Priced at Rs 69,999, the phone seems to be on the pricier side. However, if you are a die-hard gamer and it's not money that concerns you too much, the Asus ROG phone can be a delight for you.
Launched
earlier this year in Taiwan, the Asus
ROG smartphone recently came to the India market, becoming the
first performance-centric gaming device aimed at the country’s
niche gamer community. If you are fond of digital gaming, you might
already know about the Republic of Gamers (ROG) brand. The Asus ROG
phone has the same DNA that runs across full-fledged ROG-branded like
laptops or desktops.
True,
most flagship devices of the current generation are able to deliver
good gaming performance. But the Asus ROG phone is as much about the
overall gaming experience as it is about performance. Speaking of
performance, even six months after its international launch, the ROG
phone remains the most powerful Android smartphone in the market. It
has Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 system-on-chip with a maximum operating
frequency of 2.96GHz — that is 200MHz more than the regular
Snapdragon 845 chip that powers most current-generation flagship
smartphones.
What’s
more, it’s not just the processor — everything in the Asus ROG
phone seems to justify its gaming smartphone tag. The phone boasts a
6-inch AMOLED screen of fullHD+ (2160 x 1080) resolution, stretched
in a tall 18:9 aspect ratio to show more on-screen content than the
traditional 16:9 screens. The screen has a 90Hz refresh rate and 1ms
response time which might go unnoticed during regular day-to-day
operations but makes a visible positive impact during in-game
sessions. The display also supports the high-dynamic-range (HDR)
technology, which improves playback, especially for games like PUBG,
by rendering dark areas that otherwise do not appear properly.
The
Asus ROG phone has a pressure-sensitive chassis with active sensors
on the lower left and right sides, and the upper-right side. In
vertical orientation, pressing the lower left and right sides of the
chassis simultaneously enables the X-mode, which optimises game-data
processing performance and frees up the RAM to dedicate more
resources to the game.
Unlike in the vertical mode, when you hold the
phone horizontally, the pressure sensors on the sides of the chassis
(named Air Triggers) can be assigned dedicated actions in any game to
improve the gaming experience. For example, in Asphalt 9: Legends,
the left air trigger can be assigned the role of firing up the Nitro,
and the right air trigger of changing lanes. This way, with speed
boost and steering set to automatic, you can play the game without
having to touch the screen.
The
Asus ROG phone also has the Game Genie, which shows up as part of
on-screen software-based navigation keys. When clicked, the Game
Genie slides an on-screen pop-up with four modes — Lock, no alert,
real-time info and lock brightness.
Additionally,
there are six key settings — speed up, air triggers, macro, record,
live and display scaling.
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