ASUS ROG Phone 2 (review) is back on sale in India via Flipkart with an increased price tag of Rs 39,999 for the base 8GB RAM variant. The handset was out of stock in the country since February due to coronavirus outbreak. The vendor has now announced ROG Phone 2’s availability in the country, with a Rs 2,000 price hike from its previous MOP of Rs 37,999. It could have been Rs 4,555, owing to the new 18 percent GST rate on mobile phones, but ASUS claims that it is absorbing Rs 2,555 price increase to keep the price of the ROG Phone 2 under Rs 40,000. There is no update regarding the phone’s 12GB RAM + 512GB storage variant that was launched at Rs 59,999 back in December.
“Owing to the success that we have witnessed and in-spite of the current adverse changes in the business environment, we have decided to absorb Rs 2,555 cost increase on ROG Phone II and not pass the additional cost to our Fans,” Dinesh Sharma Business Head Mobiles ASUS India.
ASUS ROG Phone 2 specifications
The ASUS ROG Phone 2 specifications, to recall, includes a 6.59-inch full HD+ AMOLED display with 120Hz refresh rate, 10-bit HDR, 19.5:9 aspect ratio display, and Corning Gorilla Glass 6 protection. At the helm of the handset lies octa-core 2.89GHz octa-core Snapdragon 855 Plus SoC with 675MHz Adreno 640 GPU, up to 12GB RAM, and 512GB storage onboard. The handset runs on Android 9.0 Pie with custom ROG UI skin on top out of the box.
For photography, the ROG Phone 2 sports a dual-camera setup at the back consisting of a 48MP primary snapper and a 13MP secondary ultra-wide lens. On the front, there is a 24MP snapper for selfies and video chats. Connectivity options include 4G LTE, dual-band Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 5.0, and two USB Type-C ports. A 6,000mAh battery with 30W fast charging fuels the handset. The Aero Active Cooler II redesigned fan blades are claimed to deliver more airflow into the ROG Aerodynamic System and is now even quieter, with a 24dBA noise level. Other features include in-display fingerprint scanner, dual front-facing 5-magnet speakers with dual smart amplifier, Hi-Res audio, DTS, and quad mics with noise-cancellation.
