The Asus ROG Phone 3. The Game Changer.
As they have mentioned in their site the “ROG Phone 3 is the most powerful gaming phone to use the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Plus 5G Mobile Platform with advanced 5G mobile communications capabilities”. There are a lot of phones that launched with the Snapdragon 865 plus so I personally think this is a bit overkill for a gaming phone. Considering the spec of this phone you can be sure that you are paying a serious amount of cash for this.
Hey, I’m still saving up for the ROG Phone 2, and this new phone drops. As a PC Gamer, I don’t get the idea of an overpowered gaming phone. When there is not enough games that can seriously utilize this much of a power that the ROG Phone 3 packs. Don’t get me wrong, I love the Asus ROG line from their desktops to laptops and peripherals, I would consider this phone as more of a “I’m a Gamer” status symbol rather than a functional phone. Rather it’s a gaming device with a smartphone functionality.
| Display | AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 1B colors 6.59 inches, 1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~391 ppi ) Corning Gorilla Glass 6 HDR10+ 144Hz refresh rate 650 nits max. brightness |
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| OS | Android 10, ROG UI |
| Chipset | Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865+ |
| CPU | Octa-core (1x3.1 GHz Kryo 585 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 585) |
| GPU | Adreno 650 |
| Ram | 8GB / 12GB /16GB |
| Storage | 128GB / 256GB / 512GB |
| Camera | Main Rear Camera Sony flagship IMX686 64 MP image sensor - 1/1.7” large sensor size, 0.8 µm pixel size Quad Bayer technology - 16 MP, 1.6 µm large effective pixel size F1.8 aperture 26.6mm equivalent focal length in 35mm film camera 6p lens 2x1 On-chip-lens phase detection autofocus LED flash Rear camera modes: Photo Portrait Panorama Night Pro Second Rear Camera 13 MP, 125° ultrawide-angle camera 200% wider view to fit more friends and scenery in the frame Real-time distortion correction 11mm equivalent focal length in 35mm film camera Third Rear Camera Macro Mode 5 MP Front Camera 24 MP 27mm equivalent focal length in 35mm film camera Front camera modes: Photo Portrait |
| Network & Connectivity | Integrated WiFi 6 (802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax, 2x2 MIMO) Dual-band 2.4GHz/ 5GHz WiFi Bluetooth® 5.1 (BR/EDR+LE), supports Qualcomm® aptX™ Adaptive Wi-Fi Direct NFC Dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS, GNSS |
| Battery | Non-removable Li-Po 6000 mAh battery |
| Fast Charging | Yes, Fast battery charging 30W (Quick Charge 4.0, 3.0) Power Delivery 3.0 Reverse charging 10W |
| Features | Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass Sound : Loudspeaker Yes, with DTS:X stereo speakers (2 dedicated amplifiers) 24-bit/192kHz audio |
The ROG Phone 3 has a 64MP camera and 8K video recording! I would say that the triple camera setup which is becoming a standard on smartphones nowadays looks awesome on paper though I have yet to test it. I’m planning on getting one to test. Then again I can’t see any other big difference from the ROG Phone 2 aside from the CPU and GPU from Snapdragon 855 to 865 and from Adreno 640 to Adreno 650 and with WIFI 6 support I would say this really a superb piece of equipment but no 3.5mm jack you need the AeroActive Cooler 3 for that.
I would consider buying this phone but I won’t upgrade till after 5 years or more.
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