Asus ROG Phone 2 Smartphone Review – 120-Hz display and improved air triggers

Beefed up. Asus has made some significant improvements to the ROG phone, which first appeared on the scene in 2018: Instead of 90 Hz, we now have 120, instead of 8 GB of RAM, there is now 12, and there is, of course, a brand-new SoC on board. We had a chance to play a few games on it, and when it came time to give it back, we did so rather reluctantly. However, if you plan on using it for anything other than gaming such as making phone calls, surfing the web, emailing etc., then its weight of 240 g might prove to be not very easy to overlook.

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The predecessor was almost 30 grams lighter. Both the chassis and the battery have grown in size, and the display now measures 6.59 inches diagonally. The Nubia Red Magic is even bigger, but it weighs less. What we are most concerned about, though, is the difference in performance between the two devices. The competing devices include: the Nubia Red Magic, the Xiaomi Black Shark 2, the iPhone 11 Pro and Samsung’s Galaxy S10 Plus.

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Asus ROG Phone 2 (ROG Phone Series)

Processor

Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ / 855 Plus 8 x - 3 GHz, Cortex-A76 / A55 (Kryo 485), Qualcomm SDM855 Snapdragon 855+

Graphics adapter

Qualcomm Adreno 640

Memory

12 GB

, LPDDR4x

Display

6.59 inch 19.5:9, 2340 x 1080 pixel 391 PPI, 10 finger multitouch, AMOLED, 120Hz/1ms, glossy: yes, HDR, 120 Hz

Storage

512 GB UFS 3.0 Flash, 512 GB

, 491 GB free

Connections

1 USB 3.0 / 3.1 Gen1, 0 USB 3.1 Gen2, 1 HDMI, 1 DisplayPort, 1 Docking Station Port, Audio Connections: 3.5-mm audio jack, 1 Fingerprint Reader, NFC, Brightness Sensor, Sensors: electronic compass, gyroscope, motion sensor, proximity sensor, Hall effect sensor, ultrasonic sensors for air triggers, Wi-Fi Direct

Networking

802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (a/b/g/n = Wi-Fi 4/ac = Wi-Fi 5/), Bluetooth 5.0, EDGE/GPRS/GSM: 850, 900, 1800, 1900; WCDMA: Band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19; LTE: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 29, 32, 66; CAT18, Dual SIM, LTE, GPS

Size

height x width x depth (in mm): 9.48 x 170.99 x 77.6 ( = 0.37 x 6.73 x 3.06 in)

Battery

6000 mAh

Charging

fast charging / Quickcharge

Operating System

Android 9.0 Pie

Camera

Primary Camera: 48 MPix (Sony IMX586, 48MP, 1/2,0”, 0,8µm), 12MP sensor (Quad Bayer filter, 1.6µm), f/1.79, 26mm (equivalent to 35mm film); 13MP sensor, 125° ultra-wide angle, 11mm focal length (equivalent to 35mm film); Camera2 A
Secondary Camera: 24 MPix f/2.0, 27mm focal length (equivalent to 35mm film)

Additional features

Speakers: Stereo front speaker with dual NXP TFA9874 smart amplifier, Keyboard: Virtual, Keyboard Light: yes, Aero Active Cooler II, ASUS ZenEar Pro Hi-Res headphones with a microphone, transparent protective cover, Type-C-to-C-cable (120cm), SIM card removal tool, USB charger (30W), user guide, warranty information, ROG UI, Game Genie, 24 Months Warranty, SAR head: 1,272 W/Kg; WiGig (802.11ad/60GHz Wi-Fi); Quick Charge 4.0; FM Tuner, fanless

Weight

240 g ( = 8.47 oz / 0.53 pounds), Power Supply: 124 g ( = 4.37 oz / 0.27 pounds)

Price

899 Euro

Links

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Comparison Devices

Rating	Date	Model	Weight	Drive	Size	Resolution
87.2 %	12/2019	Asus ROG Phone 2 SD 855+, Adreno 640	240 g	512 GB UFS 3.0 Flash	6.59"	2340x1080
88.2 %	11/2018	Asus ROG Phone SD 845, Adreno 630	212 g	512 GB UFS 2.1 Flash	6.00"	2160x1080
87.3 %	05/2019	Xiaomi Black Shark 2 SD 855, Adreno 640	205 g	128 GB UFS 2.1 Flash	6.39"	2340x1080
86.8 %	06/2019	Nubia Red Magic 3 SD 855, Adreno 640	215 g	128 GB UFS 2.1 Flash	6.65"	2340x1080
87.8 %	09/2019	Apple iPhone 11 Pro A13 Bionic, A13 Bionic GPU	188 g	256 GB NVMe	5.80"	2436x1125
87.4 %	02/2019	Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus Exynos 9820, Mali-G76 MP12	198 g	512 GB UFS 2.1 Flash	6.40"	3040x1440

Case – ROG logo adorns the gaming phone

Asymmetry and the illuminable RGB logo dominate the back of the very well-built ROG Phone II. The fingerprint scanner is situated below the touchscreen. The dock connector is still on the left side of the phone and the invisible sensor buttons are still on the right side. The third sensor button intended for use in portrait orientation is gone. The USB-C port and the headphone jack are located on the bottom of the device. There is a headset with a 3.5-mm plug in the box.

Size Comparison

Nubia Red Magic 3 Asus ROG Phone 2 Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Asus ROG Phone Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus Apple iPhone 11 Pro DIN A6 ❌

Hardware - External fan in the box

Our review device is the Elite version, featuring Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 855+, 12 GB of RAM and 512 GB of internal memory. The larger Ultimate edition offers 1 TB of internal memory, and the smaller Strix edition has 8 GB of RAM and 128 GB of internal memory.

The ultrasonic trigger buttons for gaming in landscape mode have been improved: Now they are easier to use and confirm inputs with haptic feedback. Our review device also comes with a fan, which the Strix edition does not include.

Software – Preinstalled game launcher

Our review device comes with Android 9 preinstalled. The security patches were last updated in November 2019. The predecessor was updated to Android 9, so there is some hope that the ROG Phone II will be updated to Android 10 as well.

In addition to the advanced game launcher known as "Armoury Crate”, the calculator, the phone app, the gallery app, and the file manager directly come from Asus.

Communication and GPS – Wi-Fi weaknesses eliminated

The poor performance that we saw last year is a thing of the past. The ROG Phone II does not support Wi-Fi 6, but we had no problems with sending data over Wi-Fi with our reference-grade router Linksys EA8500. For the optional WiGig Display Dock, our review device comes with Qualcomm's 802.11ad technology, which is not enabled by default. It operates at 60 GHz and lowers the latency with speeds of up to 7000 Mb/s. The ROG Phone II supports many frequency bands. Moreover, both SIM cards can operate in LTE networks.

Networking
iperf3 transmit AX12
Apple iPhone 11 Pro A13 Bionic GPU, A13 Bionic, 256 GB NVMe	557 (439^min - 614^max) MBit/s ∼100% +5%
Apple iPhone 11 Pro A13 Bionic GPU, A13 Bionic, 256 GB NVMe	489 (254^min - 634^max) MBit/s ∼88% -8%
Asus ROG Phone 2 Adreno 640, SD 855+, 512 GB UFS 3.0 Flash	530 (410^min - 606^max) MBit/s ∼95%
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Adreno 640, SD 855, 128 GB UFS 2.1 Flash	527 (410^min - 577^max) MBit/s ∼95% -1%
Average of class Smartphone (16.9 - 1368, n=78, last 2 years)	518 MBit/s ∼93% -2%
Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus Mali-G76 MP12, Exynos 9820, 512 GB UFS 2.1 Flash	457 (398^min - 508^max) MBit/s ∼82% -14%
Nubia Red Magic 3 Adreno 640, SD 855, 128 GB UFS 2.1 Flash	105 (57^min - 301^max) MBit/s ∼19% -80%
Asus ROG Phone Adreno 630, SD 845, 512 GB UFS 2.1 Flash	96.7 (50^min - 106^max) MBit/s ∼17% -82%
iperf3 receive AX12
Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus Mali-G76 MP12, Exynos 9820, 512 GB UFS 2.1 Flash	633 (561^min - 684^max) MBit/s ∼100% +5%
Asus ROG Phone 2 Adreno 640, SD 855+, 512 GB UFS 3.0 Flash	605 (520^min - 657^max) MBit/s ∼96%
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Adreno 640, SD 855, 128 GB UFS 2.1 Flash	586 (267^min - 693^max) MBit/s ∼93% -3%
Apple iPhone 11 Pro A13 Bionic GPU, A13 Bionic, 256 GB NVMe	582 (414^min - 625^max) MBit/s ∼92% -4%
Apple iPhone 11 Pro A13 Bionic GPU, A13 Bionic, 256 GB NVMe	522 (272^min - 554^max) MBit/s ∼82% -14%
Average of class Smartphone (32.7 - 953, n=79, last 2 years)	487 MBit/s ∼77% -20%
Nubia Red Magic 3 Adreno 640, SD 855, 128 GB UFS 2.1 Flash	208 (48^min - 264^max) MBit/s ∼33% -66%
Asus ROG Phone Adreno 630, SD 845, 512 GB UFS 2.1 Flash	103 (86^min - 109^max) MBit/s ∼16% -83%

