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Asus ROG Phone Launched in India: Check Out Price and Specifications

Asus ROG Phone has at last been launched in Indian market which was first disclosed at Computex 2018 by the company’s gaming brand Republic of Gamers (ROG) in June 2018. It is said that it is the world’s first smartphone with a 3D vapour-chamber cooling system which also features copper spreader and carbon pad for extra cooling. Asus finally made the announcement of the price and launch offers at the launch event. 

The feature that makes the phone different is the ultrasonic Air Trigger touch screen sensors, an AMOLED display with HDR visuals, a 1ms response time, a 90Hz refresh rate, and for landscape-mode a game-centric design along with side-mounted ports is modified. In extra, it is also powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 processor which is special speed-pinned clocked at up to 2.96GHz, coupled with Qualcomm Adreno 630 GPU. Asphalt 9 has been modified for 90Hz displays said Asus.

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Price in India and launch offers

The cost of the Asus ROG Phone in India is set at Rs 69,999. It comes with 8GB RAM with 128GB ROM and will be exclusively available through Flipkart from November 29, 2018. The company is selling on no-cost EMI (6, 9, and 12 months). The launch offers include the Complete Mobile Protection plan of Flipkart for Rs 999.

Pricing of the accessories provided are-

  • Profession Dock costs Rs 5,499
  • GameVice (Joystick) costs Rs 5,999
  • TwinView Dock costs Rs. 21,999
  • Desktop Dock costs Rs. 12,999
  • ROG Phone Case costs Rs. 2499

On the plan of Rs. 509, Jio gives 4GB data per day and Rs. 5,000 cashback.

Specifications

  • ROG Gaming UI
  • Android Oreo
  • 6-inch full-HD+ (1080x2160 pixels) AMOLED display
  • 90Hz refresh rate
  • 1ms response time with HDR
  • 108.6 percent DCI-P3 color gamut display
  • 10000:1 contrast ratio
  • Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SoC clocked at up to 2.96GHz
  • Gaming-optimised Qualcomm Adreno 630 GPU
  • 8GB RAM+128GB ROM
  • Dual rear camera- 12MP (Sony IMX363 sensor, f/1.7 aperture) + 8MP (120-degree wide angle)
  • Selfie camera- 8MP
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ad, Bluetooth 5.0, GPS, AGPS, Glonass, USB Type-C port, NFC, and 3.5mm jack
  • Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, compass, gyroscope, proximity sensor, and ultrasonic Air Trigger sensors
  • fingerprint sensor on the rear panel
  • 4,000mAh battery
  • On the bottom port supports Quick Charge 3.0
  • On the side-mounted port supports Quick Charge 4.0 (30W)
  • Splash-resistant body
  • Measure 158.8x76.2x8.6mm
  • Weights 200 grams

Features

  • Game Cool vapour-chamber cooling system, along with detachable AeroActive Cooler for extra cooling in the ROG Phone
  • Side-mounted ports
  • Teo programmable ultrasonic Air Triggers
  • Advanced force-feedback haptics
  • TwinView Dock.