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[ASUS ROG Phone II Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
Are you comfortable in your own skin? Is your phone comfortable in its skin? Rate this thread to express how you deem the skin on the ASUS ROG Phone II. A higher rating indicates that you love it: it adds just the right amount of features, it's visually pleasing, and overall it's additive to the experience. If this is a Nexus phone (you didn't think we hand-wrote all of these prompts, did you?) then use this rating to indicate how the latest version of Android looks to you.

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[ASUS ROG Phone II Real Life Review] bkcobra:
Bad software updates,only for estetics, not for usage,poor support on this side.
[ASUS ROG Phone II Real Life Review] Hmminteresting:
Standard android

Built in themes and launcher are decent enough. Coming from an HTC one user, who got a razer phone 1, I'm still using nova launcher prime. Really its hard to beat that in terms of both customisation and usability. Maybe at some point I'll give the built in launcher and skins another go. but really the ability of nova to import/ export configs, meant I didn't give a chance.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] scilor:
I have Problem with wkTask Launcher

If i use it it doesnt shows the Launcher, it keeps invisible but i can press the buttons
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] livefastdiefun87:
Try the basic uninstall then reinstall also soft reset
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] scilor:
Tried it nothing changes :(

i only use this because i can launch a program by holding the exit button!

is there another tool to do this?
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] livefastdiefun87:
long press end key allows basic functions but not specific programs im afraid. I cant think of anything other than WkTask. ANY HELP???
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] scilor:
i dont mean end key i mean the "X" on the screen
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] ekw:
did u map launcher in the settings, works perfect for me.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] scilor:
i mapped it but it jsut appears the first time, if i start it again in shows up invisible and i can press the ddisplay at the right possitions!
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] nihil0:
When you are using the BatteryStatusPlugin in the to-day screen, thenn deinstall it, and the wkTask works after that correctly. It was so by me.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] scilor:
Yes its BatteryStatus

I love this Plugin :( it worked under WM6

edit: seem to work again after remove and activate batterystatus again
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] bruceo:
I get the exaxct same thing. I disabled all of my today plugins but still only see wtask launcher when first launched after that it is invisible only the next and exit are shown in the bottom bar.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] boze:
Hi everybody.

Same issue. After a few days wktask got invisible. I dont see the gui. No icons at the top and the launcher doesnt work. I solved the problem by uninstalling wktask, delete the registry entries and reinstall it. So it worked for a few days. I dont found out, because of that it disappear. But somebody means its BatteyStatus. I installed the HomeScreen PlusPlus ...

Are there any solutions about this topic? I always need both tools.

Thanks for help. :)

Regards
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] scilor:
BatteyStatus = HomeScreen PlusPlus

Just a name change

Yes i solved the problem the same way just reinstall both and it works

but thank you for your (late) answer :)
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] irmanpribadi:
Can't work no more than 3 apps

Guys,

I got strange problem with WKTask. When I added more than 2 app on launcher, it failed to launch. So I use FDC Soft task manager then tap action-run app-WK Task Setting. Delete all of apps from launcher it run back normal again. Is anybody got the same problem w/ me? If no, please advise.

Thanx:)
[ASUS ROG Phone II Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
Rate this thread to express how well you can see the ASUS ROG Phone II's display outdoors. In case you've been playing Minecraft for 18 months straight, you might not known how to get outside anymore. Well, find the door and walk through it. A higher rating indicates that it has very high maximum brightness and thus fantastic outdoor visibility in direct sunlight.

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[ASUS ROG Phone II Real Life Review] Eebzter:
Outside

The screen struggles to be easily visible under bright sunlight. I love the phone but this is a bit lacking and not a big deal for me
[ASUS ROG Phone II Real Life Review] Simo88ist:
I can't find the food mode -_-
[ASUS ROG Phone II Real Life Review] bkcobra:
needs full brithness to see outside on a sunny day.
[ASUS ROG Phone II Real Life Review] Hmminteresting:
Room for improvement

Not sure if its the colour profile I have setup. However the phone performs perfectly well under the majority of lighting conditions. EXCEPT in bright/ direct sunlight. In which case the display is a little hard to read if the text is too small.

I only noticed this while driving and using the phone to navigate using google maps. I could see the arrow and directions clearly, however had to squint to see some of the finer details on display.
[ASUS ROG Phone II Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
How well do you know your fifty shades of grey? Rate this thread to express how good the ASUS ROG Phone II's display contrast is. A higher rating indicates that black is true black, rather than a very dark gray.