Asus ROG Phone 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ / 855 Plus, Qualcomm Adreno 640; iperf3 receive AX12; iperf 3.1.3: Ø605 (520-657)

Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus Samsung Exynos 9820, ARM Mali-G76 MP12; iperf3 receive AX12; iperf 3.1.3: Ø632 (561-684)

Asus ROG Phone 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ / 855 Plus, Qualcomm Adreno 640; iperf3 transmit AX12; iperf 3.1.3: Ø530 (410-606)

Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus Samsung Exynos 9820, ARM Mali-G76 MP12; iperf3 transmit AX12; iperf 3.1.3: Ø457 (398-508)

When it comes to geolocation, the ROG Phone II supports GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Beidou and QZSS. Outdoors, it has no trouble acquiring our location. However, indoors it takes longer to determine the location and provides less accurate results.

In order to determine how accurate our review device is when it comes to geolocation, we take it with us on a bike ride. On this bike ride we are also accompanied by the professional navigator Garmin Edge 500. The smartphone did not map the route that we took very accurately. There were very large deviations, especially after we passed a small lake. However, after that it managed as well as many other smartphones; if the navigation fails while you are out and about, it could cost you some valuable time.

Telephony and Call Quality

The telephone application offers the ability to record conversations and features the ROG design. The microphone works well. We did not encounter any issues while talking on the phone. The conversation partner sounds a little muffled, but they are easy to understand both when using the headset and talking on the loudspeaker.

Camera – Does not live up to expectations

For highly detailed, high-resolution pictures, the main camera combines a 48-MP sensor from Sony with a 12-MP sensor. In low-light conditions sharpness is reduced to make images less noisy. There is also a 13-MP ultra wide-angle camera that can shoot video in 4K at 60 FPS. The front-facing camera has a 24-MP sensor. However, it does not produce the images that are as sharp as one would expect from such a camera.

We compare the main camera against a DSLR, the Google Pixel 3a and the Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus. The city shot is about as well-detailed as the rest of the competition. However, in the bear shot, it is clear to see that the image is rather blurry. Nevertheless, everything in the shot is still recognizable and the bear is clearly delineated from the background. In low-light conditions, the ROG Phone II has less noise in the images then the Pixel phone; Samsung has the most natural colors here.

Image Comparison

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The photo of the ColorChecker Passport, which was taken under controlled lighting conditions, reveals that the colors are a little too bright and there is no color tinge. However, under low-light conditions, a noticeable color cast emerges. The further you move from the center the lower the contrast becomes.

Accessories and Warranty

The box contains the SIM card removal tool, the user guide, the Aero Active Cooler II (not in the Strix edition), the ZenEar Pro headset, a light case and the charger with the cable.

Separately sold accessories include a Mobile Desktop Dock and the WiGig Display Dock Plus. Last year’s GameVice Controller is no longer available. It has been replaced with the Kunai Gamepad and the TwinView Dock has been replaced with the TwinView Dock II, which has a 120-Hz dual screen, a 5000-mAh battery and a built-in cooling solution.

The smartphone comes with a 24-month warranty.

Input Devices & Handling

Google’s GBoard, a customizable easy-to-use keyboard, responds with haptic feedback when typing. However, the intensity of this feedback is very high. The touchscreen reacts to inputs without any delays or hitches.

The smartphone can be unlocked with either the fingerprint or the face. The finger is occasionally not recognized when it is wet. The face is recognized even with a hat on, but from time to time facial recognition fails even under normal circumstances. It can be best described as relatively good, but at the end of the day, you will have to enter the pin code every now and again.

Display – Up to 120 frames per second

Together with the case, the size of the AMOLED screen grew from 2160x1080 to 2340x1080. Movie lovers will appreciate the 19.5:9 aspect ratio as well as support for Widevine Level 1. With the exception of the original ROG Phone, the ROG Phone II is the only gaming smartphone with a 90- or 120-Hz refresh rate. Moreover, it also has the brightest display. The brightness is distributed more evenly on Xiaomi’s smartphone, and other non-gaming phones such as the iPhone 11 Pro and the Note 10 have brighter AMOLED screens.


592 cd/m²	581 cd/m²	633 cd/m²
589 cd/m²	580 cd/m²	621 cd/m²
598 cd/m²	574 cd/m²	625 cd/m²

Distribution of brightness

X-Rite i1Pro 2

Maximum: 633 cd/m² (Nits) Average: 599.2 cd/m² Minimum: 10.57 cd/m²
Brightness Distribution: 91 %
Center on Battery: 580 cd/m²
Contrast: ∞:1 (Black: 0 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 4.9 | 0.55-29.43 Ø5.2
ΔE Greyscale 5.4 | 0.57-98 Ø5.4
Gamma: 2.17

	Asus ROG Phone 2 AMOLED, 2340x1080, 6.59	Asus ROG Phone AMOLED, 2160x1080, 6.00	Xiaomi Black Shark 2 AMOLED, 2340x1080, 6.39	Nubia Red Magic 3 AMOLED, 2340x1080, 6.65	Apple iPhone 11 Pro OLED, 2436x1125, 5.80	Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus OLED, 3040x1440, 6.40
Screen		-10%	-8%	-56%	49%	22%
Brightness middle	580	597 3%	409 -29%	294 -49%	787 36%	710 22%
Brightness	599	637 6%	412 -31%	298 -50%	793 32%	721 20%
Brightness Distribution	91	83 -9%	95 4%	80 -12%	98 8%	97 7%
Black Level *
Colorchecker dE 2000 *	4.9	5.12 -4%	5.2 -6%	10.58 -116%	1.2 76%	3.7 24%
Colorchecker dE 2000 max. *	9.1	10.9 -20%	8.9 2%	17.04 -87%	2.6 71%	10.3 -13%
Greyscale dE 2000 *	5.4	7.3 -35%	4.8 11%	6.7 -24%	1.5 72%	1.5 72%
Gamma	2.17 ^101%	2.203 ^100%	2.21 ^100%	1.631 ^135%	2.2 ^100%	2.1 ^105%
CCT	7487 ^87%	7371 ^88%	7430 ^87%	7184 ^90%	6339 ^103%	6611 ^98%

* ... smaller is better

Screen Flickering / PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation)

ℹ

To dim the screen, some notebooks will simply cycle the backlight on and off in rapid succession - a method called Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) . This cycling frequency should ideally be undetectable to the human eye. If said frequency is too low, users with sensitive eyes may experience strain or headaches or even notice the flickering altogether.

Screen flickering / PWM detected

510 Hz

≤ 99 % brightness setting

The display backlight flickers at 510 Hz (Likely utilizing PWM) Flickering detected at a brightness setting of 99 % and below. There should be no flickering or PWM above this brightness setting.

The frequency of 510 Hz is quite high, so most users sensitive to PWM should not notice any flickering.

In comparison: 53 % of all tested devices do not use PWM to dim the display. If PWM was detected, an average of 18965 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 3846000) Hz was measured.

