Asus ROG Phone 3 review

22 July 2020


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What is the frame rate when playing a 60 fps Youtube video at 1.25x-2x speed? I mean, it could be intentional that ASUS left the high frame rate when playing videos?

    Thanks for fully reviewing the battery charging aspects of the phone!
    I really like what they have or the options they provide to the users.

      SizN80, 23 Jul 2020I have a gaming rig, don’t need 144hz in a small screen looolIf you have a gaming rig, you must be familiar with Asus Republic of Gamers brand.
      This phone is an extension of that ecosystem.
      So many of my friends have ROG 2 as a companion to their ROG gaming rig at Home.

      It's a premium that cannot be matched by any other company in the smartphone segment currently.
      If Apple ever launched a phone like ROG 3 with all the advanced tech and features inside, they'd be selling it for 3000$.

        SizN80, 23 Jul 2020Like I said, puny,how many android phones are in the wild? ... moreApp store doesn't even have any of those emulators.
        Sit down and take that L.

        iOS would start lagging if it were forced to run an emulator because it is not designed to handle complex tasks and doesn't give widebase support for apps of all types.
        Emulators will remain a premium feature only available for Android users.

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          Anonymous, 23 Jul 2020IPhone will launch gaming phones in year 2040 & gain ab... moreMy cousin have the red magic with 144hz and touch screen still not as good or smooth as my dated iPad mini 4 lol. If you think everything about hardware then you’re wrong and if you think this toy call it rog phones more powerful than latest iPad then you’re delusional.

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            SizN80, 23 Jul 2020They don’t play games that require 144hz, please comeback w... moreMany games in android are frame delimited and run at native resolution due to rules that require android to scale in game UI up. It has to be at least HD for individual pixels to be indecipherable. Android and iOS both have enough power in tank to do that. Except, only one actually does that for phones
            https://beebom.com/games-with-90hz-support/
            Please say nonsensical stuff elsewhere...

              SizN80, 23 Jul 2020Like I said, puny,how many android phones are in the wild? ... moreso? whats your point? are those 2.5b bought for gaming?

                Hemedans, 23 Jul 2020number of emulators downloads in playstore -ppsspp 50 mill... moreLike I said, puny,how many android phones are in the wild? Well over 2.5billion?
                Also are those UNIQUE downloads or just a mash up of everyone including duplicates (people redownlaoding on a new phone or phone that was formatted etc....? )

                  SizN80, 23 Jul 2020Why percent of people play emulated games on a screen less ... morenumber of emulators downloads in playstore
                  -ppsspp 50 million
                  -dolphin 1 million
                  -damon ps2 5 million

                  that above number is huge market already, also lot of gamers download modded emulators like mmj, so they dont use play store version.

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                    Looks like that earlier render, despite being indistinguishable from a real one, was fake(or the staff confused the pictures and captions), and this new model doesn't have a headphone jack anymore, however since both USB-C ports support the full variety of functions including both charging and analog audio, then this is no issue. In fact it's a very proper compromise that for some reason never showed up on the market in any other device than these ROGPs.

                    I disagree with the staff on the look though. It's precisely because of this "degaming", the removal of excessive flashy details that vastly increases mass appeal, because the specs have long suggested that this series would serve very well as daily drivers for general heavy users in the first place, (i.e. flagship performance, huge battery, large, flat, uninterrupted screen, large speakers) and no doubt the look has kept many of them away until now. In comparison, Razer's gaming phones have never been this flashy, they were black boxes like their laptops and that's a design with mass appeal, the problem with those is that they've never truly been competitive, or even differentiating, not against Asus, certainly.

                    Speaking of which, the degree by which Asus pushes functionality makes everybody else seem like they're sitting on their a**es, again. Despite a miniscule presence in the smartphone market, they're definitely trying hard. The only notable deficiency from a complete package would be a dedicated telephoto.

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                      SizN80, 23 Jul 2020Why percent of people play emulated games on a screen less ... moreIt's more about the power of the phone and how compact your device is to play such games. They're playing it fine in a small 6 inch screen. Heck, games look better and crisp because of how small the screen while packing very high resolutions like FHD/QHD. Having a 10 inch tablet is unwieldy. Like console controllers, gamers like them have to grip their hands tightly on it.

                        Hemedans, 23 Jul 2020emulation alone make Android better gaming os than Ios j... moreWhy percent of people play emulated games on a screen less than 10inches?

                          Blackk Mamba , 23 Jul 2020Can you carry that gaming rig everywhere? More than a bill... moreThey don’t play games that require 144hz, please comeback with those exact stats but broken down to what games, willing to bet 99% are not even HD. :D
                          Locked to 60hz with a top chip, love it : D better than some some Plus variant of a chip that is still far behind :p

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                            Blackk Mamba , 23 Jul 2020Can you carry that gaming rig everywhere? More than a bill... moreiPad Peasants are already enjoying 120hz but the problem is their app's devs. They don't even bother unlocking the frame rates to take full advantage of it.

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                              SizN80, 23 Jul 2020I have a gaming rig, don’t need 144hz in a small screen looolCan you carry that gaming rig everywhere?
                              More than a billion people game on their mobiles on an average of 2hrs daily.

                              Trillion dollar shameless company still can't bring anything new to the market.
                              IPhone peas*nts are Locked at 60hz. Rofl.

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                                Love the Community, 23 Jul 2020Yeah, 144hz is too advanced considering most mobile game de... moreTotally agree just like Apple perfected the widgets.
                                Not to forget the iCloud with several leaks, AntennaGate, BendGate and now BatteryGate.

                                  Love the Community, 23 Jul 2020Yeah, 144hz is too advanced considering most mobile game de... moreWere you sleeping under a rock?
                                  Asus has already released a list of more than 100 different games supporting 144hz.
                                  List of games supporting 120hz is more than 300 now.

                                  Besides, rumors are suggesting iPhone 12 might stick to 60hz displays.

                                    SizN80, 23 Jul 2020No the iPhone mange’s to be more than just for games, while... moreemulation alone make Android better gaming os than Ios

                                    just imagine those gamecube, playstation 2, 3ds, nintendo wii games etc they are much better than ios/android games. you can play Fifa 15 (real game not mobile version) which is much better than anything in Android/ios stores.

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                                      SizN80, 23 Jul 2020I have a gaming rig, don’t need 144hz in a small screen looolI rather have 144 Hz everywhere possible, no need to downgrade back to slower refresh rates.

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                                        SizN80, 23 Jul 2020I have a gaming rig, don’t need 144hz in a small screen looolYeah, 144hz is too advanced considering most mobile game devs didn't program to unlock the fps to 144 fps in order to take advantage of that refresh rate. PC games normally hit that on gaming PCs like what we have.

                                        Maybe 144hz will be useful when Apple does it. Apple is the standardizer of the mobile smartphone features. Androids beta test their creations while Apple perfects it. Who knows, Fortnite Mobile on 144hz will be done because of Apple alone.

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