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[ASUS ROG Phone II Real Life Review] bkcobra:
normal contrast, like other phones "gamig budget phones"
[ASUS ROG Phone II Real Life Review] Hmminteresting:
Its an AMOLED

The pixels are turned off as far as I can tell. So true blacks all the way
[ASUS ROG Phone II Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
If you're colorblind, please disregard this thread. Rate this thread to express how you deem the color saturation and accuracy of the ASUS ROG Phone II's display. A higher rating indicates that you think that color accuracy is very high and saturation is excellent.

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[ASUS ROG Phone II Real Life Review] bkcobra:
normal, nothing special, same as low branded phones.
[ASUS ROG Phone II Real Life Review] Hmminteresting:
Decent. No glaring issues

Haven't noticed anything wrong with the colour accuracy. However compared to the iPhone 11 it definitely has a cooler colour profile. You can change all colour profiles in settings if needed.
[ASUS ROG Phone II Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
The ASUS ROG Phone II has a crazy crisp display. Just kidding, this is automated text so who knows if this screen is any good. So, you be the judge! A higher rating indicates that it's extremely sharp and clear, and that you cannot see pixels with your naked eye.

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[ASUS ROG Phone II Real Life Review] bkcobra:
normal, nothing special.
[ASUS ROG Phone II Real Life Review] Hmminteresting:
Basically flawless

Everything from the viewing angles, the refresh rate and resolution. AMAZING!

The aspect ratio causes a couple of apps to misbehave, but you can work around them. Truly an awesome display!
[ASUS ROG Phone II Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
You don't want to give your significant other yet another reason to yell at you while you're reading XDA in bed. Rate this thread to express what you think of the ASUS ROG Phone II's display minimum dimness. A higher rating indicates that the display can get extremely dim, ideal for reading in very dark environments.

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[ASUS ROG Phone II Real Life Review] zed011:
I am quite concerned about some of the comments I saw on JD.com . People say the screen is yellowish, uneven coloring and grainy which gets even worse when the brightness is low. Can anyone confirm this here?
[ASUS ROG Phone II Real Life Review] rowihel2012:
My friend says screen is great
[ASUS ROG Phone II Real Life Review] zed011:
At low brightness? No strange effects on gray color?
[ASUS ROG Phone II Real Life Review] Rashad83:
In terms of brightness I would say it's average at best. The screen is very dim my current brightness slider is set at 80% and that is just to navigate conformabley. But I would recommend a 85 to 90% settings.

The screen isn't yellowish quite the opposite actually in comparison with my 1st generation ROG, colors are even I would say and no grain.
[ASUS ROG Phone II Real Life Review] ZeroKool76:
Hopefully it's just a software issue and will be resolved shortly. Hell, it couldn't be worse than the OP6T. And the ROG2 has around 200 nits more than the 6T. That fukn thing, you can't see **** on if its bright out. Overall, I would think the extra 2,000 mah would compensate for the higher brightness til its fixed.
[ASUS ROG Phone II Real Life Review] el4nimal:
But even if the brightness slider is set to 100% shouldn't consume much more battery if the screen is still dim...right?

By the way, can anyone let me know how bright is it compared to Razer Phone 1?
[ASUS ROG Phone II Real Life Review] Rashad83:
With 6000mah you have nothing to worry about. Reduce the refresh rate to 60 and you will get time over or equal to 10 hours standby time.

Regarding the razor phone I would think it would be much brighter because it's an LCD panel. But I am not definitive.
[ASUS ROG Phone II Real Life Review] R8nD0m:
just got my tencent version today. the screen max and min brightness is slightly higher than my oneplus 5. uneven colour/graininess requires you to squint with your face almost stuck to the screen so its really a nonissue. white balance is pretty on point and actually a little on the cool side tho whites are almost perfect white
[ASUS ROG Phone II Real Life Review] bluegizmo83:
You can also adjust color temperature and saturation in display settings. I think this screen is awesome.
[ASUS ROG Phone II Real Life Review] Cellendril:
The Tencent version is that bad?!?
[ASUS ROG Phone II Real Life Review] R8nD0m:
Umm everything I said is praise.

