Asus ROG Phone 6

Name: Asus ROG Phone 6
Brand: Asus

$1,289Flagship2022

7.8

Overall Score

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6.78"

Display

50MP

Camera

6,000

mAh

16GB

Max RAM

65W

Charging

239g

Weight

Why the ROG Phone 6

Flagship

The Asus ROG Phone 6 is a powerful gaming flagship featuring a high-refresh-rate 165Hz AMOLED display, massive 6000 mAh battery, and top-tier Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 performance (estimated from chipset class). Its camera capabilities are basic for its price category, and it lacks water resistance or wireless charging. At $1,289, its value score is limited given its specialized feature set and notable omissions in everyday flagship conveniences.

Hardware quality by category

The overall score is the average of these six components, rated within the phone's tier.

Camera

6.8

Performance

9.2

Battery

9.0

Display

9.1

Build

7.5

Value

5.2

Strengths

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 4nm chipset

6.78-inch 165Hz AMOLED display

6000 mAh battery with 65W fast charging

Stereo speakers and 3.5mm headphone jack

Weaknesses

No official water resistance rating

No wireless charging support

Lack of optical image stabilization (OIS) on the main camera

Asus ROG Phone 6 full specifications

Launch

2 specs

Status

Available. Released 2022, July 13

Announced

2022, July 05

Network

6 specs

Speed

HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (6CA) Cat20 2024/210 Mbps, 5G

2G bands

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

3G bands

HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - Version A, Version C

4G bands

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 48, 66, 71, - Version A

5G bands

1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 18, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - Version A

Technology

GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE / 5G

Display

4 specs

Size

6.78 inches, 109.5 cm2 (~82.2% screen-to-body ratio)

Type

AMOLED, 1B colors, 165Hz, HDR10+, 800 nits (typ), 1200 nits (peak)

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus

Resolution

1080 x 2448 pixels (~395 ppi density)

Platform

4 specs

Android 12, upgradable to Android 13

CPU

Octa-core (1x3.19 GHz Cortex-X2 & 3x2.75 GHz Cortex-A710 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A510)

GPU

Adreno 730

Chipset

Qualcomm SM8475 Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 (4 nm)

Memory

2 specs

Internal

128GB 8GB RAM, 128GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 16GB RAM

Card slot

Main Camera

3 specs

Video

8K@24fps, 4K@30/60/120fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 720p@480fps; gyro-EIS

Triple

50 MP, f/1.9, (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, PDAF

13 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide)

5 MP (macro)

Features

LED flash, HDR, panorama

Selfie Camera

3 specs

Video

1080p@30fps

Single

12 MP, 28mm (wide)

Features

Panorama, HDR

Sound

2 specs

3.5mm jack

Yes

Loudspeaker

Yes, with stereo speakers (2 amplifiers)

Comms

6 specs

NFC

Yes

USB

USB Type-C 3.1 (side), USB Type-C 2.0 (bottom), OTG, accessory connector

WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct

Radio

Bluetooth

5.2, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless

Positioning

GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5), NavIC (L5)

Features

1 specs

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Battery

2 specs

Type

Li-Po 6000 mAh

Charging

65W wired, PD3.0, QC5, 100% in 42 min

10W reverse wired

Body

4 specs

SIM

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Build

Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass 3), aluminum frame

Weight

239 g (8.43 oz)

Dimensions

173 x 77 x 10.3 mm (6.81 x 3.03 x 0.41 in)

Misc

3 specs

Price

currency: USD · price_usd: 1289 · price_original: 1289

Colors

Phantom Black, Storm White

Models

AI2201_C, AI2201_F, AI2201-1A030EU, AI2201_A, AI2201-1A029EU

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Asus ROG Phone 6

$1,289Flagship2022

7.8

Overall Score

within Flagship

Average of camera, performance, battery, display, build and value. Scores are rated within the phone's tier.

Choose a configuration1 option

Prices reflect the selected storage configuration.

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6.78"

Display

50MP

Camera

6,000

mAh

16GB

Max RAM

65W

Charging

239g

Weight

Why the ROG Phone 6

Flagship

Hardware quality by category

The overall score is the average of these six components, rated within the phone's tier.

Camera

6.8

Performance

9.2

Battery

9.0

Display

9.1

Build

7.5

Value

5.2

Strengths

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 4nm chipset

6.78-inch 165Hz AMOLED display

6000 mAh battery with 65W fast charging

Stereo speakers and 3.5mm headphone jack

Weaknesses

No official water resistance rating

No wireless charging support

Lack of optical image stabilization (OIS) on the main camera

Asus ROG Phone 6 full specifications

Launch

2 specs

Status

Available. Released 2022, July 13

Announced

2022, July 05

Network

6 specs

Speed

HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (6CA) Cat20 2024/210 Mbps, 5G

2G bands

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

3G bands

HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - Version A, Version C

4G bands

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 48, 66, 71, - Version A

5G bands

1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 18, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - Version A

Technology

GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE / 5G

Display

4 specs

Size

6.78 inches, 109.5 cm2 (~82.2% screen-to-body ratio)

Type

AMOLED, 1B colors, 165Hz, HDR10+, 800 nits (typ), 1200 nits (peak)

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus

Resolution

1080 x 2448 pixels (~395 ppi density)

Platform

4 specs

Android 12, upgradable to Android 13

CPU

Octa-core (1x3.19 GHz Cortex-X2 & 3x2.75 GHz Cortex-A710 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A510)

GPU

Adreno 730

Chipset

Qualcomm SM8475 Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 (4 nm)

Memory

2 specs

Internal

128GB 8GB RAM, 128GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 16GB RAM

Card slot

Main Camera

3 specs

Video

8K@24fps, 4K@30/60/120fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 720p@480fps; gyro-EIS

Triple

50 MP, f/1.9, (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, PDAF

13 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide)

5 MP (macro)

Features

LED flash, HDR, panorama

Selfie Camera

3 specs

Video

1080p@30fps

Single

12 MP, 28mm (wide)

Features

Panorama, HDR

Sound

2 specs

3.5mm jack

Yes

Loudspeaker

Yes, with stereo speakers (2 amplifiers)

Comms

6 specs

NFC

Yes

USB

USB Type-C 3.1 (side), USB Type-C 2.0 (bottom), OTG, accessory connector

WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct

Radio

Bluetooth

5.2, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless

Positioning

GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5), NavIC (L5)

Features

1 specs

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Battery

2 specs

Type

Li-Po 6000 mAh

Charging

65W wired, PD3.0, QC5, 100% in 42 min

10W reverse wired

Body

4 specs

SIM

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Build

Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass 3), aluminum frame

Weight

239 g (8.43 oz)

Dimensions

173 x 77 x 10.3 mm (6.81 x 3.03 x 0.41 in)

Misc

3 specs

Price

currency: USD · price_usd: 1289 · price_original: 1289

Colors

Phantom Black, Storm White

Models

AI2201_C, AI2201_F, AI2201-1A030EU, AI2201_A, AI2201-1A029EU

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