All form, all fun! - ASUS ROG Phone 6 Pro

[@TimLongson]

You forgot to mention THE most important feature that this phone has which other flag ship phones like Samsung, do not support. This phone supports charger bypassing, so if you wanted to game for HOURS on end, or stream for hours, etc.. & are at home or on a long train journey or anywhere with a mains plug socket, then you can power the phone DIRECTLY from the mains WITHOUT the battery being involved, so unlike with Samsung for example, the battery is not constantly charging-discharging-charging-discharging when using it whilst plugged in, so it doesn't massively reduce the battery life of a phone with a non-replaceable battery by eating up the charge-discharge number of life cycles.

[@Ambroos]

Sony offers this too!

That's such a great feature.

[@davisbradford7438]

This is normal behavior for practically all mobile devices. Laptops and cellphones have had this for decades.

[@DX88]

@@davisbradford7438 Actually no? Tell me how to charge my Samsung laptop and phone to 50% and then use the power adapter without filling the battery up higher than 50%?

[@johnwolf2349]

@@DX88 my samsung phone at least has an option to charge to 85% and then stay there? Many times after being like that for an hour or so it drops to 84%, so that sounds like it's not still trying to charge it at least. And my Lenovo lapto has a Battery Conservation feature that lets you stop charging at 65% and similar happens (I've seen it go down to 60% over a couple weeks then it charges back up to 65% again, since I use it as a desktop replacement it is basically always plugged in)

[@MayankJairaj]

4:50 AS coating is Anti-Smudge And AF coating is anti fingerprint (this is usually found on most screens)

[@Kessoku]

nerd

[@MayankJairaj]

@@Kessoku haha wait till you see the comment section of actually hardcore overclockin

[@mehshutup3041]

@@Kessoku indog

[@pixels_per_inch]

So basically oleophobic coating?

[@MayankJairaj]

@@pixels_per_inch yes but there are a lot of coatings that are done Hydrophobic & oleophobic: repels water n oil for quick clean-up of the surface from a variety of contaminants Anti-smudge: Resists the accumulation of fingerprints, oils, liquids, grime and cosmetics Hydrophilic: Makes the surface feel smooth and appealing Sometimes hydrophilic coatings are also done depending on the usecase like inside a camera lens especially inside outdoor cctvs There are different ways of doing it like chemical dipping, sry I'll stop I dunn wanna write an essay

[@der94alex]

I love the side mounted usb port and I wish more phones had this

[@alphastratus6623]

Yea, a second USB port should be standard since they removed headphone jack, as an alternative for the loss.

[@jstan5802]

@@alphastratus6623 I wouldn't mind if they put 4 USB ports, one on each side of the phone, that'll be amazing.

[@alphastratus6623]

@@jstan5802 Still not what I would prefer: Both USB ports at the bottom.

[@nf8721]

@@alphastratus6623 How about 2 on each side and one on top of the screen where the camera goes?

[@alphastratus6623]

@@nf8721 Na. They all will be stuck with dirt.

[@ozerune]

The problem with gaming phones is that as cool as they are, there isn't much to play natively. I would love to have a mobile game steam platform but unfortunately aside from maybe genshin and some shooter games, there isn't much that would use all of these features and performance.

[@DX88]

There's a good working PS2 emulator now though!

[@ozerune]

@@DX88 True emulators would be a good reason but you don't really need a full fledged gaming phone for those. You can get a good emulator experience out of a wireless controller and any modern phone

[@DX88]

@@ozerune that's not true at all, almost no phone can properly run the PS2 emulator yet. But this one will.

[@BA-oy9uo]

@@DX88 my OnePlus 8T runs Aether SX2 just fine

[@HisDivineShadow]

Beyond emulators there are source ports of PC games that can be played. Being able to play Brutal Doom Platinum with no slowdown for example. It would make these devices a lot more attractive however if Asus released Windows drivers for their phones so at least you could install Windows for ARM and play a decent amount of 32bit Steam/GoG/PC games.

[@kyle_mk17]

Can't imagine buying this, but it looks neat

[@moRaaOTAKU]

I mean if I had the money I would be emulating psp ,ps1, ps2 games on it

[@kenningtonrund282]

I would buy it if it could play PC games

[@gehtdinichtsan309]

@CtrlALlTerrorS last time i check the compatibility-charts from aether sx2 even sd888 and sd8g1 aren't a safe bet for all ps2-games. so the "any android phone"-advice is a really not helpful.

[@RustyRhin0]

Ditto

[@girlsdrinkfeck]

@@gehtdinichtsan309 dolphin is way better than crappy ps anyway and runs way better

[@kiaanderson7665]

Love the description template still there, as opposed to the actual affiliate links.

[@Symphony_]

Lol

[@Temp_Nom]

yeah i don't know if I want to get my self a *PRODUCT NAME* so soon

[@CatsMeow_]

*copy from trello*

[@Ryan-tn4gk]

I have the rog phone 3. I am a gamer but never use the phone for gaming. I just love the front firing speakers and the giant battery!

