ASUS ROG Phone 3

Taiwan-based smartphone maker Asus has launched the new ASUS ROG Phone 3 at an online ceremony. The ROG Phone 3 presents with several cutting-edge technology and improvements over its predecessors.

With the Snapdragon 865+ mobile platform onboard, 144Hz refresh rate and more, the gaming phone is tailored towards achieving the best gaming experience.

The Asus ROG Phone 3 features a 6.59-inch AMOLED display with a 19.5:9 aspect ratio. The phone sports a Full HD+ resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels, as well as a refresh rate up to 144 Hz, the highest ever seen on a phone. The display will not be the only light on the phone: on the rear side, there will be a Led-lit ROG logo which lights up during gaming.

The processor is paired with up to 16GB of LPDDR5 RAM as well as 512GB UFS 3.1 flash storage. There are also 12GB RAM and 8GB RAM variants.

There is a 6000mah battery under the hood as well as dual stereo speakers.

For photography, the ROG Phone 3 packs a triple camera setup on the back including a 64MP Sony IMX686 main camera with f1.8 aperture and 1.6um large pixel size. There is also a 13MP ultrawide sensor and macro camera. For selfies, the notchless display houses a 24MP sensor.

The ROG Phone 3 runs Android 10 out of the box, customized by the ROG UI. ASUS also announced a number of its cool gaming accessories including the Kunai 3 gamepad, Aeroactive Cooler 3, Twinview Dock 3, ROG Cetra RGB in-ear gaming headphones. The lighting armour and neon cases were also unveiled.

Apart from this the company also announced the India specific availability details for the phone.

The phone is available in 8GB+128GB and 12GB+256GB at Rs 49,999 and 57,999 respectively. The ROG Phone 3 is available in India via Flipkart from August 6. „