Asus has been making Republic of Gamers (ROG) products for years, but they've mostly been in the PC gaming realm. Now, ROG is a phone brand, too. The previously announced ROG Phone is about to reach US consumers. It's coming October 18th, but it won't be cheap. Asus wants $899 for the phone, and that's without the fancy gaming accessories.The ROG Phone has high-end specs like all the supposed "gaming phones," but it also includes a few features that could actually make it better for playing games. Here's the spec sheet.

SPECS

SoC

Snapdragon 845

RAM

8GB

Storage

128 or 512GB

Display

 6.0“ 18:9 (2160x1080) AMOLED 90Hz refresh rate

Battery

4000mAh

Camera

 12MP + 8MP main, 8MP front

Measurements

 158.8 x 76.2 x 8.6mm, 200g

The ROG Phone includes two USB-C ports, one on the bottom and one on the side. The idea is that the side port is better for charging and connecting accessories while playing games. There are also two ultrasonic buttons on the top edge, allowing you to map on-screen game functions to the physical controls.

The phone has an active cooling bracket that plugs into that side port, which is silly. Although, it adds a 3.5mm headphone jack and another Type-C port. That's less silly. Asus also has a raft of other accessories for the phone including a $90 controller, a $230 desktop dock, and a $400 "TwinView" dock with a secondary screen. Check the PR below for the full list of accessories, but some won't launch until later this year.

The ROG Phone will go on sale at the ASUS Store, Amazon, and Microsoft later this month. The 128GB goes for $899 and the 512GB model will be $1,099.

UPDATE: 2018/10/19 5:15am PDT BY

As promised, the ASUS ROG Phone is now available to pre-order from the following places.

128GB model - $899.99

512GB model - $1,099.99

The first 50 customers to purchase from Amazon and Microsoft will get a free case, and so will the first 25 to buy from the ASUS store. Availability of other accessories will be announced soon.

Source: ASUS

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