Asus recently launched its latest gaming phone, called ROG Phone 2, in India. On September 30, the smartphone went on sale at 12:00AM (midnight), as part of Flipkart’s Big Billion Days sale. But, the gaming device is already out of stock on the mentioned e-commerce website. The Asus ROG Phone 2 will go on sale again on October 8, and you will be able to buy it from Flipkart.
Asus ROG Phone 2: Price in India, sale offers
The ROG Phone 2 is the second gaming phone from Asus, and it comes with a starting price of Rs 37,999. This price is for the 8GB RAM and 128GB storage variant. The 12GB RAM with 512GB storage variant will cost Rs 59,999. You will get 10 percent discount with ICICI bank and Axis bank cards. The ROG Phone 2 will compete with the likes of Nubia Red Magic 3 and Black Shark 2 smartphones.
Asus ROG Phone 2: Specifications, features
The AsusROG Phone 2 is not much different from its predecessor in terms of design. It still sports an aluminum frame with front Corning Gorilla Glass 6. The handset packs a massive 6.59-inch AMOLED display with 120Hz refresh rate and 19.5:9 aspect ratio. The display operates at Full HD+ resolution. With this phone, Asus is offering a whopping 6,000mAh battery. The company claims to offer up to seven hours of continuous gaming.
The gaming phone draws its power from a Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ SoC. In the camera department, there is a 48-megapixel main camera and a 13-megapixel ultrawide camera at the back. On the front, you get a 24-megapixel shooter with f/2.2 aperture. There is also support for 30W ROG HyperCharge as well as Quick Charge 4.0. On the ROG Phone 2, Asus has heat control systems on the inside as well as outside. It comes with vents that direct the heat from the vapor chamber to the external vents.
Since the heat is redirected outside the phone, the company includes the second generation AeroActive Cooler II in the box. This drops the temperature of the exterior by up to five degrees. The device comes with up to 12GB RAM and up to 512GB of non-expandable storage. The ROG Phone 2 offers support for Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Bluetooth, GPS, NFC, and 4G VoLTE. You also get dual SIM card slots with this device. There are two USB Type-C ports as well.