Rog phone 3, whose buying it?

tsobo · 24 Jul 2020 at 18:45

Really attracted by the specs of this beast! :
6.59-inch AMOLED
144Hz refresh rate
1ms response time
270Hz touch sampling rate
113% DCI-P3 Color
10-bit HDR
Gorilla Glass 6
Whose going for it. For me it's a shame its way too big and heavy for me.

tsobo · 26 Jul 2020 at 13:17

benparker said:
Must have been the Tencent model?

I dont see this as a big enough upgrade over my Rog Phone 2. Should hold had a QHD screen atleast.

But this has the sd865+ and if the price is under £600 as seen on this thread :
https://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/as...-128gb-548-at-motech-store-aliexpress-3511681

This could be a steal!

tsobo · 26 Jul 2020 at 13:25

Yws

benparker said:
I guess it may be good if not coming from Rog Phone 2 but a shame base is still 128gb.

I agree for a gaming phone with these specs, 128gb might not be enough. It's odd that the oppo find x2 Pro isn't particularly a gaming phone but it has 512gb of storage.

tsobo · 26 Jul 2020 at 15:22

Apparently the rog 3 has a secret 160hz screen configuration! https://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/as...-128gb-548-at-motech-store-aliexpress-3511681

tsobo · 26 Jul 2020 at 17:05

Had no idea their customer service is this bad!

tsobo · 26 Jul 2020 at 17:10

rodders said:
Oh yeah, me too now. I would happily never buy Asus again.
Option 1 I wanted to send back, they wouldn't take it. Option 2 I would have paid to upgrade to top model which did work on band 20, but no go.
Some bloke on the Asus forums (work for them as I understood) said i was sold the wrong phone, he tried to sort it and got no where either! Completely in ignored by them.

My main gripe with Asus though, who makes what bands of 4G as phone work on, related to a spec. Why should only the top model work on all of them, wtf!?
If it's for the UK, any of the UK models should work on all UK bands.
Shane as I loved everything else about the phone, but no 4g = no point

Phew that's shocking. So what did you do in the end. Did you just keep the phone?

tsobo · 26 Jul 2020 at 17:58

rodders said:
I kept it for as long as I could, as it is a great phone.
I even took an O2 contract out as they have WiFi in many places.
But at work, stuck on H, no 4G on any network as all band 20 around there, so just no good, couldn't use it.
Couldn't sell it privately, as I know they wouldn't be able to use 4G and explaining what bands 4G did work on, all that would put people off.
Traded in with CEX in the end and bought a laptop for the kids.
Bit of and expensive mistake in the end.....

I can imagine and how much did you pay for it, if you don't me asking?

tsobo · 26 Jul 2020 at 18:32

rodders said:
£599 in Dec 2019. Traded on for £330 in June

Oh I see, that's the issue with phones like that, which aren't mainstream. It's difficult to sell them on.

tsobo · 12 Jan 2021 at 14:31

rodders said:
Did anyone ever buy one of these?

The size and lack of water resistance during the pandemic, put me off. Great phone, specs otherwise.

tsobo · 12 Jan 2021 at 17:54

rodders said:
I like them, it's more the lack of poor band support on 4g that puts me off.
My Rog 2 wouldn't go on band 8, which is all there is at work.

Oh so does it only connect to 3g?

tsobo · 12 Jan 2021 at 18:00

rodders said:
It would do 4g on band 1 and 7, but not 8.
So I'd only get 3g at work

Hmm, haven't used 3g in ages, I suppose it's very slow?. That would definitely put me right off!

tsobo · 12 Jan 2021 at 18:19

rodders said:
Yeah, it's painfully slow. No YouTube without constant buffering. Couldn't play games with mates, like COD.
Was ok for WhatsApp, but slow to send pictures lol

I think the Rog 3 comes in version A and B. But not sure on band coverage between the two.
Asus really don't make it easy to give your money to them

That would drive me right up the wall ...