The biggest danger to Samsung's Galaxy S20 Ultra's reign as king of the Android hill may be high-end gaming smartphones. And the Asus ROG Phone 3 may be about to destroy it.

According to a report via Gizmochina from Chinese tech site Mydrivers, the Taiwanese company will release the Asus ROG Phone 3 in the third quarter of 2020, despite dramatic economic losses in 2018 and notable production delays due to the coronavirus.

Not much is known about the Asus ROG Phone 3 yet. The device is said to feature a Snapdragon 865 processor and 5G capabilities. It remains to be seen if the top model of the ROG Phone 3 will feature a higher-spec version of the 865 Plus, as the previous version did; with a late 2020 launch, this may happen depending on Qualcomm's chip release schedule, but there are still many unknowns Too many unknowns - especially with the coronavirus in full swing around the world.

The current Asus ROG Phone 2 is quite a beast, powered by a Snapdragon 855 Plus and featuring a 6.59-inch AMOLED panel that already runs at 120Hz, the highest touch sampling frequency among all phones last year, and 240Hz. On top of that, it has a monster 6000mAh battery to feed all the hardware.

We can expect all of these impressive specs to be enhanced in the ROG Phone 3. There is speculation that it will feature a 144Hz refresh screen to match the improved game rendering performance.

The current versions already offer impressive RAM and storage, up to 12GB and 1TB respectively. Perhaps a 16GB option is needed to compete with the top S20 Ultra model.

One area where the ROG Phone 3 could improve is the camera, but a pro-gaming phone does not need that much sensor performance.

Perhaps Asus could add a ROG Kunai Gamepad, a Nintendo Switch-like controller, to the package (this is just my wish list).

The Asus ROG Phone 3 is not the only next-generation gaming phone trying to kill the Galaxy S20 Ultra; the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro was announced earlier this month with a huge 7.1-inch screen, monstrous guts, and a low price just announced earlier this month. The phone surpasses the S20 Ultra's 6.9-inch screen while offering physical shoulder buttons, which may prove important for those looking for a high-performance gaming phone that can compete with the Nintendo Switch.

With its screen, high speed, and huge storage options, many see the Galaxy S20 Ultra as a potential machine for hardcore mobile gamers; Xiaomi and Asus seem to be trying to discourage that;