A couple of weeks ago, we were lucky enough to get an early hands-on with the ROG Phone 3. The brief wrap up of the device is that it’s a brilliant — if a little large — phone and does gaming at a very high level.
The specs are bleeding edge, so it makes sense that the device ticks all the boxes.
| Processing power | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ 5G at 3.1GHz Adreno 650GPU |
|---|---|
| Memory | 12GB LPDDR5 RAM, 512GB UFS 3.1 |
| Display | 6.59in 2340 x 1080P AMOLED 1440Hz refresh rate 25ms touch latency 650nits HBM brightness & 1000 nits peak brightness Gorilla Glass 6 |
| Connectivity | WiFi a/b/g/n/ac/ax dual band 2 x 2 MIMO Bluetooth 5.1 NFC |
| Charging – Side USB-C | Headphone jack when the AeroActive Cooler is connected Support USB 3.1 gen 2 / DP 1.4 4k, Quick Charge 4.0/PD 3.0/Direct Charge 30W ROG Hypercharge direct charging |
| Charging – Bottom USB-C | support USB 2.0, PD3.0 30W Supplied charger: Output: 10V 3A, supports up to 30W QC4.0 / PD3.0 / Direct Charge adapter |
| Camera | Front – 24MP f2.0 Rear Rear – 64MP Sony IMX686 sensor f1.8, 13MP (125deg ultrawide) f2.4 and 5MP Macro, F2.0 |
| Battery | 6,000mAh |
| Other | Dual front-facing speakers with GameFX & Dirac HD Sound Dual SIM In-display fingerprint sensor, face recognition Accelerator, e-compass, gyroscope, Proximity sensor, Hall sensor, ambient light sensor, ultrasonic sensors for AirTrigger |
If you’re keen on one, the wait is almost over with pre-orders now possible via the Asus website. The usual suspects (JB Hi-Fi and Harvey Norman) will have retail stock in coming weeks, with a starting price of $1,699.00 for the phone.
