From QHD to fhd. Where did you purchase yours?

[rocketman122]

Curious who had a qhd phone before getting the rog2
Im still using my lg v20 because of the battery swapping option. Huge plus for me.
Been jumping back and forth between buying a note 9 and rog 2. Issue is with the screen. Those whove used qhd know that when you pickup an fhd screen you can tell its fhd. Maybe its just me. As im a photographer so I notice immediately
Btw, A famboy of neither. I dislike both companies. I have no sentiment to any brand and they just sell products to me.
So tell me what phone you had before the rog 2 please?
And where did you buy yours?
Cheers

 

[adithala25]

So..... I used a S9+ before I switched to ROG Phone 2. I have to say, you will notice the difference. But, you'll get used to it. It will be indistinguishable at a certain distance. Also 120hz gives a much better experience. Other than that, do more research between ROG 2 and Note 9. If camera is a priority, I personally feel like ROG 2 will have a better camera for daylight photography. Sony sensors are great at color accuracy. With Samsung, overexposure will be an issue and the image will be super sharp. Which might also be a problem if you do some post processing as you can't revert that sharpness filter.

 

[dvijetrecine]

this is a gaming phone, not a phone for photography enthusiasts. why even bother with rog phone 2 if you want qhd screen?

 

[rocketman122]

Good feedback. Thanks
Im worried about going from qhd to fhd in that it will really stand out. Im buying it for a bit of gaming. Will probably get the cooler and controller but i want no lag. I have an lg v20. Yes old. But the screen is very nice . Sharp. No complaints. But lag at times which drives me crazy. So ita between a zippy experience with rog2 and fhd screen or possibly a bloaty lag experience with the note9 but a sharp screen.
Sharp screen and no lag together would be preferred. Maybe i can tweak no animations on note 9 and just remove bloat. Im not certain and i hope i can deal with the resolution difference. I did once pick up a Samsung fhd and immediately noticed. It was good but it stood out as something off. Maybe ill get either, try it out then sell it if i cant adjust to it.

Zippy no lag amd sharp is my thing

 

[Chemico]

I still have Moto Z2 Force as my primary phone. I love the screen. You can see the difference between this one and ROG 2 screen.

 

[rocketman122]

I still have Moto Z2 Force as my primary phone. I love the screen. You can see the difference between this one and ROG 2 screen.

Ah man. That's a bummer. I may get used to the rog2 but now it made me think

 

[Maxikinq]

i switched from the Pixel 2XL to the rog phone 2 (and got it from Trading Shenzen so it is the chinese one), i mainly use my phones for Youtube, Netflix etc. and i have to say qhd is (for me) not worth to look out for that feature.

 

[rocketman122]

Im sure you noticed a difference in the beginning between the qhd pixel to the rog2 and then you juat got used to the rog2, correct?

 

[533y4]

Good feedback. Thanks
Im worried about going from qhd to fhd in that it will really stand out. Im buying it for a bit of gaming. Will probably get the cooler and controller but i want no lag. I have an lg v20. Yes old. But the screen is very nice . Sharp. No complaints. But lag at times which drives me crazy. So ita between a zippy experience with rog2 and fhd screen or possibly a bloaty lag experience with the note9 but a sharp screen.
Sharp screen and no lag together would be preferred. Maybe i can tweak no animations on note 9 and just remove bloat. Im not certain and i hope i can deal with the resolution difference. I did once pick up a Samsung fhd and immediately noticed. It was good but it stood out as something off. Maybe ill get either, try it out then sell it if i cant adjust to it.

Zippy no lag amd sharp is my thing

I have a LG V10 as my back up phone and still use it daily for misc house things (ir blaster for example). You'll really enjoy the ROG 2. It's a deff upgrade in everyway except durability (kinda hard to beat the physical endurance of the V20).

 

[kianvash]

So if you're a photographer why do you even bother?
you want a good advice? get the sony 1 mark II.
the screen is 4K +600 ppi and the camera and its options will blow your mind
I have the rog 2 and I do love it but I actually bought it for gaming and because it was cheap (500$)
And although it's a great phone, it really has a low quality display.
too much black crush and also that awful red tint on gray
add some oled banding to that...
I'm also a guy who really really notices display differences even small ones.
Had an xperia x for some time and I do have to say Sony knows how to make a display.

 

[rocketman122]

Yes for sure. Thr V20 has some kind of standard so it can be rough housed

I will now look into the sony 1 mark II. Thank you for the suggestion.