Bruce Wayne may be confident that Asus has him covered with the ROG Phone 6 Batman Edition if he decides to go into mobile gaming seriously. The newest limited edition phone from Asus’ ROG series, which we had the pleasure to try out along with all of its included accessories, was inspired by Gotham’s heroic vigilante.
The unboxing experience starts with a hard-shell box with latches that reveals the phone and all its goodies. There’s a hardshell Batman-themed Aero Case, a custom bat-shaped SIM ejector tool and the usual Asus 65W HyperCharge charger and braided USB-C cable. The coolest addition is the LED bat signal searchlight which is powered by USB-C and lets you project the famous bat signal onto any surface.
Moving on to the phone – it comes in the Night black color option and has an RGB Batman logo on the back. It feels just like the regular ROG Phone 6, but there are some differences. The big one here is the chipset. Our international unit comes with the MediaTek Dimensity 9000+ chipset just like on the ROG Phone 6D Ultimate which we recently reviewed alongside 12GB RAM and 256GB storage. In contrast, buyers in the US and Canada will get their Batman Edition with the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 chipset like the regular ROG Phone 6.
The other differences come on the software front. As soon as you boot up the device you get a special welcome screen with the masked superhero there to greet you. The Batman Edition ROG Phone 6 also brings custom Batman themes, live wallpapers, charging animations and Always-On Display (AOD) options. The rest of the specs are ported from the ROG Phone 6 with a 6.78-inch 165Hz OLED display, 50MP main cam and a 6,000 mAh battery
Here in Europe, the Asus ROG Phone 6 Batman Edition sells for €1,199, which is a hefty €250 premium over the ROG Phone 6D, which starts at €949. Fans will like the customised unwrapping experience and the Batman accessories, and we did enjoy using the LED bat signal around the workplace.