Asus ROG Phone 3 gets a price cut: New price, specifications

Asus has officially slashed the price of the ROG Phone 3 in India by Rs 3,000. The phone is now available at a discounted price on Flipkart. 

The 8GB RAM + 128GB storage variant of the handset which was priced at Rs. 49,999, will now sell for Rs. 46,999. In addition, the 12GB+128GB model of the ROG Phone 3 is selling at Rs. 49,999 which is down from its previous tag of Rs. 52,999. The 12GB+256GB mode, on the other hand, now costs Rs Rs 54,999 instead of Rs 57,999. However, there are no details on whether the price drop is permanent or temporary. 

Flipkart also providing ‘No Cost EMI’ offer of 3, 6, and 9 months on Bajaj FinServ, Flipkart Cardless Credit, and credit and debit cards from all banks partnered with Flipkart.

Asus ROG Phone 3 Specifications 

The Asus ROG Phone 3 comes with a 6.59-inch AMOLED display that offers a Full HD+ resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 aspect ratio, and also support for 144Hz refresh rate with 270Hz touch sampling rate and 25ms touch latency.

The Asus ROG Phone 3 has Snapdragon 865+ SoC under its hood with Adreno 650 graphics and it is the first device to come with this processor. The SoC is coupled with 8GB/12GB/16GB of RAM. For storage, the handset features an inbuilt space of 128GB/256GB/512GB and it lacks a microSD card slot. As expected, the Asus ROG Phone 3 boots Android 10 OS-based ROG UI out of the box.

The phone is backed by a whopping 6000mAh battery. Through USB-C, the phone carries support for 30W fast charging. The Asus ROG Phone 3 features a selfie camera of 24-megapixel.

The triple camera system present on the rear shell of the phone has a 64-megapixel Sony IMX686 primary lens, 13-megapixel ultra-wide-angle lens, and a 5-megapixel depth sensor. The rear cameras are capable of shooting 8K videos at 30fps using the primary camera, 4K HDR videos at 30/60fps, full HD at 30/60 fps, Time Lapse in 4K, FHD, and HD resolution. For the front, there is a 24-megapixel selfie shooter. 

The phone has the latest GameCool 3 heat dissipating system. It features a 6X larger heatsink, redesigned Copper 3D vapor chamber, and a larger graphite film. It delivers a good gaming experience with a stable temperature.

The device also features an enhanced audio experience with Game FX – Audio. It comes with 7 magnets for power and less distortion. The company has partnered with Dirac to enhance audio performance.

There is also an enhanced touch-sensitive Ultrasonic bumper/shoulder buttons with haptic feedback. It supports both slidings, swiping, and the possibility to divide each button into two partitions for tapping. Resulting in up to four shoulder triggers. AirTrigger 3 also features a single shake to control on-screen input, giving you a total of 5 additional actions that are comfortable to use. AirTrigger 3 can be used even when not gaming. With a simple long- or short- “squeeze” in portrait mode you can activate customizable and useful actions.

Other features of the phone are Air Triggers, dual USB Type-C ports, dual front-firing speakers, the glowing ROG logo at the back, X-mode, etc.