I did notice that graininess and very slight yellow shifting occurs at near minimum brightness but its really not easy to spot

Other than that the experience has been pretty amazing
[ASUS ROG Phone II Real Life Review] bluegizmo83:
The screen is excellent in my opinion, and while the maximum brightness isn't the brightest out there, it's perfectly adequate even in direct sunlight.
[ASUS ROG Phone II Real Life Review] kronikings:
As far as low brightness goes, I felt like the lowest brightness was still a little too bright next to my wife in bed so I installed low brightness pro. If anyone else feels they want to go lower..
[ASUS ROG Phone II Real Life Review] zed011:
Got the phone. Definitely too bright at lowest so either use an app to add dark overlay to dim or wait for a software update I guess
[ASUS ROG Phone II Real Life Review] sanurocks:
Has red tint on dark theme grey on brightness below 50%

Yes it does have a red tint on dark grey colors. Visible everywhere in apps using dark theme based on grey like google apps dark mode, the rog ui itself and any dark grey on screen.

Effect is more pronounced while using 120hz. And less on other modes.
[ASUS ROG Phone II Real Life Review] iShubham:
Same. dark greys become reddish when the brightness is lower than 40%
[ASUS ROG Phone II Real Life Review] erosq:
Same here, got the tencent version. Lets hope its just a software issue that future update can fix it. Im coming from s9 plus so its hard to compare the beauty of the screen.
[ASUS ROG Phone II Real Life Review] zed011:
Minimum brightness is way too high. Reference compared to nexus 5x and galaxy s7 on lowest setting. It's blinding
[ASUS ROG Phone II Real Life Review] Churbo:
Rog 2 is brighter than the sun

I have a great appreciate of the capabilities of this phone, no matter what you might hear this phone has superb color rendering and there is no beating the refresh rate. When it comes to comparing how it delivers in color saturation compared to its competition all you are doing is splitting hairs... But as for its minimum brightness, well you cannot appreciate how truly bright the panel is until you are trying to write a blog post when the lights are off and your partner is asleep next to you.

With the slider all the way down its impossible to look at the screen without squinting real hard because those whites burn through your retinas and imprint on your soul. Do you like watching Netflix on your phone in bed? Not on this phone you won't. Want to read that last Facebook alert you just got after you turned the lights out? Absolutely you can do it... If you like staring at the sun that is. I sincerely hope Asus can do some sort of work around and deliver less power to the display in total darkness because light induced migrains are not fun.

Otherwise pretty good phone.
[ASUS ROG Phone II Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
When you call granny, does she keep saying "Huh?! Wut?!" or does the conversation flow pretty well? Rate this thread to express how you feel about the ASUS ROG Phone II's call quality. A higher rating indicates that calls are clear and crisp, and that regardless of background noise, you can hear the other party clearly (and with ample volume) and they can hear you.

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[ASUS ROG Phone II Real Life Review] manu407:
Any update on call quality?
[ASUS ROG Phone II Real Life Review] Novioo:
I don't like the call quality on this phone, everyone is saying they are hearing voice as of I was drowning or something

Also, when I hold the phone on my left ear the mic just stop recognizing my voice and all I hear from people is "huh?" "What?" "Hello?" "Are you there?", Once I put it back on my right ear then I can continue the conversation

I'm not sure if it's an antenna or mic issue
[ASUS ROG Phone II Real Life Review] chiiirag:
Same here

Not good Noise cancellation
[ASUS ROG Phone II Real Life Review] skrowl:
For anyone checking here, be aware that the phone does NOT support VoLTE on any US carrier. If you're out somewhere and you don't have 3G coverage with your provider, the call quality is literally 0%.
[ASUS ROG Phone II Real Life Review] bkcobra:
avrage
[ASUS ROG Phone II Real Life Review] rkumbhar:
I think microphone of this phone is poor literally need to take phones mic near my mouth and need to scream
[ASUS ROG Phone II Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
Rate this thread to express how you think the ASUS ROG Phone II's Wifi performs. A higher rating indicates that it has excellent range, throughput, and signal strength. Like when you're taking a dump in the bedroom upstairs, do your videos have to buffer or do they come through without interruption?

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[ASUS ROG Phone II Real Life Review] bkcobra:
poor , as a "premium" phone is quite awfull.
[ASUS ROG Phone II Real Life Review] Hmminteresting:
Great!

Sometimes I'm in low mobile signal areas. The wifi calling hasn't let me down.

