The Asus ROG Phone 3 to bring a new chipset, suggests deleted tweet

Asus is finally going to announce its new gaming flagship later this month as the successor to the popular ROG Phone 2. A possible blunder might have just confirmed that it will be powered by an unannounced Snapdragon chipset.

The Asus ROG Phone 3 will launch on July 22 and is expected to sport all the latest high-end specifications. A tweet which was quickly deleted stated that it will be powered by the Snapdragon 865 Plus, a chipset which hasn’t been announced yet.

This is particularly interesting as the SoC was earlier rumoured to not even exist, but is now being talked about and seen in many upcoming devices. As the name suggests, it will be a faster variant of the Snapdragon 865, with the prime performance core clocked at a slightly higher frequency.

If the leaked benchmarks are to be believed, we’re looking at a peak frequency of 3.09GHz, followed by three Gold cores at 2.42GHz and four Silver efficiency cores at 1.8GHz. The GPU and modem capabilities might not change by much.

Asus might be looking to claim the bragging rights of being the first to the market with the Snapdragon 865 Plus chipset, but is soon rumoured to be followed by the Lenovo Legion gaming phone and the Samsung Galaxy Note 20 series. Qualcomm might be holding on to the announcement til the ROG Phone 3 becomes official.

ROG Global’s deleted tweet might be a case of sharing the information a little too early and not of incorrect information. It clearly states “the latest Snapdragon 865” and the reference image also shows the Plus symbol. This spec doesn’t come as a surprise as Asus has always shipped the best possible chipsets on its ROG phones—sometimes in the form of a Plus model or by overclocking.

With the unveiling just about two weeks away, we expect more details of the Asus ROG Phone 3 to surface, officially or otherwise. It might be joined with the Zenfone 7, which will be the next member in its mainstream flagship lineup.