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ROG Phone 2 Nightmarish Experience

rohit_pawar1007
Star III
Please tell us some basic information before asking for help:
Model Name: ROG Phone 2
Firmware Version: Android 10
Rooted or not: Not rooted
Frequency of Occurrence: Frequent
APP Name & APP Version (If your issue relates to the app):
In addition to information above, please also provide as much details as you can, e.g., using scenario, what troubleshooting you've already done, screenshot, etc.
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Dear readers,
It is with great disappointment that I am writing this.
I brought an ROG Phone 2 about 8 months back. The phone initially worked great, however, since the last month, I started facing some serious issues such as extremely poor battery backup, airtriggers flickering & random reboots when gaming.
To ensure this wasn't a software issue, I tried hard resetting the device, but the problem persisted. 
This was especially frustrating because I'm a youtube game streamer & my audience was left puzzled with my abrupted streams & I had to explain all of them about the situation.
The issue is, even after shelling out a premium price to buy a 'gaming' Phone, it won't handle games without crashing. Makes no sense, right?
To rectify the issue, I submitted my phone at Asus Service Center (Amravati - Maharashtra) on 10th of August 2020, and at that time, I was told that the phone would be sent to Bangalore for repair & I'd get it back in 8-10 days max.
I'm writing this on the 22th August (12 days after submitting my phone to the service center) & when I called them, they told me excuses like thing get delayed due to coronavirus & it will now take upto 15 days for me to get my device repaired.
I even called their central helpline number 18002090365 where they cited delay due to coronavirus again. They did not provide me with any substantial information as to a tentative date when I'll get my device back. When I commented about my issue on their instagram post, I was told to DM my issue to them. However, when I did, they asked me to 'cooperate' & wait patiently. This further added to my frustration.
I find it highly inappropriate to ask your customer to submit their devices for over half a month, without any alternatives & unsure of the repair status.
I saw a video in which Mr. Dinesh Sharma (Director, Asus Mobiles India) mentioned that a customer is supposed to get a temporary replacement device till they get their phone repaired. However, I got no such temporary replacement. Worse yet, the service center guys said no such thing is available with them.
I'm basically losing out on half a month's warranty (or maybe more) with my phone lying around at the repair centres, which is absurd. 
I'm not sure if you anyone will respond or resolve my query, but it is with a heavy heart that I have to inform everyone that as a customer & a gamer, I have am really disappointed due to this incident.
Please know that people spend their hard earned money to buy these devices & such service & sub-par quality devices are the last thing they should be offered.
All I can hope now is being at their mercy, which is a really bad feeling. 
Asus authorities, if you're listening, you have a really, really disappointed customer here who owns a lot of your products & was a strong advocate for them so far. However, if you're going to ignore this & do nothing to make up for the sheer amount of time, efforts & money wasted from my end, I guess I'm done with Asus for good.
Rohit Pawar.
rohit.pawar1007@gmail.com
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ARP_ASUS
Community Legend II
Hi @rohit.pawar1007
I apologize for the inconvenience caused.
You don't need to worry here.
For warranty issue the same will be checked and there wont be any toll on you.
Please check your PM and share details so that I can check with service team.

rohit_pawar1007
Star III
ARP_ASUS

Hi @rohit.pawar1007

I apologize for the inconvenience caused.

You don't need to worry here.

  1. For warranty issue the same will be checked and there wont be any toll on you.
  2. Please check your PM and share details so that I can check with service team.

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Hi. Good to hear from you.
So basically my warranty would be extended for the number of days the repair takes?
Also, I'm sharing with you the mentioned details in message right away.

rohit_pawar1007
Star III
Update -
I collected my device from the service centre on 13th of September (more than a month) later. My device arrived after 25 days but I couldn't collect it because I was out of town.
The sad part is, even after wasting 25 days worth of warranty & all this frustration, the primary issue for which I submitted the device still seems to persist. I tried streaming on Youtube yesterday and it crashed again.
The service center guy told me they replaced the display (something I didn't even complain about) but had no idea if they changed the motherboard or not. Pathetic, disappointing & simply unprofessional.
I'm now convinced thag Asus deliberately wasted one month of my warranty. As a buyer, this is the worst experience I've had when it comes to smartphones.
@Anders_ASUS @ARP_ASUS or someone please, please help me out with this situation.
Its beyond me how the company doesn't give a damn about these manufacturing defects. I'm so done with Asus now that I've decided never to buy their products again, and also sell off my existing asus laptop to save myself the future headache. 😞