Full And Final Review Of Asus ROG Phone 2

Asus ROG series new smartphone ROG 2 is available in India. This smartphone is high end and has top specifications. The craze of multiplayer mobile gaming has increased in India since PUBG. After this, Call of Duty has also launched the mobile version. Interestingly, COD: Mobile has left PUBG Mobile behind in terms of downloads.

This smartphone is very special for gaming. But it is not that you can only do gaming on this smartphone. This smartphone also has two rear cameras. Apart from this, much more is in the smartphone.

Like every phone, this smartphone also has some drawbacks along with the features that we will tell you in this review.

Design and Build Quality

After holding the Asus ROG 2, you will first notice its weight. It is of 240 grams which is a heavy feeling. It weighs more than other flagship. The phone is big and build quality solid.

The design is the same as seen in recent smartphones. It uses an aluminum frame and has a glass metal sandwich design. The rear panel is slippery, but the case given with it gives good grip. Especially during gaming. There is curved glass on the rear panel because of this it is easy to hold.

Two cameras and two LED flash modules are provided on the rear panel and the center is branded by ROG. There is graphics on the rear panel which looks attractive. The home button is given with the volume rocker keys on the right.

The bottom has a headphone jack and a USB Type C port. The second USB Type C port is in the left site of the phone so that it can be used during portrait mode.

The front has a full view display and Gorilla Glass 6 is given here for protection. In terms of design and build quality, this smartphone is such that some people may like it, while some may find it a bit outdated.

The display

The specialty of any gaming smartphone starts with its display. Because no matter how high the performance smartphone is, if the display is not good, then you will not get the feel you want in gaming. There are bezels all around the display and this is so that you have good grip on the phone during gaming and gaming is not affected.

The screen has a refresh rate of 120Hz and this feature has now become a necessity for gaming performance. In this, the company has used OLED panel and the screen size is 6.59 inches. The display is bright and colorful and the maximum brightness goes up to 600 nits.

Overall, the display of this smartphone is quite aggressive and we have liked it.

Performance

Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus has been given in ROG Phone 2, which is currently the latest processor of Qualcomm. This smartphone has 12GB of RAM and 512GB of internal storage.

I have played two games in this smartphone the most — Call of Duty: Mobile and PUBG Mobile. Apparently COD: Mobile is better than PUBG in terms of graphics and overall quality. By giving full graphics, gaming gives a different level of experience. It is very comfortable to hold the phone during gaming and the grip is good.

The battery drains during gaming and to avoid this you can put it on a charge. Therefore, UBS Type C is also given in the port side so that you can also gaming comfortably by putting it in charge. We have found that this phone does not get hot in gaming even during charging.

Let us know that this smartphone supports gaming accessories and the company sells it, but we have reviewed it without any accessories.

Air triggers are given on the left edge of the phone. To activate it, you have to go to the settings of the game. When you open the game you will get the option of settings.

During gaming, you can access Geme Genie by swiping left. This is a kind of control center where you will get many options. From here, you will be able to boost speed, turn on air trigger, record screen and can also access real time information.

Apart from this, in Geme Genie, you will see the temperature of the phone, frames per second, processor speed. The air trigger works quite well and you can also use it for fire. However, for this you will need some practice.

Apart from gaming, the experience of using videos, social media and other apps has also been good. The phone does not lag and is also good for multi-tasking. There is no problem of getting hanged. The phone is fast, smooth and has a powerful performance.

However, I have put on gaming continuously for a few days and during this time the game seems slow to load. Recovers after restarting. Not only this, at the end of gaming or the initial screen load, it is slow compared to the smartphone of this segment and it is quite disappointing. It is possible that this will be fixed through a software patch.

The camera

Dual rear camera setup has been given in ROG Phone 2. The primary lens is 48 megapixels and its aperture is f / 1.79. Along with this, face detection autofocus is also supported. The second camera is 13 megapixels which is ultra wide angle and its aperture is f / 2.4.
On the photography front, this smartphone is average. Good pictures can click, but they do not fall under the category of ‘Great’. Photos contain details, but sharp and crisp will not be found. Grains will appear when zooming the photos. Photos come in very good light, but if the lighting condition is bad then the photos are not good. Although this is a gaming smartphone, but the company should have done a little more work on photography.

Audio

The audio part is very important for a gaming smartphone. In ROG Phone 2, the company has given great speakers that improve gaming experience even more. Front-facing stereo speakers have been given in this smartphone.

The audio is very loud and its quality is also good. You can do gaming without earphones and you will easily hear the sound of the steps of the appointee. Some equalizer options are also available. From here you can set audio according to your own. Vibration motors also do their work properly.

battery backup

The battery backup of ROG Phone 2 is fantastic. This smartphone has a powerful battery of 6,000mAh and is fully capable of providing long-term backup. In mixed use, you can withdraw 3 days of backup from this smartphone, although I got a little more backup than 2 days. It also includes gaming, but not more than an hour.

The 30W HyperCharger is also available with this smartphone, which is given in the box. The phone is fast charged and the phone gets charged more than 45% in about half an hour. 120Hz refresh rate drains the battery quickly, but you can also save the battery by reducing the refresh rate from the quick settings.

Should you buy ROG Phone 2?

The price of ROG Phone 2 starts at Rs 37,999 in India. This model has 128GB storage with 6GB of RAM, the second model has 512GB of memory with 8GB of RAM and is priced at Rs 59,999. If you are fond of gaming then this smartphone is great for you. But at this price, you need a good camera along with gaming, so you have other options in this segment. You can also buy this smartphone in terms of performance.

Originally published at https://techcluter.blogspot.com.