Asus New “world’s fastest” ROG Gaming Phone Launches October 18 in US

Asus has finally announced that it will launch its Republic of Gamers-branded phone, the ROG Phone, on October 18

October 18 when it will be made available for pre-order. It will start at $899 with 128GB of storage, and a 512GB model will run for $1,099. The phone’s many accessories will be available sometime in the fourth quarter of 2018. The 6-inch gaming phone will run on what Asus says is the “world’s fastest” speed-binned 2.96 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 with an Adreno 640 GPU. The 6-inch AMOLED display has a 90Hz refresh rate with a 1 millisecond response time. We first got a look at the ROG Phone, its specs and accessories back at Computex. The pre-order date coincides with an event at Microsoft’s flagship store on 5th Avenue in New York City and will be open to the public.

Asus also detailed pricing for the accessories, including the $229.99 desktop dock, $399.99 TwinView dock, $89.99 Gamevice controller, $329.99 WiGig Dock, $119.99 Professional dock and $59.99 phone case.

Asus ROG Phone Full Specs

Processor 2.96Ghz octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
GPU Qualcomm Adreno 630
UI ROG Gaming UI
Display 6 inches, 18:9 (2160×1080) AMOLED 
90Hz refresh rate with 1ms pixel response time
108.6% DCI-P3 color gamut
10,000:1 contrast ratio
Capacitive touchscreen with 10-point multi-touch (supports Glove Touch)
HDR
Dimensions (6.3 x 3 x 0.3 inches) 158.8 x 76.2 x 8.6mm 
Weight 200g
Battery 4,000mAh 
Memory LPDDR4 8GB RAM
Storage UFS 2.1, 128GB / 512GB
I/O ports Side: 
Custom USB-C
Supports USB 3.1 Gen 1 / DP 1.4 (4K) / fast charging (QC 3.0 +QC 4.0/PD 3.0) (15W) 
ASUS HyperCharge direct chargingBottom: 
USB-C
Supports USB 2.0 / fast charging (QC3.0/PD3.0) (20W) / Direct Charge
3.5mm headphone jack
Front Camera 8MP
Main Camera 12MP + 8MP (120-degree wide-angle)

 

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