[@jeddpires]

Same. Bought the ROG Phone 5, but the only game I really played on the device is Monster Hunter Stories. Other than that, it's used for audio and video (apart from contacting people of course)

[@derekg2132]

Yeah I don't phone game but I want this phone highest specs snap dragon 8 plus gen 1 nice screen and the side charging so I can watch it and it's nice asf

[@Shafi149]

Same. I have an rog phone 5 and some times use it to stream my xbox but other then that never play games. I just love all the features especially the air triggers to skip KZbin ads

[@iceiceice4938]

I have ROG phone 3 and hate it with all my heart. I game on it a little but everything about it is just terrible (weight, screen, software and size)

[@veryinterestingpersonaliti8321]

@@iceiceice4938 lol then why u even brought it

[@justuslm]

9:34 While it has the same Cirrus amp as the ROG Phone 5 for the speakers, it doesn't have the ESS ES9280AC Pro quad dac and amp, or a comparable chip. As a result, the headphone output may have lower fidelity, and definitely has less power, because it just uses the integrated Qualcomm codec.

[@ashyouknow7420]

Wait, they removed that?

[@holiboin8108]

Thanks for the info, still looking for an upgrade from my v50

[@Phynix72]

You can see at the same timestamp, there's Snapdragon Sound & aptX are advertised. That are Qualcomm's proprietary audio solution for hi-fi audio processing & has better power efficiency as compared to ESS, probably that's why.

[@MushyPlushie]

Thanks for the info. That's a real shame, though. The ROG Phone 5 was an audio beast.

[@ZandoNoid]

Thanks for the info,that was the whole reason i was interested in it. Pretty sad tbh.

[@cajmo8635]

I've got a ROG Phone II, and had the original ROG Phone before it, and have been using them as my phone since the ROG Phone came out. As a phone, it works excellently imo. Load of storage, load of battery, headphone jack, good speakers. It's kinda an it-just works. I still get security updates, and got an Android version update a few months ago, so I will trust ASUS' comittment to the device.

[@plumokin5535]

Yup, imo it's the perfect power user phone. That's why I don't think I'll ever switch away from them tbh. It's everything I've ever wanted in a phone.

[@Pennycilin3]

I'd like to try out ROG phones once my Xperia 5 ii dies. I really like the Xperias and the ROGs because they have a headphone jack and no notch.

[@thelosersside5622]

@@Pennycilin3 just curious, is Sony's software good? I haven't seen a Sony phone since the Xperia C3 and software is very important to me.

[@Pennycilin3]

@@thelosersside5622 That's the unfortunate part. After updating to A12 on my phone, systemUI sometimes freezes a few times per week. This never happened in A11. I don't know if this happens on other models, but for 5 ii, it's a known problem for months. At least this phone still gets monthly security updates.

[@thelosersside5622]

@@Pennycilin3 thanks for the info

[@iwontliveinfear]

Why all the bezel hate? I'd rather have a bezel than something that disrupts my display. Only reason I'm not still using my Pixel 2XL is because it got run over by a fire truck. It still works, but it is bent and I can't replace the shattered screen. Unbending the phone would risk breaking the bent Mainboard, and it isn't worth fully rebuilding.

[@DuyNguyen-yx2vd]

Right? Most people are putting a case on their phones, which adds a bezel anyway.

[@iwontliveinfear]

@@DuyNguyen-yx2vd I am not allowed to handle a phone without it being in an OtterBox Defender or equivalent case. I drop things as much as Linus, maybe more, and I'm 6'1" (185cm) Every unprotected phone to ever slip out of my hand has shattered. I have even broken newly bought phones in the process of putting them into a protective case, at the store.

[@Datenschutz_Datenschutz]

The coating is a grease-repellent coating against fingerprints. In addition, it has an antibacterial effect

[@peterhoffmann2231]

is it also c*m repellent? asking for a friend

[@Datenschutz_Datenschutz]

@@peterhoffmann2231 think so 😂

[@ylliesati4581]

Can u buy me thid phone

[@CryoCrow]

What I love about the ROG phones are the front facing speakers. Those alone sell me on the phone, because as far as I'm aware there aren't any other phones that have them.

[@itt-itamartechtime8867]

sony…

[@dedoyxp]

xiaomi have 4 speaker, 2 front 2 side

[@BeastyBite]

why would you need speakers at all, when the superior listening experience is over headphones or external speakers anyways? espacially when you game

[@F4c2a]

@@BeastyBite because accessories are annoying and clunky and i have to carry them

[@BeastyBite]

@@F4c2a if you are like that you shouldn‘t listen to music or gamesound anyways

[@MrWhtbred94]

love when the editor forgets the links lolol

[@gregorkluth2857]

No, the IPhone is missing mids. The ROG Phone is pretty balanced while the IPhone has a V-shaped sound

[@danishblunt9698]

No, the Rog6 is missing mids, the entire frequencyrange from 300hz - 1500hz is lacking. The Rog is also v shaped, the reason you can't really hear that from the recording is due to the broader stereo, remember the microphone they use is omnidirectional, so obviously the Rog6 will sound much fuller on the recording, while in reality it sounds just as "bad". It's a major stepdown from the Rog5 and isnt even compariable to the much superior Xiaomi Black Shark 5.

