ASUS’ gaming smartphone, the ROG Phone, is finally here in the Philippines. As you all know, it’s packed with features that are not normally found in most flagship smartphones, but what we want to know is how well it performs. While we wait for our full review, let’s check out the benchmark scores.
• AnTuTu – 298,128
• 3DMark – 4,748 (SSE – OpenGL ES 3.1), 3,696 (SEE – Vulkan)
• PCMark – 9,015 (Work 2.0)
• Geekbench 4 – 2,471 (Single-Core), 9,066 (Multi-Core), 14,586 (RenderScript)
• AndroBench – 707.49 MB/s (Read), 204.01 MB/s (Write)
The ASUS ROG Phone got really high scores from the listed benchmark applications. But how does it compare to other popular flagship smartphones that we reviewed? Check out the table below:
| ROG Phone | Pocophone F1 | Samsung Galaxy Note9 | Huawei Mate 20 Pro | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AnTuTu | 298,128 | 264,977 | 239,067 | 273,233 |
| Geekbench 4 | ||||
| ~ Single-Core | 2,471 | 2,475 | 3,731 | 3,295 |
| ~ Multi-Core | 9,066 | 9,004 | 9,038 | 9,831 |
| ~ RenderScript | 14,586 | 14,415 | ||
| 3D Mark | ||||
| ~ SSE - OpenGL ES 3.1 | 4,748 | 3,252 | 3,341 | 3,507 |
| ~ SSE - Vulkan | 3,696 | 2,706 | 2,870 | 4,203 |
| PC Mark (Work 2.0) | 9,015 | 7,427 | 4,896 | 7,645 |
| AndroBench | ||||
| ~ Read | 707.49 MB/s | 700.88 MB/s | 823.46 MB/s | 824 MB/s |
| ~ Write | 204.01 MB/s | 146.69 MB/s | 192.86 MB/s | 194MB/s |
The ROG Phone got a significantly higher score in AnTuTu, reaching almost 300K, then followed by the Mate 20 Pro, the Poco F1, and the Note9. It’s also the highest in 3DMark SSE OpenGL ES 3.1 and PC Mark Work 2.0.
Now let’s take a look at its gaming performance (with the AeroActive Cooler attached) with the help of the Gamebench app:
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| Game | FPS | Temp |
|---|---|---|
| Asphalt 9 | 49 | |
| Mobile Legends | 58 | 38.5 C |
| PUBG Mobile | 40 | 40.6 C |
| Rules of Survival | 55 | 39.3 C |
| Tekken 7 | 85 | 39 C |
Looking at the numbers, the ROG Phone can dish out high frame rates while keeping the internal temperature at comfortable levels. We’ll further test its capabilities in our full review so watch out for that.
ASUS ROG Phone specs:
- 6-inch 18:9 AMOLED display @ 2160x1080px, 108.6% DCI-P3 color gamut
- Corning Gorilla Glass 6
- 90Hz refresh rate, 1ms response time
- HDR
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 2.96GHz octa-core processor
- Adreno 630 GPU
- LPDDR4 8GB RAM
- 128GB/512GB UFS 2.1 internal storage
- 12MP Sony IMX363 1.4um, 1/2.55” w/ f/1.8 Night HDR, OIS/EIS, PDAF main
- 8MP 120-degrees wide-angle secondary
- 8MP f/2.0 front camera
- 4G LTE Cat. 18
- Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ad, 2×2 MIMO
- Wi-Fi Direct and WiGig wireless display support
- Bluetooth 5.0
- NFC
- GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, and BeiDou
- Custom USB Type-C port (side) w/ HyperCharge
- USB 2.0 Type-C (bottom) w/ Fast charging
- 3.5mm audio port
- Dual front-facing stereo speakers with smart amplifier (24-bit/192KHz Hi-Res audio)
- DTS Headphone:X™ 7.1 virtual surround-sound
- Advanced vibration
- 2x AirTrigger sensors
- Fingerprint sensor
- GameCool vaper-chamber cooling system w/ detachable AeroActive Cooler
- ASUS RGB lighting support
- ASUS Aura Sync support
- 4,000mAh battery with HyperCharge technology
- 158.8 x 76.2 x 8.6mm
- 200g
The ASUS ROG Phone will launch today at the ESGS 2018. Stay tuned for the pricing and availability.
Does this come with an expandable memory? I didn’t see it in the specs…