After weeks of teasing, Asus finally unveiled the ROG Phone 6D and 6D Ultimate - the Dimensity powered-counterparts to the ROG Phone 6 and 6 Pro. To squeeze every last bit of performance out of the Mediatek chipset, Asus designed a cooling system that's revolutionary even by its own lofty standards. Both the 6D and the 6D Ultimate run on the MediaTek Dimensity 9000+ chipset. One of the differences between the standard 6D and the Ultimate variant is the memory available. The Ultimate goes up to 16GB/512GB, while the standard edition goes up to 16GB/256GB. The two handsets share the 6.78-inch OLED panel with 10-bit color depth, 165Hz refresh rate and HDR10+ capabilities — it's also the same as the original ROG Phone 6 lineup.
The camera department remains unchanged -
50MP 1/1.56" sensor with 1.0µm pixels and f/1.9 lens on the main unit
joined by 13 MP f/2.2, ultrawide shooter and 5MP macro camera. The selfie
camera has a 12MP sensor. Battery capacity is also the same - 6,000 mAh supporting
up to 65W fast charging over USB Power Delivery. The design is also largely
unchanged. The 6D Ultimate edition gets a ROG Vision color PMOLED display on
the back, while the standard one settles for an RGB LED-illuminated ROG logo.
Even the accessories for the ROG Phone 6 and 6 Pro are compatible with the new
6D and 6D Ultimate.
However, the ROG Phone 6D Ultimate comes
with a unique AeroActive Portal on its back. The AeroActive Portal gives a
direct path to the internal cooling components of the phone with a motorized
hinge. It raises the assembly and automatically opens up an airway when the
AeroActive Cooler 6 is connected. That allows the fan to dissipate the heat far
more efficiently, leading to unprecedented sustained performance.
Asus is offering the ROG Phone 6D duo only
in a single Space Gray color. The vanilla 6D start at £ 799 in the UK while the
Ultimate alteration asks at least £ 1,199 but comes bundled with an AeroActive
Cooler 6 attachment, which costs around € 89.