[@adabujiki]

My expectations are always met when it comes to ASUS anything. Not bad for even $1500, because you can game and then return back to regular phone stuff and you get all that premium modular stuff. Good job from ASUS

[@General_Li_Shin]

not sure who would want a lousy, slow and extremely inefficient wireless charging option, especially since so many people these days seem so worried about power consumption and efficiency

[@bkrc123]

Would be hard for them to implement the wireless charging if they have the soc and batteries in that orientation/placement.

[@dedoyxp]

thats a trade off I would take for better cooling (wireless charging sucks)

[@johnlucas6683]

Wireless charging is mostly a waste of energy. Here you have 2 ports and can play while plugged in and bypassing the battery.

[@Geo255420]

It has a 3.5 headphone jack. I like it more and more. The Sony Latest phone is still probably going to take my money but that is slick and should be comeing back. Hi-Fi IEM's are norm they need power.

[@thomasmaynard2237]

Well, I'd guess AS coating just stands for anti-sweat, rather than any specific thing

[@NegativeROG]

Anti Static?

[@NegativeROG]

@@nterix Thanks for the lesson. I'll carry that knowledge with me until the day I die.

[@daniyal-syed]

It stands for anti smudge

[@DX88]

Why did nobody get the non-pro model? It's 90% the same but a much better value.

[@nohs8776]

because they weren't shipped the base model, it's like when they review laptops they get a model above the base model and never a base model

[@DX88]

@@nohs8776 :( I think the black non-pro even looks better as well.

[@TerrySitu]

Try to sell the higher profit margin model first.

[@duncanbrown2907]

The box kinda feels like an old school bionicle box and I love it

[@dlm9709]

5s user here, good experience overall using it as a normal phone, only thing I miss is wireless charging, but the rest is worth it for me. Only challenge I'm having is updating to android 12, manual downloads run but fail every time, and it's an issue shared by a lot of users

[@6210classick]

Most likely because ya have the Tencent Edition aka the Chinese version that is flashed incorrectly with a global frimware

[@dedoyxp]

in what situation do you miss wireless charging?

[@JdRDMS]

After a quick trip to GSMArena's phone comare tool, it does appear that the only differences between the 6 and 6 Pro are the rear screen, the colors (the 6 has black as an option, while the 6 Pro only comes in white), and the storage memory configurations (the 6 starts with 128GB of storage and 8GB of RAM, and goes up to 512GB of storage and 16GB of RAM; the 6 Pro only offers 512GB of storage and 18GB of RAM, so at the very least, you can get more RAM with the Pro). So really, unless that tool is inaccurate, the Pro only really gives you the rear display, and the ability to get 18GB of RAM over 16 (the $1000 of the 6 is the 512/16 one), and you have to pay $300 for those. Two extra gigs of RAM really doesn't seem like it'd make a difference when you already have 16GB, so it all depends on how valuable you'd find that rear display. I can definitely see how it it could be useful, but it doesn't seem worth the $300 the 6 Pro costs over the 6. So overall, the regular ROG Phone 6 seems like the smarter buy, unless you would REALLY appreciate that rear display.

[@SahilKumar-zp8fx]

It's just like buying a new skin in a game. Doesn't make your gameplay better, but it costs money and looks cooker. Same is the pro model.

[@ejdhdjejejebdnem]

@Toploaded seems we are in the same mind. if the pro was coming on same date then yes I would had the pro. instead i just bought the regular 6

[@CatWachristmashat]

IPX4 water resistance, ROG always innovating.

[@xt3100]

as a user of the ROG 5 Ulitmate. I love it! Granted i am haveing mobile data issues which lucky AUS is being amazing with Support helping me trouble shoot it and get it working again

[@flweeptwo]

Missed an opportunity for a cyberpunk edition

[@CrimsonSunBear]

I like the concept, just the wrong price point. It's too close to a gaming laptop or desktop, for gamers that's more important to spend the money there, but 300-500 with game friendly features like this one to play steam game (streaming) or mobile games with the controller module

[@Dimondminer11]

Yeah thanks for pointing that out as its like - why spend $1300 on this PHONE when you can spend it on a REALLY GOOD gaming laptop? It just doesn't make any sense

[@4cps777]

@@Dimondminer11 You can even build a great desktop for it.

[@bipbop3121]

@@Dimondminer11 are there places you take (can take) your phone that you don't take your desktop, a gaming laptop, a handheld, a tablet? Even if the answer for you is no, the answer for others is yes. Nothing is as little as carrying only your phone. The answer is in the mobility of your phone. Now some handheld obviously as portable, or nearly, but it's still an extra thing to carry that only does one unnecessary thing (or the thing it does best), play games.

[@bipbop3121]

Obviously, when shopping for a phone, you aren't shopping for a laptop or desktop. Who's daily carrying a desktop & a power station, etc? How many people do you actually see gaming on the go with a gaming laptop, on transit? In line at the store? In the restroom? At work? In restaurants? In the bar? At a party (obviously not a LAN party) ? Maybe at college. Hiking? Camping?

