Our quick take

Asus ROG Phone 6D Ultimate - 4.5 / 5

Design 

  • 173 x 77 x 10.3mm  ‘Space Gray’ colour - IPX4 water resistance 3.5mm port - 2x USB-C ports  AMOLED secondary ‘ROG Vision’ display on back Pop-up AeroActive Portal for cooling

Display and media

  • 6.78-inch AMOLED display - 165Hz refresh 2448 x 1080 resolution - 395ppi  Peak 1200 nits brightness  HDR10+ support 2 x stereo speakers with amps

Performance, gaming and battery life

  • MediaTek Dimensity 9000+ processor 16GB LPDDR5X RAM - 512GB UFS 3.1 storage 6000mAh battery (2x 3000mAh cells) 65W wired charging

Cameras

  • 50MP main camera - Sony IMX766 sensor  8K/30 and 4K/60 video recording 12MP ultrawide - 5MP macro 12MP selfie camera

To recap

What makes the ROG Phone 6D Ultimate special, is pretty much the same as what has made any other ROG Phone special: the multimedia experience. It’s big and bold, but with its large, excellent display combined with the best stereo speakers we’ve ever heard on a phone, it’s fantastic for gaming and consuming media on.