Gaming-friendly Asus ROG Phone has 4 and 6GB RAM variants in the works

Publish date: 2024-05-30
In addition to their arguably original, bold, and trend-defying designs, the gaming-focused Razer Phone and Asus ROG Phone have another important thing in common. We’re talking about a whole lot of memory, handling your most onerous multitasking needs with relative ease.
But is it possible for a high-end gaming smartphone to adequately do its job with any less than 8GB RAM? Xiaomi certainly seems to think so, backing both 6 and 8 gig variants of the China-exclusive Black Shark handset, while Asus might have slightly humbler and cheaper ROG Phone configurations of its own in the pipeline.
A (not so) mysterious Z01QD device was recently certified by China’s FCC-similar Tenaa agency, running Android 8.1 Oreo, packing a 2.95 GHz processor that can only be Qualcomm’s overclocked Snapdragon 845, as well as offering 4, 6, and 8GB RAM options.
A trio of product images accompanying the certification info confirms the handset’s identity beyond a shadow of a doubt, and in fact, if you take a look at the official Asus ROG Phone webpage, you can find “up to LPDDR4X 8GB RAM” listed in the tech specs section.


Hopefully, those 4 and 6GB RAM configurations will not be made available exclusively in China, and somehow, they’ll achieve a decent balance between affordability and silky smooth performance as well.

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Adrian, a mobile technology enthusiast since the Nokia 3310 era, has been a dynamic presence in the tech journalism field, contributing to Android Authority, Digital Trends, and Pocketnow before joining PhoneArena in 2018. His expertise spans across various platforms, with a particular fondness for the diversity of the Android ecosystem. Despite the challenges of balancing full-time parenthood with his work, Adrian's passion for tech trends, running, and movies keeps him energized. His commitment to mid-range smartphones has led to an eclectic collection of devices, saved from personal bankruptcy by his preference for 'adequate' over 'overpriced'.

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