[@bipbop3121]

The thing is people are willing to pay obscene amounts of money for phones, compared to obviously more capable computers. $300 is a budget phone. $500 is a low midranger. You're not going to find additional features of interest to a niche group for less money than a mainstream product without them.

[@damienlobb85]

11:45 Were you referring to the iPhone missing mid frequencies that the ROG 6 filled out? Because to me it sounds like the ROG 6 has more fidelity in the lower-mids while the iPhone just sounds anemic. The iPhone especially sounds anemic outdoors when that somewhat impressive lower end doesn't come through. If the ROG 6 is anything like the prior model, there's a whole bunch of settings and tweaks to tune the speakers to your liking, and even an outdoor mode that boosts the volume and makes it sound more compressed (louder) kind of like how the iPhone sounds out of the box. (They need to get the most out of their drivers.)

[@danishblunt9698]

No, the Rog6 is missing mids, the entire frequencyrange from 300hz - 1500hz is lacking. The Rog is also v shaped, the reason you can't really hear that from the recording is due to the broader stereo, remember the microphone they use is omnidirectional, so obviously the Rog6 will sound much fuller on the recording, while in reality it sounds just as "bad". It's a major stepdown from the Rog5 and isnt even compariable to the much superior Xiaomi Black Shark 5.

[@JoseNivardoConcepcion]

At this point gaming phones should come with that external cooler plus water cooling enabled, just like some of those clevo laptops with external water cooling

[@irisbaggins]

I've just started the review, but man... I quite literally begged my supervisor/the person above me to see if we could get a ROG 6 installed at our display. We have an ASUS phone, but it's one of the "worse" ones, and, well...it doesn't look as cool. I've had customers who've wanted decent 'gaming phones', and, well...this one looks absolutely stunning... And it's the same-ish price as the S22 series! It looks really fun, and I am of the opinion our whole display stand needs a revamp, especially where we display a few more fun colours (the Xiaomi 11t is done DIRTY, we have the black one displayed, yet the other colours are absolutely STUNNING). And just...I would like to sell some other phones than Samsungs, Motorola, and (urgh) iPhones. Basically, as a phone seller, I would like to sell some phones that I know my customers would like. And like, the price is something akin to the s22 series and more expensive Xiaomi and OnePlus. So with someone in that bracket, wanting better RAM and a good CPU...this would be nice. And the quality of the cameras aren't actually as bad as I feared; they're pretty damn good, and it's better than the s21 FE. Though, my annoyance with the phone is the IPX6 rating. It's not waterproof, which...really sucks tbh. So a fancy phone, for specific people, but I would at least love to have it displayed since a lot of our phones are the same boring ones all the time

[@esc9757]

Video like this is where I hope Anthony is the host. He just so much more knowledgeable and brighter when it comes to things like this.

[@JohnDoe-wi7eb]

The fact that this thing can record phone calls by default is great !

[@Karma_komodo]

I bought the 5th one last year, and then one day out of nowhere the wifi chip died. No wifi in a phone is a death sentence for me, and with the phone out of the warranty period nothing could be done. Forums confirmed this is a widespread issue but they just replaced the phones on warranty, with many people having to replace their phone 2 or 3 times. Asus KNOWS this was a faulty-prone chip and has done NOTHING about it. I'm never buying from them again.

[@drakthorianakatzaphquiel455]

Dude chill, it's just a phone.... They are easily replaceable, doesn't cost that much and a luxury. People are getting too attached to their phones. There are e-sports that are being played with phones like this connected to a proper screen E-sport gamers, workers, hikers and photographers (that hate having a big camera around) has a need for it. The rest of us are just addicted... it's a want not a need

[@tomcruz3774]

Mooooooom Riley keeps bullying the republic of gamers 😭

[@Manian488]

Railey is simply the most entertaining from all crew on this channel, great video, with great sense of humour as always.

[@sparkplugbarrens]

"I plug that in my cyberpunk bike and then it's Akira time" 😂

[@mr.n476]

I cant wait to buy this, the air triggers is what sold me. To anyone wondering if the physical triggers on the Blackshark 4/5 pro and on the Poco F4 GT are better than the sensor trigger on ROG 5/6 & RedMagic 7? Its garbage. Just because it is a physical button it's not any better. I regret my purchase on the Poco F4 GT I thought the physical triggers are good, its flat, hard to press, not squishy and not ergonomic. The air triggers on the ROG 5/6 are better.

[@ceilyurie856]

just buy a fuckign steamdeck and save money. ANd get a cheap phoen for, I dunnno, usign as a phone

[@mr.n476]

@@ceilyurie856 i already have a beast gaming PC why would i want to play the same game i have on PC on a steam deck? Also who the fck are you to tell me what things should i buy?

[@danishblunt9698]

airtriggers are unreliable sometimes they dont regiuster even on highest sensivity and they can be quite buggy at times.

[@ProPotato]

It also has pretty much no bloatware and doesn't require a ROM to get the most out of it. Something I really hated with Samsung phones. The only pre installed software on my ROG 3 was the Armoury Crate and again unlike Samsung I have far more control over the phone, features & OS. I have the 3 as my daily, I rarely play games on phones and I freaking love it! Upgrading to this model when it's available here in AUS.

