Asus ROG Phone 3 Unboxing & Review: Spec Monster! By GadgetMatch

This video is brought to you by rain shadow legend, while challengers may come and go 100g gaming phone is in a league of its own, boasting of unmatched power, speed and battery life. Now, on its third iteration, the ASUS ROG phone 3 has built both a following and an ecosystem. But do you really need a gaming phone and is it your gadget match? This? Is our DOG phone 3 unboxing and review? Alright, let's start with the unboxing, just like the previous two DOG phones, the DOG phone 3, comes in this hexagonal box. Internally, we lovingly refer to it as a large Tolerance box. Now I really want some chocolate for the uninitiated. RO G stands for Republic of gamers.

It's a similarly shaped box as its predecessors and as always, this box is a challenge to figure out. Ah, this time you slide it out. Let me set this part aside. First because, tucked away in here is the DOG phone 3. Alright, on one side of the main compartment is the arrow active cooler v3 and to get into the rest of the box.

You pull on this tab for those who dare some goodies, a black bumper case, and you're not gonna, get much protection from these folks. A sim ejector tool shaped just like in DOG logo and some stickers digging deeper into the box. There's also a USB-C 2 headphone jack adapters, a USB-C, 2, C, braided, cable replacement port covers and a 30 watt hyper-charged adapter, one of the biggest things that sets the DOG phone 3 apart from its competitors, is it's a rich ecosystem of accessories from snap-on covers to game pads. So, when aces set out to design their new DOG phone 3, they were intent on keeping it the same size and shape, so it wouldn't break Pat ability with the older accessories where Asus did make. Changes, however, is by paring down its design.

Gone are the cutouts that mimic and ROG computer instead, its back is a single sheet of glass with a transparent window that shows off its aerodynamic cooling system. The ROG team tells me this is inspired by a supercar, I'm assuming like the McLaren 720s and the Lamborghini Aventador, which both have back sides that let you peek into their glorious engine. Okay, I'll, be honest. I know nothing about cars, so I had to phone a friend, Chris Davies, who happens to know a lot about backsides. The iridescent circuit.

Accents are still there, but are a bit more understated, but it's still very much recognizably in DOG phone with a similarly shaped camera module and a logo that glows up with RGB lighting. The glass finish is a bit of a smudge magnet though I wish they went with the matte finish like last year's DOG phone —, Ultimate, Edition buttons and ports are in the same places, but you know what isn't there yep the headphone jacks been removed as a consolation. The bundled Aero active cooler still has a headphone jack on it more on that later, when we talk about cooling now, all of these changes are a welcome improvement. When aces first launched the original DOG phone, it was clear they wanted it to reflect the brand's aesthetic, which is loud and badass. The DOG phone 3 retains some of that, but is more mature, and that remains consistent.

When you flip the phone around. Not much has changed here either, but the copper accents are gone. The dual front-facing speakers are still there and the phone still has a forehead and chin. So you don't cause any accidental taps when holding the phone this way. So what makes the DOG phone 3 a gaming phone for me? It's five things: maxed out performance power, long-lasting battery life, gaming, centric hardware, special gaming, related software features and an ecosystem of gaming, specific accessories, while I'd love for you to watch this video from start to finish, we're also making it easier for you to jump to the content that you are most interested in.

So those five things that make the DOG phone at gaming phone are also outlined, as chapters which you can jump to by clicking on the chapter markers below also while you're at it consider subscribing to this YouTube channel. It's not a lot for you, but it means a lot to us, and it will help us get closer to our goal of 1 million subscribers on paper. The DOG phone 3 is the most powerful smartphone in the market. Today it has the best and the fastest of everything, including Qualcomm's, new snapdragon, 865 + processor, which delivers all the power one can expect from snapdragon 865, but with an added GPU boost. Among other improvements, Asus has ensured the processor will deliver 3.1 gigahertz of raw power, there's up to 16 gigabytes of lpddr4 am and up to 512 gigabytes of u FS, 3.1 storage, both currently the fastest types of memory and storage. There's.

Also, a 6.6 inch. OLED display was a 144 hurt to refresh rate and who can forget the massive six thousand William hour battery, which we'll get into later. In a way you could say they spared no expense where they could make things bigger, faster or more powerful. They did, and I'd like to say that in practice the experience backs it up in the two weeks that I had it. I played a lot of games on the DOG phone 3 racing games like asphalt, 9, Real, Racing 3, and my longtime favorite Riptide GP turn-based RPGs, like raid Shadow legends fighting games like Marvel contest of Champions battle, royale contests like pub G and old favorites like bright, rich and Leo's fortune.

