Launch report · Asus
Asus ROG Phone 3: The 144 Hz, 6,000 mAh gaming flagship that made gaming phones mainstream.
SpecEagle Editorial·Jul 2020·$999·Score 80/100
ROG Phone 3 set the template — 144 Hz AMOLED, 6,000 mAh, AirTrigger shoulder buttons, dual USB-C, RGB back, fan accessory — every gaming flagship since has followed. The mediocre camera and aged software support are the cost; as the genre's defining hardware moment it earned its place.
Key specs at launch
Display
6.59" AMOLED 144 Hz
Chipset
Snapdragon 865+
Memory
12 GB · 256 GB
Main cam
64 MP
Battery
6,000 mAh
Weight
240 g
What stands out
- 144 Hz, 6,000 mAh, dual USB-C, AirTrigger 3 — the gaming-phone template.
- Snapdragon 865+ ran cool with the fan.
- Front-firing stereo is genuinely loud.
- Up to 16 GB RAM.
What to watch
- 240 g brick.
- Camera tuning was mediocre.
- 30 W charging — slow for the cell.
- Support ended.