Razer launched its first gaming smartphone back in
the beginning of November and we were there to witness the historical event.
The next iteration of the Razer Phone is poised to arrive by the end of 2018,
according to company VP Chen Xiaoping.
Speaking at the annual game conference China Joy
2018 in Shanghai, he said the new phone should be expected in China by
December, revealing such a device is already in the pipelines. Chinese media
suggest the phone might be the first with Snapdragon 855 since Qualcomm usually
also announces its flagship chipset in early December.
Chen Xiaoping was quoted to say the new phone will
use the “latest chipset”, without clarifying which one. Back when the first
Razer Phone was announced, it arrived with Snapdragon 835, 8 GB RAM and a
top-tier 5.7” QHD IGZO LCD screen with 120 Hz refresh rate. The battery was 4,000
mAh with support for Quick Charge 4+ and the OS was Android Nougat, although
Oreo arrived in Q1 2018.
Pricing of the Razer Phone was around US$ 699 for the
United States and € 699 for Continental Europe and there was a limited edition
with a fancy green Razer logo on the back. The new Razer Phone 2 will likely
stay in the similar price range of competitors’ flagships - not as high as the
Samsung Galaxy S9+ that goes for no less than US$ 800, but not as low as OnePlus 6
that can be found for US$ 529.
