A couple of days ago, Asus held a launch event in China where it officially launched its next-generation gaming smartphone — Asus ROG Phone 2 and soon after that, the company started taking registrations for the device.
Today, the company revealed that it has received over 2.33 million reservations for the ROG Phone II on JD.com. The smartphone, which starts at 3,499 yuan, comes with the best specs and features aimed at gaming users.
Coming to the specifications, the Asus ROG Phone 2 has a 6.59-inch AMOLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate, 10-bit HDR, Gorilla Glass 6 protection, 1ms response time, a 49ms touch latency, and a touch sampling rate of 240Hz.
It has stereo front-facing speakers with DTS:X 7.1 surround sound, an NXP 9874 Smart Amplifier, a 24MP front-facing camera, and an in-display fingerprint scanner. A 48MP Sony IMX586 primary camera sits on the rear with a 13MP super wide-angle camera. It also has improved touch-sensitive triggers on the side with better haptic feedback.
There’s a USB Type-C port at the bottom that supports USB 2.0 transfer, Quick Charge 3.0 and USB Power Delivery 3.0. The side-mounted USB-C port supports USB 3.1 Gen 2 transfer speeds (up to 10GBps), 4K video output thanks to DisplayPort 1.4, Quick Charge 3.0, Quick Charge 4.0, and USB Power Delivery 3.0.
The ROG Phone 2 packs a 6000mAh battery with support for 30W fast charging, USB-PD, and Quick Charge 4+ fast charging. It has Dual-SIM support, NFC, FM Radio, and 3.5mm audio jack. The company has also added a liquid cooling system called GameCool II with a 3D vapor chamber.
Besides USB-C port on the side, there’s a proprietary port for pairing accessories like the TwinView Dock II, the Mobile Desktop Dock, and the AeroActive Cooler II. However, Asus has not yet revealed the pricing details of these accessories.
