ASUS ROG Phone officially launches in the Philippines, priced

The moment that we’ve all been waiting for is finally here. ASUS has now officially launched its ROG Phone in the country, and what better way than to have it launched on the last day of ESGS.

ASUS ROG Phone key specifications:

6-inch 18:9 AMOLED display @ 2160x1080px, 108.6% DCI-P3 color gamut
Corning Gorilla Glass 6
90Hz refresh rate, 1ms response time
HDR
Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 2.96GHz octa-core processor
Adreno 630 GPU
LPDDR4 8GB RAM
128GB/512GB UFS 2.1 internal storage
12MP Sony IMX363 1.4um, 1/2.55” w/ f/1.8 Night HDR, OIS/EIS, PDAF main
8MP 120-degrees wide-angle secondary
8MP f/2.0 front camera
4G LTE Cat. 18
Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ad, 2×2 MIMO
Wi-Fi Direct and WiGig wireless display support
Bluetooth 5.0
NFC
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, and BeiDou
Custom USB Type-C port (side) w/ HyperCharge
USB 2.0 Type-C (bottom) w/ Fast charging
3.5mm audio port
Dual front-facing stereo speakers with smart amplifier (24-bit/192KHz Hi-Res audio)
DTS Headphone:X™ 7.1 virtual surround-sound
Advanced vibration
2x AirTrigger sensors
Fingerprint sensor
GameCool vaper-chamber cooling system w/ detachable AeroActive Cooler
ASUS RGB lighting support
ASUS Aura Sync support
4,000mAh battery with HyperCharge technology
158.8 x 76.2 x 8.6mm
200g

The ROG Phone is priced at Php49,995 (8GB + 128GB) and Php61,995 (8GB +512GB) and is now up for pre-order starting today, October 28 until November 8, 2018. Retail units come with free ROG Phone Jacket, ROG Phone Case, and AeroActive Cooler accessory.

The ROG Phone with complete accessories (TwinView Station Dock, WiGig, Mobile Desktop Dock, Gamevice, Professional Dock, and ROG suitcase) are priced at Php108,465 (8GB + 128GB) and Php120,465 (8GB +512GB).

First 10 pre-orders of the ROG Phone with complete accessories will get a discounted priced of Php90,990 (8GB + 128GB) and Php102,990 (8GB +512GB). Accessories can be purchased separately soon. There will be a one year warranty for the ROG Phone, and six months for the accessories.

The ROG Phone is exclusive to all retail ROG concept stores.

Alyza Angeles

Alyza is a Multimedia Producer for YugaTech. You can follow her at @tadboring.

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9 Comments

Ian says:

6 years ago

Humanda pag naka payout na ako sa ALAMCCO ko. LOL
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Squall says:

6 years ago

i’d rather buy a PS4 or build a gaming PC
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4richassonly says:

6 years ago

Lokong presyo. Hand held console nato w/ built in phone.
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Jk says:

6 years ago

How can i pre-order?
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2CZS4 says:

6 years ago

So un n nga, itutulog ko nlng muna ahahahah, too much @.@…
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M says:

6 years ago

at that price point.. id rather build a PC or buy a laptop, and just play mobile games using EMULATOR =)
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iam NoPro says:

6 years ago

If you own a gaming PC and will play mobile games using an emulator, you would prefer/want to have a gaming phone instead. :D Great power comes with great electricity bill. Hahaha

Paul says:

6 years ago

Would be great to read an article on what kind of extreme gaming can you do with a smartphone.
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Mercer says:

6 years ago

Wwoooooowwwwwww with the price.. Pangarap nalang kita ROG phone.. Ahaha
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