Asus ROG Phone 8/8 Pro review
It's that time of the year again, and ASUS has a shiny new ROG Phone hitting the market - the ROG Phone 8 Series, including a few models. First, there is the vanilla ROG Phone with a familiar RGB Aura logo on the back and a choice between Rebel Grey and Phantom Black colors. Then, there is the ROG Phone 8 Pro. It only comes in Phantom Black color with a different finish than the regular model and has a micro LED dot matrix display on the back. There is also a special "Edition" of the Pro version which comes with more storage and RAM and an ROG AeroActive cooler bundled in the box.
While we are technically focusing on the ultimate 24GB RAM and 1TB Pro Editon version in this review, we do also have a vanilla ROG Phone 8 in the office. We will also sprinkle in references to it throughout the review since the two phones are slightly different.
Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro specs at a glance:
Body: 163.8x76.8x8.9mm, 225g; Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), glass back (Gorilla Glass), aluminum frame; IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min), AniMe VISION: 341 Mini-LED programmable matrix on back, Pressure sensitive zones (Gaming triggers).
Display: 6.78" LTPO AMOLED, 1B colors, 165Hz, HDR10+, 2500 nits (peak), 1080x2448px resolution, 20.4:9 aspect ratio, 395ppi.
Chipset: Qualcomm SM8650-AB Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (4 nm): Octa-core (1x3.3 GHz Cortex-X4 & 5x3.2 GHz Cortex-A720 & 2x2.3 GHz Cortex-A520); Adreno 750.
Memory: 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 16GB RAM, 1TB 24GB RAM; UFS 4.0, NTFS support for external storage.
OS/Software: Android 14.
Rear camera: Wide (main): 50 MP, f/1.9, 24mm, 1/1.56", 1.0µm, PDAF; Telephoto: 32 MP, PDAF, 3x optical zoom; Ultra wide angle: 13 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120-degree.
Front camera: 32 MP, f/2.5, 29mm (wide), 1/3.2", 0.7µm.
Video capture: Rear camera: 8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 720p@480fps; gyro-EIS, HDR10+; Front camera: 1080p@30fps.
Battery: 5500mAh; Wired, PD3.0, QC5, 10W reverse wired, 15W Qi wireless charging.
Connectivity: 5G; Dual SIM; Wi-Fi 7; BT 5.3, aptX Adaptive; NFC; 3.5mm jack.
Misc: Fingerprint reader (under display, optical); stereo speakers.
Straight off the bat, it is easy to see that the ROG Phone 8 has a fresh new look this year. Indeed, Asus says that the ROG Phone 8 represents the kickoff of a brand new generation of ROG Phone products. The first three ROG Phone models (ROG Phone, ROG Phone 2, ROG Phone 3) are the first generation of more exploratory and experimental products as Asus was figure out what a gaming phone should be like. They were followed by the second generation (ROG Phone 5, ROG Phone 6, ROG Phone 7), which was marked mostly by refinement and additional features.
Today, we are witnessing the third generation pioneered by the ROG Phone 8. Asus outlines a few priorities or key points for this third generation of ROG Phone. The main priority was addressing the most major complaints or wishes ROG Phone users had regarding the product. Hence, it is no surprise that the camera department was a major focus this year, with some notable upgrades in place.
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