For The Gamers: Asus ROG Phone 3

Asus refines the phone to bring an improved gaming experience

- Kunal Gangar

If sticking top-of-the-line hardware is the only way to bring an ultimate gaming phone, then the case for having a device dedicated to gaming is weak to begin with. However, as we have learned over the last couple of years, it’s the small refinements that set a gaming phone from other phones apart, giving players an advantage over others. This is what Asus’ ROG Phone 3 is all about.

On the design front, the ROG Phone 3 looks similar to the last two generations. The ROG Phone 3 loses its copper accents and adopts a more subtle look. There’s a large display on the front, winged by a front-facing camera, LED notification light, earpiece and a loudspeaker whereas the phone sides feature a power, volume buttons and AirTriggers 3 on the right, SIM card slot and USB Type-C ports on the left and the main Type-C port at the bottom. The back is where you see the most changes and the noticeable being the triple camera setup and the iconic glowing ROG logo. There’s a see-through heat sink too that adds to the design element. The phone dimensions are similar to the previous ROG Phone, which means the tall body design is uncomfortable when you are holding it vertically but feels perfect when you are playing a game in landscape orientation. The ROG Phone 3 is heavy and weighs 240g. That said, the build quality of the phone is premium with an aluminum frame around the sides and glass body at the back protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 3.