ASUS ROG PHONE 3 REVIEW: The Gaming Smartphone

ROG Phone 3 was announced by Asus on July 22, 2020. It is a successor to the last year’s incredible ROG Phone 2, and carry forwards the tradition of being an out and out gaming smartphone.

When you think of a gaming smartphone, the first device that comes to the mind is the ROG Phone by Asus.

The ROG Phone 3 is a heavy device, which weighs around 240 grams. Above that, it has a 6000mAh battery which allows the players to play non-stop for around 9 hours.

Apart from all the rims, exhausts, four different microphones and all kinds of ports and buttons, this phone is installed with some mind-blowing features which makes it a gamer’s dream.

Speaking of some, the all new ROG Phone 3 has 270 plus touch sampling rate, 113% DCI-P3 color gamut support, which implies that you can see more than 1 billion colors. Above that, the 144hz refresh rate of this gadget is the fastest in any phone.

And if that was not enough, then it also comes with the latest Snapdragon 865+ 5G processor which makes it the first phone to have it.

DESIGN:

Every aspect of the smartphone has been made and built to make it look distinguishable and easily recognizable targeting a specific audience.

In terms of its design and form factor, it is quite similar to its prequel, the ROG Phone 2.

The front and back of the phone are protected by Gorilla Glass 3 and Gorilla Glass 6 respectively.

Since it is a gaming phone, it is essential to give players the utmost convenience while gaming, henceforth the forehead and the chin bezel have not been removed so that there aren’t any unwanted screen-touching happening while playing.

Moreover, this phone also has a notification light, which is not very common among current generation smartphones on the top bezel alongside the selfie camera of the device.

The back of the phone is something that grabs eyeballs. The triple camera setup of the phone, has been designed in some cut out shape, to compliment the sharp edge look of the back.

There is also a tiny unnoticeable, air duct hole in the back which makes sure that the device does not get over-heated.

And one just can not ignore that amazing ROG logo in the back, which is a light that changes color while using the device.

Talking about ports and buttons then, on the top there is a microphone, whereas the bottom of the phones contains an off-center Type-C port and a microphone.

On the left, you will find another Type-C port and a SIM card tray. Two air triggers, a volume rocker, power-button and one more microphone( making a total of four microphones on the device).

SPECIFICATIONS:

POSITIVES:

1. The biggest plus point of the phone is its extraordinary display. The 6.59 inches AMOLED display, supports HDR10+ and 270 plus touch sampling rate making the ROG phone 3 display one of the best.
2. The phone also supports WideVine L1, which means people can stream Netflix, Prime, Hostar and videos on other online platforms in Full HD.
3. The camera of the phone has also been improved since last time. Now the triple camera set up gives better quality pictures and also allows users to record 8K videos at 30fps and 4K videos at 60fps.
4. The 6000mAh battery of the phone is another highlight. Despite, using the phone at its peak performance this incredible gadget’s battery does not drain very easily. Moreover, Asus claims that players can game on this device non-stop for 9 hours.
5. There are two 3.5mm jacks, on at the bottom and one on the left. These ports can connect different accessories.

1. Apart from all the other pre-installed sensors, the ROG Phone 3 comes with two Air-Triggers which can be customized into four Air-Triggers by using the Dual partition button feature that enables each trigger to perform the task of two air triggers( Just like L1, L2 and R1, R2 in PlayStation).
2. To make the experience furthermore exciting, there are tones of other features as far as gaming is concerned:
   • There is a gaming library, which stores all the games you play on the device.
   • For enhanced performance, there is an X mode.
   • You can even create and customize different performance profiles, which means the phone will deliver performance as per your choice and preference.
   • The RGB mode allows you to change colors of the device display and the light in the back of the phone, just to add more feel and essence to the gaming device.
   • Also, the Game Genie feature facilitates players to make end numbers of customization.

NEGATIVES:

1. The phone is too heavy compared to all the other phones in this range. Thanks to its 6000mAh battery and Gorilla Glass protection in the front and back, the phone doesn’t seem very easy and convenient to use with one hand.
2. There is no 3.5mm Jack.
3. Asus ROG Phone 3 does not comply with the IP rating, hence, it does not have water resistance.