Screen size
PadFone 24.7"
ROG Phone 6Winner: 6.8"+31%
Quick verdict
ROG Phone 6 leads the measured specs 17-2.
Measured wins
PadFone 2
2
spec wins
Ties
3
equal specs
ROG Phone 6
17
spec wins
Overall winner
Screen size
Technology
PadFone 2
GSM / HSPA / LTE
ROG Phone 6
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G bands
PadFone 2
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
ROG Phone 6
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 , CDMA 800
3G bands
PadFone 2
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 , HSDPA 900 / 2100
ROG Phone 6
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - Version A, Version C, HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - Version B
4G bands
PadFone 2
Resolution
Refresh rate
Peak brightness
Pixel density
CPU speed
RAM
Storage
Main camera
Front camera
Battery
Wired charging
Weight
Thickness
IP rating
Wi‑Fi
Bluetooth
USB
5G support
NFC
equal specs3.5mm jack
equal specsSD card
equal specsStereo speakers
3, 7, 20
ROG Phone 6
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 48, 66, 71, - Version A, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48 - Version B, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48 - Version C
Speed
PadFone 2
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps
ROG Phone 6
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (6CA) Cat20 2024/210 Mbps, 5G
5G bands
PadFone 2
-
ROG Phone 6
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 18, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - Version A, 1, 3, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - Version B, 1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 41, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - Version C
Announced
PadFone 2
2012, October. Released 2012, December
ROG Phone 6
2022, July 05
Status
PadFone 2
Discontinued
ROG Phone 6
Available. Released 2022, July 13
Dimensions
PadFone 2
137.9 x 68.9 x 9 mm (5.43 x 2.71 x 0.35 in)
ROG Phone 6
173 x 77 x 10.3 mm (6.81 x 3.03 x 0.41 in)
Weight
PadFone 2
135 g (4.76 oz)
ROG Phone 6
239 g (8.43 oz)
SIM
PadFone 2
Micro-SIM
ROG Phone 6
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Other
PadFone 2
Optional Padfone Station with 10.1 inches IPS display, 1280 x 800 pixels @ 514 g, 5000 mAh battery.
ROG Phone 6
IPX4 water resistant Illuminated RGB logo (on the back) Pressure sensitive zones (Gaming triggers)
Build
PadFone 2
-
ROG Phone 6
Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass 3), aluminum frame
Type
PadFone 2
Super IPS+ LCD
ROG Phone 6
AMOLED, 1B colors, 165Hz, HDR10+, 800 nits (typ), 1200 nits (peak)
Size
PadFone 2
4.7 inches, 60.9 cm2 (~64.1% screen-to-body ratio)
ROG Phone 6
6.78 inches, 109.5 cm2 (~82.2% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
PadFone 2
720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~312 ppi density)
ROG Phone 6
1080 x 2448 pixels (~395 ppi density)
Protection
PadFone 2
Corning Gorilla Glass
ROG Phone 6
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
OS
PadFone 2
Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich), upgradable to 4.4.2 (KitKat)
ROG Phone 6
Android 12, upgradable to Android 13
Chipset
PadFone 2
Qualcomm APQ8064 Snapdragon S4 Pro
ROG Phone 6
Qualcomm SM8475 Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 (4 nm)
CPU
PadFone 2
Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait
ROG Phone 6
Octa-core (1x3.19 GHz Cortex-X2 & 3x2.75 GHz Cortex-A710 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A510)
GPU
PadFone 2
Adreno 320
ROG Phone 6
Adreno 730
Card slot
PadFone 2
No
ROG Phone 6
No
Internal
PadFone 2
16GB 2GB RAM, 32GB 2GB RAM, 64GB 2GB RAM
ROG Phone 6
128GB 8GB RAM, 128GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 16GB RAM
Other
PadFone 2
-
ROG Phone 6
UFS 3.1 NTFS support for external storage
Single
PadFone 2
13 MP, AF
ROG Phone 6
-
Features
PadFone 2
LED flash
ROG Phone 6
LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video
PadFone 2
1080p@30fps, 720p@60fps
ROG Phone 6
8K@24fps, 4K@30/60/120fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 720p@480fps; gyro-EIS
Triple
PadFone 2
-
ROG Phone 6
50 MP, f/1.9, (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, PDAF 13 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide) 5 MP (macro)
Single
PadFone 2
1.2 MP
ROG Phone 6
12 MP, 28mm (wide)
Video
PadFone 2
720p
ROG Phone 6
1080p@30fps
Features
PadFone 2
-
ROG Phone 6
Panorama, HDR
Loudspeaker
PadFone 2
Yes
ROG Phone 6
Yes, with stereo speakers (2 amplifiers)
3.5mm jack
PadFone 2
Yes
ROG Phone 6
Yes
Other
PadFone 2
-
ROG Phone 6
32-bit/384kHz Hi-Res audio Snapdragon Sound
WLAN
PadFone 2
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
ROG Phone 6
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth
PadFone 2
4.0, A2DP
ROG Phone 6
5.2, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless
Positioning
PadFone 2
GPS
ROG Phone 6
GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5), NavIC (L5)
NFC
PadFone 2
Yes
ROG Phone 6
Yes
Radio
PadFone 2
FM radio
ROG Phone 6
No
USB
PadFone 2
microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out), OTG
ROG Phone 6
USB Type-C 3.1 (side), USB Type-C 2.0 (bottom), OTG, accessory connector
Sensors
PadFone 2
Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
ROG Phone 6
Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Other
PadFone 2
ASUS WebStorage (50 GB storage) MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player MP4/H.264 player Document viewer Photo viewer/editor
ROG Phone 6
-
Type
PadFone 2
Li-Ion 2140 mAh, non-removable
ROG Phone 6
Li-Po 6000 mAh
Stand-by
PadFone 2
Up to 352 h
ROG Phone 6
-
Talk time
PadFone 2
Up to 16 h
ROG Phone 6
-
Charging
PadFone 2
-
ROG Phone 6
65W wired, PD3.0, QC5, 100% in 42 min 10W reverse wired
Colors
PadFone 2
Black, White
ROG Phone 6
Phantom Black, Storm White
Price
PadFone 2
About 450 EUR
ROG Phone 6
About 760 EUR
Models
PadFone 2
-
ROG Phone 6
AI2201_C, AI2201_F, AI2201-1A030EU, AI2201_A, AI2201-1A029EU