Introduction
ASUS introduced the ROG Cellphone 6 and ROG Cellphone 6 Professional again in July with all the common fanfare. Each telephones use Qualcomm’s top-tier Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 chipset and are jam-packed with the same old slew of superior cooling and management choices we have come to anticipate from ASUS gaming telephones. That announcement was adopted by an extended interval of silence, which had us satisfied that the Taiwanese large had simply determined to simplify its lineup this yr and forego an “Final” version.
Thankfully for all of the cell gaming professionals and fanatics on the market, that is not the case. The silence was quickly damaged by rumors of a MediaTek-powered variant of the ROG Cellphone 6, which turned out to be true. Enter the ROG Cellphone 6D and 6D Final. The “D” within the identify stands for “Dimensity,” and each telephones are based mostly on the MediaTek Dimensity 9000+ top-dog chipset. A daring and strange transfer on ASUS’ half.
Asus ROG Cellphone 6D Final specs at a look:
- Physique: 173.0×77.0x10.3mm, 239g; Glass entrance (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass again (Gorilla Glass 3), aluminum body; Constructed-in motorized cooling air vent (AeroActive Portal), IPX4 water-resistant, 2″ OLED show (on the again), Stress delicate zones (Gaming triggers).
- Show: 6.78″ AMOLED, 1B colours, 165Hz, HDR10+, 800 nits (typ), 1200 nits (peak), 1080x2448px decision, 20.4:9 side ratio, 395ppi.
- Chipset: MediaTek Dimensity 9000+ (4 nm): Octa-core (1×3.35 GHz Cortex-X2 & 3×3.20 GHz Cortex-A710 & 4×1.80 GHz Cortex-A510); Mali-G710 MC10.
- Reminiscence: 512GB 18GB RAM; UFS 3.1, NTFS assist for exterior storage.
- OS/Software program: Android 12.
- Rear digital camera: Extensive (fundamental): 50 MP, f/1.9, 1/1.56″, 1.0µm, PDAF; Extremely vast angle: 13 MP, f/2.2; Macro: 5 MP.
- Entrance digital camera: 12 MP, (vast).
- Video seize: Rear digital camera: 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 720p@480fps; gyro-EIS; Entrance digital camera: 1080p@30fps.
- Battery: 6000mAh; Quick charging 65W, Reverse charging 10W, Energy Supply 3.0, Fast Cost 5.
- Misc: Fingerprint reader (underneath show, optical); NFC; 3.5mm jack; stereo audio system (2 amplifiers).
Not solely is ASUS taking over a MediaTek chip this time round, however it is usually clearly staking fairly a bit on it by giving it the “Final” moniker. As we speak we’ve the ROG Cellphone 6D Final in for overview. Similar to its historic predecessors, the Final version is basically based mostly on the vanilla design, however with some small additions right here and there as a type of “icing on the cake”. This yr the Final would not get further inputs however relatively a brand new AeroActive Portal – a motorized air duct that offers the AeroActive Cooler 6 attachment a channel to straight cool the innards of the machine.
It, together with the potential cooling and efficiency advantages it supplies to the Dimensity 9000+ chipset, would be the point of interest of this overview. We might be referring again to our in depth ROG Cellphone 6 Professional overview for any bits we have already coated concerning {hardware} or software program.
Simply to clear up some potential confusion factors, that is the overview of the ROG Cellphone 6D Final, which at present sits on the high of the ROG Cellphone 6 lineup. It has a Dimensity 9000+ chipset, identical to the vanilla ROG Cellphone 6D, however in contrast to the ROG Cellphone 6 and 6 Professional, which use the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1. The ROG Cellphone 6D Final additionally solely options the brand new AeroActive Portal and, in contrast to the opposite telephones within the lineup, all the time comes bundled with an AeroActive Cooler 6 within the field. Hope that clears some factors up, and talking of the cooler accent, earlier than we transfer on to efficiency, thermals, battery, charging and digital camera checks, let’s take a look on the retail package deal.
Unboxing
ROG Telephones have historically made a press release with their retail bins. ASUS determined to begin firming down that individual side of the expertise some time again, and at present, many of the telephones within the ROG Cellphone 6 lineup simply are available common two-piece bins. Not the 6D Final, although. It ships in a hexagonal prism field which is sort of eye-catchy.
The field employs a two-piece slide-out development that additionally feels futuristic and a bit like unveiling a weapon. There’s positively sufficient materials to maintain the cellphone secure throughout delivery, which is nice to see. And many of the area is surprisingly properly used on the within of the field.
When you pay up for an Final version, Asus delivers all the trimmings. The cradle slides out to disclose the underside compartment, charger, and cable. The HyperCharge charger is a particularly compact and surprisingly gentle unit with as much as 65W of Energy Supply output over a Kind-C port. Asus depends on completely normal PD + PPS to do its quick charging, which is an actual deal with to see. It’s rated for 5V/9V/12V/15V @ as much as 3A, 20V @ as much as 3.25A and PPS 3.3-11V@3A, 3.3-21V@3.25A for a max of 65W. This versatile charger can simply be used to even energy some fashionable laptops. You additionally get a pleasant black braided USB Kind-C to Kind-C cable within the field.
There’s additionally a case included with our unit, which in response to Asus, needs to be a part of the retail package deal. Test together with your native retailer for particulars on that, although. This isn’t the Asus AeroActive case that got here with our ROG Cellphone 6 Professional unit, however relatively the a lot thinner case with extra and greater holes that ships with the AeroActive Cooler 6 if you buy that individually.
And final however positively not least, the AeroActive Cooler 6 comes bundled with each ROG Cellphone 6D Final unit. Additionally within the field – is a SIM ejector instrument, some leaflets and an oddly-shaped ROG card that’s meant for use as a part of an ASUS AR setup expertise.
