Min-Liang Tan of Razer introduces the Razer Phone 2.
Min-Liang Tan of Razer introduces the Razer Phone 2.
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Razer unveils second-generation 120-hertz display smartphone for gamers at $800

  • Posted byby Dean Takahashi
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Razer unveiled its second-generation Razer Phone 2 today in a bid to outdo Apple when it comes to making the best smartphone for gamers.

The $800 device has a 120-hertz display and an 8-millisecond response time, making it faster than Apple’s most-competitive iPhone XS and XS Max phones when it comes to refreshing the screen for fast gameplay. The whole idea is to deliver console-quality experiences on a flagship smartphone with up to 30 percent better performance than its predecessor.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.