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With the second CMCO implemented for KL, Selangor and Putrajaya starting from 14 October, most of you are probably prepared with a bunch of entertainment to stay at home. If you're still looking for an option, perhaps you can turn your attention to the ASUS ROG Phone 3 Strix edition.

If you've been following recent gaming news, you'd know how big a hit Genshin Impact turned out to be. The game garnered 23 million downloads on mobile alone, proving that a lot of gamers do play such high-end games on their phone. This could be why Qualcomm itself wants to have a go at the market and create gaming phones.

In a collaboration between ASUS ROG and Gameloft, mobile game titles such as Asphalt® 9: Legends, Modern Combat 5: Blackout, Dungeon Hunter 5 and Dungeon Hunter Champions are being optimized in order to take advantage of the ROG Phone 3 series’ 144Hz display. But that’s not all, all the aforementioned games will be optimized to take advantage of the ROG TwinView Dock 3 in order to display more information to the player.

ASUS recently launched the highly-anticipated ROG Phone 3 and the smartphone has done pretty well as many hoped. It's only been about a month since then, but the company is already looking to release a new variant of the device. Sources have found that a new CrossFire Special Edition is now available on Jingdong.

If you are wondering whether you should pre-order the Strix Edition or just wait for the 12GB + 512GB or 16GB + 512GB (this is the one we reviewed) model, you have come to the right place. Tried and tested, here are all the pros and cons you need to know about the ROG Phone 3 (16GB+ 512GB). Let's get to it!

ASUS has recently announced that the ASUS ROG Phone 3 series is officially available in Malaysia starting from the price of RM2999 for the STRIX Edition, while the ROG Phone 3 equipped with 12GB RAM and 16GB RAM is priced at RM3799 and RM4499 respectively. In terms of the availability date, the device can be purchased from all ASUS experience stores and authorised dealers across Malaysia as well as e-commerce platforms such as Lazada and Shopee from today onwards.

If you have been waiting for the ASUS ROG Phone 3 in Malaysia, wait no more as ASUS Malaysia just recently announced the first pre-order sales starting tomorrow (3 September 2020). The company will be releasing the ROG Phone 3 Strix Edition first on their Lazada and Shopee platforms and here's everything you need to know to secure a unit.

The ASUS ROG Phone 3 is yet to arrive in Malaysia but while we wait, it seems that the folks from XDA-Developers just discovered that there is a hidden 160Hz refresh rate mode inside. For your information, the gaming phone is supposed to support up to 144Hz refresh rate only and there's a way to activate the 160Hz refresh rate mode. 

But what we want to discuss here isn't about which phone is better. Today, our goal is to do a more basic comparison in terms of features so that you can decide which device best suits your needs. So without further ado, read on below to find out the 3 major differences between the ROG Phone 3 and Legion Phone Duel.

The ASUS ROG Phone 3 features a Snapdragon 865+ chipset, with up to 16GB of RAM, and up to 512GB Internal Storage. There’s also a 6.59-inch AMOLED display that supports 144Hz refresh rate, 270Hz touch-sampling rate, and HDR10+. With this, the ROG Phone 3 display currently has the lowest latency in the market.