Know everything about the ASUS ROG PHONE 3

Introduction:

Asus has always been a great competitor when it comes to gaming phones and battery capacity. They were one of the first few to introduce huge capacity batteries in the smartphone industry. They have a line up of devices in gaming phones among which the ROG phone 1 didn’t do well in the market as it was too much pricy for the buck. After great tweaks and adjustments to the design and of course pricing, the ROG Phone 2 launched last year with tremendous specifications for gamers as considered to be one of the best smartphones of the last year by some of the Youtubers like MKBHD, Mrwhosetheboss, C4etech and many more.

With their amazing performance last year, Asus had to convince people to buy their ROG line up of phones with the same expectation of the consumers. ASUS launched its ROG Phone 3 on July 22, 2020. This year as well they didn’t fail to impress us with their product.

The ASUS ROG PHONE 3 is the first smartphone in 2020 to come with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Plus Chipset with 5G support and the Adreno 650 for amazing gaming performance plugged with the 144Hz refresh screen and a bunch of other stuff at a dazzling price of Rs.49,999 only. It is nearly not possible for a brand like this to offer such unimaginable spec sheets under such a budget.

Key Specification:

Display	6.59-inch, Full HD+ AMOLED, 144 Hz
Processor	Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+
Rear Camera	64 MP + 13 MP + 5MP
Front Camera	24 MP
RAM	8 GB/16 GB LPDDR4X
Storage	128 GB/512 GB UFS 3.1
Battery Capacity	6000 mAh Battery
OS	ROG UI based on Android 10
Launch Date	22nd July 2020
Available From	6th August 2020 from Flipkart

 

Physical Overview:

Source: ASUS

 On the right of the device, there is a power on/off button, volume control buttons, a secondary noise cancellation microphone, and has two air triggers on the top right end and the bottom right end on the right side of the phone for a console-like gaming experience.

On the bottom side of the device, there is a Type-C port for charging on the left, again a microphone and no 3.5 mm audio jack is present.

On the left side of the device, again there is a type-C port for charging and attaching accessories like coolers, etc and a sim tray is present where two nano sim can be inserted and no slot for micro-SD.

On top of the device, it is simply flat and nothing else is present.

Source:ASUS

 On the front of the device, there is a 6.59-inch display with a stereo speaker setup one at the top and the other at the bottom. A single front camera is present and some sensors are there.

On the back of the device, there is a triple camera setup with an RGB lit ROG logo and heat dissipators are present for better cooling.

Technical Overview:

The ASUS ROG PHONE 3 comes in one color variant which is Black Glare. ROG Phone 3 comes with 16 GB of RAM and 512 GB of UFS 3.1 storage for the higher end variant priced at Rs.59,999 and Rs.49,999 for the 8GB/128GB base variant.

Display:

 ROG Phone 3 has a huge 6.57-inch Full HD+ AMOLED display with a 144 Hz refresh rate with HDR 10 for better color correction and has a 19.5:9 aspect ratio for better viewing experience. Also, the display is a 1000 nits bright display for better outdoor viewing experience. The smartphone is protected by the Corning Gorilla Glass 6. Some kind of UV protection is also embedded in the display as gaming-centric phones are meant for long hours gaming. It also has an in-display fingerprint scanner and face unlock features for better security.

Processor:

The smartphone is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Plus which is a 5G  chipset based on 7nm chipset technology for better threading and smoother user experience. The processor is an octa-core chipset with a 64-bit architecture based on Kryo 585 CPU clocked max at 3.1 GHz which is mind-blowing. Also, Qualcomm claims that Kryo 585 has a 10 percent performance boost when compared to their previous 865 chipsets. For graphics, they have included the Adreno 650 GPU for blazing fast and smooth gaming experience.

Camera:

Front Camera:

The front camera on the Asus ROG Phone 3 has a 24 MP sensor which is a decent Camera according to the reviewers and has a 27mm equivalent focal length as in 35mm film Camera. It can record videos of 720p at 30 frames per second (fps) and 1080p videos at 30/60 fps.

Rear Camera:

There is a triple camera setup at the rear for great camera experience

1. The main sensor is a 64 MP Sony IMX 686 sensor with an aperture size of f/1.8 with an 0.8 um. It has a Quad Bayer technology for effective Image optimization. With a 6P lens, the main sensor is a decent camera for a regular user (Not for Camera geeks).

2. The second sensor is a 13MP ultra-wide angle sensor with a 125-degree wide-angle lens for wide frame capture.

3. The third sensor is a basic 5 MP macro sensor for all those close-up shots.

Video:

·       8k at 30 fps

·       4k at 30 / 60 fps

·       1080p at 30 / 60 fps

·       720p at 30 fps

·       A 3-axis Electronic Image Stabilization (EIS) is present for better stabilization.

    Overall the Camera is Ok but not great for the point and we can’t nitpick at the  smartphone which is meant for gaming.

Battery:

The Asus ROG PHONE 3 has a massive 6000 mAh battery with a 30-Watt fast charger included in the box which is amazing. It can least for two days for a normal user and a day of heavy gaming can be easily considered.

Software:

The phone runs on Android 10 Operating System with a light skin ROG UI.

Wireless technology:

·       Integrated Wi-fi 6

·       Bluetooth 5.1

·       Wi-Fi Direct

·       Dual band 2.4 /5 GHz

·       NFC

Navigation:

·      This smartphone supports the latest launched NavIC Indian GPS

·       GNSS support GPS

·       GLONASS

·       Galileo

·       BaiDou

·       QZSS

Sensors:

·      In-display fingerprint sensor

·      Face recognition sensor

·      Accelerometer

·      Gyroscope

·      Proximity Sensor

·      e-compass

·      Hall sensor

·      Ambient light sensor

·      Ultrasonic sensors for Air Trigger 3 and grip.

 

Overall, the ASUS ROG PHONE 3 is meant for hardcore gamers and for people who need the best experience in a smartphone with those high speed refresh rates and gaming with a huge battery life can consider buying this phone.

 

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