Author: Michael Crider / Source: reviewgeek.com
One device for everything is the holy grail of technological convergence. ASUS is giving it a go, at least in the general sphere of mobile gaming, with the ROG Phone.
This massively powerful Android phone was announced way back in June, but it’s going up for pre-order in the US on October 18th.
The $900 price tag sounds ridiculous, or at least it would have a couple of years ago, before Apple, Google, and Samsung decided that the ceiling on phone prices was more like a stratosphere. If you’re wondering, “ROG” stands for “Republic of Gamers,” ASUS’ dedicated gaming sub-brand a la Dell’s Alienware.A grand with taxes gets you a 6-inch OLED screen blessedly free of bezels, an enormous 4000mAh battery, Qualcomm’s 2.9GHz Snapdragon 845 processor, and a generous 128GB of storage. (There’s a 512GB version coming for $200 more.)
It runs Android Oreo and cameras are numerous, with a dual 12MP shooters on the rear and an 8MP cam on the front. A unique feature is the “air triggers” on the side of the phone, which are integrated into the body but rigged to detect finger presses like a controller shoulder button. Dual front-facing speakers pump out quite a bit of sound, and the phone will be sold unlocked for GSM networks.
But that’s just the skeleton. The flesh on this mobile gaming beast is the collection of accessories ASUS is custom-making for it. The ROG phone is equipped with a second USB-C charging port on the side of the device, beneath a copper heat spreader.
This extra connection for charging and data allows the phone to be held in landscape mode—for the gaming, you see—while charging it up.
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