[@kabine1]

Xbox game pass has a lot of cloud gaming options that work pretty good on the ROG5. The only con is that the screen is smaller than a Steam Deck or Nintendo Switch. But with a Bluetooth controller it functions just as well in my experience.

[@lei3121]

If just cloud gaming, there's a lot of mid range options out there like samsung's galaxy A/M series. You won't need the RGoG phone's specs so you can save a few hundred bucks. One more benefit is you can use a razer kishi to make the phone switch-like which is unfortunately incompatible with the RoG phones due to the bottom usbc's placement. (there's still the kunai but that's extra $$$ you have to mind and its availability... and it's only compatible with rog phones...). I've turned into an asus fan boy so I've been eyeing the rog phone for a but was disappointed with the rog 5's additional fragileness with its design so I'm currently rocking a mid range samsung m52. It worked well with game pass+razer kishi and other popular online games.

[@StaySic4Ever]

Just for a flagship phone in general is solid already gaming thing aside. Good battery and display.

[@ShowXTech]

I would be much more into it, if it had the AniMe Matrix from the G14 on the back.

[@bipbop3121]

Take a look at the not pro version of the 6

[@Magnum69]

This is the first time Riley reminds me of Unbox Therapy holy shit the resemblance during the unboxing is insane 😂 (Talking about behavior not looks)

[@Rustyer266]

there are a few differences between the 6 and 6 pro a few of the 6 models have an adreno 730 vs an adreno 660 there is also a 256gb version with 12gb of lpddr5 vs 16gb the 6 pro has 18gb 512gb storage with an adreno 730. really quite confusing when looking at their store page.

[@DX88]

I checked, you're wrong, all models come with the adreno 730, the cheapest version included.

[@Rustyer266]

@@DX88 there are 4 different models of the rog 6 2 of them have a 660 2 of them have a 730 if you go to the asus store moblie gaming phone you can see what im referring to with the compare

[@DX88]

@@Rustyer266 Ok then maybe where you live. Where I life there are also 4 models of the non-pro. Black and white 12gb/256gb, and black and white 16gb/512gb. All of them have 730. Maybe it's different per region.

[@danishblunt9698]

I call bs, there is no Rog6 with SD 888 chips.

[@DX88]

@@danishblunt9698 Did I say SD 888? I said in Europe, all ROG 6 phones come with a 8+gen1, and a Adreno 730.

[@Vatharian]

I have Rog Phone 5 - It is almost identical. As a phone, it's something as good as it comes. Note: I never cared about water resistance. This is one and only phone with two USB ports. You will pry it from my cold dead hands. Also The new cooler from RP6 is rumored to be compatible with RP5, which is nice, since side buttons on the old cooler easily break.

[@Neoxon619]

It’s one of those phones that I appreciate its existence, even though I probably wouldn’t get it.

[@lmperioz]

Some people say all this power and gaming stuff isn't necessary since other phones can do it... but that's not exactly true. I have a flagship phone from last year with a Snapdragon 870, I play a competitive mobile game every day called Knives Out and my phone can barely run it. There's a 120fps option which I would love to use but it lags like crazy, so I'm stuck on "balanced" quality and a stuttering 60fps. I'm sure this phone could handle it pretty well.

[@randomlibrarian3810]

I like Riley, but I think there are a couple of different people I'd rather see review these types of phones.

[@johnnyvonjoe]

Couldn't agree more. He's not a bad guy, but he's humor is kind of annoying, especially when you are actually interested in said product.

[@Shayashi_of_Myth]

Like maybe Brandon who actually understands why Sony sensors are important and would be smart enough to see the 'washed out pictures' were actually a side effect of the phone brightness being at 30%

[@SRC267]

Cries in Snapdragon 8 gen 1

High performamace plus a headphone jack really sold me on this device.

[@averagejoe6890]

you can get sony xperia at that price

@@averagejoe6890 Well, is always good to have more options.

[@zethloveless7238]

All that to barely even beat a non cooled iPhone in maybe the rarest of occasions. Seems a bit gimmicky

[@yourfatboy5359]

@@zethloveless7238 headphone jacks are gimmicky?

[@zethloveless7238]

@@yourfatboy5359 gaming phones are a gimmick when you can just get a good flagship now for a better price and will run nearly the same on games and outperform this thing everywhere else.

[@emper2977]

if asus made a cooler like this one that is compatible for all phones, ppl would be buying that essential accessory, especially iphone users.

[@lilmrmagoo]

honestly want to get this phone and hook up like a tiny physical keyboard with the side usb-c and then use it to do on the go coding with using either the cooler buttons or the air triggers on the back as text navigation buttons.

[@MathewCap]

AS coating is like a ceramic coating that makes the surface as flat as possible to perverted the hold of dirt, water, and oil. It basically a oleophobic coating if that helps.

