Razer has presented his second smartphone. Compared to the first, the Razer Phone 2 has a rgb logo on the back, waterproof casing and a brighter screen, the manufacturer claims.

The Chrome logo on the back of the smartphone can be highlighted in colors that the user can define in software. In addition, the logo is used as a notification LED that can light up in certain colors for certain messages. The logo of the previous Razer Phone can not light up.

Razer still uses a 5.7 “screen with 16: 9 ratio and resolution of 2560×1440 pixels, compared to the previous generation, the brightness has to be considerably higher and reach a brightness of 580 nits, compared to around 400 nits for the previous This makes the Razer Phone 2 the only high-end smartphone of this year with a 16: 9 screen and is the only smartphone with a dynamic refresh rate of up to 120Hz.

The housing is now made of glass at the back and that makes wireless charging possible. The housing has received an ip67 rating. Cooling is now done via a vapor chamber , which the Qualcomm Snapdragon 845-soc must keep cool during gaming. Razer added 8GB of lpddr4x memory and 64GB of storage. The battery also has the same capacity with 4000mAh.

Razer says he has changed the cameras and is now a primary 12-megapixel camera with optical image stabilization and a regular angle of view and a 12-megapixel camera with telephoto lens for optical zoom. The Razer Phone 2 is going on sale this month for 849 euros.

Razer Phone 2