The Asus ROG Phone was announced way back in early
June and nearly four months later you still can’t buy one. That may finally
change, if a GearBest listing is to be believed. The site prices the phone at US$ 1,320/€ 1,140 and claims that the shipping date will be between October 22 and
24. That’s the 8/128GB version, the 8/512GB model will cost US$ 1,620/€ 1,400.
Those prices are higher than the € 1,000 asked by
Finland’s Telia (that was a pre-order with a free ROG Delta headphones, but it
has since disappeared). The carrier claimed that shipments will start in
mid-September, but that obviously didn’t pan out. There was talk of a September
launch in India as well, which didn't happen either.
The phone promises a 90Hz AMOLED screen, a binned
Snapdragon 845 chipset (for higher clock speeds), dual USB-C port (for
accessories), virtual trigger keys, 4,000mAh battery and many other cool features
(including an RGB-backlit logo on the back). Which all sounds great,
but for now it’s as real as Big Foot.