[@kabine1]

I use the ROG5 love it, love how quick everything is. I have connected an Xbox controller to it a couple times for gaming and it works but i don't game that often on it. If you use you phone to check out stock charts the 5 works pretty well. Loads everything fast and i don't notice lag when switching between apps. Admittedly I'm hoping the ROG7 comes out before I feel the need to upgrade. But I'd get the 6 if I didn't have the 5

[@hzzzzz1]

Good to know. I’m looking at my options.

[@kabine1]

@@hzzzzz1 I got the base model for $600 over a year ago. There's some tiny scratches on the screen that I can see when the phone is off. I don't have a screen protector on it, so I'd recommend getting one if you care about that. I'm also concerned about the lack of water resistance but haven't run into any problems because of it. It charges crazy fast on the charger it comes with but there's a lot of battery health software built in for slower charging, limited charging, ect that makes me feel like the phone will last longer than my last phone, (Samsung note 8). So far the ROG5 has been my favorite phone and I'll will be sticking with asus for my next couple phones at least. But I don't really go for apple products. Maybe the iphones are better for some people. My wife prefers them.

[@unclemaggot]

I used to have ROG5 and it died within 6 months and i switched to iphone

[@kabine1]

@@unclemaggot dang sorry to hear that. I'm still running the Rog5 without issue. But my wife has an iphone and loves it so i understand the switch.

[@grandmasteraj855]

Shots fired with that close up chockobo figure pics

[@Voltaic_Fire]

I think I'd pay $1k if only it came with expandable storage, it's amazing they missed something so basic. 512GB just isn't enough. Plus it might be missing some other things not covered here.

[@MegaCoomans]

Really depends on the person i guess. I have no clue how i fill up the 128gb i have now.

[@vgamesx1]

One thing people often forget is it's more than just storage, it's a backup, if something should happen to your phone everything that isn't synced over the cloud or something is just gone, if you save your pictures to an sdcard then you can be sure that they'll be safe and make it to your main cloud / whatever backup, plus it makes managing music or other media a lot easier, especially since google massively handicaps file management apps without root access, with good reasons of course but still non-rooted Android is mildly aggravating.

[@dedoyxp]

@@vgamesx1 I wouldnt trust sd card as my backup storage... (had several died) and plugging ext harddisk is so easy with all usb c world right now

[@awen4784]

@@vgamesx1 sd card is easy to break if you have picture or something important just copy it to your pc or external harddisk

[@johnlucas6683]

I don't know how you could break a microSD unless maybe you got knockoff. My microSD on my galaxy note 3 is at least 6yo maybe 8years and still fine. I love having microSD(expandable storage) but I'm willing to compromise on the new ROG for great battery size and management, 2 ports and even has a headphone jack. No need for the pro version though.

[@fromonhigh891]

The most sarcastic review ever? Love it.

[@SilverNinjatv]

AS coating. Anti-Slip. For the sweats on Apex Mobile.

[@matthewzaloudek]

anti sweat

[@moe4b]

@@matthewzaloudek If it was truly anti-sweat then it'd auto uninstall Apex anytime you are getting above 1.5 KD ...

[@oplkfdhgk]

9:53 i don't really get why people complain about this type of bezels. i barely even notice those. 🙂

[@just.nobody]

True. I even appreciate them. Cuz with a phone without bezels on top an bottom, my hands will cover a portion of the screen. Which is annoying.

[@oplkfdhgk]

@@just.nobody same. I own a Samsung s9+ and sometimes i feel like the bezels are actually too small cus i have accidental touches.

[@oplkfdhgk]

@@just.nobody also i thought the physical buttons felt really good to press that some older touchscreen phones had. 🙂

[@just.nobody]

@@oplkfdhgk I still have my Samsung S2 (first phone I've ever had). It's not fully functional now. Can't use anything except an old version of opera. Man! Pure nostalgia! I've used bezel less phones. Not to my satisfaction. Currently I daily drive my old Huawei GR5 2017. Love that.

[@theoneandonlymeme8923]

Rather have expandable storage then headphone jack.

[@johnlucas6683]

I really love having expandable storage, but if I have the money I would be willing to compromise for this ROG phone. Two ports(type C at that), a headphone jack, large battery and able to use the phone while plugged in and bypassing the battery(makes for a longer battery lifetime).

[@Dobrufusnoretro]

I remember years ago when I could afford a thousand dollar phone just to game. Now I cant afford game pass yet Im much happier (went from working 15h a day and far away from home all the time into a 4h part time). Well at least I enjoy free videos like this one xD

[@megasp]

Mental stability is way more important than what seemed like hell before.

[@MartijnTV]

How can you make a "gaming" phone with no expandable storage. Unbelievable.

[@mrducky179]

isnt 512gb more than enough for mobile games? like i havent seen those take up more than 20gb

[@DX88]

Like 512gb isn't enough

[@thenonexistinghero]

No expendable storage, trash 1080p resolution, low maximum brightness so actually playing on a sunny day is impossible, sound quality is isn't that great, already big phone requires a very big attachment for proper gaming, I'm probably missing a few things too. Either way, $1300 for a phone that's this lacking is just trash. It looks coo, but doesn't live up to 'gamer' quality at all.

