ASUS ROG Phone: Overkill Is Underrated

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[ASUS ROG PHONE REVIEW PART 1]

As smartphone designs creep ever closer to total iPhone-like homogenization, any manufacturer that bucks the trend is one that makes me sit up and take notice. So when ASUS announced its crazy ROG Phone at Computex in June, I knew I’d be falling over myself to cover it come release. And that day has finally come.

It’s not so much the spec upgrades, like the slightly-speedier Snapdragon processor, that have me stoked for the ROG Phone. It’s the fact that ASUS built it for a specific application – gaming – and didn’t even think about compromising that vision in pursuit of mass appeal. One look the heavily stylized casing design, replete with copper cooling vents, ultrasonic triggers and a glowing Aura logo, tells you all you need to know about why the ROG Phone exists. That’s before you even connect the AeroActive clip-on fan, just one accessory of an entire ecosystem made to guarantee the ROG Phone gives you a mobile gaming experience like no other.

I’ll have to use that whole ecosystem before I decide whether the ROG Phone is worth its base price of $899 (especially in light of the fact that its closest competition is $100 cheaper) … but my early impressions are strong enough that I’m positively giddy about getting the chance to try. Check out Part 1 of my ASUS ROG Phone Review above, and be sure you’re so you don’t miss Part 2 coming in a few weeks!

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[ABOUT MRMOBILE’S ASUS ROG PHONE REVIEW PART 1]

MrMobile’s ASUS ROG Phone Review Part 1 was produced following ten days with an ASUS ROG Phone review device provided by ASUS. The device was only tested in a gaming context and entirely in-studio, with no cellular network connection. ROG Phone Review Part 2 will cover those aspects, as well as others (battery life, phone call quality, etc.) omitted from this first look.

Additional footage courtesy Android Central. See Android Central’s ASUS ROG Phone Hands-On here: https://www.androidcentral.com/asus-rog-phone

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