ISSUE 65 • ANDROID ADVISOR 57BUYING GUIDEthe app to control things such as the Air Triggers,
AeroActive fan speed and Aura lighting.
Game Genie is your friend if you want to customize
things. If you’re playing a game, then you swipe in
from the right and select the controller icon to load
the interface. It provides game capture, live streaming,
and more. You can also set profiles for individual apps
and games from within the Game Centre such as the
maximum CPU speed, screen refresh rate, and more.Verdict
The Asus ROG Phone is a little difficult to sum up
because it’s such a Marmite device – it will either be
the kind of smartphone you’ve been waiting forever
or pretty repulsive. One thing is for sure, and that is
Asus has really gone to town with it and we applaud it
for doing so. If you’re going to make a gaming phone,
then you might as well go hell for leather right? There
are plenty of features for hardcore gamers to make
use of here, including the AeroActive fan, AirTriggers
and all the customization within the software. While
it will be many gamer’s dream phone, we don’t blame
you if you prefer the more understated style of the
Razer Phone 2. Chris MartinSpecifications- 6in (2,160x1,080, 402ppi) AMOLED capacitive
touchscreen - Android 8.1 (Oreo)
- Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 processor
- Octa-core (4x 2.96GHz Kryo 385 Gold, 4x 1.7GHz
Kryo 385 Silver) CPU
ISSUE 65 • ANDROID ADVISOR 57BUYING GUIDEthe app to control things such as the Air Triggers,
AeroActive fan speed and Aura lighting.
Game Genie is your friend if you want to customize
things. If you’re playing a game, then you swipe in
from the right and select the controller icon to load
the interface. It provides game capture, live streaming,
and more. You can also set profiles for individual apps
and games from within the Game Centre such as the
maximum CPU speed, screen refresh rate, and more.
Verdict
The Asus ROG Phone is a little difficult to sum up
because it’s such a Marmite device – it will either be
the kind of smartphone you’ve been waiting forever
or pretty repulsive. One thing is for sure, and that is
Asus has really gone to town with it and we applaud it
for doing so. If you’re going to make a gaming phone,
then you might as well go hell for leather right? There
are plenty of features for hardcore gamers to make
use of here, including the AeroActive fan, AirTriggers
and all the customization within the software. While
it will be many gamer’s dream phone, we don’t blame
you if you prefer the more understated style of the
Razer Phone 2. Chris Martin
Specifications
- 6in (2,160x1,080, 402ppi) AMOLED capacitive
touchscreen - Android8.1(Oreo)
- QualcommSDM845Snapdragon 845 processor
- Octa-core (4x 2.96GHz Kryo 385 Gold, 4x 1.7GHz
Kryo 385 Silver) CPU