[@SmokinTsChannel]

@@thenonexistinghero its 2448x1080 (for reference an iphone 13 is 2532×1170), 800nits up to 1200 nits (iphone 13 is 800) , Sound quality is actually extremely good with actual stereo speakers and quad DAC and the cooler is not required to run the phone at max performance. The only thing you actually arent wrong about is the lack of an SD card which is why the base model comes with so much storage (they can also plug in HDDs and SSDs no problem but lets just ignore that).

[@thenonexistinghero]

@@SmokinTsChannel Seems like you don't quite understand. This is advertised as a 'gaming' device. When phones have been 1440p since like 2014, a pathetic 1080p resolution for a 'gaming' phone is complete and utter garbage. Sound quality is just above average which isn't quite good enough either. And there wouldn't be a cooler if it didn't need one for heavy gaming sessions. If you buy this piece of crap, you're not much of a gamer. My 3 year old phone has better graphics because it has a much better resolution.

[@walterzolkin]

Thank you for mentioning chocobos!

[@TechInterceptor]

More than a phone, it seems Asus wanted to make a handhled gaming console. In this area there are better alternatives such as the Steam Deck or the Ayaneo.

[@DX88]

Can they call? Do they have whatsapp? Do they have all other android apps?

[@ridhamh2966]

this is a trash video. you would think they would try a 8+ 1 gen phone video for few hours. this man doesn't even look interesting in phone tech or phones. looks like forced job. no testing on heavy games, no fps charts or proper gaming result compared to iphones. "oh they say thison website, okay let me try this phone for few minutes and conclude my review."

[@ridhamh2966]

@@DX88 it does everything your phone does . it is a great android phone altogether which is more gears towards gamers.

[@DX88]

@@ridhamh2966 Steam Deck and Ayaneo have simcard slots and android OS?

[@call911ok]

that hoodie looks so good

[@adnamamedia]

can't wait to play the 3 games that are even remotely worth playing on this phone versus any other! it's almost like mobile games are optimized to run on average hardware and don't need insane specs to perform well 🤔

[@deokureta108]

I really like asus phones because it's really easy to get replacement parts (mainly battery and screen but also case part and more) in France so i've been rocking a zenphone max pro m2 since launch

[@MihokoriTogozo]

Riley is not a good host for phones especially for gaming phones, should have let linus host this one.

[@xbyte00]

I don't think Linus has that much of an experience on gaming phones either, LMG is severely lacking in that niche imo

[@HolyRamanRajya]

Asus implements audio and energy management much better than any brand I have used. Audio: Sabre dac for headphone amp, quad-dac for inbuilt speakers. Energy: Bypass Charging, Reverse Charging, Dual battery Parallel charging, Separate Parallel charging from two ports, Steady Charging option, Limit Charging option to 80%, failover power when one battery fails etc etc. They can supply with shitty batteries like samsung and iphone and still be able to maintain battery health for years. For one, I had badly dropped my rog5 few months ago and one of the two batteries got totally disconnected while another was connecting loosely. My phone was running on a single 3000mah battery for days before I took it for repairs. And when both were out, I was simply able keep the phone on purely by using a powerbank due to divine bypass charging. Even funnier, the phone has reverse charging on the other usb-C port!! I was able to charge my temporary feature phone on the side before the power bank came into the picture. The dual battery setup allows for parallel charging, generating less heat per charge rate and capacity. Heat is the sole reason for lithium battery degradation, including the wear from venturing outside the 20-80% capacity range. Asus had that covered too, with a software option to block charging at 80%

[@spiedi7272]

cant imagine my phone being my main gaming platform

[@Haloweee]

It’s super common in Asian countries where building a pc can be out of reach for consumers. It’s not for me either but I’d rather have mobile gaming than nothing at all. There’s still a few gems in the app stores if you know how to dig.

[@HoloScope]

They have good games coming out now. Activision's Warzone Mobile is currently in development. Expected to come out in late 2022. Apex Legends mobile was just released two months ago and it's a very good game, very similar to regular Apex. Also it's very popular in Asia.

[@inducxion]

Wait until you hear about our sponsor, Wraith Shadow Legends. One game to rule them all

[@naufalarz2952]

Glad you didn’t need to live in a second world country, where mobile gaming is more affordable for us

[@glass.hammer]

I don’t get much time to game, especially traveling a lot, and though my phone isn’t my main rig, it’s probably with what I game the most.

[@microknife19]

This is the phone equivalent of doing a high end PC build when you just browse youtube and music streaming

[@omegamit6zeichen]

Someone should have really copied those links from trello :D

[@loustalk8227]

Oh look, a flagship which does not follow the trend of putting a bezel and removing the headphone jack

[@FaZeredemption3]

I really just want it for the 6k battery. no other phone has 6k. the most I've seen is 5k. 6k is a nice upgrade from 4.3k on my note 10 plus.

[@danishblunt9698]

there are plenty who have 6000mah and more. Budget phones outlast any flagship by a huge margin. Battery life on the Rog5 and Rog6 is good but not great. Phones that will easily outlast the rogs are: Samsung F62, M51, F41 motorola: G40 Fusion, G60 Poco: m3 realme: narzo 30A, 50A Xiaomi: redmi 9 power, redmi 10 And we don't talk about a couple of hours more, we talk twice or even triple the battery life.

