The Asus ROG Phone 3 is reveal nearly upon
us (it’s scheduled for tomorrow) and just like the two models before it, this
one will come with a variety of accessories meant to augment the phone. Here’s
an early, unofficial look at them. The new Kunai Gamepad follows the same basic
philosophy as before, however, the right analog stick has moved to the bottom,
pushing the action keys above. Also, the select, start and other auxiliary keys
have moved to the “joy-cons” while in the 2019 edition they were on the
additional grip.
Then there’s the Lightning Armor case,
which seems to feature an active LED grid. This is similar to the AniMe Matrix
Display that Asus introduced on the Zephyrus G14 earlier this year. All the
other accessories rely on the ROG Phone 3’s side USB-C port for power and
communication, but this case seems to leave the side port wide open – maybe
this is powered with NFC, though we wouldn’t have thought that could provide
enough power for this many LEDs.
The TwinView Dock seems unchanged – last
year’s dock added a second 120Hz display, this one probably will as well (or
perhaps 144 Hz to match the phone). The AeroActive Cooler as a new design for
the fan grille but otherwise appears identical. As you can see, both
accessories add a 3.5mm headphone jack and feature RGB lighting.
The Asus ROG Phone 3 will be unveiled
tomorrow, but if you want a closer look at the phone itself, you can check out
these leaked renders. This will be one of the first phones to equip the new
Snapdragon 865+ chipset. Rumor has it that the phone will indeed switch to a
144 Hz screen (a 6.59” OLED) and will pack a 6,000 mAh battery with 30 W fast
charging.