The ROG Phone II covers 98% of the DCI P3 color space. There are four display modes. The spectrophotometer running CalMAN’s software reveals a slight bluish cast. The color temperature is on the cooler side, but this is not noticeable in day-to-day life

Mixed colors, profile: optimal, color space: DCI-P3

Color accuracy, profile: optimal, color space: DCI-P3

Saturation, profile: optimal, color space: DCI-P3

Grayscale, profile: optimal, color space: DCI-P3

Mixed colors, profile: natural (user-adjusted), color space: DCI-P3

Color accuracy, profile: natural (user-adjusted), color space: DCI-P3

Saturation, profile: natural (user-adjusted), color space: DCI-P3

Grayscale, profile: natural (user-adjusted), color space: DCI-P3

Display Response Times

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Display response times show how fast the screen is able to change from one color to the next. Slow response times can lead to afterimages and can cause moving objects to appear blurry (ghosting). Gamers of fast-paced 3D titles should pay special attention to fast response times.

↔ Response Time Black to White
2.4 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined	↗ 1.2 ms rise
2.4 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined	↘ 1.2 ms fall
The screen shows very fast response rates in our tests and should be very well suited for fast-paced gaming. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.4 (minimum) to 240 (maximum) ms. » 4 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (22.4 ms).
↔ Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey
4 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined	↗ 2 ms rise
4 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined	↘ 2 ms fall
The screen shows very fast response rates in our tests and should be very well suited for fast-paced gaming. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.25 (minimum) to 636 (maximum) ms. » 7 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (35.4 ms).

The display is very reflective. The screen content is not legible in direct sunlight. However, in all other situations the screen content is easy to read because of high display brightness. The viewing angles are very stable.

Performance – Most powerful device

Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 855 Plus is an updated version of the Snapdragon 855 in the Black Shark 2 and in the Red Magic 3. Both SoCs have four high-efficiency Cortex-A55 cores, three fast Cortex-A76 cores, and one prime core, which is clocked at 2.84 GHz in the case of the Snapdragon 855 and at 2.96 GHz in the case of the 855+.

The Snapdragon 855+ also features the fastest graphics chip in the Android world. Only Apple’s A13 GPU is capable of beating the Adreno 640.

Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4
64 Bit Single-Core Score (sort by value)
Asus ROG Phone 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ / 855 Plus, Adreno 640, 12288	3603 Points ∼80%
Asus ROG Phone Qualcomm Snapdragon 845, Adreno 630, 8192	2500 Points ∼55% -31%
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855, Adreno 640, 8192	3537 Points ∼79% -2%
Nubia Red Magic 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855, Adreno 640, 8192	3520 Points ∼78% -2%
Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus Samsung Exynos 9820, Mali-G76 MP12, 8192	4505 Points ∼100% +25%
Average Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ / 855 Plus (3603 - 3705, n=2)	3654 Points ∼81% +1%
Average of class Smartphone (783 - 8424, n=77, last 2 years)	4291 Points ∼95% +19%
64 Bit Multi-Core Score (sort by value)
Asus ROG Phone 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ / 855 Plus, Adreno 640, 12288	9705 Points ∼85%
Asus ROG Phone Qualcomm Snapdragon 845, Adreno 630, 8192	9231 Points ∼81% -5%
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855, Adreno 640, 8192	11359 Points ∼100% +17%
Nubia Red Magic 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855, Adreno 640, 8192	11239 Points ∼99% +16%
Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus Samsung Exynos 9820, Mali-G76 MP12, 8192	10259 Points ∼90% +6%
Average Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ / 855 Plus (9705 - 11388, n=2)	10547 Points ∼93% +9%
Average of class Smartphone (2630 - 21505, n=77, last 2 years)	11332 Points ∼100% +17%
Compute RenderScript Score (sort by value)
Asus ROG Phone 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ / 855 Plus, Adreno 640, 12288	7196 Points ∼50%
Asus ROG Phone Qualcomm Snapdragon 845, Adreno 630, 8192	14489 Points ∼100% +101%
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855, Adreno 640, 8192	7936 Points ∼55% +10%
Nubia Red Magic 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855, Adreno 640, 8192	8024 Points ∼55% +12%
Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus Samsung Exynos 9820, Mali-G76 MP12, 8192	10177 Points ∼70% +41%
Average Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ / 855 Plus (7196 - 8317, n=2)	7757 Points ∼54% +8%
Average of class Smartphone (2053 - 14785, n=63, last 2 years)	8530 Points ∼59% +19%

Geekbench 5.0
5.0 Single-Core (sort by value)
Asus ROG Phone 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ / 855 Plus, Adreno 640, 12288	761 Points ∼57%
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Apple A13 Bionic, A13 Bionic GPU, 4096	1343 Points ∼100% +76%
Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus Samsung Exynos 9820, Mali-G76 MP12, 8192	836 Points ∼62% +10%
Average Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ / 855 Plus (761 - 792, n=4)	782 Points ∼58% +3%
Average of class Smartphone (363 - 1668, n=12, last 2 years)	878 Points ∼65% +15%
5.0 Multi-Core (sort by value)
Asus ROG Phone 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ / 855 Plus, Adreno 640, 12288	2519 Points ∼70%
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Apple A13 Bionic, A13 Bionic GPU, 4096	3575 Points ∼100% +42%
Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus Samsung Exynos 9820, Mali-G76 MP12, 8192	2306 Points ∼65% -8%
Average Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ / 855 Plus (2519 - 2940, n=4)	2788 Points ∼78% +11%
Average of class Smartphone (1257 - 4233, n=12, last 2 years)	2783 Points ∼78% +10%
OpenCL Score 5.0 (sort by value)
Asus ROG Phone 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ / 855 Plus, Adreno 640, 12288	2727 Points ∼64%
Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus Samsung Exynos 9820, Mali-G76 MP12, 8192	4274 Points ∼100% +57%
Average Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ / 855 Plus (2652 - 2727, n=4)	2701 Points ∼63% -1%
Average of class Smartphone (1175 - 9123, n=8, last 2 years)	3252 Points ∼76% +19%
Vulkan Score 5.0 (sort by value)
Asus ROG Phone 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ / 855 Plus, Adreno 640, 12288	2732 Points ∼94%
Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus Samsung Exynos 9820, Mali-G76 MP12, 8192	2507 Points ∼87% -8%
Average Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ / 855 Plus (2430 - 2732, n=2)	2581 Points ∼89% -6%
Average of class Smartphone (779 - 7988, n=8, last 2 years)	2896 Points ∼100% +6%
Metal Score 5.0 (sort by value)
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Apple A13 Bionic, A13 Bionic GPU, 4096	6292 Points ∼100%

PCMark for Android
Work performance score (sort by value)
Asus ROG Phone 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ / 855 Plus, Adreno 640, 12288	15193 Points ∼100%
Asus ROG Phone Qualcomm Snapdragon 845, Adreno 630, 8192	9707 Points ∼64% -36%
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855, Adreno 640, 8192	10330 Points ∼68% -32%
Nubia Red Magic 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855, Adreno 640, 8192	13764 Points ∼91% -9%
Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus Samsung Exynos 9820, Mali-G76 MP12, 8192	9793 Points ∼64% -36%
Average Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ / 855 Plus (10286 - 15510, n=6)	13201 Points ∼87% -13%
Average of class Smartphone (9875 - 19297, n=4, last 2 years)	12669 Points ∼83% -17%
Work 2.0 performance score (sort by value)
Asus ROG Phone 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ / 855 Plus, Adreno 640, 12288	11690 Points ∼100%
Asus ROG Phone Qualcomm Snapdragon 845, Adreno 630, 8192	9430 Points ∼81% -19%
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855, Adreno 640, 8192	8342 Points ∼71% -29%
Nubia Red Magic 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855, Adreno 640, 8192	11440 Points ∼98% -2%
Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus Samsung Exynos 9820, Mali-G76 MP12, 8192	7812 Points ∼67% -33%
Average Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ / 855 Plus (8702 - 11690, n=6)	10315 Points ∼88% -12%
Average of class Smartphone (4389 - 13282, n=33, last 2 years)	8968 Points ∼77% -23%