[@FaZeredemption3]

@@danishblunt9698 yeah but fast phone = 🏆

[@danishblunt9698]

@@FaZeredemption3 and a heater. Built in oven with bugs and shit voLTE support. :)

[@whyzzzcat]

I thought it was gonna be trash, Those Specs are actually great. Give me A Head phone jack on every phone. With the extra Peripherals is honestly a better deal than a IpHoNe.

[@zethloveless7238]

Specs are always good but they don’t tell the whole story. Look at any solid spec $300 Chinese phone. This isn’t much different it’s mostly gimmick.

[@whyzzzcat]

@@zethloveless7238 oPPo

[@marleensrain]

"That Doesnt Look Like Alloy At All" 🤣

[@dan3a]

That split battery design is a disaster waiting to happen on JRE's channel... Hopefully the chassis is strong enough 😁

[@lilmrmagoo]

im waiting for his review of it as the rog 5 didn't fair very well.

[@johnlucas6683]

Oh yeah, I forgot about that. Also waiting on a better and upgraded version of Legion Duel phone 2.

[@Galexlol]

that's literally the first time i saw merch and went holy SHIT NICE good job guys pretty sure i'm gonna buy that you guys ship to Italy right

[@bartleby3359]

I got the rog 5 and i really like it the size never bothered me. My biggest negative about the phone is the camera software

[@sonofage]

Asus, the LG of the phone world. Hope they keep trying unlike the other juggernauts like apple or Samsung

[@anniedelaneyshow]

So... what games are available on this?

[@aroundth3w0rId]

Anything that's supported by Android.

[@_GhostMiner]

10:20 is that a linus pillow in the background?

[@doodledibob]

The thing that absolutely kills it for me is the mere 2 years of software support. At that price tag, I'm expecting to be able to use it for at least 3-4 years. After all, I don't need to replace my other electronic devices (desktop, laptop, console, TV, my _current_ phone) every 2 years.

[@johnlucas6683]

Seems great as a daily driver, doesn't even have to specifically just game on it. I like that it has an audio jack, and TWO type C ports! I like having microSD, but with this phone I am willing to compromise. And the software from asus for battery management, using it while plugged in and bypassing the battery means longer lifetime for the battery. If I had the money, and this version is cheaper than I was expecting considering the previous versions pricing, I would buy this! The price is the only problem I have. Haha

[@aBeerFromHere7994]

11:00 Air-Triggers are like 2 touch pads instead of 2 real buttons. It means better water resistance. If it works, other brands should copy that. They should put a different material or at least a different texture where the Air-Triggers are. Apple should bring Force Touch back. PS: They are ultra sonic, sorry.

[@cooltwittertag]

Why did my brain read "a sus phone"

[@marcosstr]

Wasn't there any one in LTT that's actually a mobile gamer for this review? Don't get me wrong he's a great host, but out of his league for this review.

[@melvinruijters9689]

Now the real question: can you load steamos on it? I would consider the purchase in that case

[@anasr7995]

Really hope it will make a version that has card slot... Not that it is on higher ipx rating....

[@6210classick]

Not gonna happen, it's already been 5 years since the first ROG Phone was released and none of the previous models offered SD card compatibility

[@Khazandar]

Riley is living proof that having a mustache ages you 30 years instantly.

[@monochrome2363]

The box reminds me of Auldey Race Tin lol. Ahhh good old times.

[@theankotze1292]

I really wanna know what the sales on these look like. Because I find it hard to believe they justify the RnD and production that goes into these

[@jensh.2595]

The best about it is the headphone jack, which already makes it one of the best options today.

[@Indpendent01]

11:05 that hoodie really is COOL LOOKING but too warm for Hawaii lol... hmmm might have to get one for travelling

[@leoschenk2118]

6?!? I swear I saw the ROG 3 review like six months ago

[@brendenchilton1501]

This guy is Chris Evans if he became a nerd instead of captain America.

[@trogdor8764]

Isn't charging while gaming supposed to be bad for the battery?

[@SmokinTsChannel]

ROG phones have battery bypass so when theyre plugged in you can run 100% from the cable. Battery not involved

[@N0N0111]

2:06 I have seen this a couple times now, does the video editor person know the difference between. gb and GB ... my guess is no, needs and asap Techquickie crash course about that.

[@philtkaswahl2124]

Kid me would have loved that box to use as some kind of cryogenic chamber or whatnot for my action figures.

[@lonergothonline]

those L and R air triggers made me want to try out some of those older retro style games that allowed you to move the camera with the l1 and r1 triggers on the playstation. it makes me wonder if there is a game out there for mobile phones where you are auto-running but can pan the camera with the triggers as you tap on enemies to destroy them.

[@PWN_Nation]

"AS Coating" = 'anti-sweat'... ...basically antiperspirant for their display. AKA, 'Display Deodorant' if you will... Also, Team Group has a campy theme song with music video 😆