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Asus ROG Phone 6D vs Phone 6

61 out of 100
Asus ROG Phone 6D
VS
60 out of 100
Asus ROG Phone 6
Asus ROG Phone 6D
Asus ROG Phone 6

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.78-inch Asus ROG Phone 6D (with MediaTek Dimensity 9000 Plus) that was released on September 19, 2022, against the Asus ROG Phone 6, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 and came out 3 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Asus ROG Phone 6D
  • Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
  • 15% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1967 and 1706 points
Reasons to consider the Asus ROG Phone 6
  • Delivers 23% higher peak brightness (826 against 674 nits)
  • More recent OS version: Android 13 versus 12

Review

Evaluation of Asus ROG Phone 6D and Phone 6 crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
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Value for money (Beta)

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12 / 256 GB
VS
8 / 128 GB
395.7
(Excellent)
Value Index
12.9
(Bad)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
ROG Phone 6D
vs
ROG Phone 6

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.78 inches 6.78 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2448 pixels 1080 x 2448 pixels
Aspect ratio 20.4:9 20.4:9
PPI 395 ppi 395 ppi
Refresh rate 165 Hz 165 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max rated brightness 800 nits 830 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 1200 nits 1200 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate 720 Hz 720 Hz
Screen protection Gorilla Glass Victus Gorilla Glass Victus
Screen-to-body ratio 82.2% 82.2%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space 99.6% 100%
PWM 689 Hz 672 Hz
Response time 2 ms 1 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
ROG Phone 6D
674 nits
ROG Phone 6 +23%
826 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 173 mm (6.81 inches) 173 mm (6.81 inches)
Width 77 mm (3.03 inches) 77 mm (3.03 inches)
Thickness 10.4 mm (0.41 inches) 10.3 mm (0.41 inches)
Weight 239 g (8.43 oz) 239 g (8.43 oz)
Waterproof IPX4 IPX4
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Gray White, Black
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio

Performance

Chipset specifications of Asus ROG Phone 6D and Asus ROG Phone 6
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 9000 Plus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
Max clock 3350 MHz 3190 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A510
- 3 cores at 2.85 GHz: Cortex-A710
- 1 core at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-X2		 - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A510
- 3 cores at 2.75 GHz: Cortex-A710
- 1 core at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-X2
L3 cache 8 MB 6 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) MediaTek APU 590 Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Mali-G710 MC10 Adreno 730
GPU shading units 640 1024
GPU clock 950 MHz 900 MHz
FLOPS ~1216 GFLOPS ~1843.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Asus ROG Phone 6D and Asus ROG Phone 6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
ROG Phone 6D +15%
1967
ROG Phone 6
1706
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
ROG Phone 6D +20%
5401
ROG Phone 6
4509
Single-core score 1967 1706
Multi-core score 5401 4509
Sources: Geekbench [3]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
ROG Phone 6D +4%
1540240
ROG Phone 6
1478125
CPU 600873 561038
GPU 274706 222674
Memory 249021 240974
UX 415640 453439
Total score 1540240 1478125
Samples [4 tests] [2 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability 87% 98%
Graphics test 6 FPS 6 FPS
Graphics score 861 859
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
ROG Phone 6D
2642
ROG Phone 6 +6%
2793
Stability 90% 92%
Graphics test 15 FPS 16 FPS
Graphics score 2642 2793
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Asus ROG Phone 6D
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-13 (S M I)AnTuTu 111573809
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-29 (iPhantom_67)AnTuTu 111540240
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-18 (S M I)AnTuTu 111453683
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-14 (WAR_DADDY)AnTuTu 111443683
πŸ“˜ 2024-12-23 (S M I)Geekbench 6 CPU1967 / 5401
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Asus ROG Phone 6
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-01 (Death)AnTuTu 111478125
πŸ“˜ 2025-09-17 (pvie12426)AnTuTu 111435572
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory clock - 3200 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 3.1
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 12 Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 13)
OS size 22 GB 25 GB

Battery

Capacity 6000 mAh 6000 mAh
Max charge power 65 W 65 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging Yes Yes
Fast charging Yes (78% in 30 min) Yes (68% in 30 min)
Full charging time 0:44 hr 1:02 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 09:24 hr 09:56 hr
Watching video 13:39 hr 13:00 hr
Gaming 05:40 hr 06:05 hr
Standby 111 hr 112 hr
General battery life
ROG Phone 6D
23:06 hr
ROG Phone 6 +1%
23:17 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 -
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Digital Digital
8K video recording Up to 24FPS Up to 24FPS
4K video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 480 FPS (720p) 480 FPS (720p)
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 13 MP
3) Macro: 5 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 13 MP
3) Macro: 5 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.9 f/1.9
Focal length 24 mm -
Sensor Sony IMX766 Sony IMX766
Sensor size 1/1.56" (β‰ˆ 0.64 inch) 1/1.56" (β‰ˆ 0.64 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 1 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 13 MP 13 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 13 mm -
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution 5 MP 5 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.4
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 12 megapixels 12 megapixels
Image resolution 4290 x 2800 4290 x 2800
Aperture - f/2.0
Focal length 28 mm 27.5 mm
Sensor CMOS Sony IMX663
Sensor size - 1/2.93" (β‰ˆ 0.34 inch)
Pixel size - 1.22 micron
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.3 5.2
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.1 3.1
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* No No
Hybrid slot No No
LTE Cat* 20 20
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack Yes Yes
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness
ROG Phone 6D
85 dB
ROG Phone 6 +10%
93.3 dB

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced September 2022 July 2022
Release date October 2022 July 2022
Launch price (MSRP) $1070 $1000
Successor - - Asus ROG Phone 9
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 65 W Yes, 65 W
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the performance and gaming are more important to you, then choose the Asus ROG Phone 6D. But if the software and sound are more of a priority – go for the Asus ROG Phone 6.

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Total votes: 460

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