3DMark
1280x720 offscreen Ice Storm Unlimited Score (sort by value)
Asus ROG Phone 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ / 855 Plus, Adreno 640, 12288	81679 Points ∼84%
Asus ROG Phone Qualcomm Snapdragon 845, Adreno 630, 8192	64029 Points ∼66% -22%
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855, Adreno 640, 8192	83518 Points ∼86% +2%
Nubia Red Magic 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855, Adreno 640, 8192	69203 Points ∼71% -15%
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Apple A13 Bionic, A13 Bionic GPU, 4096	97216 Points ∼100% +19%
Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus Samsung Exynos 9820, Mali-G76 MP12, 8192	55740 Points ∼57% -32%
Average Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ / 855 Plus (69829 - 81679, n=6)	75314 Points ∼77% -8%
Average of class Smartphone (31558 - 113147, n=5, last 2 years)	59969 Points ∼62% -27%
1280x720 offscreen Ice Storm Unlimited Graphics Score (sort by value)
Asus ROG Phone 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ / 855 Plus, Adreno 640, 12288	113347 Points ∼54%
Asus ROG Phone Qualcomm Snapdragon 845, Adreno 630, 8192	80283 Points ∼39% -29%
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855, Adreno 640, 8192	110432 Points ∼53% -3%
Nubia Red Magic 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855, Adreno 640, 8192	106770 Points ∼51% -6%
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Apple A13 Bionic, A13 Bionic GPU, 4096	208190 Points ∼100% +84%
Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus Samsung Exynos 9820, Mali-G76 MP12, 8192	70318 Points ∼34% -38%
Average Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ / 855 Plus (108418 - 118129, n=6)	114593 Points ∼55% +1%
Average of class Smartphone (40738 - 200519, n=5, last 2 years)	93693 Points ∼45% -17%
1280x720 offscreen Ice Storm Unlimited Physics (sort by value)
Asus ROG Phone 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ / 855 Plus, Adreno 640, 12288	41296 Points ∼92%
Asus ROG Phone Qualcomm Snapdragon 845, Adreno 630, 8192	37475 Points ∼83% -9%
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855, Adreno 640, 8192	45072 Points ∼100% +9%
Nubia Red Magic 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855, Adreno 640, 8192	31012 Points ∼69% -25%
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Apple A13 Bionic, A13 Bionic GPU, 4096	33925 Points ∼75% -18%
Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus Samsung Exynos 9820, Mali-G76 MP12, 8192	32302 Points ∼72% -22%
Average Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ / 855 Plus (30069 - 42240, n=6)	34737 Points ∼77% -16%
Average of class Smartphone (15179 - 44810, n=5, last 2 years)	27680 Points ∼61% -33%
2560x1440 Sling Shot OpenGL ES 3.0 (sort by value)
Asus ROG Phone 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ / 855 Plus, Adreno 640, 12288	8338 Points ∼100%
Asus ROG Phone Qualcomm Snapdragon 845, Adreno 630, 8192	6454 Points ∼77% -23%
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855, Adreno 640, 8192	7673 Points ∼92% -8%
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Apple A13 Bionic, A13 Bionic GPU, 4096	Points ∼0% -100%
Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus Samsung Exynos 9820, Mali-G76 MP12, 8192	4465 Points ∼54% -46%
Average Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ / 855 Plus (6452 - 8338, n=6)	7770 Points ∼93% -7%
Average of class Smartphone (574 - 9221, n=105, last 2 years)	3275 Points ∼39% -61%
2560x1440 Sling Shot OpenGL ES 3.0 Graphics (sort by value)
Asus ROG Phone 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ / 855 Plus, Adreno 640, 12288	11259 Points ∼100%
Asus ROG Phone Qualcomm Snapdragon 845, Adreno 630, 8192	8243 Points ∼73% -27%
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855, Adreno 640, 8192	9983 Points ∼89% -11%
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Apple A13 Bionic, A13 Bionic GPU, 4096	Points ∼0% -100%
Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus Samsung Exynos 9820, Mali-G76 MP12, 8192	5303 Points ∼47% -53%
Average Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ / 855 Plus (9328 - 11259, n=6)	10354 Points ∼92% -8%
Average of class Smartphone (517 - 13263, n=105, last 2 years)	3556 Points ∼32% -68%
2560x1440 Sling Shot OpenGL ES 3.0 Physics (sort by value)
Asus ROG Phone 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ / 855 Plus, Adreno 640, 12288	4370 Points ∼100%
Asus ROG Phone Qualcomm Snapdragon 845, Adreno 630, 8192	3668 Points ∼84% -16%
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855, Adreno 640, 8192	4240 Points ∼97% -3%
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Apple A13 Bionic, A13 Bionic GPU, 4096	Points ∼0% -100%
Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus Samsung Exynos 9820, Mali-G76 MP12, 8192	2875 Points ∼66% -34%
Average Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ / 855 Plus (3103 - 4503, n=6)	4165 Points ∼95% -5%
Average of class Smartphone (937 - 4609, n=105, last 2 years)	2916 Points ∼67% -33%
2560x1440 Sling Shot OpenGL ES 3.0 Unlimited (sort by value)
Asus ROG Phone 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ / 855 Plus, Adreno 640, 12288	8651 Points ∼83%
Asus ROG Phone Qualcomm Snapdragon 845, Adreno 630, 8192	6568 Points ∼63% -24%
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855, Adreno 640, 8192	7980 Points ∼77% -8%
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Apple A13 Bionic, A13 Bionic GPU, 4096	10427 Points ∼100% +21%
Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus Samsung Exynos 9820, Mali-G76 MP12, 8192	4052 Points ∼39% -53%
Average Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ / 855 Plus (6601 - 8651, n=6)	7952 Points ∼76% -8%
Average of class Smartphone (599 - 18846, n=169, last 2 years)	6487 Points ∼62% -25%
2560x1440 Sling Shot OpenGL ES 3.0 Unlimited Graphics (sort by value)
Asus ROG Phone 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ / 855 Plus, Adreno 640, 12288	11344 Points ∼56%
Asus ROG Phone Qualcomm Snapdragon 845, Adreno 630, 8192	8345 Points ∼41% -26%
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855, Adreno 640, 8192	10300 Points ∼51% -9%
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Apple A13 Bionic, A13 Bionic GPU, 4096	20154 Points ∼100% +78%
Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus Samsung Exynos 9820, Mali-G76 MP12, 8192	4449 Points ∼22% -61%
Average Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ / 855 Plus (7751 - 11448, n=6)	10562 Points ∼52% -7%
Average of class Smartphone (541 - 36477, n=168, last 2 years)	10269 Points ∼51% -9%
2560x1440 Sling Shot OpenGL ES 3.0 Unlimited Physics (sort by value)
Asus ROG Phone 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ / 855 Plus, Adreno 640, 12288	4725 Points ∼100%
Asus ROG Phone Qualcomm Snapdragon 845, Adreno 630, 8192	3763 Points ∼80% -20%
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855, Adreno 640, 8192	4462 Points ∼94% -6%
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Apple A13 Bionic, A13 Bionic GPU, 4096	3877 Points ∼82% -18%
Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus Samsung Exynos 9820, Mali-G76 MP12, 8192	3087 Points ∼65% -35%
Average Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ / 855 Plus (3143 - 4725, n=6)	4323 Points ∼91% -9%
Average of class Smartphone (954 - 7019, n=168, last 2 years)	3680 Points ∼78% -22%
2560x1440 Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) (sort by value)
Asus ROG Phone 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ / 855 Plus, Adreno 640, 12288	6253 Points ∼100%
Asus ROG Phone Qualcomm Snapdragon 845, Adreno 630, 8192	4730 Points ∼76% -24%
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855, Adreno 640, 8192	5734 Points ∼92% -8%
Nubia Red Magic 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855, Adreno 640, 8192	5104 Points ∼82% -18%
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Apple A13 Bionic, A13 Bionic GPU, 4096	4901 Points ∼78% -22%
Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus Samsung Exynos 9820, Mali-G76 MP12, 8192	4452 Points ∼71% -29%
Average Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ / 855 Plus (5174 - 6319, n=6)	5993 Points ∼96% -4%
Average of class Smartphone (286 - 7890, n=133, last 2 years)	2491 Points ∼40% -60%
2560x1440 Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Graphics (sort by value)
Asus ROG Phone 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ / 855 Plus, Adreno 640, 12288	7081 Points ∼100%
Asus ROG Phone Qualcomm Snapdragon 845, Adreno 630, 8192	5174 Points ∼73% -27%
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855, Adreno 640, 8192	6362 Points ∼90% -10%
Nubia Red Magic 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855, Adreno 640, 8192	6336 Points ∼89% -11%
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Apple A13 Bionic, A13 Bionic GPU, 4096	5761 Points ∼81% -19%
Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus Samsung Exynos 9820, Mali-G76 MP12, 8192	5186 Points ∼73% -27%
Average Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ / 855 Plus (6314 - 7150, n=6)	6826 Points ∼96% -4%
Average of class Smartphone (240 - 9814, n=133, last 2 years)	2493 Points ∼35% -65%
2560x1440 Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Physics (sort by value)
Asus ROG Phone 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ / 855 Plus, Adreno 640, 12288	4438 Points ∼100%
Asus ROG Phone Qualcomm Snapdragon 845, Adreno 630, 8192	3637 Points ∼82% -18%
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855, Adreno 640, 8192	4262 Points ∼96% -4%
Nubia Red Magic 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855, Adreno 640, 8192	3037 Points ∼68% -32%
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Apple A13 Bionic, A13 Bionic GPU, 4096	3218 Points ∼73% -27%
Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus Samsung Exynos 9820, Mali-G76 MP12, 8192	2977 Points ∼67% -33%
Average Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ / 855 Plus (3166 - 4519, n=6)	4223 Points ∼95% -5%
Average of class Smartphone (858 - 4679, n=133, last 2 years)	2982 Points ∼67% -33%
2560x1440 Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited (sort by value)
Asus ROG Phone 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ / 855 Plus, Adreno 640, 12288	6886 Points ∼100%
Asus ROG Phone Qualcomm Snapdragon 845, Adreno 630, 8192	4757 Points ∼69% -31%
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855, Adreno 640, 8192	6312 Points ∼92% -8%
Nubia Red Magic 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855, Adreno 640, 8192	6202 Points ∼90% -10%
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Apple A13 Bionic, A13 Bionic GPU, 4096	6006 Points ∼87% -13%
Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus Samsung Exynos 9820, Mali-G76 MP12, 8192	4529 Points ∼66% -34%
Average Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ / 855 Plus (5141 - 6916, n=6)	6358 Points ∼92% -8%
Average of class Smartphone (317 - 16100, n=205, last 2 years)	5133 Points ∼75% -25%
2560x1440 Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited Graphics (sort by value)
Asus ROG Phone 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ / 855 Plus, Adreno 640, 12288	7912 Points ∼94%
Asus ROG Phone Qualcomm Snapdragon 845, Adreno 630, 8192	5673 Points ∼68% -28%
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855, Adreno 640, 8192	7108 Points ∼85% -10%
Nubia Red Magic 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855, Adreno 640, 8192	7104 Points ∼85% -10%
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Apple A13 Bionic, A13 Bionic GPU, 4096	8374 Points ∼100% +6%
Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus Samsung Exynos 9820, Mali-G76 MP12, 8192	5371 Points ∼64% -32%
Average Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ / 855 Plus (5424 - 8006, n=6)	7358 Points ∼88% -7%
Average of class Smartphone (267 - 192870, n=204, last 2 years)	7902 Points ∼94% 0%
2560x1440 Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited Physics (sort by value)
Asus ROG Phone 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ / 855 Plus, Adreno 640, 12288	4737 Points ∼100%
Asus ROG Phone Qualcomm Snapdragon 845, Adreno 630, 8192	3040 Points ∼64% -36%
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855, Adreno 640, 8192	4535 Points ∼96% -4%
Nubia Red Magic 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855, Adreno 640, 8192	4293 Points ∼91% -9%
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Apple A13 Bionic, A13 Bionic GPU, 4096	3018 Points ∼64% -36%
Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus Samsung Exynos 9820, Mali-G76 MP12, 8192	2925 Points ∼62% -38%
Average Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ / 855 Plus (3137 - 4737, n=6)	4371 Points ∼92% -8%
Average of class Smartphone (839 - 7042, n=204, last 2 years)	3615 Points ∼76% -24%
2560x1440 Sling Shot Extreme (Vulkan) Unlimited (sort by value)
Asus ROG Phone 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ / 855 Plus, Adreno 640, 12288	5506 Points ∼100%
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855, Adreno 640, 8192	4978 Points ∼90% -10%
Nubia Red Magic 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855, Adreno 640, 8192	4875 Points ∼89% -11%
Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus Samsung Exynos 9820, Mali-G76 MP12, 8192	4348 Points ∼79% -21%
Average Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ / 855 Plus (3981 - 5530, n=5)	5023 Points ∼91% -9%
Average of class Smartphone (365 - 6439, n=125, last 2 years)	2327 Points ∼42% -58%
2560x1440 Sling Shot Extreme (Vulkan) Unlimited Graphics (sort by value)
Asus ROG Phone 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ / 855 Plus, Adreno 640, 12288	6521 Points ∼100%
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855, Adreno 640, 8192	5768 Points ∼88% -12%
Nubia Red Magic 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855, Adreno 640, 8192	5757 Points ∼88% -12%
Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus Samsung Exynos 9820, Mali-G76 MP12, 8192	5530 Points ∼85% -15%
Average Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ / 855 Plus (4250 - 6640, n=5)	5966 Points ∼91% -9%
Average of class Smartphone (298 - 8601, n=125, last 2 years)	2412 Points ∼37% -63%
2560x1440 Sling Shot Extreme (Vulkan) Unlimited Physics (sort by value)
Asus ROG Phone 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ / 855 Plus, Adreno 640, 12288	3565 Points ∼100%
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855, Adreno 640, 8192	3365 Points ∼94% -6%
Nubia Red Magic 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855, Adreno 640, 8192	3174 Points ∼89% -11%
Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus Samsung Exynos 9820, Mali-G76 MP12, 8192	2488 Points ∼70% -30%
Average Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ / 855 Plus (2587 - 3565, n=5)	3293 Points ∼92% -8%
Average of class Smartphone (1567 - 3525, n=125, last 2 years)	2599 Points ∼73% -27%

GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7
T-Rex Onscreen (sort by value)
Asus ROG Phone 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ / 855 Plus, Adreno 640, 12288	61 fps ∼67%
Asus ROG Phone Qualcomm Snapdragon 845, Adreno 630, 8192	89 fps ∼98% +46%
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855, Adreno 640, 8192	60 fps ∼66% -2%
Nubia Red Magic 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855, Adreno 640, 8192	91 fps ∼100% +49%
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Apple A13 Bionic, A13 Bionic GPU, 4096	60 fps ∼66% -2%
Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus Samsung Exynos 9820, Mali-G76 MP12, 8192	58 fps ∼64% -5%
Average Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ / 855 Plus (59 - 61, n=4)	60 fps ∼66% -2%
Average of class Smartphone (22 - 165, n=187, last 2 years)	79.3 fps ∼87% +30%
1920x1080 T-Rex Offscreen (sort by value)
Asus ROG Phone 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ / 855 Plus, Adreno 640, 12288	166 fps ∼54%
Asus ROG Phone Qualcomm Snapdragon 845, Adreno 630, 8192	150 fps ∼49% -10%
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855, Adreno 640, 8192	167 fps ∼54% +1%
Nubia Red Magic 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855, Adreno 640, 8192	167 fps ∼54% +1%
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Apple A13 Bionic, A13 Bionic GPU, 4096	309 fps ∼100% +86%
Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus Samsung Exynos 9820, Mali-G76 MP12, 8192	96 fps ∼31% -42%
Average Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ / 855 Plus (166 - 185, n=4)	175.5 fps ∼57% +6%
Average of class Smartphone (19 - 497, n=187, last 2 years)	194 fps ∼63% +17%

