Asus ROG Phone vs Asus ROG Phone 2

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Comparing the Asus ROG Phone vs Asus ROG Phone 2 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both Asus ROG Phone and Asus ROG Phone 2 run at the same processing speed of 2.96 GHz.


Display: Asus ROG Phone 2 offers a screen size of 6.59 inches, while Asus ROG Phone offers 6 inches, making Asus ROG Phone 2 the larger display of the two. Both Asus ROG Phone and Asus ROG Phone 2 feature the same AMOLED display.


Rear Camera: Asus ROG Phone 2 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 48 MP, while Asus ROG Phone offers 12 MP, making Asus ROG Phone 2 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Asus ROG Phone 2 offers a higher front camera resolution with 24 MP, while Asus ROG Phone offers 8 MP, making Asus ROG Phone 2 better for front camera photography.


Battery: Asus ROG Phone 2 offers a higher battery capacity with 6000 mAh, while Asus ROG Phone offers 4000 mAh, making Asus ROG Phone 2 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Asus ROG Phone and Asus ROG Phone 2 offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.


User Rating: Asus ROG Phone 2 receives a higher user rating of 4.6, while Asus ROG Phone has a rating of 4.2.

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₹83,999
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₹40,999
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Summary

Spec Score

79%
82%

Release Date

29 Nov, 2018
08 Oct, 2019

Performance

Snapdragon 845
Snapdragon 855 Plus
Octa Core (upto 2.96 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.96 GHz)
8 GB RAM
8 GB RAM

Display

6.0 inches (15.24 cm)
6.59 inches (16.74 cm)
AMOLED
AMOLED
1080x2160 px (FHD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
90 Hz Refresh Rate
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

12 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
48 MP
Primary Camera
8 MP
Camera
13 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

8 MP
24 MP

Battery

4000 mAh
6000 mAh
30W Hyper Charging
Hyper Charging

Storage

128 GB
128 GB
UFS 2.1
UFS 3.0

Expert Review

7.0/10
N/A

Pros

  • Awesome display
  • Gorgeous and unique design
  • RGB logo!
  • Solid sound output
  • Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

  • Expensive
  • Below-average battery life
  • Sub-par cameras
  • Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.2/5
(286 ratings)
4.6/5
(11,107 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A
353,469
AnTuTu Score
N/A
16h 08m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

Video

Videos
1 More Video
Videos
4 More Videos

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

Nov 29, 2018
(Official)
Oct 08, 2019
(Official)

Operating System

Android v8.1 (Oreo)
Android v9.0 (Pie)

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus

Processor

Octa core

2.96 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 385 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 385
Octa core

2.96 GHz, Single core, Kryo 485 2.42 GHz, Tri core, Kryo 485 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 485

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

10 nm
7 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 630
Adreno 640

RAM

8 GB
8 GB / 12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
LPDDR4X

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A
353,469

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A
13.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A
1.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A
16.7 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

AMOLED
AMOLED

Screen Size

6.0 inches  (15.24 cm)
6.59 inches  (16.74 cm)

Resolution

1080x2160 px (FHD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)

Refresh Rate

90 Hz
120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

18:9
19.5:9

Pixel Density

402 ppi
391 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

76.78 %
80.21 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v6
Corning Gorilla Glass v6

Bezel-less Display

Yes
Yes

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
Yes

Design

Height

158.8 mm
170.9 mm

Width

76.2 mm
77.6 mm

Thickness

8.3 mm
9.4 mm

Weight

200 grams
240 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass
Back: Gorilla Glass

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof IPX4
N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

12 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle24 mm focal length 1/2.55" sensor size IMX363 CMOS image sensor Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1.4µm pixel size
48 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.7926 mm focal length 1/2" sensor size IMX586 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 0.8µm pixel size
8 MP
12 mm focal length
13 MP
f/2.4 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera11 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes
N/A

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels
8000 x 6000 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

4k @60 fps
Full HD @60 fps
HD @240 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

8 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera24 mm focal length
24 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera27 mm focal length

Camera Features

Fixed Focus
N/A

Video Recording

N/A
Full HD @30 fps

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

4000 mAh
6000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer

TalkTime

N/A
Up to 52 Hours(3G)

Quick Charging

Yes 30W Hyper Charging v4.0 60% in 33 minutes
Yes Hyper Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A
16h 08m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A
2h 2m 30s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB
128 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.1
UFS 3.0

Expandable Storage

No
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5)

SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5)

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/n/ac) 5GHz MIMO
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v5.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Audio Features

N/A
DTS Sound

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
Optical

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope