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Asus beefs up ROG Phone II for European launch

by on04 September 2019


With new ROG Phone II Ultimate Edition

Asus took IFA 2019 show in Berlin by storm, unveiling a lot of new and upcoming products, including European launch of the ROG Phone II, a 2nd generation gaming smartphone which will get a special Ultimate Edition with a new color scheme, faster LTE, and more storage space.

The Asus ROG Phone II was announced back in July for China, and not a lot will change in terms of hardware for the European launch. It still features an incredible 6.59-inch 120Hz screen with 10-bit HDR OLED panel, 600-nits of brightness, and Corning Gorilla Glass 6 on top of it.

It is still also powered by Qualcomm's flagship 7nm Snapdragon 855 Plus SoC with octa-core CPU and Adreno 640 GPU, as well as 12GB of LPDDR4X RAM, and a hefty 6,000mAh battery. You also get 4G LTE with Qualcomm's X24 LTE modem for up to 1.2Gbps in the standard version, all the usual connectivity, and 48MP + 13MP (125° ultrawide-angle) rear main camera, 24MP front one, 30W ROG HyperCharge direct charging via USB-C, 3.5mm headphone jack, dual front-facing stereo speakers with DTS:X Ultra, and more.

The Ultimate Edition, which was announced at the IFA 2019 show for Europe, will have a new color scheme with Matte Black shell, and 1TB of UFS 3.0 storage, as opposed to 512GB on the standard version. It also comes with a new antenna system for 4G/LTE which boosts download speeds to CAT 20, or 2Gbps download with 4x4 MIMO antenna system.

According to Asus, the ROG Phone II Ultimate Edition will only be available from Asus' online store in Q4 2019, with a price of €1200. Of course, the standard version is also coming to Europe this month and should cost around €900, depending on the region.

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