Following the launch of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 flagship SoC, Asus immediately took to social media to start their launch rollout for the annual refresh of their highly anticipated ROG gaming smartphone lineup.
And in 2022, the company is proud to announce that the ROG Phone 6 series will be coming to both the China market and global market as the world’s first 1st gaming smartphone powered by the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1!
The first teaser comes from the official ROG Global Instagram account. In their latest Instagram post, the company officially confirms that the company’s next flagship lineup, the ROG Phone 6 series is due to launch soon in the global market, and ROG fans online seem to be very excited about the global launch. Asus ROG officially replied on Instagram that fans can stay tuned to the company’s announcement soon for the launch of the ROG Phone 6 lineup, the world’s 1st gaming phones powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1.
The second teaser comes from the company’s official Weibo social media account in China. In their latest Weibo post, ROG confirms that the ROG Phone 6 series will be launched as the Tencent variant in the Chinese market, which sports a different “Tencent Games” branding on the back and slightly different software from the global variant. Despite this, the ROG Phone 6 series Tencent variant will still feature the same Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 found on the global variant.
For those who are not familiar, the Asus ROG Phone series ever since 2019, was launched in two variants, a global variant for global markets and a Tencent variant in the Chinese market. This is because Asus stroke a deal with Tencent Games to use the company’s branding in China to increase marketability in the region. 2022 marks the fourth year of the Tencent Games and Asus ROG brand partnership in China with the upcoming launch of the ROG Phone 6.
Currently, the only other confirmed Android flagship teased to feature the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 is the Realme GT 2 Master Explorer Edition. But other Android manufacturer brands like Xiaomi, Motorola, iQOO and OnePlus have teased to feature the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 chipset in their upcoming unannounced flagship devices.
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