Taiwan tech giant, Asus has announced a new pair of gaming smartphones to the ROG Phone 6 series, the Asus ROG Phone 6D and ROG Phone 6D Ultimate. The new phones are similar in specs to their siblings, ROG Phone 6 and ROG Phone 6 Pro except for the MediaTek Dimensity 9000 Plus SoC.
The 6 and 6 Pro is equipped with plenty of noteworthy features for mobile gaming enthusiasts like a 165Hz refresh rate, Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1, and 18GB of LPDDR5 RAM. The new phones don't feature much difference, however, there are a few notable changes like color, weight, CPU, and GPU.
The “D” in ROG Phone 6D and 6D Ultimate stands for Dimensity. While the ROG Phone 6 and 6 Pro enclose a Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 processor, the ROG 6D and 6D Ultimate have Mediatek’s latest Dimensity 9000 Plus along with a 5G chip.
Design
The Asus ROG Phone 6D and ROG Phone 6D Ultimate will be equipped Samsung 6.78-inch AMOLED display, 720Hz touch-sampling, and 165Hz refresh rate. Resistance specs indicate an IP rating of IPX4. Both phones feature headphone jacks, dual front-facing speakers, and the same camera setup same as their predecessors.
Camera
As mentioned, the camera specs are the same as the Asus ROG Phone 6 and 6 Pro. However, there is a variety of new camera features that the gaming phone maker Asus has packed into 6D and 6D Ultimate. Have a look at these camera features below:
- 8K video
- HyperSteady video — a mode that enhances electronic image stabilization
- Edit camera mode — a mode that allows you to customize, order, and disable camera modes
Flashlight countdown indicator - Separate auto exposure and autofocus
Auto exposure bracketing — a setting available in the pro mode that makes it possible for the camera to capture shots at different shutter speeds and aperture values - Time-lapse settings
- Dynamic night mode
GPU and Battery
The siblings of ROG 6D and 6D Ultimate used a Qualcomm Adreno 730, the new smartphones will feature an ARM Mali-G710 GPU. The smartphones will have dual 3,000mAh batteries equating to 6,000mAh battery capacity, putting them on the chart of best gaming phones.
Specs
| ROG Phone 6D | ROG Phone 6D Ultimate | |
| Display | 6.78-inch FHD+ AMOLED
2448 x 1080p resolution 165Hz refresh rate |
6.78-inch FHD+ AMOLED
2448 x 1080p resolution 165Hz refresh rate |
| Processor | Mediatek Dimensity 9000 Plus | Mediatek Dimensity 9000 Plus |
| Memory/ storage | Up to 16GB/512GB
LPDDR5X/UFS3.1 No microSD card slot NTFS support |
Up to 16GB/256GB
LPDDR5X/UFS3.1 No microSD card slot NTFS support |
| RAM | Up to 16GB LPDDR5X | 16GB LPDDR5X |
| Camera | Rear
- 50MP main sensor - 13MP ultrawide 8K at 24fps main camera 4K at 30/60fps main camera and 30fps ultrawide 3-axis electronic image stabilization 4K time lapse Slow motion 4K at 120fps, 1080p at 120/240fps, 720p at 480fps Front: - 12MP |
Rear
- 50MP main sensor - 13MP ultrawide 8K at 24fps main camera 4K at 30/60fps main camera and 30fps ultrawide 3-axis electronic image stabilization 4K time lapse Slow motion 4K at 120fps, 1080p at 120/240fps, 720p at 480fps Front: - 12MP |
| Software | Android 12 with ROG UI and Zen UI | Android 12 with ROG UI and Zen UI |
| Audio | Symmetrical front-facing stereo speakers
3.5mm headphone port |
Symmetrical front-facing stereo speakers
3.5mm headphone port |
| Battery & Charging | 6,000mAh battery
65W wired charging |
6,000mAh battery
65W wired charging |
Asus announced that the phones will come in space gray color. The price or the release date for the phones hasn't been revealed yet.
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