ASUS has recently unveiled its latest gaming smartphone, the ROG Phone 8, at CES 2024 following a wave of rumors. Featuring a 6.78-inch Full HD+ AMOLED HDR 1-120Hz LTPO display with a 165Hz refresh rate option for optimal gaming, the device boasts up to 2500 nits peak brightness and it is powered with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC.
Despite a 15% reduction in thickness and weight, along with slimmer bezels, ASUS emphasizes that the performance, premium design, and durability have not been compromised.
The phone incorporates a Rapid-Cooling Conductor design as part of the advanced GameCool 8 thermal system, efficiently channeling heat from the processor to the back cover. Furthermore, the all-new AeroActive Cooler X clip-on cooler, 29% smaller than its predecessor, promises 1.2X higher thermal efficiency, leading to a temperature reduction of up to 26°C on the back cover.
Equipped with a 50 MP main camera featuring a Sony sensor, a 6-Axis Hybrid Gimbal Stabilizer 3.0, a 13 MP ultrawide camera, and, for the first time, a 32MP 3X telephoto lens with built-in OIS, the ROG Phone 8 offers enhanced photography capabilities. ASUS claims the device preserves intricate details in photos, delivering clearer images even at 30X zoom. The telephoto camera employs adaptive EIS during video shooting, ensuring stable results at up to 10X zoom. The front-facing 32 MP ultrawide selfie camera, equipped with an RGBW sensor, offers an increased field of view from 73° to 90°.
Gamers can seamlessly transition games to the background with Background Mode, capture crucial moments with X Capture, and utilize features like Al Grabber for text capture and X Sense for helpful tips. Al Grabber now employs Machine-Learning Recognition technology to directly capture text from games. Additionally, Semantic Search using natural language is integrated into the Gallery, Launcher, and Settings.
The ROG Phone 8 series introduces customizable elements such as the Aura RGB Lighting logo and Anime Vision Mini-LED 341-element display. This display can showcase preset or user-created animations, and users can unlock secret animations by touching their phones back-to-back with another ROG Phone 8 Pro/Pro Edition. ASUS claims the device is the world’s first IP68-compliant gaming smartphone, designed to resist dust and water ingress.
The phone is equipped with a dual-cell 5,500mAh battery, slightly smaller than the Phone 7’s 6000mAh battery. Nevertheless, it supports 65W HyperCharge fast charging for a full charge in just 39 minutes and features 15W Qi wireless charging.
ASUS ROG Phone 8 and Phone 8 Pro specifications
Display
Both phones sport a 6.78-inch (2400×1080 pixels) Full HD+ 1-120Hz LTPO (max 165Hz for gaming) Samsung E6 AMOLED 10-bit HDR 20:9 aspect ratio display, up to 2500 nits brightness, 107.37% DCI-P3 / 145.65% sRGB / 103.16% NTSC, Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2 protection.
Platform
Both are powered by Octa Core Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 4nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 750 GPU and runs Android 14 with ROG UI.
Storage
This phone comes with 12GB / 16GB / 24GB LPDDR5X RAM with 256GB / 512GB / 1TB (UFS 4.0) storage.
Camera
The phone features a 50MP rear camera with a 1/1.56″ Sony IMX890 sensor, f/1.9 aperture, 6-axis Gimbal stabilization, 13MP ultra-wide camera, 32MP 3x telephoto sensor, OIS (8MP photos after pixel binning).
On the front side, it has a 32MP front-facing camera, 90° FoV.
Connectivity & Sensors
The phone supports 5G SA/NSA, Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 7 802.11 be, Bluetooth 5.4, GPS/GLONASS/Beidou, Galileo(E1+E5a), QZSS(L1+L5), NavIC(L5), USB Type-C, NFC. They also have Dual SIM (nano + nano), a 3.5mm audio jack, dual speakers, a 5-magnet stereo speaker, Dirac Virtuo for Headphone Spatial Sound, Tri-microphones with ASUS Noise Reduction Technology, Dust and water resistant (IP68), and feature In-display fingerprint sensor.
Battery and Dimensions
The phone packs a 5500mAh (typical) with 65W Hyper charge fast charging, Quick Charge 5.0 and PD Charging, 15W Qi wireless charging, and the phone dimension is 163.8×76.8×8.9mm and weight is 225g.
Pricing and availability
The ROG Phone 8 is priced at USD 1099.99 (Rs. 91,380 approx.) for the 16GB RAM with 256GB model. The Phone comes in Rebel Grey and Phantom Black colors. The ROG Phone 8 Pro costs $1199.99 (Rs. 99,685 approx.) for the 16GB RAM with 512GB model. The ROG Phone 8 Pro edition costs $1499.99 (Rs. 1,24,610 approx.) for the 24GB RAM with 1TB model. The phone also comes only in Phantom Black.
There is no detail about the India launch yet. But, the company said it will roll out starting in the Spring of 2024.
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