The phone took everything I threw at it again, I'll be honest. Well, I do love gaming I'm, not really that much of a hardcore mobile gamer. Luckily I have a friend who is his name is Anna BA, and he runs a YouTube channel called bored at work, and he's here with us today. Hi. My big question is: do all these big high-end specs really make a difference in terms of mobile gaming performance? That's a perfect question.

Is your high-end specs actually make a difference? Well, I! Don't know if it helps you field gameplay, but I think it does help in improving the gaming experience overall, because it allows for developers to make better games higher performing games and also taking advantage of the system. As gamers, we like to see that so taking advantage of the 144 to display some games who support it. Some do not but I like the fact. That's there and also even the touch sampling making for just a smoother feel while gaming, so those things are really, really important. When you're looking at mobile gaming experience, thanks see for more gaming coverage on the DOG phone 3, you can click over here to watch Ana bongs, video or click on the links in the description box.

Of course, with all this power and the phone constantly being pushed to its limits, cooling is much more important on a device like the DOG phone 3, then any other phone to solve this Asus bundles. The arrow active cooler 3 with the DOG phone. This attachable fan draws hot air from inside the phone via the small vent on the back cover. On top of that, the heat sink on the DOG phone 3 is 6 times larger than last year. There's also a redesigned 3d vapor chamber and a large graphite film.

By the way, the new arrow active cooler 3 now features a kickstand. You pull it out like so you can prop your phone down while watching videos or using it with the lunar controller. The DOG phone three packs a massive six thousand William hour battery, which will easily last you two, maybe even three days with average use. Of course, continuous gameplay will consume more power. Asus is promising over nine hours of pub G asphalt, nine and Call of Duty.

Surprisingly, it doesn't take a long time to fill up the bundle 30 watt, hyper-charged adapter, will fill the battery up halfway in 30 minutes and 85% or 5100 William hours in an hour now to preserve the life of your battery, the phone will automatically slow down. After this point, a full charge took me 1 hour and 41 minutes, which is still pretty respectable. Like its predecessors, the DOG phone 3 does not support wireless charging. Reps from Asus tell me that a wireless charging module would of course, have required more space, meaning you'd either get a thicker phone or a smaller battery. Let me know which compromise you would rather have a thicker phone, a smaller battery or no wireless charging.

You can join a poll by clicking up apart from the obvious power-packed spec sheet. This phone was designed with gamers in mind, and some hardware choices reflect that one example is it's 144 Hertz display with a fast 270, Hertz sampling rate. I, know these days. Phones with fast refresh rates are the norm, but back in the day, it was only found on gaming phones, because this is most critical to gamers, who are engaged in fast-paced gameplay. The screen needs to keep up with the fast movements of a player being able to quickly turn around to shoot.

Someone behind you, for example, touch sampling rates, on the other hand, means how fast the display response to your taps when you, for example, pull a trigger. These differences are calculated in milliseconds, but in the world of competitive gaming, every millisecond counts. For me, the ideal way to play any game is via a controller and even then, in the competitive world there are controllers, like Microsoft's, Xbox elite controller, that lets you customize controls to the extreme, because inputs on your phone are limited by this sheet of glass. Asus developed air triggers that mimic the feel of a physical controller when held horizontally. The right side of the DOG phone has built-in sensors, which allows you to assign controls, so you can tap them to fire gun in pub ding, for example, and now, with ultrasonic sensors on DOG phone 3, you can do more like swipe to mimic a swipe of the screen.

Simulate duel triggers 2 on each side and trigger multiple clicks with a continuous press of the sensor, because most games are played horizontally. Asus has designed the phone to be used. This way, one small change that goes a long way is the addition of a second USB-C port over here. It's used to attach some accessories, but also lets you stay plugged in and charging, while in the middle of a game session. Isn't that smart? There are many other things like for Wi-Fi antenna so that you can get the best connection for microphone so that you get the best audio for discussing strategy before going into battle.

Even the placement of the bezels and dual front-facing speakers are intentional, so that your palms don't get in the way of gameplay and or cover up. Speakers like you normally would on phones with bottom firing speakers, while there's definitely a lot of buzz about the phone's high-end specs. Its these quality of life features designed specifically for gamers that I appreciate the most beyond what the phone can do. Hardware wise the DOG phone 3 has gaming specific software tricks up its sleeve there's an app called armory crate. Where you can customize fan, speed, RGB lighting and game controls.

You can even go in and customize how much power each core of your processor consumes. If you'd like to learn how to do that, you should definitely check out my friend David Logan. To unlock errs excellent video. In fact, I have him here with me today: hi David you've used the phone for a week now. What is your favorite software related gaming feature yeah, but I think it has to be the customization options in game genie.

