in and of themselves, and I may by no means see myself utilizing any of them as a every day driver. Think about pulling out your loud gaming cellphone for a name whereas at a enterprise networking occasion? I’d faint.

The REDMAGIC 7S Professional modified my thoughts on that fairly a bit, as I favored the way it toned down on the loudness, however nonetheless packed a punch as a stable gaming cellphone.

If I have been to be sincere although, the ASUS ROG Telephone 6 has the same vibe whereas wanting way more polished and, dare I say, stunning? 

Glorious gaming efficiency isn’t a sport to it

In comparison with its pricier Professional variant, the ROG Telephone 6 is admittedly much less cool-looking, but it surely’s nonetheless modern in its personal approach. 

Obtainable in Phantom Black and Storm White, its polished again is given a barely rugged look with intercepting strains and statements in blocky fonts.

Don’t get me flawed although, as regardless of what I mentioned about it being extra toned down for a gaming cellphone, it’s nonetheless unmistakably a gaming cellphone at first look.

Statements like “Republic of Avid gamers” and “For These Who Dare” printed on the cellphone’s Corning Gorilla Glass 3 again solely serve to strengthen its nature.

The loudest aspect of all on its again might be the RGB matrix show, which may be customised for an expression of 1’s present temper, and to tell you of particular notifications.

I fairly like that the digicam housing takes up minimal area, conserving the lenses horizontally linear and out of my approach when gaming in panorama mode. This meant that I used to be much less more likely to get fingerprints all around the cameras.

With its high-end specs reminiscent of a 4nm Qualcomm SM8475 Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 chipset and an AMOLED HDR10+ show, to call just a few, it’s no shock that gaming on the ROG Telephone 6 is comfy.

The 165Hz is among the many highest refresh charge obtainable within the native gaming smartphone market too, however I’ll admit that it’s somewhat overkill for many video games, fast-paced fight ones like PUBG Cellular and Apex Legends included.

To nobody’s shock, taking part in Genshin Affect was a pleasurable expertise, with quick loading occasions (corresponding to these once I’m taking part in on my gaming laptop computer) and virtually no lag, even on the very best graphics settings.

The Armoury Crate app discovered on the ROG Telephone 6 is the place I may tinker round with settings for an optimum gaming expertise, reminiscent of deciding energy allocation to sure options, turning off distracting cellphone notifications, and extra.

There are three totally different modes within the app to select from: X Mode, Dynamic, and Extremely sturdy (Eco).

When in-game, swiping diagonally down from the highest left of the display screen will deliver up a minimised model of the Armoury Crate so you’ll be able to effectively toggle settings.

I discovered this handy for switching round my contact and button mapping utilizing the AirTrigger 6 function. The AirTriggers allowed me to increase my controls in-game and discover extra comfy, sooner methods to do sure actions.

Hardcore players will probably be happy to listen to which you could map out 14 customisable contact factors on the display screen concurrently throughout the 6.78-inch display screen.

Though, the extra contact sensors on the again of the cellphone like on the ROG Telephone 5s have been eliminated.

I not play idle video games, however there’s a Macro recording perform that can profit those that do. As soon as activated by means of the Armoury Crate, it is going to document your actions and mimic them, principally doing the gaming for you.

When gaming in panorama, the ergonomic centre charging port alongside the size of the cellphone ensures which you could juice up with out interrupting gameplay. 

In any other case, there’s one other charging port alongside the quick fringe of the cellphone. Wi-fi charging will not be obtainable.

When utilizing the cellphone for normal use and an excellent few hours of gaming every day, battery consumption didn’t appear to be something to fret about. 

In fact, when utilized in X Mode with the refresh charge turned all the best way as much as 165Hz, I did see the battery life dipping somewhat sooner.

Verdict

Those that need to take their gaming to the subsequent degree have a myriad of add-on equipment for the ROG Telephone 6 sequence to select from, reminiscent of the brand new AeroActive Cooler 6, a docking station, attachable controllers, and extra.

The cellphone’s construct is sweet in dimension and weight with a sturdy really feel to it, but it surely’s quite slippery to carry, not to mention sport with. A case would do you good, although you would possibly then discover a bit extra warmth build-up with it.

Whereas the ROG Telephone 6 is a gaming cellphone at the start, and one which excels at what it’s meant to do, its high-end specs just about make it an excellent every day driver too.

One space of compromise in gaming telephones would possibly typically be their cameras, however even on this division, the ROG Telephone 6 doesn’t disappoint.

On paper, it has a 50MP huge digicam, 13MP ultrawide, and 5MP macro on the again, with a 12MP selfie digicam.

Photos come out fairly clear and balanced, however I’m not sufficient of an professional in cellphone pictures to be to explicit over particulars.

Our video crew has been actively utilizing it to document their Instagram Reels although, so I suppose that speaks for itself.

The ASUS ROG Telephone 6 may be purchased at a beginning value of RM3,599 for the 12GB 256GB variant, or RM4,399 for the 16GB 512GB variant. 

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