Next-gen ROG Phone appears in live image, 3C certification

Asus is gearing up to introduce its next ROG Phone and according to speculations the phone will come with a 6,000 mAh battery pack. Today, Chinese leakster WhyLab shared a live image of the phone in question.

Upcoming Asus ROG Phone

We only get to see its back which shows a slightly altered design compared to the outgoing ROG Phone 3 with a triple camera setup and 64MP primary camera. We can see the new design is an evolution of the ROG Phone 3 instead of a complete redesign. The bottom left corner appears to have a special red button which is speculated to act as a shortcut to gaming mode.

As for the actual name of the device we get a hint it might end up as the ROG Phone 5 due to the tendency of Chinese makers skipping the number 4 which is jinxed in Chinese culture.

In addition to the image leak, we have a listing on China’s 3C certification website for what is believed to the exact same ROG Phone. The device bears the ASUS_I005DA model number and is listed with 65W charging support.

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3C listing

This is the same device that was previously benchmarked on Geekbench with the Snapdragon 888 chipset, 8GB RAM and Android 11.

As for the phone's launch date, a previous teaser poster might indicate a March/April release date.The image shows the Aries constellation which in astrology is associated with the time period between March 21-April 19.

Teaser poster for the upcoming ROG Phone

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