While playing a game. You can set up the new air trigger options to add physical, like controls to the touch screen, adjust the refresh rate performance settings and notifications that can come through or not all without leaving the game. I think game really does appreciate that stuff, yep I think they will -. You should definitely check out David's video. You can click up here or down here to access game genie, just swipe in from the left, when you're inside a game.

Coincidentally, when I was shooting this video David sent me this message and turning off notifications were a quick tap from here. You can also do other things like pull up a browser to quickly get hints about a game you're playing, or you can record gameplay with the bookmarks clip feature. It allows you to record short game clips to share on social media and for those streamers out there. You can also connect to YouTube and stream directly from the game and for those upgrading from last year's DOG phone Asus has removed twitch streaming because twitch hasn't fixed issues with their API. Now this next bit isn't necessarily a feature, but since we're talking about software to make the phone really feel like a gaming phone there's also custom DOG skins in black and white, from wallpapers to icons, it's very in keeping with the gamers aesthetic and if you purchase the optional lighting armor case, putting it on for the first time, activates another exclusive theme.

Of course, if you'd like a more stock Android experience, don't worry Asus gives you that option too. It's a clean, non-intrusive version of Android that most users will appreciate some new accessories launching alongside our G Phone 320 view, dock Persian 3 is similar to last year's model, except that at second screen also has a 140 for her — refresh rate. The lunar game pad also gets an update in version 3. The bumper is slimmer buttons and triggers are overhauled, and now what was once the lunar holder has been split into two, the lunar charger and grip. So now you can use them in three ways: the conventional handheld mode, all-in-one mode and a new lower profile, mobility mode.

There's. Also, a new accessory coming this year called the DOG clip which lets you connect your DOG phone to an already existing controller. There are three included clips that support the Xbox controller 3, a PS4 controller or a stadium controller, just clip it on, like so doctor phone, and it connects via the bundled cable. If the DOG phone — had two cameras, the DOG phone three has well three: a 64 mega, pixel, wide angle, camera, a 13 megapixel, ultra wide-angle camera and a new 5 megapixel macro camera. I.

Think the question most of you might have been the same one mo she asks. Gaming phones sometimes have a tendency not to have great cameras. Has it improved? I've got good news and bad news. The good news is compared to the KG phone -. The camera has indeed improved and that's both the wide-angle and the ultra wide-angle.

But is it good enough to go head-to-head with these Samsung Galaxy S 20 or the Huawei P 40? The answer is nope and that's the bad news. Don't get me wrong during the day. It's fine, but in low-light situations it still struggles to compete, as can be seen in this example, and that macro camera doesn't seem to justify its existence. Take this comparison, for example, it didn't allow us to get as close as we needed. — does it matter.

Is it a dealbreaker? Well, if you're still watching this video, it means that you are a hardcore gamer and the reason I point that out is because the DOG phone 3 is a niche phone for a niche audience, and maybe I'm wrong, but for this audience I don't think it matters as much, but for everyone else, looking for a kick-ass phone which can do everything it's an Achilles heel, so to speak. Maybe next year the team from Asus can bump it up higher on their priority list before we wrap up it's time for some rapid-fire Q&A dual-sim yep. If the global version is dual SIM IP rating nope, the KG phone 3 is not officially water and dust resistant. How is the under display fingerprint scanner? It's pretty decent, no complaints here, no 1 terabyte model not right. Now, currently UFS, 3.1 storage, maxes out at 500 gigabytes. The team from ASUS tells us that, once a one terabyte UFS 3.1 drive will become available, then they'll roll it out and the all-important question price. The KG phone three starts at 999 euros for the 12 gigabyte, 512 gigabyte model.

If you want the fully maxed out model that one will set you back by 1099 euros which converts to about 1250 us not that bad, actually, the Samsung Galaxy ultra retails for just under 1,400 in some areas. Asus is also selling the ROG phone 3 Strip Edition, which only runs the nonplus snapdragon 865. That phone will retail for 799 euros before we wrap up. Let me talk about our sponsor raid Shadow Legends, a game. That's all about building a team of strong warriors and leading them into battle versus AI or real-life opponents.

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All this treasure will be waiting for you here. So is the ASUS ROG phone 3 your gadget match for those who want the utmost in mobile gaming, this phone delivers where it matters, power, performance battery life and an ecosystem of accessories that set it apart from anything else in the market today, in terms of gaming phones, the DOG phone 3 is still the gold standard for that we give it. The gadget match seal of approval if you're not a hard or gamer, but still want a phone with top-of-the-line specs. Is this a phone to get as long as you're? Okay, with an average camera and low-light photography? Isn't a priority? Go for the DOG phone 3? It's a spec monster. If you're an Asus fan, you might also want to wait for the before 7 rumored to be coming real soon.

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