Aside from this I have a mesh network at home. using the phone is awesome with no noticeable lag or packet loss when playing pubg or cod. Streaming on youtube goes to the highest quality without needing my input at all. Download speeds are great.
[ASUS ROG Phone II Real Life Review] kkkok8051:
Same case here.
[ASUS ROG Phone II Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
We know how much you like to stream, ahem, "videos", and so cellular data is mega-important. Rate this thread to express how you think the ASUS ROG Phone II's LTE performs. A higher rating indicates that it's fantastic: throughput is excellent and signal strength is top-notch.

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[ASUS ROG Phone II Real Life Review] XDAForumMember:
What I'd like to know since it's related to the subject is does anyone think it will work on Verizon given it has most of the bands Verizon needs. I'm cautious about this. Especially with the tencent version because for example, I bought the Razer phone 2 and it was compatible with their imei system, but would not give me more than a random interval of 2sec data, which making a call would kill said data.

I use att but I'd really like to buy the rog 2 and use it on Verizon if I can..
[ASUS ROG Phone II Real Life Review] Cellendril:
More info if it'll have bands 66 and 71; if VoLTE is supported, if Wifi Calling is supported would be great. Getting conflicting info.
[ASUS ROG Phone II Real Life Review] xyrockrain:
I have the TEncent edition. Is there any app I could use to find out what LTE bands the phone could support?
[ASUS ROG Phone II Real Life Review] whyou:
for chinese 5999 version

band 66 yes

band 71 no

intl version may be the same. information from ASUS taiwan website.
[ASUS ROG Phone II Real Life Review] Cellendril:
I hope they add Band 71. My Razer Phone 2 sports it:

GSM: 850/900/1800/1900

WCDMA: 1/2/3/4/5/8

FDD-LTE: 1/2/3/4/5/7/8/12/13/14/17/18/19/20/26/28/29/30/32/66/71

TDD LTE: 38/39/40/41

TD-SCDMA: 34/39

LAA: 46

4x4 MIMO: 1/2/3/4/7/30/38/66​
[ASUS ROG Phone II Real Life Review] RogPhoney:
This does not currently work with Verizon because the IMEIs are "not certified for use on their network". Asus is probably not going to pay to certify the China model so they might never work.
[ASUS ROG Phone II Real Life Review] rein082892:
cellular band tencent version 128 amd 512

does the tencent 128 has a different cellular band with its 512 variant? im curious about it since i cant find any full phone scpecification and comparison of those variants from tencent.
[ASUS ROG Phone II Real Life Review] standupdad:
I wish that I could cleanly translate their manual. It has specific volte comments in it bc even though it's in Chinese, some phrases like volte are English.
[ASUS ROG Phone II Real Life Review] standupdad:
Translated...

Description: The Nano SIM card slot supports GSM / GPRS / EDGE, WCDMA / HSPA + / DC-HSPA +, FDD-LTE and TD-LTE DSDV network bandwidth. Two Nano SIM cards can simultaneously standby VOLTE 4G call service, but cannot connect two FDD-LTE and TD-LTE mobile data at the same time. Please ask your service operator if your region can support DSDV warnings! Do not use sharp tools or solvents to avoid damage to your phone. ROG Phone (ASUS_1001DA / ASUS_1001DB) requires a SIM card of Nano SIM size, please ask your service carrier. If you cut your SIM card yourself, it may cause a SIM card list.

I don't understand the VoLTE comment. Is that provided on different bands in China than here in the states? Hence why it would be my work here but will in the China?
[ASUS ROG Phone II Real Life Review] RogPhoney:
Bummer, the Asus Rog Phone 2 USA version (ZS660KL-S855P-12G512G-BK) is listed on B&H and still has the same crappy bands listed as the Tencent version.

That means no Verizon, and T-Mobile will not have Band 71 so you won't get the full speeds there either.
[ASUS ROG Phone II Real Life Review] mzahiri:
On the ASUS website the US version is listed as having bands 12 and 66. Those two bands are missing on the Tencent Version. The only missing band on the US release is band 71.

