ISSUE 65 • ANDROID ADVISOR 49BUYING GUIDEDuring our time with the phone,
we found it was silky smooth in
use. Note that the refresh rate is
set to 60Hz by default.
The screen, like so many
now, has an 18:9 aspect ratio
and the resolution is Full HD+
(2,160x1,080) resulting in a
decent 402ppi. That might be
lower than the Razer Phone 2’s
2,560x1,440 (513ppi), but it’s
enough to look perfectly crispy
and might even help some
games run better. The choice of
AMOLED means contrast is better
and we’re also impressed with
both colours and brightness. Furthermore, there’s HDR
support, so you can get the full experience if you’re
watching compatible content on a streaming service
such as Netflix or Amazon Prime.Processor, memory and storage
The ROG Phone continues to impress when it comes
to core specifications. They are among the best we’ve
ever seen on a smartphone.
For starters, it has the fastest version of the
Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 available. Asus says this
has been ‘speed-binned’ to 2.96GHz – it’s normallyWe are impressed with
display’s contrast and coloursISSUE 65 • ANDROID ADVISOR 49BUYING GUIDEDuring our time with the phone,
we found it was silky smooth in
use. Note that the refresh rate is
set to 60Hz by default.
The screen, like so many
now, has an 18:9 aspect ratio
and the resolution is Full HD+
(2,160x1,080) resulting in a
decent 402ppi. That might be
lower than the Razer Phone 2’s
2,560x1,440 (513ppi), but it’s
enough to look perfectly crispy
and might even help some
games run better. The choice of
AMOLED means contrast is better
and we’re also impressed with
both colours and brightness. Furthermore, there’s HDR
support, so you can get the full experience if you’re
watching compatible content on a streaming service
such as Netflix or Amazon Prime.
Processor, memory and storage
The ROG Phone continues to impress when it comes
to core specifications. They are among the best we’ve
ever seen on a smartphone.
For starters, it has the fastest version of the
Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 available. Asus says this
has been ‘speed-binned’ to 2.96GHz – it’s normally
We are impressed with
display’s contrast and colours