GFXBench 3.0
on screen Manhattan Onscreen OGL (sort by value)
Asus ROG Phone 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ / 855 Plus, Adreno 640, 12288	61 fps ∼72%
Asus ROG Phone Qualcomm Snapdragon 845, Adreno 630, 8192	75 fps ∼88% +23%
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855, Adreno 640, 8192	60 fps ∼71% -2%
Nubia Red Magic 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855, Adreno 640, 8192	85 fps ∼100% +39%
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Apple A13 Bionic, A13 Bionic GPU, 4096	60 fps ∼71% -2%
Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus Samsung Exynos 9820, Mali-G76 MP12, 8192	53 fps ∼62% -13%
Average Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ / 855 Plus (56 - 61, n=4)	58.3 fps ∼69% -4%
Average of class Smartphone (6.8 - 161, n=188, last 2 years)	67.1 fps ∼79% +10%
1920x1080 1080p Manhattan Offscreen (sort by value)
Asus ROG Phone 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ / 855 Plus, Adreno 640, 12288	100 fps ∼60%
Asus ROG Phone Qualcomm Snapdragon 845, Adreno 630, 8192	83 fps ∼49% -17%
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855, Adreno 640, 8192	102 fps ∼61% +2%
Nubia Red Magic 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855, Adreno 640, 8192	101 fps ∼60% +1%
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Apple A13 Bionic, A13 Bionic GPU, 4096	168 fps ∼100% +68%
Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus Samsung Exynos 9820, Mali-G76 MP12, 8192	67 fps ∼40% -33%
Average Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ / 855 Plus (73 - 112, n=4)	99 fps ∼59% -1%
Average of class Smartphone (9.2 - 331, n=189, last 2 years)	110.6 fps ∼66% +11%

GFXBench 3.1
on screen Manhattan ES 3.1 Onscreen (sort by value)
Asus ROG Phone 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ / 855 Plus, Adreno 640, 12288	58 fps ∼97%
Asus ROG Phone Qualcomm Snapdragon 845, Adreno 630, 8192	54 fps ∼90% -7%
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855, Adreno 640, 8192	57 fps ∼95% -2%
Nubia Red Magic 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855, Adreno 640, 8192	45 fps ∼75% -22%
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Apple A13 Bionic, A13 Bionic GPU, 4096	60 fps ∼100% +3%
Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus Samsung Exynos 9820, Mali-G76 MP12, 8192	37 fps ∼62% -36%
Average Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ / 855 Plus (40 - 58, n=4)	49.3 fps ∼82% -15%
Average of class Smartphone (3.7 - 143, n=189, last 2 years)	53.3 fps ∼89% -8%
1920x1080 Manhattan ES 3.1 Offscreen (sort by value)
Asus ROG Phone 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ / 855 Plus, Adreno 640, 12288	71 fps ∼63%
Asus ROG Phone Qualcomm Snapdragon 845, Adreno 630, 8192	60 fps ∼54% -15%
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855, Adreno 640, 8192	71 fps ∼63% 0%
Nubia Red Magic 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855, Adreno 640, 8192	71 fps ∼63% 0%
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Apple A13 Bionic, A13 Bionic GPU, 4096	112 fps ∼100% +58%
Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus Samsung Exynos 9820, Mali-G76 MP12, 8192	67 fps ∼60% -6%
Average Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ / 855 Plus (51 - 79, n=4)	70 fps ∼63% -1%
Average of class Smartphone (6.2 - 222, n=189, last 2 years)	74.9 fps ∼67% +5%

GFXBench
on screen Car Chase Onscreen (sort by value)
Asus ROG Phone 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ / 855 Plus, Adreno 640, 12288	38 fps ∼78%
Asus ROG Phone Qualcomm Snapdragon 845, Adreno 630, 8192	31 fps ∼63% -18%
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855, Adreno 640, 8192	36 fps ∼73% -5%
Nubia Red Magic 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855, Adreno 640, 8192	37 fps ∼76% -3%
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Apple A13 Bionic, A13 Bionic GPU, 4096	49 fps ∼100% +29%
Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus Samsung Exynos 9820, Mali-G76 MP12, 8192	23 fps ∼47% -39%
Average Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ / 855 Plus (24 - 41, n=4)	32 fps ∼65% -16%
Average of class Smartphone (5 - 110, n=189, last 2 years)	35.9 fps ∼73% -6%
1920x1080 Car Chase Offscreen (sort by value)
Asus ROG Phone 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ / 855 Plus, Adreno 640, 12288	43 fps ∼68%
Asus ROG Phone Qualcomm Snapdragon 845, Adreno 630, 8192	35 fps ∼56% -19%
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855, Adreno 640, 8192	42 fps ∼67% -2%
Nubia Red Magic 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855, Adreno 640, 8192	42 fps ∼67% -2%
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Apple A13 Bionic, A13 Bionic GPU, 4096	63 fps ∼100% +47%
Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus Samsung Exynos 9820, Mali-G76 MP12, 8192	43 fps ∼68% 0%
Average Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ / 855 Plus (31 - 48, n=4)	42.3 fps ∼67% -2%
Average of class Smartphone (2.9 - 128, n=189, last 2 years)	45.3 fps ∼72% +5%
on screen Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Onscreen (sort by value)
Asus ROG Phone 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ / 855 Plus, Adreno 640, 12288	41 fps ∼72%
Asus ROG Phone Qualcomm Snapdragon 845, Adreno 630, 8192	34 fps ∼60% -17%
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855, Adreno 640, 8192	38 fps ∼67% -7%
Nubia Red Magic 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855, Adreno 640, 8192	38 fps ∼67% -7%
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Apple A13 Bionic, A13 Bionic GPU, 4096	57 fps ∼100% +39%
Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus Samsung Exynos 9820, Mali-G76 MP12, 8192	26 fps ∼46% -37%
Average Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ / 855 Plus (23 - 41, n=5)	31.2 fps ∼55% -24%
Average of class Smartphone (3.6 - 123, n=244, last 2 years)	36.7 fps ∼64% -10%
1920x1080 Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Offscreen (sort by value)
Asus ROG Phone 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ / 855 Plus, Adreno 640, 12288	47 fps ∼64%
Asus ROG Phone Qualcomm Snapdragon 845, Adreno 630, 8192	37 fps ∼50% -21%
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855, Adreno 640, 8192	43 fps ∼58% -9%
Nubia Red Magic 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855, Adreno 640, 8192	43 fps ∼58% -9%
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Apple A13 Bionic, A13 Bionic GPU, 4096	74 fps ∼100% +57%
Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus Samsung Exynos 9820, Mali-G76 MP12, 8192	46 fps ∼62% -2%
Average Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ / 855 Plus (16 - 47, n=5)	40.8 fps ∼55% -13%
Average of class Smartphone (1.9 - 175, n=245, last 2 years)	46.9 fps ∼63% 0%
on screen Aztec Ruins High Tier Onscreen (sort by value)
Asus ROG Phone 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ / 855 Plus, Adreno 640, 12288	27 fps ∼60%
Asus ROG Phone Qualcomm Snapdragon 845, Adreno 630, 8192	21 fps ∼47% -22%
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855, Adreno 640, 8192	25 fps ∼56% -7%
Nubia Red Magic 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855, Adreno 640, 8192	25 fps ∼56% -7%
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Apple A13 Bionic, A13 Bionic GPU, 4096	45 fps ∼100% +67%
Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus Samsung Exynos 9820, Mali-G76 MP12, 8192	16 fps ∼36% -41%
Average Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ / 855 Plus (17 - 34, n=5)	24.4 fps ∼54% -10%
Average of class Smartphone (2.8 - 100, n=245, last 2 years)	26.1 fps ∼58% -3%
2560x1440 Aztec Ruins High Tier Offscreen (sort by value)
Asus ROG Phone 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ / 855 Plus, Adreno 640, 12288	18 fps ∼62%
Asus ROG Phone Qualcomm Snapdragon 845, Adreno 630, 8192	14 fps ∼48% -22%
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855, Adreno 640, 8192	17 fps ∼59% -6%
Nubia Red Magic 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855, Adreno 640, 8192	17 fps ∼59% -6%
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Apple A13 Bionic, A13 Bionic GPU, 4096	29 fps ∼100% +61%
Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus Samsung Exynos 9820, Mali-G76 MP12, 8192	17 fps ∼59% -6%
Average Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ / 855 Plus (18 - 39, n=5)	22.6 fps ∼78% +26%
Average of class Smartphone (0.85 - 68, n=245, last 2 years)	18.1 fps ∼62% +1%

