ASUS ROG Phone 2 announced with OLED 120Hz screen, SD855+

On schedule, ASUS launched the ROG Phone 2, a flagship gaming phone with flagship internals.

ASUS ROG Phone 2

ASUS ROG Phone 2 key specs and highlights

It uses an Aura RGB body, 6.6-inch 19:5:9 display with FHD+ OLED screen with an insane 120Hz refresh rate, Gorilla Glass 6 protection, and In-Display fingerprint scanner.

A pretty good gaming device on paper

There's a 7nm 64-bit Snapdragon 855 Plus 2.96Hz overclocked octa-core processor, 3D vapor chamber, 12GB LPDDR4X RAM, 512GB UFS 3.0 storage, 6,000mAh battery, 48MP Sony IMX586 + 13MP 125-degree ultra-wide lens, stereo audio, quad mics with noise cancellation, and dual vibrating motors.

The ROG Phone 2 also goes with WiFi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ad (5G, 2×2 MIMO), 4G LTE, Bluetooth 5.0, GPS, and NFC.

For gaming, it has an ultrasonic pressure-sensitive Air Trigger buttons return and a new accessory for gaming, the AeroActive Cooler II which lowers the surface temperature up to 5 degrees Celsius.

The gaming accessories

Other accessories are the Aero Case, TwinView Dock II, ROG Kunai Gamepad, Mobile Desktop Dock, Pro Dock, WiGig Display Dock Plus, and ROG Lighting Armor Case.

See also: Wait what? ROG Phone 2's China starting price is crazy CHEAP!

Sources: XDA, ROG