While its competitor, the Xiaomi Black Shark 2, is still content with Android 9, the imposing ROG Phone 2 this week inherits its sesame for Android 10. The gaming smartphone from ASUS takes the opportunity to gain some features related to the latest version of Android.
After the updates of its Zenfone 5Z and Zenfone 6 Last November, ASUS continues to distribute Android 10 upgrades on its recent smartphones. Latest: the ROG Phone 2, which we tested at the start of the new school year. Powerful, the device benefits from a few additional features, such as the dark mode, which can be activated as desired depending on the applications, or even gesture navigation.
Equally interesting, but perhaps less visible at first glance, ASUS says it takes advantage of this update to strengthen the security of its device, while offering users what it takes to more easily control their personal data through a unified interface. . The latter allows in particular to more finely manage the allocation of access to the location.
An update during deployment
In its press release, ASUS tells us that the Android 10 update of its ROG Phone 2 began its deployment this March 9 internationally. Your device should therefore quickly switch to the latest version of Android.
let’s remember that we have devoted a complete dossier to the issue of updates to Android 10. The latter makes an inventory of announcements on the subject, manufacturer by manufacturer, and in alphabetical order for clarity.
Finally, note that ASUS is not surprisingly working on the launch of an ROG Phone 3, which should arrive on the market in the third quarter of 2020, depending on the health situation in China. Depending on the device, Tom’s Guide be equipped with a technical sheet capable of blaming a Galaxy S20 Ultra.
There would be among others a 144 Hz screen (probably OLED, as for the current ROG Phone 2) and a SoC Snapdragon 865 confirmed by Qualcomm, potentially supported by 16 GB of RAM to match the S20 Ultra (in 512 GB version) in this area. Storage could reach the 1 TB threshold again.
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