The ASUS ROG Phone II was announced last year at COMPUTEX in Taipei. It has been the smartphone that has set the bar for gaming smartphones since it was first unveiled in 2018. It continues to be one of the most sought after smartphones even today.
A little recap of what the ROG Phone II packed; the gaming phone comes with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ paired with either 8GB or 12GB of RAM. This is complemented with up to 1TB of internal memory. However the phone has no support for microSD cards for extra memory.
The hallmark feature of the ROG Phone II was its Super AMOLED screen with a high 120Hz refresh rate and 240Hz touch sensing. This screen has a Full HD 1080p resolution with HDR10 support and also 108% coverage of the DCI-P3 gamut. Simply put, it has one of the best colour reproduction on the market to date.
It comes with dual camera setup with a 48-megapixel main sensor with a pixel size of 0.8µm . This sensor has a lens with f/1.8 aperture with a wide 26mm focal length. The camera supports phase detection auto-focus (PDAF) and Laser Auto-focus. The secondary sensor is a 13-megapixel sensor equipped with a lens with f/2.4 aperture and 11mm focal length. The selfie camera on the ROG Phone II is a 24-megapixel sensor equipped with a f/2.2 aperture lens with a pixel size of 0.8µm.
More Affordable with the Same High End Specifications
The new Strix Edition comes with the same powerful specification as the regular variant. However, it sheds the metal accents of the regular edition in favour of a completely glass back. Seriously, that’s the only difference between the two editions. It also takes on the Tecent variant of the ROG Phone II which has found its way into the market in Malaysia.
Pricing and Availability
The ROG Phone II Strix Edition will be available in Malaysia for MYR2,499 starting mid January 2020. We have word that you should see it hitting retail as soon as next week.
Official Specifications
| Model | ZS660KL-1A057WW |
| Platform | Android 9.0(Pie) |
| Panel | 6.59 inch 2340×1080 |
| Dimensions | L 170.99 * W 77.60 * H 9.78~9.78 mm |
| Weight | 240g |
| CPU | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855-5 SM8150, octa-core CPUs, 2.96GHz |
| GPU | Qualcomm Adreno 640 |
| Main Front camera | 24MP |
| Main Rear Camera | 48MP |
| Second Rear Camera | 13MP |
| Memory | LPDDR4X 8GB |
| Storage | UFS3.0 128GB |
| Connectivity |
802.11a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth V 5.0 (EDR
+ A2DP) Wi-Fi direct, NFC |
| 2G support | [GSM] 850/900/1800/1900 |
| 3G support | WCDMA Band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8 TD-SCDMA Band 34, 39 CDMA Band BC0 |
| 4G support | FDD-LTE Band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 28 TD-LTE Band 34, 38, 39, 40, 41(full) |
| SIM Cards |
Dual SIM dual standby (4G+4G) Slot 1: 2G/3G/4G Nano SIM Card Slot 2: 2G/3G/4G Nano SIM Card |
| Navigation | GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (G1) , BDS (B1), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5) |
| Sensor |
Gyroscope, E-compass, Proximity Sensor,
Ambient Light Sensor, G-sensor, Hall Sensor In-display fingerprint, Accelerator, Gyro (Support ARCore) Ultrasonic sensor, Face recognition, Dual vibrators |
| Audio | Audio Jet: 3.5mm, Stereo Speaker, Quad Mic |
| Battery | Polymer 6000mAh |
| Adapter | 30W USB Power Adapter with Type-C Cable |
| Bundle | ROG Phone 2 Aero Case + Aero Active Cooler II |