Asus ROG Phone 6 and ROG Phone 6 Pro were launched in India on Tuesday. The two gaming smartphones are powered by Qualcomm's flagship Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SoC, paired with up to 18GB of RAM. The Asus ROG Phone 6 and ROG Phone 6 Pro sport a 6.78-inch full-HD Samsung AMOLED display with 165Hz refresh rate, HDR10 support and exclusive ROG Tuning technology. Both the handset smartphones pack a 6,000mAh battery and sport a triple rear camera setup.
Asus ROG Phone 6 and ROG Phone 6 Pro price in India
Asus ROG Phone 6 is priced at Rs. 71,999 for the 12GB RAM 256GB storage variant alone. Asus ROG Phone 6 Pro is priced at Rs. 89,999 for the 18GB RAM 512GB storage variant alone. Asus says sales and availability details will be shared later via the company's social media platforms. Asus ROG Phone 6 has been introduced in Phantom Black and Storm White color options, and Asus ROG Phone 6 Pro has been introduced in Storm White color option.
Asus ROG Phone 6 and ROG Phone 6 Pro specifications
Asus ROG Phone 6 and Asus ROG Phone 6 Pro both share many specifications. The dual-SIM (Nano) smartphones run ROG UI, which is based on Android 12. Both handsets feature a 6.78-inch full-HD (1,080x2,448 pixels) Samsung AMOLED display with 165Hz refresh rate, 720Hz touch sampling rate. 1ms response time, 23ms touch latency, HDR10 support, and peak brightness of up to 1200 nits. Both the gaming smartphones have 2.5D curved glass with Corning Gorilla Glass Victus protection and the display is powered by Pixelworks i6 processor. The Pro model also sports a smaller PMOLED display on the back with ROG Vision.
Under the hood, the Asus ROG Phone 6 and ROG Phone 6 Pro are equipped with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SoC, paired with Adreno 730 GPU. The vanilla model comes with up to 12GB of LPDDR5 RAM and the latter offers up to 18GB of LPDDR5 RAM. Asus has included the GameCool 6 cooling system in both the smartphones. The company says that this is the biggest update on cooling since the introduction of the ROG Phone series. It comes with a redesigned, 360-degree CPU cooling system that is more efficient in heat dissipation. Asus claims that the performance improves by up to 10 degrees Celsius.
Asus ROG Phone 6 and ROG Phone 6 Pro have triple rear cameras for photography. They come with 50-megapixel Sony IMX766 main sensor, 13-megapixel ultra-wide-angle cameras with 125-degree field of view and 5-megapixel macro cameras. For selfies and video calls, the smartphones come with 12-megapixel cameras.
Connectivity options on the Asus ROG Phone 6 and ROG Phone 6 Pro include 5G, 4G LTE, Wi-Fi 6 with 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/x, Wi-Fi Direct, Bluetooth v5.2, NFC, and Two USB Type-C ports. Onboard sensors include GNSS GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Beidou, QZSS, NaviC, accelerometer, e-compass, proximity sensor, ambient light sensor, under-display fingerprint sensor, gyroscope and ultrasonic sensor for AirTrigger 6 and grip press.
The Asus ROG Phone 6 and ROG Phone 6 Pro come with 256GB and 512GB of UFS 3.1 storage respectively. They pack a 6,000mAh battery with 65W fast charging support (30W charger in the box). The phones come with two 5-magnet 12x16 super linear speakers tuned by Dirac. Both the phones are IPX4 rated for water resistance. Apart from the RAM and storage options, another major difference between the phones is that the Pro variant gets the ROG Vision PMOLED display on the back panel, while the non-Pro variant gets an illuminated ROG logo. Both measure 172.83x77.25x10.3mm and weigh 239 grams.
Accessories with the Asus ROG Phone 6 and ROG Phone 6 Pro smartphones include the Aeroactive Cooler 6 which offers an integrated thermoelectric AI cooling system to significantly reduce the temperature of your ROG Phone. This optional accessory is wire-free and works with the phone's battery power. There's also a ROG Kunai 3 gamepad, an expansion dock, and ROG Clips for connecting the ROG Phone to a PS4, Xbox or Stadia controller with an adjustable arm.