From what I've researched, T-Mobile only uses band 71 in rural areas and is reserving band 71 for 5G. Bands 12 and 66 might just be enough.
[ASUS ROG Phone II Real Life Review] Cellendril:
I was bummed after hearing no band 71 - which my Razer Phone 2 has - then found out that the place I go regularly in the mountains doesn't use band 71. Must just be my iPhone XS (which has band 71 and an Intel modem) is worse than the RP2.
[ASUS ROG Phone II Real Life Review] ram4ufriends:
Wait.. I thought Tencent version has band 66?
[ASUS ROG Phone II Real Life Review] mzahiri:
Are you getting band 66 somehow? I have the tencent version and don't receive band 12 or 66. I also looked online again and don't see any mention of band 66.
[ASUS ROG Phone II Real Life Review] Cellendril:
I think the CN version did not have band 66. The USA version does.
[ASUS ROG Phone II Real Life Review] yosef019:
hello any one notice beter reception with phone over older phone you had?
[ASUS ROG Phone II Real Life Review] Pointmanipo:
I put in my Verizon sim and it registered with 4G+ data worked, called tech support and they put in a form to add the IMEI to the whitelist database.

Takes a few days.

---------- Post added at 02:33 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:17 PM ----------

LTE Discovery.

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That is not correct, I contacted Verizon Tier 2 support yesterday after inserting my Verizon sim, it registered on the Network and gave me a 4G+ data signal.

They indicated after giving them my IMEI that it registered on the network and they submitted a form to add it to the database. The process takes about 3 business days.
[ASUS ROG Phone II Real Life Review] skrowl:
NA edition on Project Fi / T-Mobile. 2 out of 3 incoming calls I've had today have NOT been delivered successfully to my phone. On one it came through to my computer (gmail / hangouts) and on the other I didn't know until I got the voicemail. My phone didn't ring and shows no missed calls!

Might have to try a different carrier. What US carrier works best with this phone? I really want to keep it!

Edit - Today (the next day) was better. 4 / 4 got through to me. Mysterious!
[ASUS ROG Phone II Real Life Review] RogPhoney:
It was correct when I tried, back when there was only the Tencent version of the phone. Is yours the Tencent one or international or US?

Did you make sure you don't have Google Voice spam filtering turned on? When I was getting incoming calls from Apple, Google was blocking them all as spam, which caused them to ring in Hangouts on my PC but not on the phone, same as you. See if the numbers show in the voice.google.com call log and if so you can flag them as "not spam" to see if that fixes it.
[ASUS ROG Phone II Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
Proper etiquette aside (hint: don't use speakerphone while doing your "business" in a public bathroom), rate this thread to express how you think the ASUS ROG Phone II's speakerphone performs. A higher rating indicates that you love it: it's loud and it's clear.

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[ASUS ROG Phone II Real Life Review] Swarai:
Hopefully I can let you know next week or week after next ?
[ASUS ROG Phone II Real Life Review] NajimKiSaad:
I've just set all volume to maximum and I launched a video on YouTube… it is so LOUD and so CLEAN... and AGAIN so LOUD.... that I have to be very careful, or else, with my alarm clock on 07:00 AM, i will probably wake up every neighbors! The audio power of this device is somewhat insane!!!
[ASUS ROG Phone II Real Life Review] Xebeck:
.

So does it crackle at full volume...?

Thank you
[ASUS ROG Phone II Real Life Review] NajimKiSaad:
It depends on the stream quality. With a good rate music, it doesn't crackle at all.

With low quality music, it crackles just a bit and only with Outdoor mode on.

Tho, when you activate Outdoor mode, a warning message tells you that Outdoor mode increases the loudness even more, but the quality will decrease.
[ASUS ROG Phone II Real Life Review] manu407:
Speakerphone while on call

I am awaiting speakerphone (when on a phone call) clarity and loudness feedback. Not youtube, video etc
[ASUS ROG Phone II Real Life Review] manu407:
NAAJIM, how is speakerphone when on call? I am asking Not on YouTube or video but while speaking on call how's speakerphone?
[ASUS ROG Phone II Real Life Review] lamboyholic:
Unfortunately, for me, sound quality is better samsung s10 plus (my wife's device) than this rog 2, clarity at loud volume is good but not the best.

It yes, this device had loud stereo speakers, but if we talk about clarity and quality, i think samsung s10 plus is better

Or there's some setting that can catch up the s10 plus, idk
[ASUS ROG Phone II Real Life Review] Ramkyjunior:
The speaker on the phone is bombastic.
[ASUS ROG Phone II Real Life Review] Linuxkek:
Dude... S10+ sound like **** compare to ROG 2, in any way.