This year has brought an onslaught of gaming phones. Riding the tide of mobile gaming, manufacturers from Asus to ZTE have launched phones targeting the fast-growing demographic of hardcore mobile gamers.
Razer claims credit for igniting the gaming smartphone craze with its eponymous 2017 flagship. Now the company is back with Razer Phone 2 — a phone that keeps all the features that made the original special, addresses its biggest weaknesses, and adds more style and power.
Hardware
The Razer Phone's back is a slab of black aluminum with a chrome Razer logo. Special editions were released, one with a gold logo, and one with a green logo.[3][7] The front glass is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 3,[8] and the power and volume buttons are made of plastic.
It uses the Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 SoC, coupled with 8 GB LPDDR4X RAM and 64 GB internal storage. The internal storage is expandable by a microSD card.[9]
The display is a 5.7" 1440p IPS LCD panel with a 16:9 aspect ratio. Its highlighted feature is an "UltraMotion" 120 Hz display refresh rate, similar to Apple's second-generation iPad Pro.[9]
The Phone comes with two 12 MP cameras on the back, one being a wide-angle lens, and the other a telephoto. The wide-angle lens features an f/1.75 aperture, while the telephoto lens offers f/2.6 aperture.[9]
It uses the market-standard USB-C charging port[2] for its 4,000 mAh battery, capable of fast charging using Qualcomm Quick Charge 4+. It also has a 24W fast charger included in the box. The phone does not have a 3.5 mm headphone jack.[9] The speakers are enhanced with Dolby Atmos, and the phone comes with a THX-certified USB-C to 3.5 mm headphone jack adapter.[10]
Software
The Phone originally came out running near-stock Android 7.1 Nougat. On April 16th of 2018, the phone was upgraded to Android 8.1 Oreo.[3][11] Its default launcher is Nova Launcher Prime.
