The recent JerryRigEverything structural integrity test for the Asus ROG Phone 6 Pro has revealed its fragile nature. This follows the trajectory of its predecessor, the ROG Phone 5 Pro which also came up short in the JerryRigEverything test previously.
The ROG Phone 6 Pro has a bulky chassis with a 6.78-inch AMOLED display, a 6,000mAh battery and a whole load of cooling. It is powered by the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 chipset with up to 18GB of RAMit would seem however that the veneer of the flagship phone is just skin deep.
The ROG Phone 6 Pro comes with an impressive display refresh rate of 165Hz. The flagship has a rear-facing RGB secondary display and a 3.5mm audio jack. Being a gaming smartphone, one would expect the ROG Phone 6 Pro to pass integrity tests like JerryRigEverything.
During the test, the phone’s rear panel crumbled quickly during the bend test like its predecessor. This was attributed to the dual-battery set-up that delivers 65W fast charging. Its secondary, landscape-oriented USB type-C port also seems to be another point of weakness on the frame.
Remarkably, the 6 Pro’s failure becomes more poignant with the rival RedMagic 7 passing the test. The RedMagic 7 mobile gaming is priced much lower than the $1,300 price tag of the ROG Phone 6 Pro. The industry-leading 165Hz refresh rate and its flagship status could keep the Phone 6 Pro even with its poor JerryRigEverything’s showing.
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