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- ASUS ROG actually has one of the best front-facing stereo speaker if I recall so I don't see why audiophiles should avoid this compared to others. ASUS also received praise for having a headphone jack in the older iterations and criticized for lacking one in the current iteration. The reason that Apple gave for starting the trend of ditching the headphone jack was also dumb because Sony had phones that featured waterproofing, dual front facing stereo speakers, and a headphone jack earlier in the decade.
- Tencent is a big problem and there's a reason why I called it a spyware. Large mainland Chinese companies are controlled by the Chinese government and I wouldn't put it past them to take advantage of my data (I'm sure tech companies from America and other countries do this too but these companies aren't controlled by a communist regime at least). Tencent is also really infamous even among Chinese gamers and is even more hated than EA was during the "surprise mechanic" controversy according to a friend of mine from China (he might be exaggerating though).
- Having pure Android has nothing to do with future innovation. There's a reason why Google Nexus and Pixel phones were so beloved by many tech consumers: it's clean, simple, and highly customizable. Apple is stagnant because those who are into Apple products stick with Apple products so there's no real competition. Android phones can still compete with each other through hardware innovation and minimal software features without resorting to Tencent's spyware. Besides, all future Android innovations go through Google by the end of the day.
- Yes, PC and phone development are separate but they are shared under the same ROG brand marketing which also include peripherals and apparel. The Gundam collab I mentioned is part of a marketing promotion and has nothing to do with sharing hardware components between PC and phones (they're mostly skins on top of existing hardware). The ROG Gundam collab even extended to tumblers and t-shirts. I'd get a Gundam themed phone the same way I'd get a game-specific special edition of a console just saying.
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Ok, i can see it having headphone jack (stereo) as the phone is neither dust or water resistent. So why not.
That's purely your opinion, and not relevent at all. Unless you have some sort of mysterious proof lol. Tencent is a global company, just like many American companies. Obviously if your a target/high ranking official, you wouldn't go with this phone. But every day game user, no problem.....again just speculation.
Check out the list of updates for Android 12. Many Samsung only features have been added to it. We need other companies to inivate to push Google. One day it is considered bloatware, next day it becomes a Google update, just implimented by them. If we waited for Google ideas, we would have a boring phone.
I agree and support any features they would add. Just don't expect the same quality of service and features from ASUS Phone as ASUS PC hardware....It's like night and day.
I look forward to a great ASUS phone, and did with the ROG 3. But it was a let down imo. Perhaps Tencent money will produce an amazing ROG6?
