<s>
The	O
ROG	B-Application
Phone	I-Application
is	I-Application
an	O
Android	B-Application
gaming	O
smartphone	B-Application
made	O
by	O
Asus	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
generation	O
of	O
the	O
ROG	O
smartphone	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
announced	O
on	O
June	O
8	O
,	O
2018	O
at	O
the	O
Computex	O
computer	O
expo	O
,	O
being	O
the	O
first	O
Asus	O
smartphone	B-Application
to	O
be	O
targeted	O
mainly	O
to	O
gamers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
competes	O
with	O
the	O
Razer	B-Application
Phone	I-Application
,	O
Xiaomi	O
Black	O
Shark	O
,	O
and	O
ZTE	O
Nubia	O
Red	O
Magic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ROG	B-Application
Phone	I-Application
has	O
a	O
metal	O
chassis	O
with	O
a	O
glass	O
backplate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
back	O
of	O
the	O
device	O
features	O
an	O
RGB-illuminated	O
logo	O
(	O
In	O
X-Mode	O
or	O
Gaming	O
Mode	O
and	O
also	O
adjusted	O
manually	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
user-customised	O
to	O
show	O
different	O
colours	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
notification	O
lights	O
found	O
in	O
the	O
mainstream	O
smartphone	B-Application
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
phone	O
is	O
equipped	O
with	O
a	O
Qualcomm	B-Architecture
Snapdragon	I-Architecture
845	O
SoC	B-Architecture
with	O
a	O
2.96	O
GHz	O
+	O
1.7	O
GHz	O
octa-core	O
(	O
4+4	O
)	O
Kryo	B-Application
385	O
CPU	O
and	O
an	O
Adreno	B-General_Concept
630	O
GPU	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
memory	O
is	O
8	O
GB	O
in	O
size	O
(	O
LPDDR4	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
internal	O
storage	O
can	O
be	O
chosen	O
to	O
be	O
either	O
128	O
GB	O
or	O
512	O
GB	O
UFS	B-Device
2.1	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
display	O
is	O
a	O
6.0-inch	O
AMOLED	B-Algorithm
,	O
supported	O
by	O
a	O
Corning	O
Gorilla	O
Glass	O
6	O
panel	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
1080x2160	O
(	O
402	O
ppi	O
)	O
resolution	O
,	O
a	O
1ms	O
response	O
time	O
and	O
a	O
refresh	O
rate	O
of	O
90Hz	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
USB-C	O
port	O
and	O
3.5mm	O
audio	B-Device
jack	I-Device
have	O
been	O
installed	O
to	O
the	O
side	O
of	O
the	O
device	O
to	O
allow	O
a	O
more	O
comfortable	O
gaming	O
experience	O
when	O
using	O
the	O
device	O
in	O
landscape	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ROG	B-Application
Phone	I-Application
has	O
IPX4	O
splash	O
resistance	O
and	O
a	O
custom	O
double	O
USB-C	O
port	O
which	O
is	O
used	O
to	O
connect	O
the	O
phone	O
to	O
its	O
accessories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
phone	O
OS	O
is	O
Android	B-Application
8.1	I-Application
Oreo	B-Application
with	O
a	O
modified	O
Asus	O
skin	O
on	O
top	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ROG	B-Application
phone	I-Application
features	O
a	O
so-called	O
"	O
X	O
Mode	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
optimizes	O
gaming	O
performance	O
and	O
restricts	O
background	O
apps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
TwinView	O
Dock	O
"	O
is	O
a	O
handheld	O
dock	O
which	O
provides	O
a	O
secondary	B-Device
screen	I-Device
for	O
the	O
device	O
and	O
the	O
dock	O
has	O
a	O
memory	O
card	O
slot	O
that	O
support	O
SD	O
cards	O
up	O
to	O
512GB	O
,	O
though	O
mini	O
or	O
micro	O
SD	O
cards	O
require	O
a	O
full-size	O
SD	O
adapter	O
to	O
fit	O
into	O
the	O
slot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Asus	B-Application
ROG	I-Application
Phone	I-Application
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Business	O
Insider	O
,	O
the	O
phone	O
was	O
a	O
great	O
success	O
due	O
to	O
high-end	O
specifications	O
causing	O
gamers	O
to	O
use	O
it	O
for	O
playing	O
Mobile	B-Application
Legends	I-Application
without	O
lagging	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
gained	O
some	O
publicity	O
for	O
being	O
the	O
first	O
smartphone	B-Application
with	O
an	O
external	O
cooling	O
fan	O
.	O
</s>
