On July 23, ASUS will be holding a launch event for the ASUS ROG Phone 2 gaming smartphone. It will be arriving as the successor for the last year’s ROG Phone smartphone. The Taiwanese company has collaborated with Tencent Games for the upcoming ROG Phone 2. Hence, users can expect optimized performance of popular titles from Tencent Games on ROG Phone 2.
Tencent Games is well-known for its games like “Game for Peace” (formerly known as PUBG), “Call of Duty” and “Arena of Valor.” It also wholly or partially owns gaming firms such as Grinding Gear Games, Miniclip, Riot games, Epic Games, Activision Blizzard, Ubisoft, Paradox Interactive and Supercell. The partnership between ASUS and Tencent Games suggests that ROG Phone 2 will offer enhanced gaming performance for some of these games.
The ROG Phone 2’s display will offer a refresh rate of up to 120Hz (120 frames per second). Most of the mainstream mobile phones available in the market offer 60 Hz refresh rate. Phones with higher refresh rate such as OnePlus 7 Pro (90Hz), Nubia Red Magic 3 (90Hz) and Razer Phone 2 (120Hz) promises smoother viewing experience when it comes to scrolling through apps drawer, webpages and also while playing games.
Higher refresh rate can also cause the phone to lose battery power faster. A smartphone with a 4,000mAh battery should easily last until next day in normal usage. However, the OnePlus 7 Pro with 4,000mAh battery offers an on-screen time of around five and a half hours when its display is set to 90Hz. The Nubia Red Magic 3 has a 5,000mAh battery. The ASUS 6Z (aka ZenFone 6) also features a same sized battery. Hence, there is a possibility that the ROG Phone 2 may come equipped with the same sort of battery.
There is no concrete information available yet on the specifications of the ROG Phone 2 smartphone. Its 3C certification has revealed that its charger carries support for up to 30W fast charging. Also, the handset is very likely to feature the Snapdragon 855 mobile platform and it may come with up to 12 GB of RAM like the predecessor model. It is rumored to arrive in two variants and its base model may carry a price tag of 4,399 Yuan (~$639).
