Today ASUS is saying its latest flagship gaming-oriented telephone, the ROG Phone III. A direct successor to the fairly effectively acquired ROG Phone II from final yr, the corporate is maintaining the method fairly primary this yr, maintaining the final traits of the ROG Phone III much like that to its predecessor while upgrading the core elements such because the SoC, now that includes for the primary time in a tool the brand new Snapdragon 865+.
| ASUS ROG Phones | ||||||
| ROG Phone III | ROG Phone II | |||||
| SoC | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ 1x Cortex A77 @ 3.1GHz 3x Cortex A77 @ 2.42GHz 4x Cortex A55 @ 1.80GHz Adreno 650 @ +10% |
Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ 1x Cortex-A76 @ 2.96GHz 3x Cortex-A76 @ 2.42GHz 4x Cortex-A55 @ 1.80GHz Adreno 640 @ 675MHz |
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| DRAM | 16 GB LPDDR5 | 12 GB LPDDR4X | ||||
| Storage | as much as 512GB UFS 3.1 | 128 / 512GB UFS 3.0 | ||||
| Display | 6.59″ AMOLED 2340 x 1080 (19.5:9) 144Hz 270Hz Touch |
6.59″ AMOLED 2340 x 1080 (19.5:9) 120Hz 240Hz Touch |
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| Size | Height | 171.Zero mm | 170.99 mm | |||
| Width | 78 mm | 77.6 mm | ||||
| Depth | 9.85 mm | 9.48 mm | ||||
| Weight | 240 grams | 240 grams | ||||
| Battery Capacity | 6000mAh
30W charging (PD) |
6000mAh
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| Wireless Charging | – | |||||
| Rear Cameras | ||||||
| Main | 64MP IMX686 0.8µm pixels (1.6µm 4:1 16MP) |
48MP IMX586 0.8µm pixels (1.6µm 4:1 12MP) f/1.79 |
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| Telephoto | – | – | ||||
| Wide | 13MP 125° wide-angle |
13MP 125° wide-angle |
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| Extra | 5MP Macro | – | ||||
| Front Camera | 24MP | 24MP | ||||
| I/O | USB-C 3.1 (Side) + USB-C 2.0 (Bottom) |
USB-C 3.1 (Side) + USB-C 2.0 (Bottom) 3.5mm headphone jack |
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| Wireless (native) | 802.11ax WiFi-6 Bluetooth 5.1 LE + NFC |
802.11ac Wave 2 Wi-Fi Bluetooth 5.Zero LE + NFC 802.11advert (Wireless show) |
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| Other Features | Dual Stereo Speakers
Under-Display Fingerprint Sensor |
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| Dual-SIM | Dual nanoSIM | |||||
| Launch Price | 8+256GB + S865 : 799€ 12+512GB + S865+: 999€ 16+512GB + S865+: 1099€ |
12+512GB: $899 / £829 / 899€ | ||||
The new SoC upgrades the CPU and GPU speeds by 10%, upping the frequencies on the Cortex-A77 cores to as much as 3.1GHz for the primary time ever in a smartphone. ASUS says that it’s additionally vastly upgraded the warmth sink of the SoC contained in the telephone, with it now being 6x bigger than that discovered on the ROG Phone II. Combined with a revamped vapour chamber design, the brand new telephone is claimed to be just about resistant to thermal throttling and is ready to hold is peak efficiency figures for extended intervals even in demanding conditions.
The telephone additionally upgrades its RAM and storage choices. You’re in a position to characteristic as much as 16GB of LPDDR5 reminiscence, while the 512GB NAND storage has been upgraded to an UFS 3.1 unit, enhancing switch speeds by as much as 15%.
On the show facet, ASUS has saved the identical display measurement and determination as on the ROG Phone II at 6.59” and 2340 x 1080, however this time round has upped the already excessive 120Hz refresh price to as much as 144Hz, with additionally an uptick within the enter contact sampling price to as much as 270Hz. This being the largest characteristic of the ROG Phone II, it’s arguably seen smaller upgrades this era.
ASUS is seemingly additionally maintaining a really related footprint between generations as each telephones nonetheless have 171 x 78mm size and widths, though the brand new telephone is listed as being thicker at now as much as 9.85mm. Weight hasn’t modified and nonetheless falls in at a hefty 240g, largely taken up by the massive 6000mAh battery that additionally hasn’t seen modifications this era. Much like its predecessor, these are gigantic telephones.
On the digicam facet of issues, we’ve seen an enormous enchancment on the primary digicam unit which has been switched from the earlier era IMX586 sensor to a more moderen…
