After launching the Asus ROG Phone 6 and ROG Phone 6 Pro back in July, the Taiwanese gaming tech giant has made plans to launch 2 more flagship Android gaming smartphones for 2022 – the ROG Phone 6D and ROG Phone 6D Ultimate. Both smartphones will be unveiled at the company’s official launch event on September 19th (Monday).

Before the official launch date, many details of the ROG Phone 6D series have already been leaked and teased officially online. In this article today, we have rounded up all you should know about Asus’ upcoming gaming smartphones.

Asus ROG Phone 6D Series Design and Colors

As what we have reported last month, the Asus ROG Phone 6D and 6D Ultimate will feature similar exterior designs to its siblings, the standard ROG Phone 6 and ROG Phone 6 Pro, according to leaked official images online. 

However, one change is in the color options. Instead of the standard Black and White found on the earlier announced ROG Phone 6 smartphones, the ROG Phone 6D will be available in 2 new colors: Metallic Grey and Matte White.

Adding to the gaming aesthetic, the ROG Phone 6D has a vertical RGB strip on the back that can light up in two different colors at once, while the more premium ROG Phone 6D Ultimate will feature a second display on the back that can be configured with multiple animations and can be used to show notifications or system metrics.

Asus ROG Phone 6D Series Specs

Both the standard ROG Phone 6D and the ROG Phone 6D will feature MediaTek’s latest highest-end Dimensity 9000+ smartphone processor, manufactured on TSMC’s industry-leading 4nm process. Comparing it to the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 found on the earlier released ROG Phone 6 series, Asus hints that the new ROG Phone 6D surpasses them in raw performance in benchmarks.

And according to a credible leak recently, the ROG Phone 6D Ultimate is said to feature Asus’ upcoming cooling solution technology that can help the Dimensity 9000+ push its limits and performance further than the Snapdragon 8+ found on the ROG Phone 6 Pro.

The display will be the fastest display ever featured on a smartphone, as the ROG Phone 6D and 6D Ultimate both feature 6.78-inch Full HD+ AMOLED panels with a 165Hz refresh rate, 720Hz touch sampling rate, 111% DCI-P3 color gamut coverage, and HDR10+ support to boot for games.

The battery for both smartphones is said to be 6000 mAh with 65W fast wired charging support via USB-C. The smartphone is also said to feature 2 USB-C ports as well, so you can plug in your charging cable in one port, and your USB-C headphones in another.

Last but not least, the triple camera setup on the Asus ROG Phone 6D series packs a punch despite it being a gaming smartphone. It sports the 50 MP flagship Sony IMX766 sensor as the main rear camera, a 13MP ultrawide snapper, and a 5MP macro camera for the back. On the front, both devices get the 12MP Sony IMX663 sensor for selfies and vlogging.

For more details such as pricing and availability of the Asus ROG Phone 6D and ROG Phone 6D Ultimate, stay tuned for our launch coverage on September 19 here at Gizmochina!

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Asus has confirmed that the ROG Phone 6 series will launch on July 5 in the global market. Like the ROG Phone 5 series, the upcoming series will also come in three variants – ROG Phone 6, ROG Phone 6 Pro, and the ROG Phone 6 ultimate.

So far, teasers and leaks have revealed the design along with almost all of the specifications of the smartphone. So here’s what we can expect from the July 5 launch event.

Design & display

Design-wise, the ROG Phone 6 series is expected to be quite similar to the previous year’s devices. However, leaked renders have revealed some minor changes to the back panel. Firstly, the device appears to house a more prominent camera module that houses three lenses and an LED Flash. The back panel also gets a second screen that is positioned vertically.

The right side of the smartphone will feature the power button, a volume rocker, and AirTriggers on both ends. On the left side, the devices will likely house a USB-C charging port and the SIM-trey. Coming to the bottom, the devices are expected to bring another USB-C port for charging, however, there is no confirmation if the devices will offer a 3.5mm audio jack.

On the front, the ROG Phone 6 is revealed to feature a 6.78-inch Full HD+ AMOLED panel with 165Hz refresh rate and an in-display fingerprint scanner for security. The renders of the vanilla model also reveal slim side bezels along with a noticeable chin and forehead.

Specs

Coming to the hardware under the hood, the devices are confirmed to have the latest Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 chipset. Recent Geekbench listings have revealed that the vanilla ROG Phone 6 and the ROG Phone 6 Ultimate offer almost identical performance, so the only difference between the base model, the Pro model, and the ultimate model will likely be the RAM and storage options along with some extra some additional sensors.

The base variant is expected to offer up to 16GB of RAM while the Ultimate model will offer 18GB of RAM. The devices will also offer up to 512 GB of built-in storage. The devices will feature a 6,000mAh dual-cell battery with 65W fast charging support and will run on Android 12-based ROG UI out of the box. Lastly, the ROG Phone 6 series will be the first among gaming smartphones to offer IPX4 splash resistance.

Camera

For optics, the vanilla model is tipped to pack a triple camera setup on the rear consisting of a 64MP main camera accompanied by an ultra-wide camera and macro sensor. On the front, we will likely get a 12MP selfie snapper. The camera setup is expected to be the same across the entire lineup.

Accessories

A couple of recent leaks have surfaced showcasing the new snap-on cooler and a gamepad designed especially for the ROG Phone 6 series.

The gamepad will attach to both ends of the device transforming it into a hand-held console like the Nintendo Wii. It can also be used as a proper controller for the phone and other devices using the Bluetooth connectivity mode.

The snap-on cooler will likely be called the AeroActive Cooler 6. It is designed to help with reducing the overall running temperature of the smartphone during long gaming sessions by increasing the heat dissipation capability of the back panel.

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A few weeks ago, Asus had teased that the brand’s upcoming ROG Phone 6 gaming smartphone series will be the world’s first gaming smartphones to feature Qualcomm’s latest Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 flagship SoC.

And today in June 2022, the company has confirmed that the ROG Phone 6 series global launch event will be held in Taiwan virtually on July 5th. The virtual launch event will be live-streamed online, and users can tune in to the launch at 8 pm Taipei Time (UTC +8) / 2 pm Berlin Time (UTC +2) / 8 am New York Time (UTC -8).

In the announcement posted on Twitter, the ROG Global account had also mentioned that besides launching the ROG Phone 6 series, the brand will also be announcing several new gaming accessories and a set of new gaming headphones from the company on June 7th, which is great news for those immersed in Asus’ Republic of Gamers ecosystem.

The Asus ROG Phone 6 series is the successor to last year’s ROG Phone 5 series, which consisted of 3 models in the lineup – the standard ROG Phone 5, the ROG Phone 5 Pro and the ROG Phone 5 Ultimate. All the 3 devices were powered by last year’s Snapdragon 888 SoC.

This year, Asus is also expected to launch the ROG Phone 6 series in 3 models as well which will be the standard ROG Phone 6, ROG Phone 6 Pro and ROG Phone 6 Ultimate, where all 3 devices will be powered by the same flagship Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SoC.

The reason why the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SoC is so highly anticipated is that compared to the original Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, the new Snapdragon 8+ has both better performance and better power efficiency than the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1. 

By switching over from Samsung to TSMC, Qualcomm has improved CPU performance by 10% and GPU performance by 10% for the Snapdragon 8+. Qualcomm has even managed to improve power efficiency by up to 30% for the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1, meaning that the chipset consumes less power overall, leading to improved thermals and improved battery life, in addition to the performance gains that the new chipset brings.

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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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