KEY POINTS

• Upcoming version of the innovative ROG gaming phones is world's first announced to use 7nm Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus mobiles Platform
• Kryo 485 CPU is clocked at up to 2.96GHz for world-beating benchmark performance that's 4.2% faster than the current Snapdragon 855 mobiles Platform
• Adreno 640 delivers 15%-faster graphics performance than the current Snapdragon 855 mobiles Platform

Fremont, California USA (July 15, 2019) - ASUS Republic of Gamers (ROG) today announced that the next-generation ROG phones II will be the world's first gaming phones to be powered by the new Snapdragon 855 Plus mobiles Platform.

ROG phones II will offer users the best possible mobiles gaming experience, building on and adding to the innovations of the globally acclaimed ROG phones that made its debut in 2018. Full details and specifications of this exciting new gaming phones will be announced in the coming weeks, but the uprated power of the Snapdragon 855 Plus ensures that overall performance will take yet another leap forward.

The Kryo 485 CPU in the Snapdragon 855 Plus will run at up to 2.96GHz — a 4.2% improvement compared to the 2.84Ghz of the Snapdragon 855 — while the Adreno 640 GPU is clocked 15% faster than in the current Snapdragon 855 mobiles Platform.

With this high-performance foundation complementing a raft of exciting new features and enhancements, ROG phones II is once again poised to take the world of mobiles gaming by storm.

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About ROG

Republic of Gamers (ROG) is an ASUS sub-brand dedicated to creating the world’s best gaming hardware and software. Formed in 2006, ROG offers a complete line of innovative products known for performance and quality, including motherboards, graphics cards, laptops, desktops, monitors, audio equipment, routers and peripherals. ROG participates in and sponsors major international gaming events.