Basemark GPU 1.1
1920x1080 Vulkan Medium Offscreen (sort by value)
Asus ROG Phone 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ / 855 Plus, Adreno 640, 12288	38.94 fps ∼93%
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855, Adreno 640, 8192	24.54 fps ∼59% -37%
Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus Samsung Exynos 9820, Mali-G76 MP12, 8192	38.5 (9.69^min - 72.94^max) fps ∼92% -1%
Average Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ / 855 Plus (38.9 - 44.6, n=2)	41.8 fps ∼100% +7%
Vulkan Medium Native (sort by value)
Asus ROG Phone 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ / 855 Plus, Adreno 640, 12288	35.02 fps ∼100%
Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus Samsung Exynos 9820, Mali-G76 MP12, 8192	27.18 (8.36^min - 46.5^max) fps ∼78% -22%
Average Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ / 855 Plus (28.5 - 35, n=2)	31.8 fps ∼91% -9%
1920x1080 OpenGL Medium Offscreen (sort by value)
Asus ROG Phone 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ / 855 Plus, Adreno 640, 12288	42.16 fps ∼96%
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855, Adreno 640, 8192	33.05 fps ∼76% -22%
Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus Samsung Exynos 9820, Mali-G76 MP12, 8192	32.26 (8.31^min - 85.07^max) fps ∼74% -23%
Average Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ / 855 Plus (42.2 - 45.3, n=2)	43.7 fps ∼100% +4%

AnTuTu v7 - Total Score (sort by value)
Asus ROG Phone Qualcomm Snapdragon 845, Adreno 630, 8192	299878 Points ∼65%
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855, Adreno 640, 8192	371562 Points ∼81%
Nubia Red Magic 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855, Adreno 640, 8192	380913 Points ∼83%
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Apple A13 Bionic, A13 Bionic GPU, 4096	459850 Points ∼100%
Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus Samsung Exynos 9820, Mali-G76 MP12, 8192	333277 Points ∼72%
Average Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ / 855 Plus	395265 Points ∼86%

AnTuTu v6 - Total Score (sort by value)
Asus ROG Phone Qualcomm Snapdragon 845, Adreno 630, 8192	242953 Points ∼89%
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855, Adreno 640, 8192	262286 Points ∼96%
Nubia Red Magic 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855, Adreno 640, 8192	239512 Points ∼88%
Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus Samsung Exynos 9820, Mali-G76 MP12, 8192	273655 Points ∼100%

VRMark - Amber Room (sort by value)
Asus ROG Phone 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ / 855 Plus, Adreno 640, 12288	5025 Score ∼100%
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855, Adreno 640, 8192	4486 Score ∼89% -11%
Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus Samsung Exynos 9820, Mali-G76 MP12, 8192	4967 Score ∼99% -1%
Average Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ / 855 Plus (4986 - 5025, n=2)	5006 Score ∼100% 0%
Average of class Smartphone (734 - 9793, n=28, last 2 years)	3770 Score ∼75% -25%

BaseMark OS II
Overall (sort by value)
Asus ROG Phone 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ / 855 Plus, Adreno 640, 12288	5335 Points ∼100%
Asus ROG Phone Qualcomm Snapdragon 845, Adreno 630, 8192	4693 Points ∼88% -12%
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855, Adreno 640, 8192	3847 Points ∼72% -28%
Nubia Red Magic 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855, Adreno 640, 8192	5314 Points ∼100% 0%
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Apple A13 Bionic, A13 Bionic GPU, 4096	Points ∼0% -100%
Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus Samsung Exynos 9820, Mali-G76 MP12, 8192	4520 Points ∼85% -15%
Average Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ / 855 Plus (4992 - 5335, n=5)	5151 Points ∼97% -3%
Average of class Smartphone (411 - 9585, n=163, last 2 years)	5043 Points ∼95% -5%
System (sort by value)
Asus ROG Phone 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ / 855 Plus, Adreno 640, 12288	8693 Points ∼97%
Asus ROG Phone Qualcomm Snapdragon 845, Adreno 630, 8192	8613 Points ∼96% -1%
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855, Adreno 640, 8192	5993 Points ∼67% -31%
Nubia Red Magic 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855, Adreno 640, 8192	8991 Points ∼100% +3%
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Apple A13 Bionic, A13 Bionic GPU, 4096	Points ∼0% -100%
Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus Samsung Exynos 9820, Mali-G76 MP12, 8192	8344 Points ∼93% -4%
Average Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ / 855 Plus (8507 - 9294, n=5)	8896 Points ∼99% +2%
Average of class Smartphone (2083 - 19657, n=163, last 2 years)	8772 Points ∼98% +1%
Memory (sort by value)
Asus ROG Phone 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ / 855 Plus, Adreno 640, 12288	6077 Points ∼91%
Asus ROG Phone Qualcomm Snapdragon 845, Adreno 630, 8192	5296 Points ∼80% -13%
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855, Adreno 640, 8192	3560 Points ∼53% -41%
Nubia Red Magic 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855, Adreno 640, 8192	6661 Points ∼100% +10%
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Apple A13 Bionic, A13 Bionic GPU, 4096	Points ∼0% -100%
Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus Samsung Exynos 9820, Mali-G76 MP12, 8192	4306 Points ∼65% -29%
Average Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ / 855 Plus (4869 - 6077, n=5)	5378 Points ∼81% -12%
Average of class Smartphone (670 - 11617, n=163, last 2 years)	5548 Points ∼83% -9%
Graphics (sort by value)
Asus ROG Phone 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ / 855 Plus, Adreno 640, 12288	10467 Points ∼97%
Asus ROG Phone Qualcomm Snapdragon 845, Adreno 630, 8192	7957 Points ∼74% -24%
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855, Adreno 640, 8192	8125 Points ∼75% -22%
Nubia Red Magic 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855, Adreno 640, 8192	9443 Points ∼88% -10%
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Apple A13 Bionic, A13 Bionic GPU, 4096	Points ∼0% -100%
Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus Samsung Exynos 9820, Mali-G76 MP12, 8192	8401 Points ∼78% -20%
Average Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ / 855 Plus (9334 - 10618, n=5)	10312 Points ∼96% -1%
Average of class Smartphone (697 - 29649, n=163, last 2 years)	10790 Points ∼100% +3%
Web (sort by value)
Asus ROG Phone 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ / 855 Plus, Adreno 640, 12288	1465 Points ∼100%
Asus ROG Phone Qualcomm Snapdragon 845, Adreno 630, 8192	1336 Points ∼91% -9%
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855, Adreno 640, 8192	1264 Points ∼86% -14%
Nubia Red Magic 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855, Adreno 640, 8192	1409 Points ∼96% -4%
Apple iPhone 11 Pro Apple A13 Bionic, A13 Bionic GPU, 4096	Points ∼0% -100%
Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus Samsung Exynos 9820, Mali-G76 MP12, 8192	1383 Points ∼94% -6%
Average Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ / 855 Plus (1236 - 1546, n=5)	1436 Points ∼98% -2%
Average of class Smartphone (10 - 2392, n=163, last 2 years)	1443 Points ∼98% -2%

The ROG Phone II does very well in the browser benchmarks, and in everyday use even demanding websites feel perfectly smooth.

