Razer is introducing a new flagship smartphone, the
Razer Phone 2, that’s meant to establish a foothold in
the new gaming phone market. I had the chance to
spend some time with Razer’s new flagship and found
the new phone looks nearly identical to the first, but it
has a new aluminum frame that has gone through a
complete structural revamp. The Razer Phone 2 is
meant to be a gaming phone, so there have also
been relevant improvements made to the screen and
audio, but also helpful additions that weren’t in the
phone last year, like waterproofing.
Gaming phones are increasing in number, but not in
maturity. Manufacturers that produce gaming computers
— Razer and ASUS, for starters — are turning to phones
because they’re now able to provide features like HDR
and high refresh rate screens (for smoother on-screen
visuals) that are buzzwords for gamers on both sides of
the spectrum. Fortnite and PUBG for mobile are blips on
the radar compared to some of China’s biggest mobile
games, like Honor of Kings with 200 million monthly
While plenty of highly capable flagship smartphones exist,
these companies hope that they’ll be able to do enough to
improve the gaming experience. This year, Razer isn’t
reinventing the gaming phone, but instead is adding
signature features like Chroma and partnering with mobile
game studios to optimize games for the Razer Phone 2,
in order to stay ahead.
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