ASUS ROG Phone 6

[Spaceboi Scaphandre]

After the Apple Event yesterday, I'm not happy with the direction iOS and the iPhone has been going so I've been looking into what to get for my first Android.

Then I saw this released a week ago: The ROG Phone 6

Just...wow. What an absolute unit. Over 12 gbs of RAM, Snapdragon 8+ a massive battery, a 144hz display, an active cooler design to keep the phone cool in the hands, has a headphone jack, and well, just look at it! It looks like it came from cyberpunk fiction and looks so cool. And that hardware will make it excellent for the gaming I have planned, namely retro game emulation.

I'm thinking grabbing this next year and having this become my first Android.

 

[Ludatyk]

Not particular my style of phone… but if it’s suits you, go for it!

Hopefully Android phone keeps you.. cause most iPhone users tend to go to back given their reliance on Apple ecosystem.

 

[Spaceboi Scaphandre]

I really dig how ASUS is taking the gaming PC design language and putting it into a phone. That RGB is so smexy

 

[Random_Matt]

You need this for gaming? Most mid range phones play games, there cannot be that many that need this surely.

 

[Spaceboi Scaphandre]

You need this for gaming? Most mid range phones play games, there cannot be that many that need this surely.

Probably should mention the ROG phone has touch pads on the side and back to mimic L1/L2 and R1/R2 buttons, similarly to how the Playstation Vita had rear touchpads to mimic L2/R2 buttons. Since I want to run emulators that'll be extra useful

 

[Random_Matt]

Probably should mention the ROG phone has touch pads on the side and back to mimic L1/L2 and R1/R2 buttons, similarly to how the Playstation Vita had rear touchpads to mimic L2/R2 buttons. Since I want to run emulators that'll be extra useful

Ok, that's pretty cool.

 

[Spaceboi Scaphandre]

Ok, that's pretty cool.

Yeah everything about this phone is checking off so many boxes I want it bad. No other Android ever did that for me, except this one.

 

[Spaceboi Scaphandre]

Not particular my style of phone… but if it’s suits you, go for it!

Hopefully Android phone keeps you.. cause most iPhone users tend to go to back given their reliance on Apple ecosystem.

Meh outside of losing the Apple Watch I never bought into the "ecosystem" so I'll be fine.

 

[exoticSpice]

I'm not happy with the direction iOS and the iPhone has been going so I've been looking into what to get for my first Android.

Why not?

 

[exoticSpice]

Keep in mind Asus only gives 2 years of OS updates and 3 years of security updates and the camera won't be as good as a Pixel, samsung or iPhone.

 

[Spaceboi Scaphandre]

Keep in mind Asus only gives 2 years of OS updates and 3 years of security updates and the camera won't be as good as a Pixel, samsung or iPhone.

I mean...that's not really a dealbreaker for me.

 

[exoticSpice]

I mean...that's not really a dealbreaker for me.

Then enjoy the Asus phone. It's a great phone

 

[alphasports]

Meh outside of losing the Apple Watch I never bought into the "ecosystem" so I'll be fine.

You don't really even have to totally lose the watch...I have a mishmash of devices all over the place, a lot of apple stuff (mac air/ipad/airpods/watch/iphone...) but I drastically prefer my androids and use them most of the time. I do sort of like the "ecosystem" but it's far from a deal breaker, doesn't really do that much. I wear the watch (non-cell) fairly often with or without an associated iphone to...wait for it...tell the time! If I want watch notifications for emails etc I just leave a connected iphone on somewhere in the house or office. I hate most notifications so SMS pinging my wrist every few minutes drives me nuts anyway so no loss there.