Jetstream 2 - Total Score
Apple iPhone 11 Pro (Safari Mobile 13.0)	128.5 Points ∼100% +91%
Average of class Smartphone (16.9 - 282, n=163, last 2 years)	84.1 Points ∼65% +25%
Asus ROG Phone 2 (Chrome 78)	67.3 Points ∼52%
Average Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ / 855 Plus (62.4 - 70.9, n=5)	65.8 Points ∼51% -2%
Nubia Red Magic 3 (Chrome 74)	58.8 Points ∼46% -13%
Asus ROG Phone (Chrome 74)	48.93 Points ∼38% -27%
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 (Chrome 73.0.3683.90)	45.54 Points ∼35% -32%
Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus (Samung Browser 9.0)	44.13 Points ∼34% -34%

JetStream 1.1 - Total Score
Apple iPhone 11 Pro (Safari Mobile 13.0)	300 Points ∼100% +153%
Average of class Smartphone (26.7 - 414, n=84, last 2 years)	134.4 Points ∼45% +13%
Asus ROG Phone 2 (Chrome 78)	118.6 Points ∼40%
Average Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ / 855 Plus (113.9 - 120.8, n=5)	117.4 Points ∼39% -1%
Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus (Samsung Browser 9.0)	91.8 Points ∼31% -23%
Asus ROG Phone (Chrome 70)	90.9 Points ∼30% -23%

Speedometer 2.0 - Result
Apple iPhone 11 Pro (Safari Mobile 13.0)	153 runs/min ∼100% +291%
Average of class Smartphone (13.3 - 375, n=152, last 2 years)	78.4 runs/min ∼51% +101%
Average Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ / 855 Plus (39.1 - 69.1, n=4)	59.3 runs/min ∼39% +52%
Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus (Samsung Browser 9.0)	56 runs/min ∼37% +43%
Asus ROG Phone (Chrome 74)	54.1 runs/min ∼35% +38%
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 (Chrome 73.0.3683.90)	46.7 runs/min ∼31% +19%
Asus ROG Phone 2 (Chrome 78)	39.1 runs/min ∼26%

WebXPRT 3 - ---
Apple iPhone 11 Pro (Safari Mobile 13.0)	183 Points ∼100% +65%
Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus (Samsung Browser 9.0)	115 Points ∼63% +4%
Asus ROG Phone 2 (Chrome 78)	111 Points ∼61%
Average of class Smartphone (28 - 292, n=146, last 2 years)	110.2 Points ∼60% -1%
Nubia Red Magic 3 (Chrome 74)	110 Points ∼60% -1%
Asus ROG Phone (Chrome 70)	103 Points ∼56% -7%
Average Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ / 855 Plus (89 - 111, n=5)	98.2 Points ∼54% -12%
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 (Chrome 73.0.3683.90)	94 Points ∼51% -15%

Octane V2 - Total Score
Apple iPhone 11 Pro (Safari Mobile 13.0)	49151 Points ∼100% +100%
Average of class Smartphone (4633 - 74261, n=194, last 2 years)	28979 Points ∼59% +18%
Average Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ / 855 Plus (23781 - 25353, n=5)	24606 Points ∼50% 0%
Asus ROG Phone 2	24571 Points ∼50%
Nubia Red Magic 3 (Chrome 74)	22233 Points ∼45% -10%
Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus (Samsung Browser 9.0)	20849 Points ∼42% -15%
Asus ROG Phone (Chrome 70)	18275 Points ∼37% -26%
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 (Chrome 73.0.3683.90)	17011 Points ∼35% -31%

Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Total Score
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 (Chrome 73.0.3683.90)	2529 ms * ∼100% -26%
Nubia Red Magic 3 (Chrome 74)	2330 ms * ∼92% -16%
Asus ROG Phone (Chrome 70)	2154 ms * ∼85% -7%
Average Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ / 855 Plus (2007 - 2134, n=5)	2054 ms * ∼81% -2%
Average of class Smartphone (414 - 10797, n=168, last 2 years)	2039 ms * ∼81% -2%
Asus ROG Phone 2 (Chrome 78)	2007 ms * ∼79%
Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus (Samsung Browser 9.0)	1857 ms * ∼73% +7%
Apple iPhone 11 Pro (Safari Mobile 13.0)	572 ms * ∼23% +71%

* ... smaller is better

Asus forgoes expandable storage, offering 512 GB of internal memory instead, which should be more than enough for downloading MOBAs or RPGs with all their associated files. The read and write speeds of UFS 3.0 flash memory are very fast – when it comes to loading times in games, the ROG Phone II is unbeatable.

	Asus ROG Phone 2	Asus ROG Phone	Xiaomi Black Shark 2	Nubia Red Magic 3	Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus	Average 512 GB UFS 3.0 Flash	Average of class Smartphone
AndroBench 3-5		-28%	-48%	-28%	-47%	25%	28%
Sequential Read 256KB	1487	725 -51%	793 -47%	777 -48%	811 -45%	1593 ?(1303 - 1802, n=5) 7%	1145 ?(90.5 - 3867, n=238, last 2 years) -23%
Sequential Write 256KB	386.4	243.3 -37%	195.6 -49%	190.5 -51%	249.1 -36%	565 ?(386 - 911, n=5) 46%	710 ?(13.6 - 3062, n=238, last 2 years) 84%
Random Read 4KB	165.9	141.6 -15%	145.2 -12%	152.2 -8%	135.2 -19%	211 ?(158.4 - 324, n=5) 27%	203 ?(22.2 - 543, n=238, last 2 years) 22%
Random Write 4KB	165.3	152 -8%	25 -85%	160.1 -3%	22.7 -86%	196.5 ?(34.4 - 319, n=5) 19%	211 ?(13 - 572, n=239, last 2 years) 28%

Gaming – Air triggers for more comfort while gaming

The powerful SoC and a massive 12 GB of RAM make the dry specifications sheet glow. The Adreno 640 is only second to Apple’s A13 GPU, and on the Android side there is nothing that can beat it. There are dedicated chips for Gaming HDR and Mobile HDR, according to the manufacturer. Our performance analysis with Gamebench shows that all games that we have benchmarked run at the maximum frame rate almost all of the time.

The game launcher known as "Armoury Crate" allows users to view their game library, to check the CPU, GPU and battery status and to configure the air triggers, the fan speed and the RGB logo.

When using the air triggers, reaching on-screen buttons with your thumb can be quite difficult. However, this is not a problem in such games as Fortnite, where you can easily move the on-screen buttons around.

Arena of Valor

Asus ROG Phone 2; 1.32.1.2: Ø61.4 (60-63)

Asus ROG Phone 2; 1.32.1.2: Ø30.4 (30-31)

Asphalt 9: Legends

Asus ROG Phone 2; 1.8.1a: Ø57.5 (44-61)

Asus ROG Phone 2; 1.8.1a: Ø59.6 (56-61)

Subway Surfers

Asus ROG Phone 2; 1.112.0: Ø120.2 (118-121)

Temle Run II

Asus ROG Phone 2 Adreno 640, SD 855+, 512 GB UFS 3.0 Flash; 1.62.1: Ø120.3 (118-121)

Dead Trigger 2

Asus ROG Phone 2 Adreno 640, SD 855+, 512 GB UFS 3.0 Flash; 1.6.3: Ø120.3 (118-121)

Emissions – Temperatures are not critical even without the fan

Temperature

The device becomes noticeably warm when taxed. However, the maximum temperature of 38 °C is not that unusual. The frame rates drop slightly under continuous load, and after a while they drop even further, but even then they are still on a high level.

The FLIR images show what kind of improvements the fan brings to the table: The smartphone is 10 °C cooler when running in performance mode with the fan on.

Max. Load

Idle


36.5 °C 98 F	36 °C 97 F	31.2 °C 88 F
37.9 °C 100 F	38.2 °C 101 F	32.4 °C 90 F
37.2 °C 99 F	38.1 °C 101 F	31.9 °C 89 F

Maximum: 38.2 °C = 101 F
Average: 35.5 °C = 96 F


28.2 °C 83 F	27.9 °C 82 F	29.3 °C 85 F
26.9 °C 80 F	25.8 °C 78 F	29.9 °C 86 F
28.9 °C 84 F	26.3 °C 79 F	33.3 °C 92 F

Maximum: 33.3 °C = 92 F
Average: 28.5 °C = 83 F

Power Supply (max.) 27.3 °C = 81 F | Room Temperature 21.7 °C = 71 F | Voltcraft IR-260 (mit Lüfter)

(±) The average temperature for the upper side under maximal load is 35.5 °C / 96 F, compared to the average of 32.6 °C / 91 F for the devices in the class Smartphone.
(+) The maximum temperature on the upper side is 38.2 °C / 101 F, compared to the average of 34.9 °C / 95 F, ranging from 21.9 to 52.9 °C for the class Smartphone.
(+) The bottom heats up to a maximum of 33.3 °C / 92 F, compared to the average of 33.7 °C / 93 F
(+) In idle usage, the average temperature for the upper side is 28.3 °C / 83 F, compared to the device average of 32.6 °C / 91 F.

Speakers – Good and loud

The speakers are very loud, thanks to the dual NXP amplifier. The overall impression is good, but it is nothing extraordinary; the flagships from Apple and Samsung and the gaming phone from Xiaomi sound much better.

The included in-ear headphones also sound just okay. However, when used with the ZenEar Pro audio profile, the earphones sound quite good.