Mid-range · 2020

Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix

Name: Asus ROG Phone 3 Strix
Brand: Asus

Our Take CPU benches near recent mid-range phones like the Samsung Galaxy A55

A solid mid-ranger with all-day battery and an AMOLED screen.

Best for Streaming · social · long days out

Strength All-day battery (6000mAh), AMOLED screen

6.59″ AMOLED · 144Hz

Snapdragon 865 5G 8 / 128 GB

6000 mAh 30W charging

64 MP 3 rear · 24 MP selfie

5G NFC

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Full specifications

What stands out

Hi-Res audio for higher-quality listening

Pro camera extras: 8K video, optical zoom, Night mode, manual focus

Reverse charging for accessories and earbuds

Display

6.59″ · AMOLED · 1080 × 2340 · 144 Hz · HDR

OLED + smooth

A clean OLED panel — colours pop and sunlight visibility is solid.

Screen size

6.59"

Panel type

AMOLED

OLED

Resolution

1080 × 2340 px

Refresh rate

144 Hz

Smooth

Brightness

650 nits

HDR

Supported

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 6

Performance

Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865 5G (7 nm+) · 8-core 2.84 GHz · Adreno 650

Everyday capable

Daily apps and casual games run smoothly — heavy gaming will drop frames.

Chipset

Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865 5G (7 nm+)

Current CPU tier

Mid-range

Launch class

Upper mid-range

AnTuTu

745,400

v10

CPU

8-core, 2.84 GHz

GPU

Adreno 650

Process

7 nm

RAM type

RAM LPDDR5

Storage type

UFS Storage 3.1

CPU layout

1x Cortex A77 2.84 GHz + 3x Cortex A77 2.4 GHz + 4x Cortex A55 1.8 GHz

Camera

64 MP f/1.8 main · 24 MP selfie

A standard camera setup — sharp in daylight, expect noise in low light.

Main camera

64 MP f/1.8

Ultrawide

13 MP f/2.4

Macro

5 MP

Front camera

24 MP f/2.0

Main sensor

Sony IMX686 Exmor RS, 1/1.7", 0.8µm

Slow motion

Yes, 480 fps

Camera extras

8K video, optical zoom, Night mode, manual focus

Video

8K @ 30 fps

Battery

6000 mAh · 30 W wired

Plenty

A genuinely all-day battery — comfortably handles streaming and social.

Capacity

6000 mAh

Wired charging

30 W

Reverse wireless charging

Supported

Reverse charging

Bypass charging

Supported

Heat friendly

Removable

Audio

Stereo · Hi-Res

Stereo speakers

Speakers

Stereo

Hi-Res audio

Supported

Audio features

Hi-Res audio

Memory

8 GB RAM · 128 GB

RAM

8 GB

Storage

128 GB

Storage type

UFS 3.1

Expandable

Connectivity

5G · NFC · Wi-Fi 6

Modern radios

Yes

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 6

Modern Wi-Fi

Bluetooth

5.1

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, GPS (L1+L5), BeiDou (B1), Galileo (E1+E5a), BeiDou (B2), NavIC System

USB

USB-C

USB OTG

Supported

3.5mm jack

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Build & Design

240 g · 9.9 mm

Height

171.0 mm

Width

78.0 mm

Thickness

9.9 mm

Weight

240 g

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, optical) · accelerometer · gyro · proximity

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Specifications sourced from GSMArena

How it stacks up against the rest.

Quick reads against a few phones in the same price tier. Tap any one for the deep comparison.

Apple iPhone 12

Trades blows 3 wins 2 losses

Smoother display

144 Hz vs 60 Hz refresh · 6.59″ vs 6.1″ screen · Tradeoff: 1080 × 2340 vs 1170 × 2532 resolution

Better video capture

8K @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video · 64 MP vs 12 MP main · 24 MP vs 12 MP selfie

113% larger battery capacity

30 W vs 15 W charging · 6,000 mAh vs 2,815 mAh battery

Lower benchmark score

745k vs 1.3M AnTuTu · Mid-range vs High-end tier

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 240 g vs 164 g

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S20

Trades blows 3 wins 2 losses

Higher benchmark score

745k vs 623k AnTuTu

50% larger battery capacity

6,000 mAh vs 4,000 mAh battery

5G connectivity

5G vs no 5G

Lower-resolution screen

AMOLED vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · 1080 × 2340 vs 1440 × 3200 resolution · Tradeoff: 6.59″ vs 6.2″ screen

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 240 g vs 163 g

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Performance

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Audio

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Build & Design

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