Screen size
Quick verdict
ROG Phone 6 leads the measured specs 17-3.
Measured wins
ROG Phone 6
17
spec wins
Overall winner
Ties
2
equal specs
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3
spec wins
Screen size
Technology
ROG Phone 6
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE / 5G
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GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
ROG Phone 6
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 , CDMA 800
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GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G bands
ROG Phone 6
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - Version A, Version C, HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - Version B
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HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 , TD-SCDMA - China & India
4G bands
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
Stereo speakers
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
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1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 18, 19, 28 - Taiwan, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20 - Global, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 17, 20 - US, 1, 3, 38, 39, 40, 41 - China & India
5G bands
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
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Speed
ROG Phone 6
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (6CA) Cat20 2024/210 Mbps, 5G
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HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Announced
ROG Phone 6
2022, July 05
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2015, January. Released 2015, March
Status
ROG Phone 6
Available. Released 2022, July 13
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Discontinued
Dimensions
ROG Phone 6
173 x 77 x 10.3 mm (6.81 x 3.03 x 0.41 in)
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152.5 x 77.2 x 10.9 mm (6.00 x 3.04 x 0.43 in)
Weight
ROG Phone 6
239 g (8.43 oz)
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170 g (6.00 oz)
Build
ROG Phone 6
Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass 3), aluminum frame
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Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, plastic frame
SIM
ROG Phone 6
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
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Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by)
Other
ROG Phone 6
IPX4 water resistant Illuminated RGB logo (on the back) Pressure sensitive zones (Gaming triggers)
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Type
ROG Phone 6
AMOLED, 1B colors, 165Hz, HDR10+, 800 nits (typ), 1200 nits (peak)
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IPS LCD
Size
ROG Phone 6
6.78 inches, 109.5 cm2 (~82.2% screen-to-body ratio)
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5.5 inches, 83.4 cm2 (~70.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
ROG Phone 6
1080 x 2448 pixels (~395 ppi density)
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1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~401 ppi density)
Protection
ROG Phone 6
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
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Corning Gorilla Glass 3
OS
ROG Phone 6
Android 12, upgradable to Android 13
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Android 5.0 (Lollipop), upgradable to 6.0 (Marshmallow)
Chipset
ROG Phone 6
Qualcomm SM8475 Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 (4 nm)
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Intel Atom Z3580 (4 GB RAM model)Intel Atom Z3560 (2 GB RAM model)
CPU
ROG Phone 6
Octa-core (1x3.19 GHz Cortex-X2 & 3x2.75 GHz Cortex-A710 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A510)
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Quad-core 2.3 GHz (4 GB RAM model)Quad-core 1.8 GHz (2 GB RAM model)
GPU
ROG Phone 6
Adreno 730
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PowerVR G6430
Card slot
ROG Phone 6
No
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microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal
ROG Phone 6
128GB 8GB RAM, 128GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 16GB RAM
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16GB 2GB RAM, 32GB 2GB RAM, 32GB 4GB RAM, 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM
Other
ROG Phone 6
UFS 3.1 NTFS support for external storage
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Triple
ROG Phone 6
50 MP, f/1.9, (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, PDAF 13 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide) 5 MP (macro)
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Features
ROG Phone 6
LED flash, HDR, panorama
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Dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama, HDR
Video
ROG Phone 6
8K@24fps, 4K@30/60/120fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 720p@480fps; gyro-EIS
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1080p@30fps
Single
ROG Phone 6
-
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13 MP, f/2.0, AF
Single
ROG Phone 6
12 MP, 28mm (wide)
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5 MP, f/2.0
Features
ROG Phone 6
Panorama, HDR
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Video
ROG Phone 6
1080p@30fps
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Loudspeaker
ROG Phone 6
Yes, with stereo speakers (2 amplifiers)
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Yes
3.5mm jack
ROG Phone 6
Yes
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Yes
Other
ROG Phone 6
32-bit/384kHz Hi-Res audio Snapdragon Sound
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WLAN
ROG Phone 6
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct
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Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth
ROG Phone 6
5.2, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless
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4.0, A2DP, EDR
Positioning
ROG Phone 6
GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5), NavIC (L5)
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GPS, GLONASS
NFC
ROG Phone 6
Yes
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Yes
Radio
ROG Phone 6
No
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FM radio, RDS
USB
ROG Phone 6
USB Type-C 3.1 (side), USB Type-C 2.0 (bottom), OTG, accessory connector
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microUSB 2.0, OTG
Sensors
ROG Phone 6
Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
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Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Type
ROG Phone 6
Li-Po 6000 mAh
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Li-Po 3000 mAh, non-removable
Charging
ROG Phone 6
65W wired, PD3.0, QC5, 100% in 42 min 10W reverse wired
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18W wired, 60% in 40 min
Colors
ROG Phone 6
Phantom Black, Storm White
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Osmium Black, Sheer Gold, Glacier Gray, Glamor Red, Ceramic White
Models
ROG Phone 6
AI2201_C, AI2201_F, AI2201-1A030EU, AI2201_A, AI2201-1A029EU
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Z00AD, Z00A
Price
ROG Phone 6
About 760 EUR
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About 300 EUR
SAR EU
ROG Phone 6
-
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0.35 W/kg (head)