The Asus ROG Phone 8 and ROG 8 Pro has just been unveiled by the brand today. When it comes to gaming phones Asus takes the lead with its ROG phone which is always ahead of its competition. This year ROG series come with improved cameras along with the latest SOC chipset. Both devices maintain there gaming look and come with customizable lighting RGB logo on the back. The pro variant has mini LED display on back.
Both come with flat design and have thin bezels. The front display has a centre punch hole. This years devices are lighter measuring 225g due to decrease of battery size to 5500mAh. The previous models came with 6000mAh battery. But due to newest chipset it wont have any effect on performance will have almost same endurance ratings. They come with IP68 Dust and water resistance rating. The displays are protected by Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2.
Asus ROG Phone 8, 8 Pro Specifications:
Both devices come with 6.78″ FHD+ Amoled LTPO Display along with 165hz refresh rate. They have 1080 x 2400 pixels resolution and offer peak brightness up to 2,500 nits. The devices offer an In Display fingerprint sensor. Both devices boot on Android 14 along with ROG UI out of the box. The chipset powering them is the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3. Both phones comes with 50MP main camera along with OIS Support, a 13MP Ultrawide camera with 120 degrees field of view and a 32MP telephoto lens with OIS support and 3x Optical zoom. For the selfies there is 32MP camera on the front. The devices can shoot video up to 8K @24 Fps.
The Asus ROG Phone 8 comes in memory configuration of 12/16GB Ram along with 256GB Storage. On the other hand the Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro comes with 16GB Ram along with 512GB Storage or 24GB Ram along with 1TB Storage. Both the devices have 5500mAh battery and come with 65 watt fast charging support. They also support 15Watt Qi charging. Both devices have conduction cooling system for heat dissipation. They come with Air triggers for gaming. The 3.5mm jack is also available on both of them.
Asus has also integrated some AI Features in the devices. There is an AI Grabber for gaming which can be used in some games like Genshin Impact to Fast Forward, Auto pickup, or running lock. The AI Grabber can also be used to scan text on display and point out relevant part on walkthrough in a puzzle.
Asus ROG Phone 8, 8 Pro Price:
The Asus ROG Phone 8 with 16GB Ram and 256GB Storage is available for 1,099 USD. While the 512GB storage device is available for 1,199 USD. It is available in Phantom Black and Rebel Grey color. The Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro with 24GB Ram and 1TB Storage is priced at 1,499 USD and it comes in only one color Phantom Black.