The ROG (Republic of Avid gamers) telephones from Asus are among the finest methods to get pleasure from cellular gaming whereas additionally having a premium smartphone at your disposal.

What’s extra, it doesn’t seem like you’ll be ready for lengthy for the subsequent entries within the sequence. Right here’s the whole lot it’s essential to know concerning the ROG Cellphone 6 as we method its official launch.

When will the Asus ROG Cellphone 6 be launched?

Asus has now confirmed that it’ll unveil the ROG Cellphone 6 sequence on 5 July at 1pm BST/8am EST – with extra time zones included within the official launch teaser.

In fact, this can simply be when the telephones are revealed, and the precise on-sale date is prone to be later, particularly for western followers – there’s typically a prolonged hole between the telephones’ Asian launch and their launch in Europe and the US.

For instance, the
ROG Cellphone 5S and 5S Professional fashions made their debuts on 24 August 2021, however solely in Taiwan – it took them till November to launch broadly within the US and Europe.

Not each mannequin is assured to launch globally too. The earlier Asus ROG Cellphone 5 and 5 Professional had been launched in March 2021 in components of Asia however got here to wider markets in Could. Whereas the UK noticed numerous configurations of the 5, it didn’t get the 5 Professional. European clients received each, whereas these within the US had a solitary model of the
ROG Cellphone 5.

If you happen to can’t wait till then, check out our
finest gaming telephones chart to see what different choices are value your consideration.

How a lot will the Asus ROG 6 fashions value?

Because the mannequin has but to be launched, there’s no agency pricing obtainable. We are able to check out how the earlier fashions lined up although to offer us a sign of what you may must pay when the ROG Cellphone 6 does lastly arrive.

The final two generations (5 and 5S) had roughly the identical value tags. The usual 5S mannequin prices £999/$1,099, with the 5S Professional rising to £1,099/$1,299. The ROG Cellphone 5 sequence had a 3rd mannequin, the €1,299 5 Final.

We’ve seen just a few websites in India, corresponding to
GadgetsNow, reporting that the costs can be 59,999 Rs for the ROG Cellphone 6 and 79,948 Rs for the Final model, so that’s one thing to keep in mind should you dwell there.

What concerning the ROG Cellphone 6 specs and design?

We’ve one potential have a look at the design of the subsequent ROG Cellphone, and it comes from an uncommon supply: certainly one of Asus’s different telephones.

The
Zenfone Eight Android 12 replace
features a hidden sketch of what definitely seems to be the ROG Cellphone 6 – both included by chance or as a purposeful Easter egg for devoted followers.

This isn’t a radically altered design, however does characteristic a bigger digital camera module, with the flash discovered subsequent to the three lenses, and an even bigger rear show working down the center of the telephone.

Whereas this might’ve simply been an idea, Tenaa certification reveals a really related design. That is typically one of many final levels earlier than a product is launched in China.

Tenaa

This might simply be an idea sketch, somewhat than the precise design that Asus goes forward with, however not less than it offers us a have a look at the designs the corporate is contemplating.

As for the internals, for the reason that ROG Telephones are aimed primarily at players you’ll be able to make sure that it will likely be packing some severe {hardware}.

Because of an official announcement we already know that not less than one telephone within the sequence can be powered by the
Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 chipset, at the moment essentially the most highly effective in the marketplace.

Prepare! The first gaming telephone with Qualcomm® Snapdragon® 8+ Gen 1 is coming SOON
#ROGPHONE6
#ForThoseWhoDare
pic.twitter.com/jax1XbDcA5— ROG World (@ASUS_ROG)
Could 20, 2022

Efficiency is encouraging, if the newest benchmarks are to be believed. As GSMArena experiences, a Geekbench 5 multi-core rating of 4238 places it barely greater than final yr’s Snapdragon 888+ powered ROG Cellphone 5s, however it might not make a lot distinction in real-world utilization. Nonetheless, a brand new Adreno 730 GPU will supposedly 10% greater clock speeds, which in flip will increase framerates whereas gaming.

The ROG Cellphone 5S lineup featured contact sampling charges of 360Hz, which left it trailing certainly one of its largest rivals (the Purple Magic 7) which boasts 720Hz. We are able to’t see Asus letting this proceed, so hopefully the brand new mannequin will match or surpass that determine when it arrives.

A latest tweet from outstanding telephone journalist Abhishek Yadav seems to be based mostly on the latest Tenaa certification. It reveals most of the ROG Cellphone 6’s key specs, nevertheless it’s not clear whether or not that is the common or Professional mannequin at this stage:

Asus ROG Cellphone 6

– 6.78″ AMOLED show 165Hz refresh fee– Snapdragon 8+ Gen1LPDDR5, UFS 3.1– Android 12– 64MP triple rear– 12MP entrance– 5850mAh battery 65 watt– In-display fingerprint scanner– 229 gram weight– 10.39mm thick– 3.5mm jack#Asus #AsusRog6 #AsusRogPhone6 pic.twitter.com/q44iuswwN6

— Abhishek Yadav (@yabhishekhd) June 24, 2022

Key takeaways embody a brand new 165Hz display refresh fee (up from 144Hz), three 64Mp rear cameras and a fractionally smaller 5,850mAh battery. At 229g, it’s additionally barely lighter than final yr.

Beforehand, YouTube channel Tech 11 put collectively a superb idea video of the ROG Cellphone 6, which does appear extra like a fantasy procuring record of options however appears lovely.

It appears unlikely that the 6.78in show that was commonplace on the 5S fashions will get any greater for the ROG Cellphone 6. This isn’t attributable to {hardware} limitations, extra the truth that you continue to want to have the ability to put in your pocket in some unspecified time in the future.

Anticipate the identical FHD+ AMOLED panel with a 144Hz refresh fee, accompanied by the whopping nice 6,000mAh battery that can allow you to get pleasure from prolonged gaming classes.

As with the 5S, rumours recommend that the highest spec will provide 18GB of RAM and 512GB of UFS 3.1 storage, with numerous different configurations on provide ranging from 8GB/128GB. There must also be 5G, Wi-Fi 6E, and Bluetooth 5.2 readily available to cowl all of your connectivity wants.

Cameras on the 5S had been comprised of a 64Mp Sony IMX686 sensor, 13Mp 125-degree ultra-wide, and 5Mp Macro. It’s true that a few of these might be bumped as much as match the bigger sensors supplied by different telephones, however with the main target extra on gaming efficiency than optics, we expect this might stay the configuration on the Rog Cellphone 6 as properly.

There are nonetheless just a few specs to be revealed, so we’ll proceed updating this text within the run-up to launch. Within the meantime, check out our information to the finest smartphones to see what the Asus ROG Cellphone 6 should beat.