The international set also don't know when. Just check with Driectd they cannot confirm.But so far the import set i had no problem. I mean compared to those previous import set i use. Google playstore can dl from the asus store itself.

So far so good. The phone is long. But i guess you will get over it.
As for the Rom i find it ok. I not sure how different will it be when the international vers is out. But so far i am ok with it.
For gesture function i not sure is it going be similar to the z6. As this 1 seems different. The back gesture like huawei. If u have use huawei gesture. The back is slide from the side of screen which i don't really like. Prefer the slide up.
But i give this phone a thumbs up esp. for the battery

I am getting mine from China, Tencent version 8/128GB MYR2,050

Wait till official out 1st, no hurry

Was told that stocks of global edition ROG2 will arrive late september/early october in Malaysia

can't wait...hands itchy, and the tencent version looks very tempting now.

From rumor saying sept then end of sept now Oct 16th

Standard set rm4088..direct d telling.us rm3699..hurm..

Cannot be lower than this figure...



But must be lower than :

No doubt OP5T is still a decent phone.

But once you have tested 90Hz/120Hz, it's hard to go back to 60Hz. 

actually go shopee and have a look. When i was super tempted to buy I looked into some cases, and I do find that there are some decent case that looked similar to some spigen airpocket case. Those are good, using it on my S8+, dropped a few times from at least waist height and a couple of time on the road, but still well protected. Then again they didnt mention anything related to compatibility with the Aero Cooler, but based on the latest jerryrigeverythign teardown, it seems like as long as the air vent is not covered, cooling should still be decent.

I think I know which one you meant. Spigen is a good product however they not produce for rog phone 2 I think. If they do I would definitely buying it. Anyway stuff in shopee are usually from taobao too. I will be buying it without any other choice tho.

For screen protector, personally I have been using Mobile outfitters(formerlly known as clear coat) for years now, while it doesnt claims that it will prevent cracked screen on your phone from drop, it does offer some impact absorption. I didnt really feel any sensitivity drop after using it for 2.5 years, apart from if the screen is too oily. Their initial cost is expensive (almost Rm200 now?), but u can get lifetime replacement as long as it's the same phone, and each replacement only cost few bucks as labor fee during weekday (they charge higher on weekend due to higher demand).

Swap with my 1+7 pro

Check this out

https://youtu.be/uDFHufHyLTM

For tempered glass, you can try this: -

https://www.lelong.com.my/asus-rog-phone-ii...7-01-Sale-I.htm

The seller has a small little shop in Klang Parade, can even help you to apply. It’s where I usually go to get my Asus accessories coz they are really hard to find

I just brought IMAK case from taobao.

Just a temporary case while waiting from better case on the market.

https://www.androidcentral.com/best-asus-rog-phone-2-cases

Non of these case available locally, so have to opt for China's. 

Will the same issue happen for Google Map? My guess is Waze is the source of the problem...